Ongoing attacks against environmental activists and journalists in India while critics harassed Published at 10.09.2019 Country India Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation harassment environmental rights protestor(s) detained HRD detained attack on journalist criminal defamation torture/ill-treatment extractive industries time,place restrictions non state actors HRD threatened office raid attack on HRD restrictive law minority groups land rights Read more
Women on front line of peaceful protests bear the brunt of violent crackdown amid state of emergency Published at 20.03.2019 Country Sudan Category Latest Developments Tags: sexual assault violent protest youth protest disruption time,place restrictions torture/ill-treatment release of HRDs attack on journalist negative court ruling protest attack on HRD killing of protestors excessive force intimidation harassment women prevention of protest HRD detained censorship HRD killing political interference restrictive law HRD acquitted journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD threatened HRD prosecuted Read more
Sociopolitical crisis triggers attacks against HRDs Published at 23.04.2019 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation release of HRDs HRD detained excessive force protest internet restriction prevention of protest killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment censorship non state actors Read more
Civic space in Gaza under severe restriction by both external and internal security forces Published at 22.05.2019 Country Occupied Palestinian Territories Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD intimidation harassment HRD detained journalist detained excessive force killing of journalist prevention of protest killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment surveillance non state actors attack on journalist protest disruption office raid negative court ruling restrictive law HRD threatened Read more
UN expert reports of ‘a near-total lack of space for freedom of expression’ in Laos Published at 06.05.2019 Country Laos Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance censorship surveillance torture/ill-treatment Read more
Arbitrary arrests, judicial harassment and attacks on activists and critics in India persist Published at 13.05.2019 Country India Category Latest Developments Tags: extractive industries torture/ill-treatment youth women attack on HRD restrictive law harassment HRD detained excessive force HRD threatened criminal defamation environmental rights protest enforced disappearance land rights Read more
No tangible change despite peace with Ethiopia Published at 16.05.2019 Country Eritrea Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling youth torture/ill-treatment Read more
Indonesian civil society finds human rights violations during deadly post-election protests Published at 28.05.2019 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation protestor(s) detained killing of protestors HRD prosecuted torture/ill-treatment LGBTI women harassment attack on journalist violent protest HRD detained negative court ruling excessive force censorship non state actors Read more
Tunisia civic space under threat by emergency bill and attempts to undermine transitional justice Published at 05.06.2019 Country Tunisia Category Latest Developments Tags: excessive force CSO closure harassment criminal defamation prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment self censorship protest disruption office raid positive court ruling censorship LGBTI positive CS development negative court ruling protest sexual assault restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Bangladesh authorities suppressing critics and restricting freedoms in refugee camps Published at 18.09.2019 Country Bangladesh Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation internet restriction torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained indigenous groups refugees and migrants harassment HRD detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Maduro government continues to strangle opposition with repression and intimidation Published at 03.06.2019 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance excessive force protest internet restriction torture/ill-treatment violent protest censorship journalist detained Read more
Nicaragua remembers a year of uprisings and government repression Published at 16.08.2019 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: excessive force protest prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment journalist detained protestor(s) detained youth protest disruption women intimidation release of HRDs positive CS development non state actors Read more
Nicaragua conmemora un año de protestas y de represión gubernamental Published at 19.08.2019 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: excessive force journalist detained protest protestor(s) detained non state actors youth protest disruption prevention of protest women intimidation release of HRDs torture/ill-treatment positive CS development Read more
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights’ report highlights shocking violations in Venezuela Published at 20.07.2019 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship women torture/ill-treatment protest Read more
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights reports persistent repression of dissent in Nicaragua Published at 01.10.2019 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist LGBTI women censorship youth attack on HRD HRD detained prevention of protest intimidation harassment torture/ill-treatment protestor(s) detained Read more
ACNUDH: Persiste la represión de la disidencia en Nicaragua Published at 08.10.2019 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: women LGBTI youth attack on HRD intimidation harassment attack on journalist HRD detained prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
Protesters face brutal violations as widespread protests escalate, internet shut down Published at 16.10.2019 Country Iraq Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD violent protest intimidation excessive force criminal defamation restrictive law attack on journalist public vilification killing of protestors journalist detained protest protestor(s) detained torture/ill-treatment internet restriction censorship youth protest disruption release of HRDs Read more
HRD detained without charge and journalist arrested for disobedience as Cuba increases repression Published at 04.11.2019 Country Cuba Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained women office raid harassment travel ban HRD detained internet restriction prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment protestor(s) detained Read more
Hong Kong protesters face arrests, excessive force and torture while journalists ill-treated Published at 05.11.2019 Country China Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law protest disruption attack on HRD intimidation attack on journalist excessive force censorship protest journalist detained prevention of protest protestor(s) detained torture/ill-treatment violent protest non state actors Read more
Academics arrested, journalists silenced and blanket bans on LGBTI protests Published at 03.07.2019 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: torture/ill-treatment HRD prosecuted LGBTI protest disruption women protest release of HRDs HRD acquitted travel ban prevention of protest attack on journalist protestor(s) detained HRD detained excessive force time,place restrictions Read more
“Chile has awoken”: several demonstrators killed and thousands detained in massive protests Published at 31.10.2019 Country Chile Category Latest Developments Tags: youth excessive force protest sexual assault killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment violent protest protestor(s) detained Read more
