Duda narrowly wins election; Public TV serve as a mouthpiece, independent media come under attack Published at 20.07.2020 Country Poland Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment HRD detained labour rights excessive force protest restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained positive court ruling LGBTI women intimidation Read more
Several protests staged amid restrictions on assembly due to COVID-19 Published at 15.12.2020 Country Croatia Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women environmental rights harassment positive CS development labour rights protest Read more
Malaysian police ramp up persecution of Al Jazeera, journalists and activists to stifle criticism Published at 05.08.2020 Country Malaysia Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption office raid refugees and migrants women harassment HRD detained criminal defamation protest torture/ill-treatment restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
New law to protect against LGBTI discrimination Published at 06.08.2020 Country Italy Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption protestor(s) detained excessive force protest Read more
Disinformation and fake news on the rise during COVID-19 Published at 07.08.2020 Country Croatia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI refugees and migrants protest prevention of protest minority groups harassment attack on journalist labour rights Read more
Press freedom a grave concern during pandemic; attempts to ban gender studies in education Published at 31.07.2020 Country Romania Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship restrictive law intimidation LGBTI positive CS development access to info. law protest Read more
Expression under threat: New law to censor social media Published at 23.07.2020 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: women positive court ruling LGBTI intimidation labour rights excessive force internet restriction restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) 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
Dépénalisation des rapports homosexuels Published at 22.08.2020 Country Gabon Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI restrictive law Read more
Militantes en peligro: asesinan a dos y desaparecen cinco líderes garífunas Published at 26.08.2020 Country Honduras Category Latest Developments Tags: indigenous groups attack on HRD minority groups harassment attack on journalist HRD killing negative court ruling protest censorship HRD threatened HRD prosecuted LGBTI women environmental rights Read more
Activists & women human rights defenders continue to face reprisals Published at 14.08.2020 Country Saudi Arabia Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD detained LGBTI Read more
Same sex relations decriminalised; amended Penal Code denounced as 'repressive' Published at 21.08.2020 Country Gabon Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI restrictive law positive CS development Read more
Honduran defenders at high risk: two defenders killed and five Garifuna leaders missing Published at 24.08.2020 Country Honduras Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD threatened harassment attack on journalist HRD killing HRD prosecuted environmental rights negative court ruling protest LGBTI women indigenous groups attack on HRD minority groups censorship Read more
México: ya son doce los periodistas asesinados hasta finales de junio de 2022 Published at 08.07.2022 Country Mexico Category Latest Developments Tags: excessive force LGBTI protest disruption intimidation protestor(s) detained harassment protest environmental rights women labour rights refugees and migrants attack on journalist religious groups youth killing of journalist Read more
Protests over government plans to withdraw from Istanbul Convention Published at 18.08.2020 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women positive court ruling harassment protest excessive force internet restriction prevention of protest restrictive law HRD acquitted censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights 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
LGBTI activist attacked; female journalists face rape and death threats on social media Published at 24.08.2020 Country North Macedonia Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD minority groups intimidation harassment LGBTI women protest Read more
Activist groups in Japan call for end to racism, police abuse and passage of equality law Published at 27.08.2020 Country Japan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest LGBTI torture/ill-treatment minority groups Read more
Continued rights violations reported throughout COVID-19 lockdown and run up to national elections Published at 31.08.2020 Country Uganda Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption attack on HRD excessive force release of HRDs LGBTI criminal defamation HRD detained labour rights protest prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Authorities embark on major crackdown on expression amid COVID-19 and ahead of elections Published at 08.09.2020 Country Tanzania Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI office raid attack on HRD CSO closure criminal defamation restrictive law censorship journalist detained Read more
Laws on Foreign Agents and Cybercrimes restrict civic space further in Nicaragua Published at 16.12.2020 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development HRD detained protest internet restriction prevention of protest sexual assault torture/ill-treatment restrictive law self censorship LGBTI funding restriction women youth intimidation censorship Read more
