Venezuela: Continúan las restricciones al espacio cívico con serias limitaciones a las OSC Published at 06.02.2024 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: women office raid intimidation release of HRDs HRD detained labour rights protest enforced disappearance restrictive law censorship journalist detained Read more
Bangladesh: Criminalisation of activists and crackdown on protests continue following one-sided elections Published at 12.04.2024 Country Bangladesh Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women intimidation attack on journalist excessive force criminal defamation labour rights protest prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted non state actors Read more
Women's rights activist murdered in her home Published at 30.03.2024 Country Syria Category Latest Developments Tags: women HRD killing HRD threatened torture/ill-treatment Read more
Qatari authorities continue to target prominent HRD Abdullah Al-Maliki Published at 15.03.2024 Country Qatar Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment intimidation Read more
Pro-Palestine protesters arrested in Bahrain Published at 29.02.2024 Country Bahrain Category Latest Developments Tags: protest torture/ill-treatment HRD acquitted protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Japan: Local governments restrict journalists while union members sacked following strike Published at 16.04.2024 Country Japan Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI labour rights protest bureaucratic restriction Read more
Despite international scrutiny at the IACHR and UN, crackdown on CSOs persists Published at 05.03.2024 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: CSO closure religious groups intimidation HRD detained labour rights enforced disappearance torture/ill-treatment political interference HRD prosecuted Read more
Myanmar: Political prisoners tortured and killed with impunity while journalists and social media activists remain at risk Published at 20.04.2024 Country Myanmar Category Latest Developments Tags: women transnational repression harassment HRD killing killing of journalist torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Civic space deteriorates further as “foreign agent”-style NGO law is adopted and media crackdown widens Published at 25.04.2024 Country Kyrgyzstan Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction place restrictions office raid HRD detained negative court ruling public vilification torture/ill-treatment restrictive law time,place restrictions censorship journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Journalists remain at risk Published at 01.03.2024 Country South Sudan Category Latest Developments Tags: release of HRDs HRD detained internet restriction censorship journalist detained Read more
Burundi faces allegations of widespread torture Published at 01.03.2024 Country Burundi Category Latest Developments Tags: women attack on HRD positive CS development torture/ill-treatment enabling law HRD prosecuted Read more
Prominent Bedoon Rights Defender Mohammed Al-Barghash sentenced to three years in prison with hard labour Published at 16.04.2024 Country Kuwait Category Latest Developments Tags: minority groups intimidation HRD detained negative court ruling criminal defamation censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
Woman human rights defender, blogger and Wikipedian targeted in Saudi Arabia Published at 15.04.2024 Country Saudi Arabia Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance Read more
Israel's bombardment of Palestine erodes civic freedoms for Palestinians Published at 05.03.2024 Country Palestine Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction office raid attack on HRD minority groups intimidation attack on journalist enforced disappearance internet restriction killing of journalist bureaucratic restriction censorship journalist detained Read more
Protests and meetings over controversial constitutional reform banned; journalist arrested Published at 19.04.2024 Country Togo Category Latest Developments Tags: prevention of protest restrictive law censorship journalist detained surveillance Read more
Persiste la represión de OSC a pesar del escrutinio internacional de la CIDH y la ONU Published at 21.03.2024 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: CSO closure religious groups intimidation HRD detained labour rights enforced disappearance torture/ill-treatment political interference HRD prosecuted Read more
Laos: Social media critic arrested for exposing bribery while land rights protesters detained Published at 07.05.2024 Country Laos Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption minority groups harassment protestor(s) detained land rights Read more
North Korea: Thousands held in prison camps while authorities maintain control over speech and clothing Published at 07.05.2024 Country North Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: youth harassment torture/ill-treatment restrictive law censorship surveillance Read more
Interdiction de manifestations et de rassemblements contre la réforme constitutionnelle controversée et arrestation d’un journaliste Published at 22.04.2024 Country Togo Category Latest Developments Tags: prevention of protest restrictive law censorship journalist detained surveillance Read more
Costa Rica: Attack against Nicaraguan activist; impunity for killing of Indigenous leader Published at 09.02.2024 Country Costa Rica Category Latest Developments Tags: indigenous groups attack on HRD transnational repression negative court ruling protestor(s) detained Read more
Pakistan: Activists and journalists targeted, increased controls on online expression and crackdown on protests Published at 14.05.2024 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women minority groups attack on journalist excessive force enforced disappearance killing of journalist violent protest restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
