Sliding downhill: concerns remain regarding the civic space situation despite releases Published at 24.08.2018 Country Tajikistan Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling religious groups minority groups release of HRDs travel ban internet restriction restrictive law censorship Read more
UN Human Rights Committee slams Laos record on civil and political rights Published at 23.08.2018 Country Laos Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance torture/ill-treatment restrictive law censorship HRD prosecuted land rights Read more
13 dead, hundreds injured and detained in widespread protests Published at 22.08.2018 Country Iraq Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation harassment attack on journalist excessive force protest internet restriction killing of protestors violent protest censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Iranian authorities target human rights lawyers, while activists remain in detention Published at 17.08.2018 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: women killing of protestors HRD detained protestor(s) detained excessive force protest Read more
Activists call for reform after peace deal with Ethiopia Published at 13.08.2018 Country Eritrea Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance journalist detained religious groups bureaucratic restriction Read more
Attacks and harassment of independent media continues unabated Published at 08.08.2018 Country Cuba Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women office raid attack on HRD religious groups release of HRDs travel ban HRD detained excessive force protest prevention of protest journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Repression of protests killed 15 people in 2018 Published at 07.08.2018 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: youth harassment attack on journalist negative court ruling excessive force labour rights protest enforced disappearance killing of protestors censorship Read more
Amendments to media law could 'further restrict press in Belarus", according to the OSCE Published at 07.08.2018 Country Belarus Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law environmental rights protest Read more
Attacks on journalists continue, as new law threatens expression Published at 02.08.2018 Country Syria Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation harassment attack on journalist criminal defamation internet restriction killing of journalist torture/ill-treatment restrictive law censorship journalist detained Read more
UN urges Bahrain to end restrictions on civic space Published at 02.08.2018 Country Bahrain Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD CSO closure harassment excessive force enforced disappearance journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Human rights defenders at risk as war continues in Yemen Published at 01.08.2018 Country Yemen Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance killing of journalist torture/ill-treatment journalist detained intimidation attack on journalist Read more
Swaziland sees its first Pride Parade taking place Published at 24.07.2018 Country Eswatini Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI intimidation attack on journalist labour rights excessive force protest censorship non state actors Read more
