Canada: Natural gas pipeline project on Wet’suwet’en territory sparks national protests Published at 26.03.2020 Country Canada Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained extractive industries time,place restrictions protest disruption indigenous groups environmental rights intimidation harassment censorship labour rights protest journalist detained land rights Read more
Protests against tax reform lead thousands to the streets in Colombia, face brutal police repression Published at 19.05.2021 Country Colombia Category Latest Developments Tags: labour rights excessive force attack on journalist criminal defamation violent protest women public vilification sexual assault killing of protestors youth protest disruption negative court ruling censorship protestor(s) detained indigenous groups environmental rights protest attack on HRD internet restriction land rights HRD killing non state actors Read more
Guatemala: Siege in municipality to prevent anti-mining protests by Indigenous groups Published at 18.11.2021 Country Guatemala Category Latest Developments Tags: office raid intimidation harassment excessive force prevention of protest protestor(s) detained censorship private sector HRD prosecuted non state actors indigenous groups attack on journalist labour rights protest violent protest protest disruption restrictive law journalist detained environmental rights Read more
Un nuevo fallo judicial deja la vía libre a la aplicación de una ley restrictiva para las ONG Published at 23.06.2021 Country Guatemala Category Latest Developments Tags: indigenous groups intimidation women negative court ruling protest political interference restrictive law environmental rights Read more
Chile: Constitutional Convention begins its work Published at 21.07.2021 Country Chile Category Latest Developments Tags: enabling law indigenous groups refugees and migrants HRD threatened positive CS development attack on journalist youth protest disruption attack on HRD HRD detained negative court ruling excessive force censorship labour rights surveillance positive court ruling women protest HRD prosecuted Read more
Ecuador: criminalisation of environmental defenders and bills affecting freedom of expression Published at 22.07.2021 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law HRD prosecuted women indigenous groups intimidation environmental rights positive CS development HRD detained attack on journalist protest extractive industries non state actors Read more
Chile: comienza la andadura de la Convención Constitucional Published at 26.07.2021 Country Chile Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women attack on HRD youth HRD detained protest disruption excessive force censorship surveillance indigenous groups refugees and migrants positive CS development attack on journalist negative court ruling labour rights protest enabling law HRD threatened HRD prosecuted Read more
Persecution of activists and journalists continues following rubber stamp elections in Vietnam Published at 14.07.2021 Country Vietnam Category Latest Developments Tags: torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained women indigenous groups HRD detained negative court ruling enforced disappearance HRD prosecuted Read more
Communities impacted by mining and oil extraction lead wave of protests in Peru Published at 02.12.2021 Country Peru Category Latest Developments Tags: protest extractive industries restrictive law HRD acquitted HRD threatened intimidation HRD detained criminal defamation non state actors women HRD prosecuted indigenous groups release of HRDs attack on journalist negative court ruling environmental rights land rights Read more
Criminalización de los defensores del medioambiente y leyes sobre a la libertad de expresión Published at 28.07.2021 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD threatened HRD prosecuted environmental rights women indigenous groups intimidation positive CS development attack on journalist protest extractive industries restrictive law non state actors Read more
Canada Day marked by vigils and protests following discovery of Indigenous children’s unmarked grave Published at 30.07.2021 Country Canada Category Latest Developments Tags: religious groups minority groups political interference surveillance positive court ruling indigenous groups protest Read more
Ecuador: state of emergency amid rising crime Published at 31.10.2021 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: protest environmental rights internet restriction youth protest disruption intimidation HRD detained private sector extractive industries women indigenous groups minority groups restrictive law positive CS development attack on journalist protestor(s) detained negative court ruling labour rights HRD threatened HRD prosecuted land rights Read more
Mexico: wave of killings of journalists, environmental and Indigenous rights defenders Published at 23.08.2021 Country Mexico Category Latest Developments Tags: indigenous groups attack on journalist women HRD killing protest public vilification killing of journalist violent protest protestor(s) detained HRD threatened protest disruption environmental rights non state actors Read more
Reprisals against Hmong, religious freedom violations and search for Sombath continues Published at 01.11.2021 Country Laos Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance indigenous groups refugees and migrants religious groups minority groups protest Read more
Divisiones sociales y políticas provocan tensiones en Bolivia Published at 15.11.2021 Country Bolivia Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained excessive force women protest disruption attack on journalist indigenous groups labour rights protest public vilification extractive industries restrictive law access to info. law protestor(s) detained HRD threatened Read more
Social and political divisions lead to tension in Bolivia Published at 04.11.2021 Country Bolivia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption indigenous groups journalist detained women attack on journalist excessive force labour rights protest public vilification extractive industries restrictive law access to info. law protestor(s) detained HRD threatened Read more
Paraguay: workers from various sectors take to the streets in Asunción Published at 26.08.2021 Country Paraguay Category Latest Developments Tags: women indigenous groups HRD prosecuted positive CS development labour rights protest Read more
Manifestaciones en memoria de las víctimas de la pandemia y para exigir derechos y cambios políticos Published at 22.09.2021 Country Argentina Category Latest Developments Tags: protest LGBTI protest disruption indigenous groups women harassment negative court ruling labour rights private sector Read more
Colombia: four months since the beginning of National Strike Published at 01.10.2021 Country Colombia Category Latest Developments Tags: prevention of protest LGBTI sexual assault protestor(s) detained HRD threatened land rights youth killing of protestors attack on journalist attack on HRD women intimidation censorship HRD killing excessive force labour rights indigenous groups surveillance public vilification enforced disappearance non state actors killing of journalist minority groups protest Read more
Colombia: se cumplen cuatro meses desde el inicio del paro nacional Published at 12.10.2021 Country Colombia Category Latest Developments Tags: youth attack on HRD censorship intimidation women HRD killing labour rights LGBTI protestor(s) detained land rights excessive force surveillance public vilification HRD threatened enforced disappearance indigenous groups non state actors killing of journalist sexual assault attack on journalist prevention of protest protest killing of protestors minority groups Read more
Stigmatisation of opposition continues in Bolivia Published at 02.09.2021 Country Bolivia Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption indigenous groups intimidation protest public vilification protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
