CSOs report new wave of oppression against human rights defenders and civil society Published at 08.08.2022 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI torture/ill-treatment journalist detained harassment HRD detained negative court ruling HRD prosecuted Read more
Cuba: Repercussions of July 2021 mass protests still felt Published at 08.08.2022 Country Cuba Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD prosecuted youth intimidation HRD detained protest internet restriction torture/ill-treatment people with disabilities Read more
Continued repression under new President Published at 27.07.2022 Country Turkmenistan Category Latest Developments Tags: violent protest women intimidation harassment release of HRDs surveillance HRD detained protest internet restriction HRD prosecuted Read more
Arrests, jailing of activists and silencing of dissent in Hong Kong persists despite UN review Published at 26.07.2022 Country Hong Kong Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained negative court ruling labour rights criminal defamation prevention of protest restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
‘Closed’ civic space shows Laos not taking annual human rights dialogues seriously Published at 18.07.2022 Country Laos Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance protest disruption religious groups minority groups censorship protestor(s) detained land rights Read more
North Korea cracks down on anti-socialist behaviour, detains critics of its COVID-19 policies Published at 12.07.2022 Country North Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship surveillance torture/ill-treatment restrictive law Read more
Las autoridades nicaragüenses ilegalizan a la sociedad civil en la práctica Published at 11.07.2022 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship women CSO closure religious groups harassment journalist detained travel ban HRD detained surveillance sexual assault torture/ill-treatment HRD prosecuted restrictive law environmental rights Read more
UN report raises concern over new laws restricting civic space Published at 06.07.2022 Country Belarus Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD prosecuted restrictive law Read more
Civil society outlawed in practice by Nicaragua’s authorities Published at 05.07.2022 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: women censorship CSO closure religious groups harassment travel ban journalist detained HRD detained sexual assault surveillance HRD prosecuted torture/ill-treatment restrictive law environmental rights Read more
El Proyecto de Ley de Cooperación Internacional amenaza con reducir aún más el espacio cívico Published at 30.06.2022 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation restrictive law criminal defamation internet restriction censorship HRD prosecuted political interference funding restriction women Read more
Imprisoned HRD Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja awarded Martin Ennals Award Published at 28.06.2022 Country Bahrain Category Latest Developments Tags: torture/ill-treatment Read more
International Cooperation bill threatens to further reduce civic space in Venezuela Published at 28.06.2022 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction women censorship intimidation criminal defamation internet restriction political interference restrictive law HRD prosecuted Read more
