Women on front line of peaceful protests bear the brunt of violent crackdown amid state of emergency Published at 20.03.2019 Country Sudan Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption attack on HRD intimidation harassment HRD detained HRD killing excessive force prevention of protest killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment time,place restrictions censorship women release of HRDs attack on journalist negative court ruling protest sexual assault violent protest political interference restrictive law HRD acquitted journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD threatened HRD prosecuted Read more
Human rights defenders in Nicaragua subjected to criminalisation, defamation and harassment Published at 28.11.2019 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship protest disruption women intimidation harassment attack on journalist HRD detained protest HRD prosecuted non state actors Read more
Sociopolitical crisis triggers attacks against HRDs Published at 23.04.2019 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation release of HRDs HRD detained excessive force protest internet restriction prevention of protest killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment censorship non state actors Read more
Authorities criticised for slow response to human rights violations Published at 03.05.2019 Country Ukraine Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment surveillance attack on journalist HRD detained protest Read more
EU signs trade deal with Vietnam despite ongoing suppression of civic freedoms Published at 15.07.2019 Country Vietnam Category Latest Developments Tags: women intimidation harassment surveillance HRD detained negative court ruling criminal defamation protest enforced disappearance restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Civic space in Gaza under severe restriction by both external and internal security forces Published at 22.05.2019 Country Occupied Palestinian Territories Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption office raid attack on HRD intimidation harassment HRD detained excessive force killing of journalist prevention of protest killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment surveillance non state actors attack on journalist negative court ruling restrictive law journalist detained HRD threatened Read more
New constitution voting process triggers violations to civic space Published at 21.03.2019 Country Cuba Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained protestor(s) detained protest Read more
Arbitrary arrests, judicial harassment and attacks on activists and critics in India persist Published at 13.05.2019 Country India Category Latest Developments Tags: youth women attack on HRD harassment HRD detained excessive force criminal defamation protest enforced disappearance extractive industries torture/ill-treatment restrictive law HRD threatened environmental rights land rights Read more
30th April 2019: another peak in repression Published at 14.05.2019 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption indigenous groups harassment attack on journalist HRD detained HRD killing excessive force protest internet restriction violent protest censorship protestor(s) detained HRD threatened Read more
Indonesian civil society finds human rights violations during deadly post-election protests Published at 28.05.2019 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women harassment attack on journalist HRD detained negative court ruling excessive force criminal defamation killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment violent protest censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted non state actors Read more
Bangladesh authorities suppressing critics and restricting freedoms in refugee camps Published at 18.09.2019 Country Bangladesh Category Latest Developments Tags: indigenous groups refugees and migrants harassment HRD detained criminal defamation internet restriction torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Fiji authorities suppress workers and attempt to silence activist Published at 18.06.2019 Country Fiji Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation harassment HRD detained labour rights protest prevention of protest restrictive law censorship Read more
Political prisoners released while repression of protests continues Published at 19.04.2019 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: prevention of protest release of HRDs time,place restrictions positive CS development HRD detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Government intensifies crackdown following January 2019 protests Published at 03.07.2019 Country Zimbabwe Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling CSO closure intimidation harassment HRD detained journalist detained HRD threatened HRD prosecuted Read more
Kazakhstan: Change of power and marred elections, protests and crackdowns Published at 19.08.2019 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption intimidation harassment HRD detained refusal of registration excessive force criminal defamation prevention of protest time,place restrictions censorship surveillance non state actors positive court ruling LGBTI women attack on journalist labour rights protest internet restriction journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Social media remains blocked in Chad Published at 18.07.2016 Country Chad Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained harassment excessive force killing of protestors Read more
Sustained attack on civic freedoms in Myanmar with ongoing prosecutions and internet blackout Published at 16.08.2019 Country Myanmar Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained excessive force criminal defamation protest internet restriction extractive industries restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted land rights Read more
Prominent Hong Kong activists arrested after weeks of police violence at protests Published at 30.08.2019 Country China Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women harassment surveillance attack on journalist HRD detained protest prevention of protest violent protest time,place restrictions censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
Protests in Indonesia against weakening of labour laws as activists and critics are silenced Published at 16.04.2020 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women indigenous groups intimidation harassment HRD detained excessive force criminal defamation labour rights protest restrictive law HRD prosecuted land rights Read more
Political opponents and human rights activists still being targeted in Cambodia Published at 25.09.2019 Country Cambodia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption journalist detained harassment HRD detained protestor(s) detained protest Read more
National Dialogue on Anglophone crisis, dissent voices linger in prison Published at 01.10.2019 Country Cameroon Category Latest Developments Tags: youth HRD detained journalist detained HRD prosecuted protest Read more
