Peru: protests over price rises and violence against human rights defenders Published at 12.04.2022 Country Peru Category Latest Developments Tags: violent protest time,place restrictions environmental rights non state actors restrictive law positive court ruling women journalist detained indigenous groups attack on journalist protestor(s) detained protest disruption negative court ruling harassment protest HRD killing excessive force criminal defamation HRD prosecuted killing of protestors extractive industries land rights Read more
Journalists arrested at environmental rights protest; News outlet limits coverage of football games Published at 18.11.2021 Country Netherlands Category Latest Developments Tags: violent protest journalist detained environmental rights attack on journalist protestor(s) detained protest Read more
UN Special Rapporteur on torture denounces police brutality; animal rights group campaign muted Published at 18.01.2022 Country Netherlands Category Latest Developments Tags: women prevention of protest intimidation harassment environmental rights negative court ruling protest Read more
La Corte Suprema anula el juicio de los defensores del agua de Guapinol y los deja en libertad Published at 01.04.2022 Country Honduras Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD HRD threatened minority groups release of HRDs harassment HRD prosecuted attack on journalist extractive industries environmental rights bureaucratic restriction enabling law women HRD acquitted non state actors Read more
Despite UN review, Thai government continues to silence dissent, push restrictive NGO bill Published at 04.04.2022 Country Thailand Category Latest Developments Tags: torture/ill-treatment women labour rights restrictive law public vilification protestor(s) detained environmental rights positive court ruling protest disruption Read more
Protesters clash with the police, journalists protest restricted access to parliament proceedings Published at 19.11.2021 Country Armenia Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment protest protest disruption environmental rights bureaucratic restriction Read more
Government critics face continued harassment, journalists face restrictions, assault and arrest Published at 18.02.2022 Country Uganda Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment office raid intimidation release of HRDs attack on journalist HRD detained labour rights protest torture/ill-treatment bureaucratic restriction journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Journalists face imprisonment; environmental activists targeted by punitive measures Published at 01.12.2021 Country Finland Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment protest protestor(s) detained environmental rights bureaucratic restriction Read more
Helsinki police detain 38 climate activists Published at 19.01.2022 Country Finland Category Latest Developments Tags: environmental rights protestor(s) detained protest Read more
Ecuador: amnistían a 268 manifestantes y defensores de derechos Published at 11.04.2022 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women indigenous groups harassment positive CS development attack on journalist HRD killing excessive force protest enabling law environmental rights land rights Read more
USA: Amazon workers vote for unionisation; courts hold police liable for excessive force Published at 19.04.2022 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI protest women refugees and migrants restrictive law environmental rights youth protest disruption killing of protestors bureaucratic restriction time,place restrictions negative court ruling private sector non state actors labour rights Read more
“A dark day for democracy’: Policing Bill becomes law; protesters at Sarah Everard vigil prosecuted Published at 03.06.2022 Country United Kingdom Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI extractive industries restrictive law harassment protestor(s) detained protest public vilification environmental rights Read more
CSO Coalition formed to continue fight for environmental rights Published at 20.08.2021 Country Albania Category Latest Developments Tags: excessive force journalist detained labour rights environmental rights positive CS development attack on journalist protest Read more
Brazil: shocking violence on HRDs and journalists continues Published at 26.04.2022 Country Brazil Category Latest Developments Tags: youth attack on HRD intimidation enabling law harassment HRD killing killing of journalist censorship environmental rights access to info. law private sector non state actors women indigenous groups refugees and migrants attack on journalist protest extractive industries restrictive law land rights Read more
Las autoridades nicaragüenses ilegalizan a la sociedad civil en la práctica Published at 11.07.2022 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship women CSO closure religious groups harassment journalist detained travel ban HRD detained surveillance sexual assault torture/ill-treatment HRD prosecuted restrictive law environmental rights Read more
Wildfires lead to violations against journalists and free speech Published at 28.08.2021 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained prevention of protest positive court ruling restrictive law LGBTI harassment protestor(s) detained attack on journalist excessive force bureaucratic restriction labour rights protest censorship environmental rights Read more
Manifestaciones por el alza de precios y la violencia contra defensores de los derechos humanos Published at 20.04.2022 Country Peru Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption harassment HRD killing restrictive law excessive force criminal defamation killing of protestors time,place restrictions journalist detained non state actors positive court ruling protestor(s) detained women indigenous groups HRD prosecuted attack on journalist negative court ruling environmental rights protest extractive industries violent protest land rights Read more
WHRD Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe returns home after years of prolonged arbitrary detention Published at 28.04.2022 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption release of HRDs HRD detained negative court ruling protest internet restriction protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Canada: Freedom Convoy organisers have their day in court Published at 29.04.2022 Country Canada Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained labour rights youth religious groups time,place restrictions environmental rights protest Read more
El Salvador: human rights defenders arbitrarily detained during state of emergency Published at 04.05.2022 Country El Salvador Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance extractive industries self censorship LGBTI women harassment torture/ill-treatment HRD detained surveillance protest public vilification environmental rights Read more
Mexico: vicious attacks against women, journalists and HRDs continue Published at 10.05.2022 Country Mexico Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women intimidation attack on journalist indigenous groups killing of journalist harassment censorship refugees and migrants public vilification travel ban protest protestor(s) detained HRD threatened environmental rights Read more
