Liberian activist freed as sedition charges dropped Published at 03.08.2016 Country Liberia Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained protest release of HRDs Read more
Attacks on civil society increased ahead of Djibouti election Published at 05.08.2016 Country Djibouti Category Latest Developments Tags: killing of protestors attack on HRD release of HRDs torture/ill-treatment intimidation harassment HRD detained Read more
Egypt continues its systematic repression of human rights activists, journalists and protestors Published at 13.09.2016 Country Egypt Category Latest Developments Tags: time,place restrictions funding restriction access to info. law HRD detained release of HRDs Read more
UN Committee Against Torture examined Kuwait’s record Published at 16.09.2016 Country Kuwait Category Latest Developments Tags: torture/ill-treatment release of HRDs Read more
Human Rights Defenders face judicial harassment Published at 19.10.2016 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: women release of HRDs travel ban HRD detained surveillance negative court ruling protest Read more
Syrian conflict claims lives of eight media workers in September Published at 17.10.2016 Country Syria Category Latest Developments Tags: killing of journalist women HRD detained release of HRDs attack on journalist non state actors Read more
Land rights activists at risk of criminalisation in Guatemala Published at 25.10.2016 Country Guatemala Category Latest Developments Tags: killing of journalist harassment attack on journalist excessive force women protest disruption attack on HRD protest HRD detained access to info. law release of HRDs Read more
South Sudan conflict continues to fuel attacks on media, civil society Published at 01.11.2016 Country South Sudan Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD release of HRDs harassment intimidation attack on journalist HRD killing killing of journalist torture/ill-treatment censorship Read more
Pattern of free speech violations continues in Somalia Published at 04.11.2016 Country Somalia Category Latest Developments Tags: killing of journalist office raid HRD detained release of HRDs harassment attack on journalist Read more
Spotlight on rights of migrant workers in Lebanon Published at 16.12.2016 Country Lebanon Category Latest Developments Tags: women refugees and migrants release of HRDs HRD detained labour rights protest sexual assault Read more
7 more CSOs refused FCRA licenses in India Published at 16.12.2016 Country India Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation release of HRDs harassment bureaucratic restriction travel ban HRD detained protest censorship Read more
No let up in Russian authorities' harassment of civil society Published at 08.12.2016 Country Russia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling funding restriction office raid CSO closure minority groups release of HRDs harassment intimidation protest bureaucratic restriction Read more
Tougher laws choke civil society independence in Bangladesh Published at 15.12.2016 Country Bangladesh Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction harassment HRD detained bureaucratic restriction indigenous groups excessive force enforced disappearance censorship prevention of protest time,place restrictions minority groups release of HRDs attack on journalist protest Read more
Perils of investigative reporting show no signs of improving in Montenegro Published at 12.01.2017 Country Montenegro Category Latest Developments Tags: release of HRDs censorship attack on journalist labour rights protest Read more
Thousands still detained as state of emergency continues to deny rights Published at 07.02.2017 Country Ethiopia Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction release of HRDs censorship HRD detained Read more
Bahrain condemned for "shutting down democratic space" Published at 26.10.2017 Country Bahrain Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained women release of HRDs Read more
Belarusian authorities face criticism for continued curtailment of civic rights Published at 18.01.2017 Country Belarus Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship protest disruption release of HRDs HRD detained excessive force protest bureaucratic restriction time,place restrictions surveillance Read more
President releases journalist who exposed corruption Published at 23.01.2017 Country Panama Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained protest disruption excessive force private sector release of HRDs Read more
Uzbek journalist Muhammad Bekjanov freed after 18 years in prison Published at 24.02.2017 Country Uzbekistan Category Latest Developments Tags: travel ban torture/ill-treatment release of HRDs Read more
Concerns over proposed hate speech law as several arrested for criticising the king Published at 16.02.2017 Country Jordan Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained labour rights protest release of HRDs Read more
Despite releases, conditions remain dire for HRDs in Uzbekistan Published at 07.03.2017 Country Uzbekistan Category Latest Developments Tags: travel ban labour rights protest excessive force killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment bureaucratic restriction religious groups release of HRDs positive CS development attack on journalist Read more
