India: Activists and journalists continued to be targeted around elections despite UN Human Rights Committee scrutiny Published at 22.08.2024 Country India Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women intimidation attack on journalist torture/ill-treatment restrictive law bureaucratic restriction censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
Cambodia: Environmental, land and labour activists targeted by the government Published at 13.08.2024 Country Cambodia Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption women intimidation harassment HRD detained negative court ruling excessive force labour rights public vilification torture/ill-treatment restrictive law HRD prosecuted environmental rights land rights Read more
Sri Lanka: Authorities continue to target activists, stifle protests and silence journalists, as elections draw near Published at 31.07.2024 Country Sri Lanka Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling place restrictions protest disruption intimidation harassment excessive force restrictive law journalist detained surveillance Read more
Restrictions persist amidst Rwanda’s elections Published at 31.07.2024 Country Rwanda Category Latest Developments Tags: travel ban political interference bureaucratic restriction Read more
Bangladesh: Brutal crackdown on quota reform protesters by security forces and ruling party youth wing Published at 25.07.2024 Country Bangladesh Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption women attack on journalist excessive force protest killing of journalist killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
Ongoing attacks against environmental defenders, with one park ranger killed Published at 16.07.2024 Country Peru Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption indigenous groups attack on HRD office raid women intimidation attack on journalist HRD killing protest extractive industries restrictive law HRD threatened Read more
Philippines: Harassment and targeting of activists, NGOs continue despite formation of new human rights ‘super body’ Published at 15.07.2024 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling funding restriction protest disruption indigenous groups youth harassment excessive force labour rights protest enforced disappearance public vilification restrictive law bureaucratic restriction protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Nayib Bukele sworn in for second term as civic space conditions deteriorated Published at 08.07.2024 Country El Salvador Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI protest disruption women intimidation HRD detained public vilification surveillance HRD prosecuted Read more
Mali: Military authorities suspend activities of political parties and associations; several CSOs dissolved Published at 03.07.2024 Country Mali Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation harassment HRD detained negative court ruling prevention of protest bureaucratic restriction censorship journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Beyond the Tax Bill: Nationwide protests reject rogue kakistocracy, government double-speak and executive excesses Published at 02.07.2024 Country Kenya Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling youth protest disruption intimidation surveillance attack on journalist excessive force protest public vilification enforced disappearance internet restriction killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment violent protest censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
CAR: Thousands of human rights violations; prosecution of opponents and unsafe conditions for NGOs Published at 30.06.2024 Country Central African Republic Category Latest Developments Tags: public vilification political interference criminal defamation intimidation Read more
Former National Assembly candidate sentenced to prison, exiled blogger targeted Published at 30.06.2024 Country Kuwait Category Latest Developments Tags: minority groups transnational repression harassment HRD detained negative court ruling censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
