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Explosive device goes off in front of Costa Rican television station
- Published at
- 15.08.2019
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest
- intimidation
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Indigenous leader killed and legislation to protect rights defenders archived in Costa Rica
- Published at
- 07.06.2019
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD killing
- indigenous groups
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Journalists denounce lack of access to information
- Published at
- 30.04.2019
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- LGBTI
- bureaucratic restriction
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Tensions between the government and public officials over fiscal reforms
- Published at
- 14.11.2018
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- restrictive law
- protestor(s) detained
- labour rights
- LGBTI
- youth
- refugees and migrants
- protest
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Civil society welcomes Supreme Court ruling over same-sex marriage
- Published at
- 11.09.2018
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- LGBTI
- women
- refugees and migrants
- violent protest
- protestor(s) detained
- protest
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Environmental activism targeted by illegal poachers
- Published at
- 09.08.2018
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- restrictive law
- intimidation
- environmental rights
- labour rights
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD threatened
- protest
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Costa Rica grants asylum to Honduran activist under threat in his native country
- Published at
- 01.06.2018
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive CS development
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Civil society concerned over presidential candidate's position on LGBTI rights
- Published at
- 30.03.2018
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- LGBTI
- labour rights
- private sector
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Local residents mobilised in protest over construction project in community
- Published at
- 06.02.2018
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- excessive force
- private sector
- protestor(s) detained
- labour rights
- protest
- public vilification
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Court rules on University's free expression violation with cancellation of book event
- Published at
- 19.12.2017
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
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Civil society reports concerns over freedom of expression to the IACHR
- Published at
- 02.11.2017
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Category
- Latest Developments