UN High Commissioner for Human Rights highlights continuing human rights violations Published at 06.08.2020 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: women indigenous groups attack on HRD CSO closure harassment HRD killing HRD acquitted HRD threatened Read more
Photojournalist Christoff Griffith killed while covering a crime in Barbados Published at 06.08.2020 Country Barbados Category Latest Developments Tags: protest killing of journalist protest disruption minority groups positive CS development Read more
New law to protect against LGBTI discrimination Published at 06.08.2020 Country Italy Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption protestor(s) detained excessive force protest Read more
Malaysian police ramp up persecution of Al Jazeera, journalists and activists to stifle criticism Published at 05.08.2020 Country Malaysia Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption office raid refugees and migrants women harassment HRD detained criminal defamation protest torture/ill-treatment restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Dominican Republic: elections and arbitrary detention of anti-racism demonstrators Published at 04.08.2020 Country Dominican Republic Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption minority groups intimidation protestor(s) detained HRD threatened protest non state actors Read more
Ombudsperson investigates complaints of police participation in Black Lives Matter protest Published at 31.07.2020 Country Finland Category Latest Developments Tags: refugees and migrants protest Read more
Press freedom a grave concern during pandemic; attempts to ban gender studies in education Published at 31.07.2020 Country Romania Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI censorship restrictive law intimidation positive CS development access to info. law protest Read more
Enforced disappearance during Guadalajara protest and two journalists at severe risk Published at 30.07.2020 Country Mexico Category Latest Developments Tags: youth women intimidation harassment release of HRDs attack on journalist HRD detained excessive force labour rights protest enforced disappearance killing of journalist torture/ill-treatment violent protest protestor(s) detained Read more
Bolivian Ombudsperson accused of political bias by government Published at 30.07.2020 Country Bolivia Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship harassment attack on journalist excessive force protest public vilification violent protest political interference protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
Repression of Liberal Publishing House, journalists and online critics escalates in Vietnam Published at 30.07.2020 Country Vietnam Category Latest Developments Tags: women attack on HRD intimidation HRD detained labour rights protest torture/ill-treatment restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Expression under threat: New law to censor social media Published at 23.07.2020 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI women intimidation labour rights excessive force internet restriction restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Vanuatu emergency extension questioned, journalists blocked from taking photos at airport Published at 23.07.2020 Country Vanuatu Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship bureaucratic restriction Read more
