Proposed election law sparks protests, CSOs denounce new framework to monitor online content Published at 20.04.2023 Country Iraq Category Latest Developments Tags: women attack on HRD CSO closure HRD detained HRD killing protest internet restriction torture/ill-treatment censorship HRD threatened HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
En Ecuador, el peligro acecha a las personas defensoras del medioambiente Published at 24.04.2023 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 private sector bureaucratic restriction HRD acquitted protestor(s) detained HRD threatened environmental rights land rights Read more
Activists protest energy sector Published at 18.01.2023 Country Norway Category Latest Developments Tags: protest protest disruption environmental rights Read more
Environmental activists organise civic actions and sit-ins Published at 25.01.2023 Country Italy Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption refugees and migrants attack on journalist criminal defamation protest censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Laos: Arrests for protest against potash mine while human rights defenders remain in jail Published at 02.05.2023 Country Laos Category Latest Developments Tags: religious groups protest enforced disappearance protestor(s) detained environmental rights land rights Read more
En México, la vigilancia vuelve a ocupar el primer plano Published at 03.05.2023 Country Mexico Category Latest Developments Tags: youth women intimidation labour rights protest public vilification killing of journalist environmental rights journalist detained surveillance private sector non state actors Read more
Hong Kong: Authorities continue to use national security and sedition laws to detain activists and criminalise dissent Published at 04.05.2023 Country Hong Kong Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women intimidation harassment HRD detained negative court ruling labour rights criminal defamation prevention of protest restrictive law bureaucratic restriction HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Plight of activists continues to raise concerns as more are killed, attacked Published at 17.05.2023 Country South Africa Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling youth women minority groups intimidation harassment HRD killing excessive force criminal defamation public vilification protest extractive industries protestor(s) detained HRD threatened HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Newspaper and editor face harassment Published at 31.01.2023 Country Sweden Category Latest Developments Tags: environmental rights HRD threatened protest intimidation Read more
Attacks against journalists continue unabated Published at 23.05.2023 Country Mexico Category Latest Developments Tags: refugees and migrants harassment attack on journalist labour rights protest torture/ill-treatment journalist detained HRD threatened environmental rights Read more
Portugal: Climate Change Protests and HRD Faces Charges Published at 06.06.2023 Country Portugal Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women intimidation positive CS development attack on journalist protest criminal defamation HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Arson attack on the premises of a radio station Published at 06.06.2023 Country Argentina Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women indigenous groups intimidation harassment attack on journalist journalist detained protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
68 human rights defenders killed in the first four months of 2023 Published at 12.06.2023 Country Colombia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI women indigenous groups intimidation attack on journalist HRD killing labour rights protest killing of journalist environmental rights non state actors Read more
Incendian las oficinas de una emisora de radio Published at 15.06.2023 Country Argentina Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women indigenous groups intimidation harassment attack on journalist journalist detained protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Press freedoms continue to decline Published at 23.03.2023 Country Poland Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women refugees and migrants religious groups harassment protest people with disabilities surveillance HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Cost of living protesters clash with police; austerity measures cause discontent Published at 19.06.2023 Country Czech Republic Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI religious groups minority groups protest violent protest protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
ASESINAN A 68 DEFENSORES DE LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS EN LOS PRIMEROS CUATRO MESES DE 2023 Published at 03.07.2023 Country Colombia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI women indigenous groups intimidation attack on journalist HRD killing labour rights protest killing of journalist environmental rights non state actors Read more
Vietnam: Human Rights Council membership and dialogues fail to stem repression against activists Published at 23.06.2023 Country Vietnam Category Latest Developments Tags: women protest disruption minority groups release of HRDs harassment travel ban HRD detained negative court ruling excessive force criminal defamation enforced disappearance torture/ill-treatment restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Indonesia: Government continues to jail Papuan activists, criminalise dissent and target journalists Published at 28.06.2023 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption women intimidation harassment HRD detained negative court ruling protest criminal defamation prevention of protest restrictive law bureaucratic restriction protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights land rights Read more
Workers strike against bill banning “rioters” from protests; fourteen arrested as activists occupy gas terminal Published at 06.07.2023 Country Belgium Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI negative court ruling labour rights protest restrictive law protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Philippines: A year into the Marcos Jr presidency, arbitrary arrests, surveillance, attacks on journalists and enforced disappearances persist Published at 13.07.2023 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation harassment HRD detained HRD killing excessive force public vilification enforced disappearance killing of journalist surveillance private sector non state actors women indigenous groups attack on journalist labour rights extractive industries restrictive law protestor(s) detained environmental rights youth Read more
