Civil society concerned over proposed bill to limit free speech ahead of elections Published at 24.05.2017 Country Fiji Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law Read more
Trade union concerned over proposed bill to curtail right to strike Published at 23.05.2017 Country Burkina Faso Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist labour rights restrictive law Read more
Journalists arrested for World Press Freedom Day procession in Kampala Published at 23.05.2017 Country Uganda Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women HRD detained journalist detained harassment attack on journalist Read more
Lethal force used against farmers as drought drives protest Published at 23.05.2017 Country India Category Latest Developments Tags: violent protest enabling law censorship women harassment excessive force protest internet restriction killing of protestors protestor(s) detained Read more
Serious threats to women human rights defenders in Nicaragua Published at 22.05.2017 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women attack on HRD harassment excessive force prevention of protest censorship HRD threatened Read more
Repression and criminalisation of protests continue in Venezuela Published at 19.05.2017 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation excessive force harassment public vilification attack on journalist protest disruption internet restriction killing of protestors journalist detained protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
Chilean environmental rights defender receives death threat Published at 18.05.2017 Country Chile Category Latest Developments Tags: protest attack on HRD excessive force environmental rights HRD threatened Read more
IAPA report documents “troubling developments” in regards to freedom of expression Published at 17.05.2017 Country Panama Category Latest Developments Tags: protest restrictive law intimidation Read more
Citizens mobilise in "Reclaim Our Streets" marches against gender-based violence Published at 16.05.2017 Country Barbados Category Latest Developments Tags: women protest Read more
Russian government continues to prevent protests and suppress dissent Published at 16.05.2017 Country Russia Category Latest Developments Tags: killing of journalist prevention of protest office raid CSO closure protestor(s) detained minority groups religious groups attack on journalist excessive force protest HRD prosecuted Read more
Despite international scrutiny and criticism, Turkmen authorities restrict civic freedoms Published at 15.05.2017 Country Turkmenistan Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law religious groups political interference minority groups land rights Read more
Little room for dissent in Pakistan: Civic freedoms under constant attack Published at 12.05.2017 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption release of HRDs harassment attack on journalist public vilification enforced disappearance killing of journalist killing of protestors bureaucratic restriction non state actors Read more
