USA: Domestic terror charges for protesting sets dangerous new precedent Published at 20.03.2023 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI protest disruption refugees and migrants minority groups attack on journalist HRD killing negative court ruling excessive force protest bureaucratic restriction journalist detained protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Costa Rica: Condenan a un agricultor por el asesinato de Jehry Rivera y sale a la luz una red de cuentas falsas para atacar a periodistas Published at 20.03.2023 Country Costa Rica Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women indigenous groups attack on HRD harassment public vilification political interference land rights non state actors Read more
Widespread impunity for ‘Bloody January’ violations, pressure on media and targeting of activists Published at 18.03.2023 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women intimidation harassment attack on journalist negative court ruling protest prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment restrictive law bureaucratic restriction HRD acquitted protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Ongoing criminalisation of solidarity, ‘Predatorgate’ continues to unravel Published at 14.03.2023 Country Greece Category Latest Developments Tags: youth refugees and migrants minority groups intimidation harassment protestor(s) detained attack on journalist excessive force protest internet restriction violent protest restrictive law censorship journalist detained surveillance HRD prosecuted Read more
Civic space in decline: Restrictions on protests, attacks on migrant rights, & protesters behind bars Published at 13.03.2023 Country United Kingdom Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women refugees and migrants harassment negative court ruling labour rights protest violent protest restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Honduras: Un comienzo de año violento para las personas defensoras Published at 13.03.2023 Country Honduras Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD minority groups HRD killing extractive industries restrictive law private sector HRD threatened land rights environmental rights non state actors Read more
Crackdown on critics and journalists as President Saïed cements his power grab Published at 11.03.2023 Country Tunisia Category Latest Developments Tags: youth women refugees and migrants harassment attack on journalist HRD detained excessive force protest restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Detention of critical journalists in Mauritania Published at 11.03.2023 Country Mauritania Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation refusal of registration excessive force internet restriction restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Continuous crackdown on civil society Published at 11.03.2023 Country Tajikistan Category Latest Developments Tags: CSO closure intimidation harassment HRD detained negative court ruling torture/ill-treatment journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Investigative journalist spends weeks in prison on national security charges Published at 10.03.2023 Country Senegal Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women intimidation HRD detained protest prevention of protest violent protest time,place restrictions censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Costa Rica: farmer convicted of Jehry Rivera’s murder; network of fake accounts to attack journalists Published at 06.03.2023 Country Costa Rica Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women indigenous groups attack on HRD harassment public vilification political interference land rights non state actors Read more
A violent beginning of the year for Honduras’ human rights defenders Published at 06.03.2023 Country Honduras Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD minority groups HRD killing non state actors extractive industries restrictive law environmental rights HRD threatened private sector land rights Read more
