Civil society highlights repressive sedition law in submission to UN Published at 29.10.2018 Country Brunei Darussalam Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law criminal defamation Read more
Questions grow over police killings, attacks and arrested journalists Published at 29.10.2018 Country Kenya Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI protest disruption harassment excessive force protest restrictive law journalist detained Read more
Repressive laws and tactics used to silence critics as Bangladesh elected to UN Human Rights body Published at 26.10.2018 Country Bangladesh Category Latest Developments Tags: youth surveillance HRD detained criminal defamation torture/ill-treatment political interference restrictive law protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Authorities Raid Amnesty International's Regional Office Published at 26.10.2018 Country India Category Latest Developments Tags: office raid Read more
Opposition protests: two people killed Published at 25.10.2018 Country Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption attack on journalist HRD detained labour rights criminal defamation prevention of protest killing of protestors violent protest protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted private sector Read more
Civic space violations following contested presidential elections Published at 23.10.2018 Country Cameroon Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction journalist detained prevention of protest intimidation Read more
International mission reported 'systematic acts of violence' against defenders Published at 22.10.2018 Country Guatemala Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment LGBTI Read more
Protests banned and journalists Attacked as Popular Opposition MP Returns Published at 19.10.2018 Country Uganda Category Latest Developments Tags: women indigenous groups office raid intimidation harassment attack on journalist excessive force protest prevention of protest journalist detained Read more
Union protest banned, court outlaws broad restriction of protests Published at 19.10.2018 Country Zimbabwe Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling prevention of protest restrictive law enabling law HRD detained protestor(s) detained protest Read more
Journalist Jones Abiri finally released, media stakeholders reject Press Council Bill Published at 19.10.2018 Country Nigeria Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption attack on HRD intimidation HRD killing excessive force violent protest restrictive law censorship journalist detained non state actors Read more
Kazakhstan: Rapid shrinking of civic space and freedoms Published at 17.10.2018 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling attack on HRD release of HRDs harassment HRD detained negative court ruling criminal defamation protest torture/ill-treatment journalist detained protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
Civil society says shutting down of international NGOs an ‘attack on civic freedoms’ Published at 17.10.2018 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship women CSO closure minority groups travel ban attack on journalist HRD detained criminal defamation killing of journalist censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
