Lack of accountability for ‘’Bloody January’’ events & persecution of critics undermine pledged modernisation Published at 21.09.2022 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law bureaucratic restriction intimidation harassment attack on journalist excessive force protestor(s) detained protest prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment HRD prosecuted Read more
Honduras: HRDs criminalised while changes to protection system spark concern Published at 22.09.2022 Country Honduras Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling political interference harassment censorship women protest indigenous groups minority groups non state actors HRD prosecuted land rights Read more
The Qatari Authorities Target Peaceful Human Rights Defenders at Home and Abroad Published at 23.09.2022 Country Qatar Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption refugees and migrants travel ban labour rights protest enforced disappearance HRD prosecuted Read more
Honduras: la criminalización de los DDH y los cambios en el sistema de protección generan preocupación Published at 27.09.2022 Country Honduras Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship non state actors HRD prosecuted positive court ruling women indigenous groups minority groups harassment protest political interference land rights Read more
El Salvador: aumentan los riesgos para las personas defensoras de los DD. HH. durante el régimen de excepción Published at 04.10.2022 Country El Salvador Category Latest Developments Tags: private sector HRD acquitted HRD prosecuted positive court ruling women indigenous groups HRD detained protest public vilification environmental rights Read more
Authorities continue to harass NagaWorld union strikers and criminalise activists and opposition members in Cambodia Published at 04.10.2022 Country Cambodia Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained HRD prosecuted protest disruption women harassment HRD detained negative court ruling labour rights excessive force sexual assault torture/ill-treatment restrictive law land rights Read more
El Salvador: HRDs face increased risks under the state of exception Published at 29.09.2022 Country El Salvador Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women indigenous groups HRD detained protest public vilification private sector HRD acquitted HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Ecuador: two journalists killed in Manabí within a month Published at 04.10.2022 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women indigenous groups release of HRDs harassment attack on journalist public vilification killing of journalist killing of protestors restrictive law protestor(s) detained HRD threatened HRD prosecuted Read more
Attacks on Guatemalan human rights organisations and justice operators Published at 01.12.2022 Country Guatemala Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction sexual assault HRD threatened positive court ruling self censorship women harassment HRD detained negative court ruling labour rights protest public vilification HRD prosecuted Read more
Security laws being used to criminalise human rights defenders in Mongolia Published at 03.11.2022 Country Mongolia Category Latest Developments Tags: women private sector harassment HRD prosecuted environmental rights land rights Read more
Civic freedoms remain highly restricted as Karakalpakstan protests turn violent, bloggers and activists targeted Published at 07.10.2022 Country Uzbekistan Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained refusal of registration excessive force restrictive law protest internet restriction journalist detained killing of protestors intimidation harassment HRD detained torture/ill-treatment HRD prosecuted Read more
Anti-monarchy protesters face repression as the right to protest remains under threat Published at 10.10.2022 Country United Kingdom Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI restrictive law protestor(s) detained environmental rights refugees and migrants harassment HRD prosecuted censorship protest extractive industries positive court ruling Read more
Indonesian authorities criminalise activists, violently suppress protests around Papua Published at 19.05.2022 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation intimidation youth extractive industries protest disruption harassment women killing of protestors restrictive law torture/ill-treatment violent protest protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights land rights Read more
Environmental activists charged and convicted for insubordination Published at 15.03.2022 Country Finland Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment environmental rights attack on journalist protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted protest Read more
As Belarus marks 2nd anniversary of the 2020 protests, pressure against CSOs and protesters continues Published at 06.10.2022 Country Belarus Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted CSO closure criminal defamation Read more
Venezuela: intimidation and harassment of human rights defenders Published at 04.10.2022 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: protest internet restriction censorship women intimidation harassment travel ban protestor(s) detained HRD threatened attack on journalist labour rights HRD prosecuted Read more
International Cooperation bill threatens to further reduce civic space in Venezuela Published at 28.06.2022 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction women censorship intimidation criminal defamation internet restriction political interference restrictive law HRD prosecuted Read more
El Proyecto de Ley de Cooperación Internacional amenaza con reducir aún más el espacio cívico Published at 30.06.2022 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation restrictive law criminal defamation internet restriction censorship HRD prosecuted political interference funding restriction women Read more
Civil society urges the UN to reject Vietnam’s bid for the Human Rights Council as it continues to arrest and jail activists Published at 21.09.2022 Country Vietnam Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained negative court ruling excessive force criminal defamation protest women minority groups protest disruption travel ban restrictive law protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted land rights Read more
Despite UN scrutiny, activists continue to be criminalised by the new Philippines administration Published at 15.11.2022 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD prosecuted killing of journalist restrictive law intimidation HRD detained negative court ruling criminal defamation Read more
Canada: courts consider cases with impact on civic freedoms Published at 02.11.2022 Country Canada Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption restrictive law women refugees and migrants protest private sector HRD prosecuted environmental rights protestor(s) detained Read more
