Government plans to profile NGOs as NGO Bill remains under consideration Published at 20.04.2018 Country Nigeria Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained indigenous groups intimidation harassment attack on journalist excessive force violent protest restrictive law journalist detained non state actors Read more
Lawyer defending environmental rights activist killed in Honduras Published at 26.04.2018 Country Honduras Category Latest Developments Tags: youth women intimidation attack on journalist excessive force harassment HRD detained release of HRDs HRD killing protestor(s) detained environmental rights land rights Read more
Pashtun protests continue despite pressure from authorities Published at 01.05.2018 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: political interference censorship self censorship funding restriction attack on HRD CSO closure intimidation harassment surveillance protest enforced disappearance protestor(s) detained Read more
Calls for legislation to protect human rights defenders as attacks against them persist Published at 04.06.2018 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: youth attack on journalist women restrictive law HRD killing attack on HRD minority groups environmental rights intimidation extractive industries protest land rights Read more
Another activist silenced: Germain Rukuki sentenced to 32 years in prison Published at 13.06.2018 Country Burundi Category Latest Developments Tags: political interference HRD prosecuted censorship HRD detained intimidation Read more
CSOs and UN Special Rapporteurs concerned over draft Law on Associations Published at 21.06.2018 Country Democratic Republic of the Congo Category Latest Developments Tags: torture/ill-treatment protestor(s) detained non state actors violent protest protest disruption intimidation restrictive law attack on journalist prevention of protest extractive industries private sector environmental rights Read more
Harsh sentences for 18 opposition protesters Published at 21.06.2018 Country Côte d'Ivoire Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption attack on journalist intimidation labour rights harassment excessive force negative court ruling prevention of protest journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Civil Society - Government relations continue to improve Published at 21.06.2018 Country North Macedonia Category Latest Developments Tags: minority groups LGBTI intimidation harassment positive CS development attack on journalist protest public vilification violent protest Read more
13 dead, hundreds injured and detained in widespread protests Published at 22.08.2018 Country Iraq Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation harassment attack on journalist excessive force protest internet restriction killing of protestors violent protest censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Omani authorities arbitrarily detain individuals in Musandam Governorate Published at 30.08.2018 Country Oman Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction surveillance minority groups intimidation Read more
Human rights defenders harrassed and arbitrarily detained Published at 19.06.2018 Country Lebanon Category Latest Developments Tags: release of HRDs HRD detained time,place restrictions LGBTI attack on HRD refugees and migrants intimidation harassment censorship Read more
Activists threatened and attacked while families of the disappeared protest hearings Published at 07.08.2018 Country Sri Lanka Category Latest Developments Tags: women attack on HRD religious groups minority groups intimidation harassment protest enforced disappearance torture/ill-treatment HRD threatened Read more
UN Human Rights Chief Zeid concern about denial of access to West Papua Published at 23.06.2018 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment attack on journalist journalist detained land rights excessive force protest killing of journalist killing of protestors intimidation Read more
Environmental activism targeted by illegal poachers Published at 09.08.2018 Country Costa Rica Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law intimidation environmental rights labour rights protestor(s) detained HRD threatened protest Read more
Environmental protests continue as fracking companies seek court injunction Published at 02.07.2018 Country United Kingdom Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling intimidation harassment positive CS development negative court ruling public vilification extractive industries private sector surveillance environmental rights non state actors Read more
Government immigration policies drive people to the streets Published at 04.07.2018 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI youth refugees and migrants intimidation attack on journalist labour rights protest private sector protestor(s) detained positive court ruling environmental rights Read more
Nigerian military threatens Amnesty International following report on abuses Published at 04.07.2018 Country Nigeria Category Latest Developments Tags: land rights protest women intimidation attack on journalist public vilification Read more
Turkmenistan: Release of journalist does not signal any improvement Published at 25.06.2018 Country Turkmenistan Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment attack on journalist intimidation Read more
Continued attacks on independent journalists Published at 06.07.2018 Country Serbia Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD intimidation harassment positive CS development attack on journalist labour rights protest prevention of protest restrictive law time,place restrictions access to info. law positive court ruling women Read more
Anti-corruption journalist Rafael Marques and Mariano Bras acquitted Published at 09.07.2018 Country Angola Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption intimidation prevention of protest protestor(s) detained excessive force protest positive court ruling criminal defamation Read more
Demands for release of political prisoners in Bhutan Published at 20.04.2020 Country Bhutan Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship LGBTI restrictive law intimidation Read more
