Brunei: Severe restrictions on civic freedoms persist Published at 26.10.2026 Country Brunei Darussalam Category Latest Developments Read more
भारत: मतदाता सूची में हेरफेर के खिलाफ बड़े पैमाने पर हो रहे विरोध प्रदर्शनों पर कार्रवाई के दौरान हजारों लोगों को हिरासत में लिया गया, साथ ही कार्यकर्ताओं और पत्रकारों को अपराधी ठहराया जा रहा है। Published at 26.10.2026 Country India Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship environmental rights excessive force harassment HRD detained indigenous groups internet restriction journalist detained labour rights land rights prevention of protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained restrictive law torture/ill-treatment youth Read more
Sri Lanka: Reports highlight activists facing surveillance and harassment, new restrictive bills proposed and gatherings in the North disrupted Published at 23.10.2026 Country Sri Lanka Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment HRD threatened protest disruption protestor(s) detained restrictive law surveillance torture/ill-treatment women Read more
Niger promulgates new law criminalising consensual same-sex relations; journalist reported missing Published at 22.10.2026 Country Niger Tags: attack on HRD attack on journalist CSO closure enforced disappearance HRD detained HRD prosecuted journalist detained protest restrictive law Read more
Turkey launches mass crackdown on LGBTQI+ community under “My Family Is Safe” operation Published at 21.10.2026 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship excessive force HRD detained journalist detained LGBTI office raid positive court ruling positive CS development protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained public vilification torture/ill-treatment Read more
Killings, attacks and threats intensify against defenders; Journalists, media workers, and electoral observers targeted during the 2025 general elections Published at 20.10.2026 Country Honduras Category Latest Developments Tags: access to info. law attack on HRD attack on journalist environmental rights excessive force extractive industries HRD killing HRD prosecuted HRD threatened indigenous groups internet restriction intimidation land rights non state actors political interference positive court ruling positive CS development prevention of protest private sector protest disruption public vilification women Read more
Philippines: Activists face criminalisation and threats as police ill-treatment of protesters persists with impunity Published at 12.10.2026 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation environmental rights excessive force extractive industries harassment HRD detained indigenous groups intimidation labour rights land rights protest disruption protestor(s) detained torture/ill-treatment women Read more
India: Thousands detained in crackdown on mass protests against electoral roll manipulation while activists and journalists are criminalised Published at 11.10.2026 Country India Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship environmental rights excessive force harassment HRD detained indigenous groups internet restriction journalist detained labour rights land rights prevention of protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained restrictive law torture/ill-treatment youth Read more
Cambodia: Activists, journalists and the opposition jailed while scores criminalised for their online commentary Published at 07.10.2026 Country Cambodia Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation enforced disappearance HRD prosecuted journalist detained negative court ruling restrictive law transnational repression youth Read more
Human rights defenders and citizens face threats; activist and lawyer detained Published at 02.10.2026 Country Republic of the Congo Tags: enforced disappearance HRD detained HRD threatened intimidation Read more
Cameroon: Wave of Arrests and Restrictions Targets Journalists, Activists, and Civil Society Members Published at 02.10.2026 Country Cameroon Tags: bureaucratic restriction censorship enforced disappearance HRD detained HRD prosecuted intimidation journalist detained killing of journalist negative court ruling positive court ruling prevention of protest protest Read more
Arbitrary detention of human rights defenders; sentencing of independent teachers’ union leader and GCAP members following banned protest Published at 02.10.2026 Country Chad Tags: censorship CSO closure HRD detained HRD prosecuted negative court ruling protest protestor(s) detained Read more
