Upheaval in Peru as president removed Published at 19.11.2020 Country Peru Category Latest Developments Tags: negative court ruling environmental rights indigenous groups HRD acquitted labour rights HRD threatened land rights youth protest disruption attack on HRD extractive industries positive CS development HRD killing excessive force protest killing of protestors attack on journalist torture/ill-treatment protestor(s) detained sexual assault Read more
HRD Azimjan Askarov dies in prison amid growing pressure on civil society and media Published at 31.08.2020 Country Kyrgyzstan Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation protest internet restriction protest disruption office raid attack on journalist HRD detained restrictive law Read more
Despite re-election to Human Rights Council, civic space concerns persist in Nepal Published at 21.10.2020 Country Nepal Category Latest Developments Tags: indigenous groups torture/ill-treatment minority groups restrictive law killing of journalist attack on journalist Read more
Continued rights violations reported throughout COVID-19 lockdown and run up to national elections Published at 31.08.2020 Country Uganda Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption attack on HRD excessive force release of HRDs LGBTI criminal defamation HRD detained labour rights protest prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Lao activist Muay in jail for nearly a year while still no justice for 2018 dam collapse Published at 02.09.2020 Country Laos Category Latest Developments Tags: torture/ill-treatment environmental rights land rights Read more
Concerns about state of emergency restrictions in Samoa and proposed Facebook ban Published at 04.09.2020 Country Samoa Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law Read more
Authorities embark on major crackdown on expression amid COVID-19 and ahead of elections Published at 08.09.2020 Country Tanzania Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI office raid attack on HRD CSO closure criminal defamation restrictive law censorship journalist detained Read more
Concerns about increased use of death penalty and judicial harassment to crack down on civic space Published at 31.08.2020 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment women negative court ruling HRD prosecuted Read more
Judicial harassment of journalist and attacks against Indigenous rights defenders in Guatemala Published at 29.10.2020 Country Guatemala Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD threatened youth office raid attack on HRD HRD detained HRD killing HRD prosecuted public vilification non state actors women indigenous groups attack on journalist negative court ruling protest land rights Read more
Smear campaign fuels protests against Indigenous peoples in Costa Rica Published at 09.06.2021 Country Costa Rica Category Latest Developments Tags: women indigenous groups religious groups intimidation positive CS development protest non state actors Read more
Laws on Foreign Agents and Cybercrimes restrict civic space further in Nicaragua Published at 16.12.2020 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development HRD detained protest internet restriction prevention of protest sexual assault torture/ill-treatment restrictive law self censorship LGBTI funding restriction women youth intimidation censorship Read more
Student associations more popular due to pandemic; protests against COVID-19 measures continue Published at 08.09.2020 Country Netherlands Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protestor(s) detained violent protest protest Read more
Suppression of journalists and activists by Bangladesh ruling party and supporters intensifying Published at 09.09.2020 Country Bangladesh Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist HRD detained criminal defamation enforced disappearance restrictive law time,place restrictions censorship youth HRD threatened HRD prosecuted protest disruption attack on HRD intimidation harassment Read more
Protests in Paraguay amid coronavirus pandemic Published at 09.09.2020 Country Paraguay Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development attack on journalist labour rights excessive force protest violent protest journalist detained protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
Journalists under constant attack; four journalists sentenced to death after grossly unfair trial Published at 09.09.2020 Country Yemen Category Latest Developments Tags: release of HRDs HRD acquitted censorship journalist detained negative court ruling HRD prosecuted Read more
Multiple Journalists Arrested Throughout COVID-19 Lockdown Period Published at 09.09.2020 Country Rwanda Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship positive court ruling journalist detained Read more
Demonstration in Helsinki to support protestors in Belarus Published at 10.09.2020 Country Finland Category Latest Developments Tags: environmental rights protest Read more
Massive protests against COVID-19 measures; journalists’ safety compromised during protests Published at 08.09.2020 Country Germany Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women intimidation harassment attack on journalist protest violent protest protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
Hundreds of arrests during Extinction Rebellion's Autumn Uprising Published at 04.11.2021 Country Finland Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment protest protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Continúan los ataques salvajes contra mujeres, periodistas y personas defensoras de derechos Published at 19.05.2022 Country Mexico Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained harassment killing of journalist travel ban LGBTI attack on journalist HRD threatened protest censorship environmental rights women indigenous groups refugees and migrants public vilification intimidation Read more
Whatsapp bloqué ; un tribunal suspend le chef d'une organisation des droits de l'homme Published at 10.09.2020 Country Chad Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction intimidation harassment censorship journalist detained negative court ruling Read more
