Civil society reports staggering number of attacks against activists in 2017, with 53 HRDs killed Published at 29.03.2018 Country Guatemala Category Latest Developments Tags: killing of journalist women political interference restrictive law intimidation harassment censorship Read more
Journalists, bloggers and activists arrested under new state of emergency Published at 29.03.2018 Country Ethiopia Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained journalist detained Read more
Environmental rights defender killed as authorities label activists as ‘terrorists’ Published at 27.03.2018 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: indigenous groups youth women attack on HRD harassment HRD detained HRD killing protest political interference private sector censorship surveillance HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Activists arbitrarily arrested and break-in at human rights NGO Published at 26.03.2018 Country Republic of the Congo Category Latest Developments Tags: youth HRD detained prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment intimidation Read more
Tensions remain high as internet is restored in Angolphone areas Published at 23.03.2018 Country Cameroon Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction prevention of protest labour rights political interference positive CS development protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
Killing of student prompts united civil society response to closing space Published at 20.03.2018 Country Tanzania Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation enforced disappearance bureaucratic restriction censorship HRD detained excessive force public vilification Read more
The CIVICUS Monitor speaks to a Sudanese activist Published at 16.03.2018 Country Sudan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption protestor(s) detained excessive force protest release of HRDs Read more
Activists harassed amid post-electoral crisis Published at 14.03.2018 Country Honduras Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption excessive force attack on HRD harassment positive CS development labour rights private sector Read more
Prosecution of activist Jolovan Wham reinforces climate of intimidation against dissent Published at 12.03.2018 Country Singapore Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD prosecuted harassment internet restriction restrictive law Read more
40 radio stations suspend broadcasting for 24 hours to protest press freedom violations Published at 12.03.2018 Country Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: youth attack on journalist labour rights excessive force protest killing of protestors violent protest political interference censorship journalist detained Read more
Thousands of political prisoners freed but new state of emergency declared Published at 10.03.2018 Country Ethiopia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development killing of protestors excessive force protest Read more
Alarming wave of attacks against human rights defenders and journalists Published at 09.03.2018 Country Colombia Category Latest Developments Tags: women attack on HRD positive court ruling harassment attack on journalist HRD killing negative court ruling HRD threatened environmental rights Read more
