President promises the passage of the long-awaited Right to Information Bill Published at 31.08.2017 Country Ghana Category Latest Developments Tags: access to info. law violent protest journalist detained protestor(s) detained labour rights protest Read more
Brazilians´rights at risk by new bills under review in Congress Published at 30.08.2017 Country Brazil Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship restrictive law bureaucratic restriction Read more
Prior police permission needed for joggers on Sierra Leone's streets Published at 30.08.2017 Country Sierra Leone Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation harassment excessive force protest killing of protestors political interference restrictive law time,place restrictions protestor(s) detained Read more
Singer and journalist arrested for insulting the president Published at 25.08.2017 Country Senegal Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation excessive force protest internet restriction prevention of protest restrictive law time,place restrictions censorship journalist detained Read more
Freedom of expression undermined during general elections Published at 25.08.2017 Country Papua New Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship attack on journalist negative court ruling Read more
Civil society pushes for changes in Ecuador with new President in power Published at 11.08.2017 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction release of HRDs Read more
Vote of no confidence against Zuma brings thousands of South Africans to the streets Published at 11.08.2017 Country South Africa Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment attack on journalist positive court ruling protest non state actors Read more
Excessive force, protest violence mar G20 demonstrations Published at 07.08.2017 Country Germany Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption protestor(s) detained violent protest excessive force protest Read more
Civil society speaks out against new draft bills targeting NGOs Published at 31.07.2017 Country Ukraine Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained restrictive law Read more
Journalist and trade unionist charged with defamation for criticising an arbitrary arrest Published at 25.07.2017 Country Gabon Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption attack on journalist negative court ruling labour rights criminal defamation protest prevention of protest censorship journalist detained Read more
Pipeline protestors met with force by Italian police Published at 24.07.2017 Country Italy Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation attack on journalist excessive force criminal defamation protest censorship access to info. law surveillance non state actors environmental rights land rights Read more
Court upholds sentencing of 11 campesinos for defending their land rights Published at 24.07.2017 Country Paraguay Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI land rights indigenous groups attack on journalist negative court ruling excessive force public vilification Read more
