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Des groupes de défense des droits dénoncent l’augmentation des violations en 2020
Published at
14.02.2021
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- release of HRDs
- attack on journalist
- HRD detained
- excessive force
- criminal defamation
- protest
- HRD acquitted
- journalist detained
- HRD prosecuted
- non state actors
Violent year for the press and growing attacks on Indigenous rights defenders in Guatemala
Published at
11.02.2021
Country
Guatemala
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- indigenous groups
- attack on HRD
- intimidation
- harassment
- protest
- HRD threatened
- HRD prosecuted
Les décrets présidentiels pourraient restreindre l'espace civique dans un contexte instable
Published at
11.02.2021
Country
Haiti
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- youth
- protest disruption
- surveillance
- attack on journalist
- excessive force
- protest
- public vilification
- killing of protestors
- restrictive law
- protestor(s) detained
Escalada de ataques contra medios independientes y organizaciones de la sociedad civil
Published at
11.02.2021
Country
Venezuela
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- office raid
- HRD detained
- protest
- public vilification
- internet restriction
- bureaucratic restriction
- censorship
- surveillance
- HRD prosecuted
UN Human Rights Council calls on Nauru to remove barriers for foreign journalists and NGOs
Published at
11.02.2021
Country
Nauru
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- bureaucratic restriction
CoI mandate extended; Iwacu four are released
Published at
10.02.2021
Country
Burundi
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD detained
- CSO closure
- protest
- release of HRDs
La Voix de Djibouti recognised for their journalism, but attacked by President Guelleh
Published at
10.02.2021
Country
Djibouti
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- public vilification
Movimientos feministas argentinos celebran la aprobación de la ley del aborto legal
Published at
10.02.2021
Country
Argentina
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- harassment
- positive CS development
- attack on journalist
- negative court ruling
- protest
- HRD prosecuted
- non state actors
Kizito Mihigo named as the first artist to receive prestigious human rights award posthumously
Published at
10.02.2021
Country
Rwanda
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- restrictive law
- bureaucratic restriction
Concern for violations against journalists in South Sudan ahead of the 2021 election
Published at
10.02.2021
Country
South Sudan
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- extractive industries
- attack on HRD
- torture/ill-treatment
- environmental rights
- journalist detained
- labour rights
- protest
Voters protest election results; CSOs denounce vilification
Published at
10.02.2021
Country
Georgia
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- religious groups
- intimidation
- attack on journalist
- excessive force
- protest
- public vilification
- censorship
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD threatened