New law for stronger protection of journalists comes into effect Published at 31.01.2022 Country Montenegro Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment LGBTI positive CS development labour rights intimidation Read more
Honduras: Lenca and Garífuna leaders killed within two days Published at 18.05.2022 Country Honduras Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women indigenous groups attack on HRD minority groups harassment positive CS development HRD killing labour rights protest public vilification non state actors environmental rights land rights Read more
South Sudan journalists remain at risk Published at 31.03.2022 Country South Sudan Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained HRD prosecuted youth protest disruption release of HRDs harassment HRD detained labour rights protest non state actors Read more
Canada: The struggle for rights brings people to the streets Published at 01.08.2022 Country Canada Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women indigenous groups refugees and migrants labour rights protest extractive industries restrictive law protestor(s) detained environmental rights positive court ruling Read more
Argentina: suspenden el sistema de reconocimiento facial de Buenos Aires Published at 16.05.2022 Country Argentina Category Latest Developments Tags: protest positive court ruling protest disruption women harassment surveillance labour rights protestor(s) detained Read more
Censuran en Internet a medios independientes y detienen a una mujer mayor por un video satírico Published at 17.05.2022 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: negative court ruling protest private sector self censorship censorship labour rights youth enforced disappearance women indigenous groups criminal defamation intimidation internet restriction Read more
Vietnamese activists face tax evasion charges, movement restrictions and increasing censorship Published at 17.05.2022 Country Vietnam Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women intimidation HRD detained labour rights restrictive law journalist detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights land rights Read more
USA: workers expose anti-unionisation efforts by private companies Published at 05.09.2022 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained environmental rights protest disruption women minority groups attack on journalist negative court ruling labour rights excessive force protest restrictive law private sector non state actors Read more
Fears mount for Qatari woman human rights defender Noof Al-Maadeed whose fate and whereabouts remain Published at 21.12.2021 Country Qatar Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance women HRD prosecuted refugees and migrants HRD detained labour rights Read more
Uruguay: decline in freedom of expression; restrictive law maintained after referendum Published at 19.05.2022 Country Uruguay Category Latest Developments Tags: labour rights restrictive law internet restriction censorship political interference Read more
HRDs face life sentences & death penalty for their peaceful human rights work Published at 19.05.2022 Country Qatar Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI HRD prosecuted refugees and migrants harassment negative court ruling labour rights Read more
Mass arrests of activists; HRDs and journalists hacked with Pegasus Spyware Published at 15.06.2022 Country Jordan Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained prevention of protest journalist detained labour rights surveillance HRD detained Read more
Malaysian police continue to harass protesters and activists and criminalise online expression Published at 20.06.2022 Country Malaysia Category Latest Developments Tags: refugees and migrants harassment HRD detained labour rights criminal defamation prevention of protest time,place restrictions HRD prosecuted land rights Read more
Chile three years on from social uprising Published at 23.02.2023 Country Chile Category Latest Developments Tags: women intimidation journalist detained positive CS development attack on journalist protestor(s) detained environmental rights negative court ruling labour rights criminal defamation protest enabling law protest disruption Read more
Protests for Ukraine and labour rights; concerns raised over Russian media bans Published at 01.07.2022 Country Belgium Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling censorship labour rights protest Read more
Protests for academic freedom met with excessive force, journalist under surveillance Published at 30.06.2022 Country Greece Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained LGBTI negative court ruling youth refugees and migrants intimidation labour rights harassment positive CS development excessive force surveillance protest protestor(s) detained Read more
El Salvador: three years of Bukele government marked by human rights crisis Published at 13.07.2022 Country El Salvador Category Latest Developments Tags: labour rights public vilification self censorship women bureaucratic restriction harassment HRD detained Read more
Crisis de los derechos humanos, una constante durante los tres años de Gobierno de Bukele Published at 25.07.2022 Country El Salvador Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship women bureaucratic restriction harassment HRD detained labour rights public vilification Read more
Arrests, jailing of activists and silencing of dissent in Hong Kong persists despite UN review Published at 26.07.2022 Country Hong Kong Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained negative court ruling labour rights criminal defamation prevention of protest restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Students call for educational reforms; labour day protests Published at 19.07.2022 Country Kosovo Category Latest Developments Tags: youth women harassment environmental rights labour rights protest public vilification Read more
Argentina: Journalists harassed and threatened Published at 29.07.2022 Country Argentina Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption office raid intimidation sexual assault harassment HRD detained excessive force extractive industries non state actors women protestor(s) detained indigenous groups attack on journalist labour rights protest land rights Read more
