Philippines: A year into the Marcos Jr presidency, arbitrary arrests, surveillance, attacks on journalists and enforced disappearances persist Published at 13.07.2023 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation harassment HRD detained HRD killing excessive force public vilification enforced disappearance killing of journalist surveillance private sector non state actors women indigenous groups attack on journalist labour rights extractive industries restrictive law protestor(s) detained environmental rights youth Read more
In Somalia and Somaliland, no reprieve is in sight for journalists Published at 07.07.2023 Country Somalia Category Latest Developments Tags: women religious groups intimidation positive CS development attack on journalist torture/ill-treatment bureaucratic restriction censorship HRD threatened non state actors Read more
Sri Lanka: Despite UN calls to protect civic freedoms, government targets activists and critics and stifles dissent Published at 07.07.2023 Country Sri Lanka Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling youth protest disruption women intimidation harassment labour rights excessive force criminal defamation restrictive law protestor(s) detained Read more
DRC: Violent repression of opposition protest as Senate adopts law on the protection of human rights defenders Published at 03.07.2023 Country Democratic Republic of the Congo Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption positive CS development attack on journalist excessive force prevention of protest violent protest censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
OSC EXPRESÓ SU PREOCUPACIÓN POR LAS CRECIENTES AMENAZAS CONTRA PERIODISTAS Y MEDIOS DE COMUNICACIÓN Published at 03.07.2023 Country Honduras Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD killing intimidation protest land rights Read more
AUMENTAN LOS ATAQUES CONTRA LAS PERSONAS DEFENSORAS DE LOS DD. HH. Published at 03.07.2023 Country Guatemala Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment HRD detained HRD threatened Read more
ASESINAN A 68 DEFENSORES DE LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS EN LOS PRIMEROS CUATRO MESES DE 2023 Published at 03.07.2023 Country Colombia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI women indigenous groups intimidation attack on journalist HRD killing labour rights protest killing of journalist environmental rights non state actors Read more
Cambodia: Ahead of elections, civil society and journalists face threats and criminalisation while restrictions on the opposition escalate Published at 03.07.2023 Country Cambodia Category Latest Developments Tags: youth women intimidation harassment HRD detained negative court ruling labour rights protest public vilification prevention of protest restrictive law bureaucratic restriction surveillance HRD prosecuted land rights Read more
Anti-Homosexuality Act signed into law, vocal government critic shot dead Published at 30.06.2023 Country Uganda Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption women youth sexual assault harassment attack on journalist HRD killing labour rights protest protestor(s) detained Read more
Tougher restrictions for CSOs and right to information amid new law and draft law Published at 30.06.2023 Country Palestine Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction journalist detained CSO closure attack on journalist restrictive law access to info. law Read more
CSOs denounce new restrictive law Published at 30.06.2023 Country Libya Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained restrictive law bureaucratic restriction Read more
Attacks and targeting of pro-democracy activists continue Published at 30.06.2023 Country Eswatini Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI attack on HRD intimidation HRD killing negative court ruling labour rights protest prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment political interference Read more
