Despite UN concerns Sri Lanka continues to detain critics, arrest protesters and entrench impunity Published at 13.07.2021 Country Sri Lanka Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women harassment surveillance HRD detained excessive force protest torture/ill-treatment journalist detained protestor(s) detained 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
China tries to deflect global criticism as persecution of activists, Uyghurs and censorship persists Published at 11.08.2021 Country China Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI minority groups HRD detained torture/ill-treatment restrictive law censorship journalist detained surveillance HRD prosecuted Read more
Unrelenting harassment of activists and critics by police to stifle all forms of dissent in Malaysia Published at 28.07.2021 Country Malaysia Category Latest Developments Tags: youth women harassment protestor(s) detained HRD detained restrictive law protest negative court ruling torture/ill-treatment HRD prosecuted prevention of protest criminal defamation Read more
Rights groups slam plans to continue offshore processing for asylum seekers in Nauru Published at 16.11.2021 Country Nauru Category Latest Developments Tags: refugees and migrants torture/ill-treatment Read more
More than a thousand killed in Myanmar as repression of activists continues unabated Published at 26.08.2021 Country Myanmar Category Latest Developments Tags: excessive force criminal defamation protest killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained women HRD detained HRD killing HRD threatened Read more
Harassment of activists, critics persist in Malaysia as new Prime Minister comes to power Published at 13.10.2021 Country Malaysia Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained excessive force criminal defamation protest torture/ill-treatment restrictive law time,place restrictions LGBTI protest disruption women harassment surveillance protestor(s) detained Read more
Activists and journalists continue to be targeted as new president is elected in the Philippines Published at 07.06.2022 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women HRD detained torture/ill-treatment harassment attack on journalist excessive force Read more
Closure of 45 civil society organisations within one month in Nicaragua Published at 09.09.2021 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: youth women indigenous groups non state actors office raid torture/ill-treatment CSO closure HRD detained censorship HRD killing HRD prosecuted enforced disappearance sexual assault journalist detained land rights Read more
Activists and journalists at risk, crackdown on protests in Afghanistan following Taliban takeover Published at 15.09.2021 Country Afghanistan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption office raid women harassment excessive force protest killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment journalist detained Read more
Nicaragua: cierran cuarenta y cinco organizaciones de la sociedad civil en un mes Published at 20.09.2021 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship youth women indigenous groups office raid journalist detained CSO closure HRD detained non state actors HRD killing enforced disappearance HRD prosecuted sexual assault torture/ill-treatment land rights Read more
CSOs reveal the extent of the Bahraini Government's repressive surveillance operations Published at 01.09.2021 Country Bahrain Category Latest Developments Tags: surveillance torture/ill-treatment Read more
Human rights defenders, critics targeted in Indonesia while protests on Papua repressed Published at 21.09.2021 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest criminal defamation torture/ill-treatment restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained protest disruption excessive force HRD prosecuted Read more
Protests and media freedom concerns over Russian-Occupied Crimea Published at 28.09.2021 Country Ukraine Category Latest Developments Tags: torture/ill-treatment religious groups violent protest attack on journalist negative court ruling HRD prosecuted protest Read more
Sri Lanka authorities crack down on protests, stifle critics and accused of torturing detainees Published at 05.10.2021 Country Sri Lanka Category Latest Developments Tags: youth women harassment labour rights protest torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Increasing crackdown on ‘anti-socialist behaviour’ in North Korea as new political prison camp built Published at 07.10.2021 Country North Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: torture/ill-treatment censorship surveillance restrictive law Read more
International Criminal Court opens investigation on crimes against humanity in Venezuela Published at 17.11.2021 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling youth women intimidation harassment positive CS development internet restriction torture/ill-treatment bureaucratic restriction censorship access to info. law Read more
Cuban authorities prevent pro-democracy marches Published at 17.12.2021 Country Cuba Category Latest Developments Tags: women intimidation censorship harassment journalist detained attack on journalist prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment bureaucratic restriction protestor(s) detained Read more
Beirut explosion probe, worsening economic crisis and political interference spark protests Published at 02.11.2021 Country Lebanon Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation harassment attack on journalist excessive force protest killing of journalist killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment protestor(s) detained Read more
Imprisoned HRD Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja awarded Martin Ennals Award Published at 28.06.2022 Country Bahrain Category Latest Developments Tags: torture/ill-treatment Read more
Activists face repression around and following the Vietnam Communist Party congress Published at 29.03.2021 Country Vietnam Category Latest Developments Tags: women torture/ill-treatment HRD prosecuted journalist detained restrictive law Read more
