Another Pataxó leader killed; Lawsuits and legal threats against journalists continue Published at 21.04.2024 Country Brazil Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women office raid attack on HRD intimidation positive CS development HRD detained HRD killing negative court ruling criminal defamation protest prevention of protest restrictive law private sector censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
One Indigenous and two Quilombola leaders killed within months Published at 10.01.2024 Country Brazil Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption indigenous groups intimidation attack on journalist HRD killing criminal defamation protest restrictive law censorship Read more
Indigenous communities in Brazil under attack Published at 21.08.2023 Country Brazil Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women indigenous groups sexual assault hrd intimidation harassment attack on journalist labour rights protest killing of journalist extractive industries censorship environmental rights land rights Read more
Media under attack during and after the presidential election Published at 31.03.2023 Country Brazil Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women indigenous groups harassment positive CS development attack on journalist protest criminal defamation public vilification non state actors Read more
Brazil: anti-democratic demonstrations following presidential election Published at 21.12.2022 Country Brazil Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction harassment HRD killing public vilification violent protest censorship non state actors political interference women indigenous groups environmental rights religious groups attack on journalist youth protest disruption attack on HRD intimidation negative court ruling protest land rights Read more
Brazil: Anger at government inaction after Indigenous advocate and international correspondent are killed in the Amazon Published at 13.07.2022 Country Brazil Category Latest Developments Tags: access to info. law public vilification LGBTI intimidation harassment killing of journalist women positive court ruling HRD killing non state actors criminal defamation censorship indigenous groups minority groups attack on journalist negative court ruling protest extractive industries political interference journalist detained environmental rights land rights Read more
Brazil: shocking violence on HRDs and journalists continues Published at 26.04.2022 Country Brazil Category Latest Developments Tags: youth attack on HRD intimidation enabling law harassment HRD killing killing of journalist censorship environmental rights access to info. law private sector non state actors women indigenous groups refugees and migrants attack on journalist protest extractive industries restrictive law land rights Read more
Brazil: environmental and land defenders killed, journalists attacked and pandemic data blackout Published at 18.01.2022 Country Brazil Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction restrictive law enabling law HRD threatened environmental rights land rights youth attack on HRD harassment HRD killing criminal defamation non state actors women indigenous groups minority groups positive CS development attack on journalist protest Read more
Brasil: espaço cívico em disputa em meio ao retrocesso democrático Published at 23.08.2021 Country Brazil Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation enabling law censorship attack on journalist positive court ruling HRD prosecuted women negative court ruling indigenous groups protest disruption intimidation harassment release of HRDs HRD detained protest excessive force positive CS development environmental rights Read more
Brazil’s civic space in dispute amid democratic backsliding Published at 19.08.2021 Country Brazil Category Latest Developments Tags: protest women indigenous groups enabling law release of HRDs positive CS development protest disruption HRD prosecuted intimidation harassment HRD detained excessive force attack on journalist criminal defamation negative court ruling censorship positive court ruling environmental rights Read more
Uso da Lei de Segurança Nacional para silenciar críticos no Brasil Published at 24.05.2021 Country Brazil Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protestor(s) detained women indigenous groups HRD prosecuted positive CS development attack on journalist protest environmental rights land rights youth office raid attack on HRD intimidation HRD detained HRD killing internet restriction killing of journalist access to info. law private sector extractive industries non state actors positive court ruling restrictive law Read more
Dictatorship-era National Security Law used to intimidate critics in Brazil Published at 11.05.2021 Country Brazil Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women office raid attack on HRD HRD killing intimidation youth killing of journalist HRD detained access to info. law private sector non state actors positive court ruling indigenous groups positive CS development environmental rights attack on journalist protest internet restriction extractive industries restrictive law protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted land rights Read more
