Cuba: journalists detained and threatened Published at 04.04.2023 Country Cuba Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women harassment travel ban HRD detained internet restriction journalist detained surveillance private sector Read more
Panamá: court orders seizure of assets in defamation suit against journalist Published at 04.04.2023 Country Panama Category Latest Developments Tags: women negative court ruling intimidation Read more
Bolivia: controversy over alleged network of false social media accounts Published at 05.04.2023 Country Bolivia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation labour rights protest internet restriction extractive industries restrictive law environmental rights private sector Read more
Malaysia: Use of restrictive laws and harassment of protesters persist under new government despite reform commitments Published at 05.04.2023 Country Malaysia Category Latest Developments Tags: youth women intimidation harassment negative court ruling protest criminal defamation restrictive law censorship environmental rights Read more
Raids on trade unions and arrests of unionists as South Korea’s human rights record is reviewed by the UN Published at 06.04.2023 Country South Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment labour rights protest criminal defamation restrictive law Read more
Venezuela: continued harassment of civil society groups and journalists Published at 06.04.2023 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: women harassment labour rights protest public vilification bureaucratic restriction censorship non state actors Read more
Canada: Emergency powers ruled appropriate, potentially opening door for future violations Published at 06.04.2023 Country Canada Category Latest Developments Tags: youth labour rights protest internet restriction private sector environmental rights Read more
Mexico: surveillance in the spotlight again Published at 11.04.2023 Country Mexico Category Latest Developments Tags: youth women intimidation labour rights protest public vilification killing of journalist private sector journalist detained surveillance environmental rights non state actors Read more
Maldives: Concerns around the arrest of protesters, excessive force and the targeting of journalists Published at 12.04.2023 Country Maldives Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women refugees and migrants harassment attack on journalist negative court ruling excessive force protest labour rights torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
En Cuba, los periodistas son blanco de amenazas y detenciones Published at 12.04.2023 Country Cuba Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women harassment travel ban HRD detained internet restriction journalist detained surveillance private sector Read more
La société civile s'oppose à la loi contre le séparatisme, la réforme des retraites et l’intensification de la surveillance Published at 12.04.2023 Country France Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women refugees and migrants intimidation harassment surveillance excessive force protest labour rights violent protest restrictive law protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Ecuadorean environmental defenders at risk Published at 12.04.2023 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women indigenous groups intimidation harassment attack on journalist HRD killing protest public vilification killing of journalist extractive industries bureaucratic restriction private sector HRD acquitted protestor(s) detained HRD threatened environmental rights land rights Read more
China: Human rights defenders jailed, protesters detained and activists harassed around the National People's Congress Published at 13.04.2023 Country China Category Latest Developments Tags: women minority groups intimidation surveillance travel ban HRD detained negative court ruling protest enforced disappearance restrictive law bureaucratic restriction censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted land rights Read more
UN called for stronger human rights commitments Published at 13.04.2023 Country Sudan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women harassment attack on journalist excessive force bureaucratic restriction protestor(s) detained Read more
Bolivia: polémica por un presunto entramado de cuentas falsas en redes sociales Published at 13.04.2023 Country Bolivia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation labour rights protest internet restriction extractive industries restrictive law environmental rights private sector Read more
Guatemalan journalists under investigation Published at 13.04.2023 Country Guatemala Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment negative court ruling protest killing of journalist HRD prosecuted Read more
Dominican Republic: new media law under consideration Published at 13.04.2023 Country Dominican Republic Category Latest Developments Tags: protest excessive force criminal defamation enabling law Read more
Barbados: overview of civic space situation Published at 20.01.2023 Country Barbados Category Latest Developments Read more
Press freedom continues to decline Published at 18.04.2023 Country Hungary Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI labour rights protest restrictive law Read more
Thailand: Activists prosecuted for royal defamation, face travel restrictions while child protesters targeted Published at 19.04.2023 Country Thailand Category Latest Developments Tags: youth refugees and migrants harassment HRD detained negative court ruling criminal defamation surveillance Read more
UN office faces termination, proposed Anti-Homosexuality Bill raises concerns Published at 19.04.2023 Country Uganda Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption CSO closure intimidation harassment HRD detained criminal defamation positive court ruling LGBTI release of HRDs attack on journalist protest extractive industries political interference restrictive law HRD acquitted journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD threatened HRD prosecuted environmental rights land rights Read more
