Authorities use judicial harassment to silence activists Published at 06.08.2025 Country Tunisia Category Latest Developments Tags: women refugees and migrants intimidation harassment HRD detained criminal defamation protest censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Thailand: Ongoing judicial harassment of human rights defenders and protesters while civil society amnesty bill proposal rejected Published at 08.08.2025 Country Thailand Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption indigenous groups women transnational repression negative court ruling criminal defamation restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted land rights Read more
New restrictive laws raise concerns Published at 30.05.2025 Country Zambia Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist criminal defamation restrictive law journalist detained non state actors Read more
L'espace civique continue de se détériorer sous le régime militaire Published at 15.07.2025 Country Niger Tags: attack on HRD CSO closure release of HRDs HRD detained criminal defamation censorship journalist detained Read more
Former parliamentarians and Bedoon rights defender targeted, migrant workers at risk of abuse Published at 27.08.2025 Country Kuwait Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling refugees and migrants minority groups transnational repression harassment HRD detained negative court ruling labour rights criminal defamation political interference HRD acquitted censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
HRDs attacked and detained while monitoring protests; Clashes and detentions during nationwide protests Published at 08.02.2025 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption attack on HRD intimidation HRD detained excessive force criminal defamation public vilification killing of journalist access to info. law positive court ruling women indigenous groups attack on journalist labour rights protest internet restriction violent protest political interference HRD threatened environmental rights land rights youth Read more
Bangladesh: Concerns around new ordinances, opposition ban and arrests and lack of police reform Published at 09.09.2025 Country Bangladesh Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption HRD detained excessive force criminal defamation labour rights killing of journalist killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment violent protest restrictive law HRD acquitted Read more
Environmental defenders face criminalisation amid mining conflict in Las Naves; Journalist killed in Quinindé Published at 01.04.2025 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling youth women indigenous groups intimidation positive CS development attack on journalist labour rights criminal defamation protest killing of journalist HRD acquitted access to info. law HRD threatened HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Nepal: Anti-corruption protests force political change despite violent crackdown Published at 23.09.2025 Country Nepal Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption attack on journalist excessive force criminal defamation protest killing of protestors violent protest restrictive law censorship journalist detained Read more
Mauritius gains sovereignty over Chagos Islands; Arrest of journalist Published at 13.10.2025 Country Mauritius Category Latest Developments Tags: office raid positive CS development travel ban labour rights criminal defamation protest public vilification journalist detained Read more
Mauritania: Journalists and rights defenders face arrests and convictions Published at 24.10.2025 Country Mauritania Category Latest Developments Tags: refugees and migrants CSO closure positive CS development HRD detained attack on journalist excessive force criminal defamation protest journalist detained Read more
CAR’s civic space under pressure as December 2025 elections loom; Law on the protection of HRDs adopted Published at 26.10.2025 Country Central African Republic Tags: youth protest disruption HRD detained labour rights excessive force criminal defamation protest prevention of protest political interference restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
Ethiopia: Political Bans, Media Raids as Fragile Peace faces risk Published at 15.08.2025 Country Ethiopia Category Latest Developments Tags: CSO closure intimidation harassment negative court ruling criminal defamation protest political interference restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Lebanon’s Civic Space faces Triple Pressures — State, Israel, and Hezbolla Published at 28.10.2025 Country Lebanon Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist criminal defamation harassment HRD threatened intimidation journalist detained killing of journalist non state actors protest protest disruption release of HRDs restrictive law Read more
Authorities Tighten Rights Clampdown in Western Sahara, Youths hold mass Protests Published at 28.10.2025 Country Morocco Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption women minority groups intimidation release of HRDs HRD detained excessive force criminal defamation protest restrictive law censorship HRD threatened HRD prosecuted Read more
Gabon: A new Constitution that centralises power; illegal extradition of activist Published at 19.11.2024 Country Gabon Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI intimidation transnational repression HRD detained labour rights criminal defamation enforced disappearance time,place restrictions Read more
Multiple arrests, attacks on journalists Published at 30.10.2025 Country Nigeria Tags: attack on HRD attack on journalist criminal defamation excessive force intimidation journalist detained political interference time,place restrictions Read more
National human rights institution warns that civic space in France is under threat Published at 01.11.2025 Country France Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD attack on journalist censorship criminal defamation CSO closure environmental rights excessive force funding restriction intimidation journalist detained LGBTI office raid positive court ruling prevention of protest protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained public vilification refugees and migrants religious groups self censorship surveillance women Read more
Malaysia: Protests restricted, activists harassed and critics silenced as courts push back Published at 18.11.2025 Country Malaysia Tags: censorship criminal defamation enforced disappearance HRD detained land rights positive court ruling positive CS development protest disruption protestor(s) detained restrictive law women Read more
Journalists and media outlets face restrictions to their work Published at 31.10.2025 Country Zambia Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist censorship criminal defamation journalist detained positive court ruling Read more
Migrants & HRDs remain at risk, service delivery a key protest theme Published at 31.10.2025 Country South Africa Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship criminal defamation harassment HRD killing HRD threatened positive court ruling protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained public vilification refugees and migrants violent protest Read more
