Canada: The struggle for rights brings people to the streets Published at 01.08.2022 Country Canada Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women indigenous groups refugees and migrants labour rights protest extractive industries restrictive law protestor(s) detained environmental rights positive court ruling Read more
Costa Rica: veto parcial a la nueva ley de acceso a la información Published at 17.05.2022 Country Costa Rica Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development HRD detained HRD threatened non state actors youth women protest indigenous groups enabling law attack on HRD harassment access to info. law land rights Read more
Censuran en Internet a medios independientes y detienen a una mujer mayor por un video satírico Published at 17.05.2022 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: negative court ruling protest private sector self censorship censorship labour rights youth enforced disappearance women indigenous groups criminal defamation intimidation internet restriction Read more
President Suluhu acts on promise to expand media freedoms, arbitrary arrests of journalists continue Published at 17.05.2022 Country Tanzania Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship indigenous groups release of HRDs harassment positive CS development protest enabling law journalist detained land rights Read more
Belize: British royal family’s visit sparks protests and counter-protests Published at 18.05.2022 Country Belize Category Latest Developments Tags: indigenous groups protest land rights Read more
Guatemala: la libertad de expresión sufre un profundo deterioro Published at 17.05.2022 Country Guatemala Category Latest Developments Tags: women indigenous groups harassment positive CS development protest killing of journalist environmental rights non state actors Read more
Perú se sume en una nueva crisis tras la destitución de su presidente Published at 20.02.2023 Country Peru Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD killing excessive force attack on journalist public vilification journalist detained killing of protestors protest youth protest disruption torture/ill-treatment attack on HRD intimidation sexual assault harassment women indigenous groups violent protest protestor(s) detained Read more
Peru launched into crisis following president’s removal Published at 17.02.2023 Country Peru Category Latest Developments Tags: women indigenous groups attack on journalist protest sexual assault youth protest disruption attack on HRD intimidation harassment violent protest HRD killing excessive force public vilification journalist detained killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment protestor(s) detained Read more
Costa Rica: armed attack on Indigenous defenders of Bajo Chirripó Published at 15.07.2022 Country Costa Rica Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment indigenous groups attack on HRD Read more
Reappointment of Attorney General signals difficult times for civil society and the press in Guatemala Published at 14.07.2022 Country Guatemala Category Latest Developments Tags: youth women indigenous groups attack on journalist attack on HRD protest religious groups journalist detained HRD detained protestor(s) detained HRD threatened HRD prosecuted environmental rights non state actors Read more
Costa Rica: ataque armado contra los defensores indígenas del Bajo Chirripó Published at 25.07.2022 Country Costa Rica Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment indigenous groups attack on HRD Read more
Argentina: Journalists harassed and threatened Published at 29.07.2022 Country Argentina Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption office raid intimidation sexual assault harassment HRD detained excessive force extractive industries non state actors women protestor(s) detained indigenous groups attack on journalist labour rights protest land rights Read more
Brazil: Anger at government inaction after Indigenous advocate and international correspondent are killed in the Amazon Published at 13.07.2022 Country Brazil Category Latest Developments Tags: access to info. law public vilification LGBTI intimidation harassment killing of journalist women positive court ruling HRD killing non state actors criminal defamation censorship indigenous groups minority groups attack on journalist negative court ruling protest extractive industries political interference journalist detained environmental rights land rights Read more
El nombramiento de una nueva fiscal general presagia tiempos difíciles para la sociedad civil y la prensa en Guatemala Published at 29.07.2022 Country Guatemala Category Latest Developments Tags: religious groups attack on journalist HRD detained protest journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD threatened HRD prosecuted environmental rights youth women indigenous groups attack on HRD non state actors Read more
Colombia: human rights defenders and local leaders impacted by violence in rural areas Published at 10.08.2022 Country Colombia Category Latest Developments Tags: minority groups protestor(s) detained attack on journalist environmental rights youth intimidation labour rights HRD killing censorship access to info. law protest non state actors LGBTI internet restriction women indigenous groups journalist detained land rights Read more
Rising cost of living sparks a month of protests in Panamá Published at 19.08.2022 Country Panama Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption indigenous groups attack on journalist protestor(s) detained labour rights protest Read more
Colombia: personas defensoras y líderes locales afectados por la violencia en las zonas rurales Published at 18.08.2022 Country Colombia Category Latest Developments Tags: women non state actors HRD killing minority groups attack on journalist youth intimidation indigenous groups labour rights protest LGBTI censorship access to info. law internet restriction journalist detained protestor(s) detained environmental rights land rights Read more
Bolivia: Indigenous environmental defenders face threats and judicial harassment Published at 18.08.2022 Country Bolivia Category Latest Developments Tags: women indigenous groups intimidation attack on journalist protest extractive industries violent protest protestor(s) detained HRD threatened HRD prosecuted environmental rights non state actors Read more
Venezuela: Teachers protest for decent wages; killing and detention of HRDs Published at 25.08.2022 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship indigenous groups non state actors intimidation positive CS development HRD detained HRD prosecuted HRD killing environmental rights labour rights protest censorship land rights Read more
Nicaragua: closure of CSOs, community radio stations, and television cable channel Published at 23.08.2022 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: CSO closure office raid censorship religious groups journalist detained environmental rights restrictive law harassment women labour rights travel ban HRD prosecuted indigenous groups prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment self censorship youth protest protest disruption Read more
Panamá: el aumento del coste de la vida desencadena un mes de protestas Published at 25.08.2022 Country Panama Category Latest Developments Tags: labour rights protest disruption indigenous groups attack on journalist protestor(s) detained protest Read more
