Honduras: repression of protests and criminalisation of defamation concern civil society Published at 10.06.2019 Country Honduras Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment protest extractive industries excessive force criminal defamation Read more
Indigenous leader killed and legislation to protect rights defenders archived in Costa Rica Published at 07.06.2019 Country Costa Rica Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD killing indigenous groups Read more
Freedom of expression and human rights defenders remain vulnerable in Guatemala Published at 07.06.2019 Country Guatemala Category Latest Developments Tags: political interference attack on journalist negative court ruling Read more
Sudan death toll raises to 100 as security forces launched violent crackdown on peaceful protesters Published at 06.06.2019 Country Sudan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption harassment excessive force protest internet restriction prevention of protest killing of protestors political interference censorship journalist detained Read more
Pilots of Scandinavian Airlines on strike actions for six days Published at 06.06.2019 Country Norway Category Latest Developments Tags: labour rights Read more
People protesting energy projects continue to be targeted for their activism Published at 06.06.2019 Country Canada Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI youth surveillance labour rights protest restrictive law protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Two activists linked to the band “Pussy Riot” to receive asylum in Sweden Published at 06.06.2019 Country Sweden Category Latest Developments Tags: refugees and migrants Read more
Tunisia civic space under threat by emergency bill and attempts to undermine transitional justice Published at 05.06.2019 Country Tunisia Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship protest disruption office raid CSO closure harassment excessive force criminal defamation prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment censorship positive court ruling LGBTI positive CS development negative court ruling protest sexual assault restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Four environmental defenders criminalised in Paraguay Published at 05.06.2019 Country Paraguay Category Latest Developments Tags: protest attack on HRD HRD prosecuted environmental rights land rights Read more
Maduro government continues to strangle opposition with repression and intimidation Published at 03.06.2019 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: excessive force protest enforced disappearance internet restriction torture/ill-treatment violent protest censorship journalist detained Read more
Several protests banned, one person killed in opposition protest Published at 31.05.2019 Country Togo Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption prevention of protest killing of protestors violent protest attack on journalist protestor(s) detained excessive force Read more
Nepal attempts to tighten its grip on journalists and social media with new bills Published at 30.05.2019 Country Nepal Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment censorship journalist detained restrictive law intimidation Read more
