Venezuela stifles dissent with political interference in opposition parties and detentions Published at 12.08.2020 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: public vilification enforced disappearance sexual assault torture/ill-treatment women intimidation negative court ruling political interference protest bureaucratic restriction journalist detained Read more
Public vilification of Indigenous peoples and criminalisation of environmental defenders Published at 12.08.2020 Country Guatemala Category Latest Developments Tags: women indigenous groups attack on journalist public vilification censorship HRD prosecuted LGBTI environmental rights Read more
Activists, journalists face smear campaigns, harassment and censorship during COVID-19 Published at 23.07.2020 Country Serbia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption harassment women attack on journalist intimidation youth protest bureaucratic restriction public vilification censorship journalist detained Read more
Attempts to ban CSOs; activists and journalists come under attack Published at 26.06.2020 Country Serbia Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction internet restriction harassment attack on journalist HRD threatened public vilification Read more
Harassment and intimidation of journalists continue unabated Published at 02.09.2020 Country Serbia Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment censorship access to info. law public vilification intimidation Read more
Pandemic in Brazil aggravates democratic backslide Published at 25.08.2020 Country Brazil Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship protest disruption intimidation positive court ruling surveillance restrictive law harassment protest HRD killing women political interference excessive force killing of journalist labour rights prevention of protest internet restriction LGBTI minority groups protestor(s) detained non state actors attack on journalist criminal defamation extractive industries indigenous groups public vilification Read more
COVID-19: civil society protest banned; news anchor sidelined after interview Published at 24.08.2020 Country Republic of the Congo Category Latest Developments Tags: prevention of protest public vilification Read more
Protesters gather in support of President Hashim Thaci, who is accused of war crimes Published at 26.08.2020 Country Kosovo Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained labour rights protest intimidation harassment public vilification 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
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
Civil society in the Philippines decry restrictive laws, smear campaigns and judicial harassment Published at 01.04.2020 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: women office raid harassment HRD detained labour rights protest public vilification restrictive law censorship journalist detained HRD threatened land rights Read more
New government action plan reveals change in attitude towards CSOs and human rights Published at 12.03.2020 Country Austria Category Latest Developments Tags: violent protest political interference environmental rights protestor(s) detained protest public vilification Read more
Presidential decrees could restrict civic space in Haiti as unrest and insecurity grow Published at 05.02.2021 Country Haiti Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption surveillance attack on journalist excessive force protest public vilification killing of protestors restrictive law protestor(s) detained Read more
Arbitrary arrests, excessive force, attacks on media in mass protests in Indonesia against jobs law Published at 12.10.2020 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest harassment torture/ill-treatment attack on journalist violent protest public vilification protestor(s) detained youth protest disruption excessive force Read more
Escalation of attacks against independent media and civil society organisations in Venezuela Published at 05.02.2021 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: office raid HRD detained protest public vilification internet restriction bureaucratic restriction censorship surveillance HRD prosecuted women Read more
Arrests of activists dangerously escalate while draft public order law draws flak in Cambodia Published at 16.10.2020 Country Cambodia Category Latest Developments Tags: youth environmental rights protest disruption public vilification women restrictive law intimidation harassment prevention of protest HRD detained excessive force torture/ill-treatment criminal defamation HRD prosecuted protest Read more
Chilean police forces repress protests with COVID-19 regulations Published at 29.06.2020 Country Chile Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation public vilification harassment protest disruption attack on HRD HRD killing censorship non state actors women indigenous groups protest sexual assault violent protest journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD threatened 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
Janša's government threatens to evict 18 CSOs and continues to attack the media Published at 16.11.2020 Country Slovenia Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained protest violent protest political interference attack on journalist public vilification Read more
Contested legislative elections in Venezuela amid pandemic Published at 18.12.2020 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: indigenous groups office raid protest disruption women intimidation attack on journalist criminal defamation public vilification killing of protestors censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
