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Arrests, jailing of activists and silencing of dissent in Hong Kong persists despite UN review
Published at
26.07.2022
Country
Hong Kong
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD detained
- negative court ruling
- labour rights
- criminal defamation
- prevention of protest
- restrictive law
- censorship
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
‘Closed’ civic space shows Laos not taking annual human rights dialogues seriously
Published at
18.07.2022
Country
Laos
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- enforced disappearance
- protest disruption
- religious groups
- minority groups
- censorship
- protestor(s) detained
- land rights
North Korea cracks down on anti-socialist behaviour, detains critics of its COVID-19 policies
Published at
12.07.2022
Country
North Korea
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- surveillance
- torture/ill-treatment
- restrictive law
Las autoridades nicaragüenses ilegalizan a la sociedad civil en la práctica
Published at
11.07.2022
Country
Nicaragua
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- CSO closure
- religious groups
- harassment
- travel ban
- HRD detained
- sexual assault
- torture/ill-treatment
- restrictive law
- censorship
- journalist detained
- surveillance
- HRD prosecuted
- environmental rights
UN report raises concern over new laws restricting civic space
Published at
06.07.2022
Country
Belarus
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD prosecuted
- restrictive law
Civil society outlawed in practice by Nicaragua’s authorities
Published at
05.07.2022
Country
Nicaragua
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- CSO closure
- religious groups
- harassment
- travel ban
- HRD detained
- sexual assault
- torture/ill-treatment
- restrictive law
- censorship
- journalist detained
- surveillance
- HRD prosecuted
- environmental rights
El Proyecto de Ley de Cooperación Internacional amenaza con reducir aún más el espacio cívico
Published at
30.06.2022
Country
Venezuela
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- funding restriction
- women
- intimidation
- criminal defamation
- internet restriction
- political interference
- restrictive law
- censorship
- HRD prosecuted
Political opponents targeted, tortured and killed in continuing trend
Published at
30.06.2022
Country
Burundi
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive CS development
- political interference
Systematic detention and prosecution of journalists a continuing concern
Published at
30.06.2022
Country
Ethiopia
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD prosecuted
- religious groups
- protest
Imprisoned HRD Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja awarded Martin Ennals Award
Published at
28.06.2022
Country
Bahrain
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- torture/ill-treatment
Authorities systematically use judicial harassment to silence activists and journalists
Published at
28.06.2022
Country
Oman
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- LGBTI
- harassment
- travel ban
- negative court ruling
- HRD prosecuted
- censorship