Human rights defender Nabeel Rajab sentenced to two years in prison Published at 28.08.2017 Country Bahrain Category Latest Developments Tags: women HRD detained religious groups intimidation attack on journalist HRD prosecuted Read more
"No sign of a positive evolution" says head of UN Commission of Inquiry on Burundi Published at 25.08.2017 Country Burundi Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained Read more
UN interviews find widespread use of excessive force by security forces to quell protests Published at 23.08.2017 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation harassment excessive force protest sexual assault killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment political interference restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
UN expert raises concerns over restrictions on civic space in Sudan Published at 21.08.2017 Country Sudan Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction office raid torture/ill-treatment CSO closure bureaucratic restriction censorship HRD detained Read more
Several activists released but human rights situation remains worrisome Published at 16.08.2017 Country Belarus Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD acquitted positive court ruling HRD prosecuted protest release of HRDs Read more
Saudi authorities execute four men for participating in protests Published at 10.08.2017 Country Saudi Arabia Category Latest Developments Tags: women negative court ruling torture/ill-treatment release of HRDs Read more
PACE urges Azerbaijan to reform restrictive NGO laws Published at 09.08.2017 Country Azerbaijan Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction restrictive law Read more
Tightening the screws on dissent: harassment, coercion and censorship Published at 07.08.2017 Country China Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women intimidation harassment travel ban HRD detained enforced disappearance internet restriction torture/ill-treatment political interference restrictive law time,place restrictions censorship non state actors Read more
Crisis escalates in Venezuela as human rights violations increase Published at 04.08.2017 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist HRD detained excessive force protest killing of protestors time,place restrictions censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Freedom of expression under threat in the UAE Published at 02.08.2017 Country United Arab Emirates Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained intimidation Read more
Environmental and land rights defenders threatened and sued Published at 01.08.2017 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: women excessive force protest environmental rights censorship HRD prosecuted private sector land rights Read more
Seven performers of a popular YouTube music video charged with terrorism Published at 31.07.2017 Country Ethiopia Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction prevention of protest protest Read more
