Despite sanctions, abuses against activists, journalists and protesters persist in Bangladesh Published at 02.03.2022 Country Bangladesh Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption office raid intimidation harassment HRD detained excessive force labour rights protest torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained HRD prosecuted non state actors Read more
Pakistani journalists, activists remain at risk while new restrictions against online dissent passed Published at 03.03.2022 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation harassment attack on journalist HRD killing public vilification torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained women HRD prosecuted Read more
North Korean citizens punished severely for using mobile phones and watching foreign films Published at 07.03.2022 Country North Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship torture/ill-treatment restrictive law Read more
Blogger challenges warrant of arrest issued by Samoan courts Published at 08.03.2022 Country Samoa Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained Read more
On the Watchlist: Concerns over moves to undermine judicial independence and attempts to muzzle CSOs Published at 10.03.2022 Country Tunisia Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained harassment attack on journalist excessive force protest prevention of protest killing of protestors restrictive law censorship journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Nicaragua: Sandinista hero and political prisoner Hugo Torres dies in police custody Published at 10.03.2022 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: youth women torture/ill-treatment CSO closure negative court ruling HRD prosecuted Read more
Activist indicted while NGO’s concerned about law affecting net neutrality in South Korea Published at 17.03.2022 Country South Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD prosecuted restrictive law Read more
Watchdog calls for equal treatment of journalists, more opposition protests held Published at 10.01.2022 Country Georgia Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained protest Read more
Mass protests held in solidarity with Ukraine, journalists attacked Published at 12.04.2022 Country Georgia Category Latest Developments Tags: violent protest attack on journalist protestor(s) detained HRD threatened labour rights protest Read more
Protests staged against COVID-19 measures, attacks on journalists Published at 14.01.2022 Country Croatia Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment youth attack on journalist protest intimidation 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
Venezuela: stigmatisation and censorship of media in early 2022 Published at 18.03.2022 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship attack on journalist non state actors protest intimidation Read more
Nicaragua: el héroe sandinista y preso político Hugo Torres muere bajo custodia policial Published at 22.03.2022 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: youth women torture/ill-treatment CSO closure negative court ruling HRD prosecuted Read more
Guatemala: surveillance of journalists and reprisals against anti-corruption officials Published at 22.03.2022 Country Guatemala Category Latest Developments Tags: surveillance environmental rights LGBTI women indigenous groups harassment protest extractive industries non state actors Read more
Ongoing harassment, prosecution of activists and journalists in Hong Kong to silence dissent Published at 23.03.2022 Country Hong Kong Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law bureaucratic restriction women harassment journalist detained HRD detained negative court ruling criminal defamation HRD prosecuted Read more
Honduras: Guapinol water defenders released after trial annulled by Supreme Court Published at 23.03.2022 Country Honduras Category Latest Developments Tags: minority groups release of HRDs HRD prosecuted HRD acquitted bureaucratic restriction harassment HRD threatened attack on journalist women attack on HRD extractive industries enabling law environmental rights non state actors Read more
Anti-xenophobia protest banned, court issues progressive judgment on expression Published at 23.03.2022 Country South Africa Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling prevention of protest protest Read more
Uruguay: repression of labour protests based on Law of Urgent Consideration Published at 22.03.2022 Country Uruguay Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption office raid women intimidation labour rights excessive force protest internet restriction Read more
Aumentan las agresiones contra los defensores indígenas del derecho a la tierra en China Kichá Published at 24.03.2022 Country Costa Rica Category Latest Developments Tags: women indigenous groups attack on HRD harassment non state actors land rights Read more
Costa Rica: violent attacks increase against Indigenous land defenders and territory in China Kichá Published at 18.03.2022 Country Costa Rica Category Latest Developments Tags: women indigenous groups attack on HRD harassment non state actors land rights Read more
On the Watchlist: Widespread violations reported during ‘’Bloody January’’ Published at 10.03.2022 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained attack on HRD intimidation harassment travel ban protestor(s) detained HRD detained HRD killing excessive force public vilification enforced disappearance killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment attack on journalist protest internet restriction violent protest HRD prosecuted Read more
