Continued rights violations reported throughout COVID-19 lockdown and run up to national elections Published at 31.08.2020 Country Uganda Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption attack on HRD release of HRDs HRD detained excessive force criminal defamation labour rights protest prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
HRD Azimjan Askarov dies in prison amid growing pressure on civil society and media Published at 31.08.2020 Country Kyrgyzstan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption office raid attack on journalist HRD detained criminal defamation protest internet restriction restrictive law Read more
Activists and journalists arrested, protests dispersed and banned Published at 27.08.2020 Country Democratic Republic of the Congo Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women attack on journalist HRD detained excessive force criminal defamation protest prevention of protest killing of protestors time,place restrictions journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Militantes en peligro: asesinan a dos y desaparecen cinco líderes garífunas Published at 26.08.2020 Country Honduras Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women indigenous groups attack on HRD minority groups harassment attack on journalist HRD killing negative court ruling protest censorship HRD threatened HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
CSOs and journalists probed for links to money laundering and terrorism Published at 26.08.2020 Country Serbia Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment bureaucratic restriction intimidation Read more
Honduran defenders at high risk: two defenders killed and five Garifuna leaders missing Published at 24.08.2020 Country Honduras Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women indigenous groups attack on HRD minority groups harassment attack on journalist HRD killing negative court ruling protest censorship HRD threatened HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Massive restrictions on expression during COVID-19; sudden banning of peaceful opposition Published at 24.08.2020 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained intimidation HRD detained negative court ruling protest internet restriction restrictive law people with disabilities access to info. law protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Economic decline, crackdown on rights; Zimbabweans hanker for change through protests Published at 24.08.2020 Country Zimbabwe Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption prevention of protest censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained labour rights protest Read more
COVID-19: civil society protest banned; news anchor sidelined after interview Published at 24.08.2020 Country Republic of the Congo Category Latest Developments Tags: prevention of protest public vilification Read more
Independent Fact-Finding Mission a welcome step, but violations against HRDs, journalists continue Published at 21.08.2020 Country Libya Category Latest Developments Tags: office raid harassment attack on journalist HRD detained torture/ill-treatment journalist detained surveillance HRD threatened Read more
Activists and journalists facing harassment, being forcibly disappeared or killed in Pakistan Published at 21.08.2020 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: women attack on journalist HRD detained criminal defamation enforced disappearance killing of journalist torture/ill-treatment journalist detained Read more
Groups express concern over deteriorating media freedom Published at 20.08.2020 Country Georgia Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law censorship self censorship protest Read more
