Fracking protestors jail sentence overturned on appeal Published at 05.11.2018 Country United Kingdom Category Latest Developments Tags: protest positive CS development protestor(s) detained environmental rights release of HRDs Read more
UK anti-terror legislative and judicial steps threaten civil rights and freedom Published at 16.05.2019 Country United Kingdom Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship censorship refugees and migrants harassment attack on journalist negative court ruling journalist detained criminal defamation protestor(s) detained protest environmental rights restrictive law non state actors Read more
Hate speech on the rise after Brexit Published at 22.07.2016 Country United Kingdom Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption Read more
CIVICUS condemns UK government’s attempt to silence civil society Published at 25.05.2016 Country United Kingdom Category Latest Developments Read more
Civic freedoms under threat from new laws in UK Published at 08.01.2018 Country United Kingdom Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction positive CS development internet restriction political interference restrictive law bureaucratic restriction access to info. law surveillance private sector Read more
Government plans to assess media sustainability welcomed by some, criticised by others Published at 22.02.2018 Country United Kingdom Category Latest Developments Tags: political interference bureaucratic restriction Read more
Two important victories for anti-fracking protestors Published at 24.04.2018 Country United Kingdom Category Latest Developments Tags: refugees and migrants positive CS development environmental rights excessive force protest bureaucratic restriction positive court ruling funding restriction private sector enabling law Read more
Environmental protests continue as fracking companies seek court injunction Published at 02.07.2018 Country United Kingdom Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling intimidation harassment positive CS development negative court ruling public vilification extractive industries private sector surveillance environmental rights non state actors Read more
UN Special Rapporteur: anti-terror bill "falls short" of UK's rights obligations Published at 09.08.2018 Country United Kingdom Category Latest Developments Tags: youth surveillance protest extractive industries restrictive law bureaucratic restriction access to info. law protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Extinction Rebellion climate activists face heavy policing Published at 14.02.2020 Country United Kingdom Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling youth protest disruption intimidation protest prevention of protest extractive industries surveillance environmental rights Read more
Coronavirus Act gives government unprecedented power; concerns over attempts to erode media freedom Published at 22.04.2020 Country United Kingdom Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction killing of journalist restrictive law censorship surveillance labour rights protest Read more
