Controversy over NetzDG law continues with tech companies beginning to censor social media accounts Published at 25.01.2018 Country Germany Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship restrictive law internet restriction Read more
First ever lesbian festival organised by civil society in Namibia Published at 25.01.2018 Country Namibia Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women extractive industries private sector labour rights protest Read more
Human rights activists abducted and ill-treated for protesting against illegal occupation of lakes Published at 25.01.2018 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD torture/ill-treatment political interference intimidation harassment environmental rights protest Read more
New Year starts with criminalisation of protests and continued repression Published at 24.01.2018 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption women release of HRDs travel ban excessive force killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment violent protest censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
Journalists killed, injured and arrested as the Syrian conflict continues Published at 24.01.2018 Country Syria Category Latest Developments Tags: killing of journalist attack on journalist HRD detained journalist detained non state actors Read more
CIVICUS Monitor speaks to award-winning Yemeni WHRD Published at 24.01.2018 Country Yemen Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction women office raid HRD detained release of HRDs attack on journalist Read more
Teachers strike due to pay freeze from IMF agreement Published at 24.01.2018 Country Mongolia Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship attack on HRD environmental rights HRD killing labour rights protest Read more
Concerns over the state's "aggressive and intolerant" attitude towards media Published at 23.01.2018 Country Botswana Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship sexual assault women protest Read more
Mali - third African country to adopt law on protection of HRDs Published at 23.01.2018 Country Mali Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development protest disruption refugees and migrants protest enabling law Read more
Eritrean refugees take labour rights case to Canadian court Published at 23.01.2018 Country Eritrea Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling refugees and migrants labour rights protest excessive force extractive industries torture/ill-treatment protestor(s) detained private sector Read more
Museveni signs controversial bill as crackdown on civic space continues Published at 23.01.2018 Country Uganda Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption office raid women excessive force criminal defamation prevention of protest killing of protestors journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Palestinian youth persecuted and imprisoned for dissent against Israeli occupation Published at 22.01.2018 Country Occupied Palestinian Territories Category Latest Developments Tags: women HRD detained violent protest travel ban attack on journalist HRD prosecuted Read more
