Bangladesh authorities intensify persecution of rights group Odhikar, journalists, and critics Published at 10.08.2022 Country Bangladesh Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption CSO closure harassment attack on journalist public vilification torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained Read more
Cuba: todavía se sienten las repercusiones de las manifestaciones multitudinarias de julio de 2021 Published at 16.08.2022 Country Cuba Category Latest Developments Tags: youth intimidation HRD detained protest internet restriction torture/ill-treatment censorship HRD prosecuted people with disabilities Read more
Excessive force used against protesters while journalists at risk in Nepal Published at 16.03.2022 Country Nepal Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women intimidation positive CS development attack on journalist excessive force torture/ill-treatment violent protest journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Sri Lankan President continues crackdown on activists and protesters, including use of anti-terror law Published at 25.08.2022 Country Sri Lanka Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption harassment attack on journalist HRD detained excessive force torture/ill-treatment restrictive law protestor(s) detained Read more
Nicaragua: closure of CSOs, community radio stations, and television cable channel Published at 23.08.2022 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship youth protest disruption office raid CSO closure harassment travel ban prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment censorship women indigenous groups religious groups labour rights protest restrictive law journalist detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Government embarks on brutal wave of retaliatory tactics against pro-democracy activists amid political impasse Published at 30.08.2022 Country Eswatini Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI attack on HRD release of HRDs harassment HRD detained negative court ruling protest torture/ill-treatment Read more
Nicaragua: cierre de OSC, radios comunitarias y un canal de televisión por cable Published at 02.09.2022 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship youth protest disruption office raid CSO closure harassment travel ban prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment censorship women indigenous groups religious groups labour rights protest restrictive law journalist detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Protestors dispersed and detained, attacks against LGBTIQ+ community escalate Published at 20.10.2022 Country Azerbaijan Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption torture/ill-treatment religious groups protestor(s) detained protest Read more
Human Rights Organisations Keep the Spotlight on Grave Violations in Syria Published at 04.10.2022 Country Syria Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained torture/ill-treatment restrictive law Read more
Escalating tensions & crackdown on human rights defenders & journalists Published at 12.09.2022 Country Tajikistan Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation harassment HRD detained excessive force killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment bureaucratic restriction censorship women attack on journalist protest internet restriction violent protest journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Protests escalate in Afghanistan as frustration with Taliban rule and abuses grow Published at 28.11.2022 Country Afghanistan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women minority groups intimidation harassment HRD detained excessive force protest torture/ill-treatment bureaucratic restriction censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD threatened Read more
Myanmar junta continues to arrest, torture activists despite global outrage around executions Published at 15.09.2022 Country Myanmar Category Latest Developments Tags: youth HRD detained HRD killing negative court ruling killing of journalist torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Anti-war solidarity protests continue abroad Published at 30.12.2022 Country Ukraine Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained religious groups torture/ill-treatment CSO closure Read more
Lack of accountability for ‘’Bloody January’’ events & persecution of critics undermine pledged modernisation Published at 21.09.2022 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation harassment attack on journalist excessive force protest prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment restrictive law bureaucratic restriction protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Saudi civil society at serious risk as global energy crisis leads US and others to abandon human rights commitments Published at 23.09.2022 Country Saudi Arabia Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment censorship HRD detained torture/ill-treatment Read more
Authorities continue to harass NagaWorld union strikers and criminalise activists and opposition members in Cambodia Published at 04.10.2022 Country Cambodia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women harassment HRD detained negative court ruling labour rights excessive force sexual assault torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained HRD prosecuted land rights Read more
Journalists barred from entering parliament to cover election of the President Published at 01.12.2022 Country Iraq Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship torture/ill-treatment restrictive law LGBTI Read more
Bahrain withdraws candidacy for Human Rights Council reportedly in response to sharp criticism on its human rights record Published at 11.11.2022 Country Bahrain Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained torture/ill-treatment Read more
Civic freedoms remain highly restricted as Karakalpakstan protests turn violent, bloggers and activists targeted Published at 07.10.2022 Country Uzbekistan Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation harassment HRD detained refusal of registration excessive force protest internet restriction killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Indonesian authorities criminalise activists, violently suppress protests around Papua Published at 19.05.2022 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption women intimidation harassment criminal defamation extractive industries killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment restrictive law violent protest protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights land rights Read more
Nicaragua: media shutdowns continue Published at 31.10.2022 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment censorship torture/ill-treatment religious groups restrictive law Read more
