Authorities continue to crack down on protests and detain online critics in Sri Lanka, despite UN human rights review Published at 17.02.2023 Country Sri Lanka Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption minority groups restrictive law HRD detained protestor(s) detained criminal defamation Read more
Women human rights defenders face intimidation, harassment and persecution Published at 28.03.2017 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: women HRD detained intimidation harassment attack on journalist protest Read more
Egyptian authorities continue their brazen curtailment of civic space Published at 28.03.2017 Country Egypt Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained HRD killing labour rights CSO closure intimidation harassment travel ban torture/ill-treatment Read more
Human rights situation still appalling in post-election Turkmenistan Published at 29.03.2017 Country Turkmenistan Category Latest Developments Tags: release of HRDs harassment bureaucratic restriction intimidation public vilification HRD killing HRD detained enforced disappearance censorship torture/ill-treatment access to info. law surveillance Read more
Three protesters killed in clashes as court upholds President Park's impeachment Published at 03.04.2017 Country South Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: killing of protestors positive court ruling violent protest HRD detained surveillance protest Read more
Syrian civil society and independent media under constant threat in the midst of civil war Published at 03.04.2017 Country Syria Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment killing of journalist HRD detained intimidation non state actors Read more
Amendment to e-declaration law targets anti-corruption groups in Ukraine Published at 04.04.2017 Country Ukraine Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained bureaucratic restriction protest release of HRDs Read more
New legislation gives Chinese authorities more control over civil society Published at 10.04.2017 Country China Category Latest Developments Tags: women office raid harassment HRD detained labour rights protest Read more
Growing concern over cases of criminalisation of HRDs and their activities Published at 10.04.2017 Country Guatemala Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment censorship women HRD detained release of HRDs Read more
Journalists arrested for World Press Freedom Day procession in Kampala Published at 23.05.2017 Country Uganda Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women HRD detained journalist detained harassment attack on journalist Read more
Unrelenting human rights violations heightened under martial law Published at 19.07.2017 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship LGBTI women torture/ill-treatment censorship HRD detained HRD killing Read more
Tanzanian authorities threaten HRDs, LGBTI activists and journalists Published at 18.07.2017 Country Tanzania Category Latest Developments Tags: extractive industries political interference restrictive law intimidation harassment censorship HRD detained Read more
Journalists and activists remain in detention on terrorism charges Published at 01.08.2017 Country Cameroon Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
China increases pressure on dissidents ahead of Communist Party Congress Published at 12.10.2017 Country China Category Latest Developments Tags: refugees and migrants HRD detained protest disruption protest enforced disappearance internet restriction torture/ill-treatment censorship surveillance Read more
Malian Journalist abducted and interrogated for controversial article Published at 10.03.2017 Country Mali Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment attack on journalist HRD detained intimidation Read more
Violence, arrests and killings as President Kabila clings to power Published at 20.07.2017 Country Democratic Republic of the Congo Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained protest disruption harassment attack on journalist HRD detained protest killing of journalist prevention of protest protestor(s) detained Read more
New Russian laws to further limit internet use and curtail freedom of expression Published at 24.07.2017 Country Russia Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained protest internet restriction restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained protest disruption CSO closure HRD prosecuted Read more
Over a year on from the coup: civil society still under siege Published at 06.10.2017 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption women minority groups HRD detained labour rights excessive force internet restriction prevention of protest political interference censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
HRDs arrested and subjected to ill-treatment in UAE prisons Published at 09.06.2017 Country United Arab Emirates Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD detained torture/ill-treatment HRD prosecuted internet restriction Read more
Omani authorities restrict free expression through censorship and arrests of activists Published at 09.06.2017 Country Oman Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction journalist detained censorship HRD detained negative court ruling HRD prosecuted Read more
In Bangladesh: Protests undermined, opposition persecuted and HRDs harrassed Published at 13.06.2017 Country Bangladesh Category Latest Developments Tags: prevention of protest time,place restrictions protestor(s) detained protest disruption religious groups attack on journalist HRD detained excessive force protest killing of journalist environmental rights Read more
