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Attacks against Indigenous people and at least nine people detained during the multiple water crisis protests
- Published at
- 05.04.2024
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- indigenous groups
- intimidation
- labour rights
- protest
- protestor(s) detained
- land rights
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Costa Rica: Attack against Nicaraguan activist; impunity for killing of Indigenous leader
- Published at
- 09.02.2024
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- indigenous groups
- attack on HRD
- transnational repression
- negative court ruling
- protestor(s) detained
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Costa Rica: Activists call for end to police abuse; steps towards the first national anti-hate strategy
- Published at
- 27.10.2023
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- protest disruption
- positive CS development
- excessive force
- protestor(s) detained
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Difaman a medios de comunicación
- Published at
- 03.07.2023
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- public vilification
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Public vilification against media outlets
- Published at
- 13.06.2023
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- public vilification
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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
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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
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Costa Rica: women journalists report discrimination
- Published at
- 26.10.2022
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
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Costa Rica: concerns over stigmatisation of media and government actions to limit access to information
- Published at
- 14.09.2022
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- access to info. law
- bureaucratic restriction
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Costa Rica: ataque armado contra los defensores indígenas del Bajo Chirripó
- Published at
- 25.07.2022
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- indigenous groups
- attack on HRD
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Costa Rica: armed attack on Indigenous defenders of Bajo Chirripó
- Published at
- 15.07.2022
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- indigenous groups
- attack on HRD