Papua New Guinea: Cybercrime law used to criminalise expression while concerns remain around proposed media law Published at 12.03.2024 Country Papua New Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling harassment excessive force protest criminal defamation Read more
Criminalisation of three Indigenous land defenders; detention of protesters and journalists Published at 11.03.2024 Country Canada Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI protest disruption women youth intimidation negative court ruling labour rights protest restrictive law HRD acquitted censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Sri Lanka: Authorities continue to stifle protests, harass activists and push repressive laws Published at 07.03.2024 Country Sri Lanka Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling youth protest disruption intimidation harassment torture/ill-treatment restrictive law protestor(s) detained Read more
Concerns about media pluralism and independence of media regulatory bodies Published at 05.03.2024 Country Bulgaria Category Latest Developments Tags: public vilification political interference protest intimidation Read more
Israel's bombardment of Palestine erodes civic freedoms for Palestinians Published at 05.03.2024 Country Occupied Palestinian Territories Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction office raid attack on HRD minority groups intimidation attack on journalist enforced disappearance internet restriction killing of journalist bureaucratic restriction censorship journalist detained Read more
Despite international scrutiny at the IACHR and UN, crackdown on CSOs persists Published at 05.03.2024 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: CSO closure religious groups intimidation HRD detained labour rights enforced disappearance torture/ill-treatment political interference HRD prosecuted Read more
Tonga: Parliamentarian suspended from parliament while LGBTQI+ community still lacks protection Published at 04.03.2024 Country Tonga Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI bureaucratic restriction Read more
Media freedom restricted under Guinea’s military junta Published at 03.03.2024 Country Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption protest internet restriction killing of protestors violent protest censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
Latvia: Civil society faces both progress and challenges Published at 02.03.2024 Country Latvia Category Latest Developments Tags: women refugees and migrants minority groups intimidation transnational repression attack on journalist protest internet restriction prevention of protest restrictive law time,place restrictions censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Femicide, war on Gaza, controversial housing levy among key protest themes Published at 01.03.2024 Country Kenya Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women attack on HRD religious groups sexual assault attack on journalist HRD killing excessive force labour rights protest prevention of protest censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
Belize government’s draft policy threatens Maya rights Published at 01.03.2024 Country Belize Category Latest Developments Tags: protest restrictive law indigenous groups hrd Read more
Burundi faces allegations of widespread torture Published at 01.03.2024 Country Burundi Category Latest Developments Tags: women attack on HRD positive CS development torture/ill-treatment enabling law HRD prosecuted Read more
