El Salvador’s government attempts to discredit independent press Published at 23.11.2020 Country El Salvador Category Latest Developments Tags: women intimidation public vilification protest enabling law Read more
Sisi government targets HRDs from prominent human rights organisation Published at 23.11.2020 Country Egypt Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development HRD detained excessive force protest internet restriction killing of protestors journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Advocacy groups and activists continue campaign against mining projects in PNG despite threats Published at 23.11.2020 Country Papua New Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: extractive industries HRD threatened land rights environmental rights intimidation Read more
Anti-lockdown protest turns violent amid a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic Published at 19.11.2020 Country Czech Republic Category Latest Developments Tags: violent protest excessive force protest Read more
Upheaval in Peru as president removed Published at 19.11.2020 Country Peru Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption attack on HRD HRD killing excessive force killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment indigenous groups positive CS development attack on journalist negative court ruling labour rights protest sexual assault extractive industries HRD acquitted protestor(s) detained HRD threatened environmental rights land rights Read more
Draft bill gives further impunity to security forces during protests Published at 19.11.2020 Country Tunisia Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women intimidation harassment excessive force protest political interference restrictive law protestor(s) detained Read more
Climate protesters dispersed with pepper spray and detained Published at 18.11.2020 Country Finland Category Latest Developments Tags: protest protestor(s) detained excessive force environmental rights Read more
State broadcaster removes logo from vans in the face of repeated attacks Published at 18.11.2020 Country Netherlands Category Latest Developments Tags: protest protestor(s) detained environmental rights intimidation Read more
#EndSARS protests: several protesters killed, journalists assaulted Published at 17.11.2020 Country Nigeria Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption intimidation harassment attack on journalist excessive force criminal defamation protest killing of protestors violent protest political interference restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained HRD threatened Read more
Protests continue; amid COVID-19 and despite police brutality Published at 17.11.2020 Country Kenya Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption religious groups negative court ruling protest killing of protestors violent protest restrictive law protestor(s) detained Read more
UN call on Maldives to protect human rights defenders and NGOs from interference and reprisals Published at 17.11.2020 Country Maldives Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development protest disruption protestor(s) detained protest Read more
Janša's government threatens to evict 18 CSOs and continues to attack the media Published at 16.11.2020 Country Slovenia Category Latest Developments Tags: violent protest political interference attack on journalist protestor(s) detained protest public vilification Read more
