Nicaragua: media shutdowns continue Published at 31.10.2022 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment censorship torture/ill-treatment religious groups restrictive law Read more
Protestors dispersed and detained, attacks against LGBTIQ+ community escalate Published at 20.10.2022 Country Azerbaijan Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption torture/ill-treatment religious groups protestor(s) detained protest Read more
Mass detentions continue as government employs facial recognition to identify protesters Published at 20.10.2022 Country Russia Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted protest Read more
Civic freedoms remain highly restricted as Karakalpakstan protests turn violent, bloggers and activists targeted Published at 07.10.2022 Country Uzbekistan Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation harassment HRD detained refusal of registration excessive force protest internet restriction killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
As Belarus marks 2nd anniversary of the 2020 protests, pressure against CSOs and protesters continues Published at 06.10.2022 Country Belarus Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted CSO closure criminal defamation Read more
Venezuela: intimidation and harassment of human rights defenders Published at 04.10.2022 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: women intimidation harassment travel ban attack on journalist labour rights protest internet restriction censorship protestor(s) detained HRD threatened HRD prosecuted Read more
Human Rights Organisations Keep the Spotlight on Grave Violations in Syria Published at 04.10.2022 Country Syria Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained torture/ill-treatment restrictive law Read more
Cuba: frustration over power shortages leads to recurrent protests Published at 01.10.2022 Country Cuba Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction protestor(s) detained harassment travel ban HRD detained surveillance protest Read more
Saudi civil society at serious risk as global energy crisis leads US and others to abandon human rights commitments Published at 23.09.2022 Country Saudi Arabia Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment censorship HRD detained torture/ill-treatment Read more
Human Rights Defenders, Journalists and other Civil Society Activists Targeted with Arbitrary Arrests Published at 23.09.2022 Country Oman Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained HRD prosecuted religious groups Read more
The UAE continues to arbitrarily detain prisoners of conscience well past completion of their sentences Published at 23.09.2022 Country United Arab Emirates Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment HRD acquitted HRD detained Read more
Civil society urges the UN to reject Vietnam’s bid for the Human Rights Council as it continues to arrest and jail activists Published at 21.09.2022 Country Vietnam Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women minority groups travel ban HRD detained negative court ruling excessive force criminal defamation protest restrictive law protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted land rights Read more
