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Attacks on journalists increasingly connected to government corruption and criminal investigations
Published at
13.11.2018
Country
Mexico
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- indigenous groups
- refugees and migrants
- intimidation
- positive CS development
- attack on journalist
- HRD killing
- protest
- killing of journalist
- torture/ill-treatment
- restrictive law
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- non state actors
- land rights
Wave of killing of human rights defenders continues
Published at
17.12.2018
Country
Colombia
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- youth
- women
- indigenous groups
- intimidation
- HRD killing
- protest
- land rights
Human rights lawyer assisting families of slain sugar farmers in Sagay gunned down
Published at
22.11.2018
Country
Philippines
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- attack on HRD
- torture/ill-treatment
- positive CS development
- HRD detained
- HRD killing
- land rights
Women's rights come to the fore in India
Published at
29.11.2018
Country
India
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD killing
- protestor(s) detained
- censorship
- excessive force
- environmental rights
- protest
- journalist detained
- people with disabilities
- protest disruption
- women
- release of HRDs
- HRD detained
- violent protest
Two land activists murdered in Brazil
Published at
18.12.2018
Country
Brazil
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- extractive industries
- environmental rights
- attack on journalist
- HRD killing
- protest
- land rights
Protesters killed, journalists detained and media outlets set ablaze during wave of protests
Published at
03.12.2018
Country
Iraq
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- protestor(s) detained
- attack on journalist
- HRD killing
- journalist detained
- women
Atlantic Council declared an undesirable organisation by authorities
Published at
02.09.2019
Country
Russia
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- LGBTI
- protest disruption
- HRD killing
- negative court ruling
- excessive force
- protest
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
Indigenous leader killed and legislation to protect rights defenders archived in Costa Rica
Published at
07.06.2019
Country
Costa Rica
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD killing
- indigenous groups
Ongoing attacks on journalists and activists, as elections draw near
Published at
12.02.2019
Country
India
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- killing of journalist
- funding restriction
- private sector
- women
- youth
- attack on HRD
- journalist detained
- attack on journalist
- HRD detained
- HRD killing
- criminal defamation
- environmental rights
HRD and media activist killed, government found culpable for killing of foreign correspondent
Published at
18.02.2019
Country
Syria
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- killing of journalist
- journalist detained
- HRD killing
- non state actors
Human rights groups decry deteriorating situation as peace agreement remains unimplemented
Published at
05.09.2019
Country
South Sudan
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD killing
- criminal defamation
- political interference
- censorship
- women
- intimidation
- release of HRDs
- HRD detained
- journalist detained
Civil society groups denied registration while journalists and activists are being silenced
Published at
01.03.2019
Country
Pakistan
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- CSO closure
- surveillance
- HRD detained
- HRD killing
- censorship
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
Civil society calls for accountability for killing of Maldives journalist and its cover-up
Published at
06.09.2019
Country
Maldives
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- enforced disappearance
- HRD killing
- HRD threatened
Women on front line of peaceful protests bear the brunt of violent crackdown amid state of emergency
Published at
20.03.2019
Country
Sudan
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- sexual assault
- violent protest
- youth
- protest disruption
- time,place restrictions
- torture/ill-treatment
- release of HRDs
- attack on journalist
- negative court ruling
- protest
- attack on HRD
- killing of protestors
- excessive force
- intimidation
- harassment
- women
- prevention of protest
- HRD detained
- censorship
- HRD killing
- political interference
- restrictive law
- HRD acquitted
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD threatened
- HRD prosecuted
Abelino Chub Caal released amid increasing attacks against HRDs
Published at
07.05.2019
Country
Guatemala
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD acquitted
- LGBTI
- women
- attack on HRD
- HRD prosecuted
- release of HRDs
- harassment
- HRD killing
- land rights
30th April 2019: another peak in repression
Published at
14.05.2019
Country
Venezuela
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- indigenous groups
- harassment
- protestor(s) detained
- attack on journalist
- HRD detained
- HRD killing
- excessive force
- protest
- internet restriction
- violent protest
- censorship
- HRD threatened
At least 18 social leaders murdered in the first two months of 2019
Published at
15.03.2019
Country
Colombia
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- youth
- women
- indigenous groups
- killing of journalist
- HRD killing
- protest
Civil society urges new parliament to empower commission to probe murder and disappearances
Published at
20.05.2019
Country
Maldives
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- enforced disappearance
- prevention of protest
- HRD killing
- HRD threatened
- intimidation
Despite progress on HRD bill, attacks against activists and media persist in the Philippines
Published at
14.06.2019
Country
Philippines
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- funding restriction
- women
- attack on HRD
- harassment
- HRD killing
- public vilification
- bureaucratic restriction
- journalist detained
Environmental activists face harassment and attacks
Published at
15.05.2019
Country
Honduras
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- extractive industries
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- youth
- harassment
- HRD killing
- excessive force
- criminal defamation
- killing of journalist
- HRD threatened
- prevention of protest
- killing of protestors
- HRD prosecuted
- non state actors
- women
- environmental rights
- indigenous groups
- protest
- sexual assault
- land rights