Taiwan sets up rights body and accredits foreign journalists but needs to reform its laws Published at 01.12.2020 Country Taiwan Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development Read more
Post-election protests plunge Kyrgyzstan into crisis Published at 21.10.2020 Country Kyrgyzstan Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption intimidation harassment attack on journalist excessive force protest killing of protestors violent protest political interference censorship non state actors Read more
Calls for #UNInvestigateApartheid as Israel attempts to silence civil society groups at UN Published at 21.10.2020 Country Palestine Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained protest internet restriction censorship journalist detained intimidation harassment release of HRDs attack on journalist HRD threatened Read more
Journalists in Yemen continue to face severe threats in carrying out their work Published at 21.01.2021 Country Yemen Category Latest Developments Tags: killing of journalist attack on journalist torture/ill-treatment release of HRDs Read more
Protesters return to the streets ahead of constitutional referendum in Chile Published at 21.10.2020 Country Chile Category Latest Developments Tags: excessive force protest violent protest enabling law youth protest disruption indigenous groups attack on HRD protestor(s) detained women labour rights HRD prosecuted Read more
Nuevo gobierno inflige varios reveses legislativos al espacio cívico Published at 22.10.2020 Country Uruguay Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation time,place restrictions labour rights LGBTI youth restrictive law protest Read more
Activist groups working on North Korea facing intimidation while government restricts protests Published at 23.10.2020 Country South Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption CSO closure bureaucratic restriction time,place restrictions protestor(s) detained protest Read more
Protests documented amid COVID-19 restrictions Published at 26.10.2020 Country South Africa Category Latest Developments Tags: violent protest excessive force protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained Read more
Youths find innovative ways to protest in Zambia Published at 26.10.2020 Country Zambia Category Latest Developments Tags: youth public vilification protest intimidation Read more
United Nations report on Venezuela documents evidence of crimes against humanity Published at 26.10.2020 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: protest journalist detained public vilification torture/ill-treatment non state actors women office raid internet restriction harassment censorship HRD prosecuted excessive force killing of journalist protestor(s) detained Read more
Concerns over limiting freedom of information Published at 30.10.2020 Country Romania Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship access to info. law restrictive law Read more
Arrests made in relation to killing of Oromo singer, key opposition figure faces terror charges Published at 30.10.2020 Country Ethiopia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest journalist detained protest disruption killing of protestors travel ban excessive force protestor(s) detained censorship Read more
Activists and journalists arrested, protests dispersed and banned Published at 27.08.2020 Country Democratic Republic of the Congo Category Latest Developments Tags: women attack on journalist protest disruption HRD detained excessive force criminal defamation protest prevention of protest killing of protestors time,place restrictions journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Iran facing coordinated diplomatic efforts to end its treatment of political prisoners and WHRDs Published at 30.10.2020 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: women HRD prosecuted release of HRDs Read more
Rights groups concerned at violation of migrant workers’ association rights, COVID-19 tracing apps Published at 30.10.2020 Country Qatar Category Latest Developments Tags: surveillance labour rights CSO closure restrictive law Read more
Protests against insecurity in eastern DRC: at least 10 killed Published at 31.01.2020 Country Democratic Republic of the Congo Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation harassment attack on journalist HRD killing HRD detained excessive force criminal defamation killing of journalist killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment violent protest protestor(s) detained land rights Read more
Civic freedom violations persist in Sri Lanka as the President expands his powers Published at 31.10.2020 Country Sri Lanka Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD prosecuted prevention of protest journalist detained intimidation attack on journalist protest Read more
Activists and journalists subjected to threats, offices independent weekly set on fire Published at 31.10.2020 Country Mozambique Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation HRD killing excessive force enforced disappearance prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment non state actors women positive CS development attack on journalist negative court ruling protest journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD threatened protest disruption Read more
Police repression of protest against sexual violence Published at 01.10.2020 Country Liberia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women attack on journalist HRD detained excessive force protest sexual assault journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Brunei authorities convict and sentence critic in absentia for sedition Published at 07.01.2020 Country Brunei Darussalam Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law criminal defamation Read more
A year since October Revolution: Human rights violations continue amid lack of accountability Published at 03.11.2020 Country Lebanon Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist women excessive force protest intimidation Read more
