Exiled government critic tracked and abducted in Nairobi Published at 30.04.2023 Country South Sudan Category Latest Developments Tags: release of HRDs surveillance HRD prosecuted intimidation Read more
Saudi Authorities continue to target women activists Published at 31.08.2023 Country Saudi Arabia Category Latest Developments Tags: women release of HRDs travel ban HRD detained negative court ruling labour rights censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
Hong Kong: Crackdown on dissent continues with warrants against activists in exile and harassment of their families Published at 13.09.2023 Country Hong Kong Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling intimidation harassment HRD detained negative court ruling public vilification restrictive law bureaucratic restriction censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Authorities use the criminal justice system to harass journalists and activists Published at 18.09.2023 Country Lebanon Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment negative court ruling criminal defamation protest censorship journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Continued use of terrorism lists to retaliate against HRDs raises concern Published at 31.07.2023 Country Egypt Category Latest Developments Tags: release of HRDs intimidation travel ban criminal defamation internet restriction HRD prosecuted Read more
Myanmar: Despite arrests, torture and failure of ASEAN, activists continue to mobilise against the junta Published at 19.09.2023 Country Myanmar Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption women youth harassment surveillance HRD detained negative court ruling excessive force criminal defamation labour rights enforced disappearance protest torture/ill-treatment restrictive law bureaucratic restriction protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Attacks on freedom of expression continue as journalists face threats, hate speech and vandalism Published at 15.02.2023 Country Bosnia & Herzegovina Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation attack on journalist labour rights protest people with disabilities HRD prosecuted Read more
Final Court upholds journalists' prison sentences Published at 31.07.2023 Country Morocco Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained negative court ruling restrictive law censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
Internet activists subjected to retrial Published at 31.08.2023 Country Oman Category Latest Developments Tags: religious groups release of HRDs harassment negative court ruling torture/ill-treatment censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
Journalists continue to be targeted systematically Published at 28.04.2023 Country Somalia Category Latest Developments Tags: release of HRDs harassment attack on journalist negative court ruling protest journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Tajikistan: Suppressing critical voices Published at 26.09.2023 Country Tajikistan Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship CSO closure intimidation positive CS development HRD detained public vilification internet restriction restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Arrests, abductions and violent attacks against critics and opposition surround election period Published at 27.09.2023 Country Zimbabwe Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD intimidation HRD detained HRD killing negative court ruling torture/ill-treatment political interference restrictive law HRD prosecuted Read more
Vietnam: Criminalisation and ill-treatment of activists persists as government marks one year on the Human Rights Council Published at 05.10.2023 Country Vietnam Category Latest Developments Tags: women attack on HRD minority groups intimidation HRD detained negative court ruling torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Philippines: Activists face judicial harassment, abductions and being designated as terrorists Published at 11.10.2023 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling youth women intimidation harassment release of HRDs HRD killing labour rights protest public vilification enforced disappearance restrictive law HRD acquitted HRD threatened HRD prosecuted Read more
Bangladesh: Government continues targeting activists and criminalising opposition members ahead of UN human rights review Published at 23.10.2023 Country Bangladesh Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment negative court ruling criminal defamation enforced disappearance prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment political interference restrictive law protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Cambodia: Criminalisation of activists and the opposition continues following sham elections and transfer of political power Published at 23.10.2023 Country Cambodia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling youth protest disruption women attack on HRD harassment travel ban negative court ruling internet restriction torture/ill-treatment restrictive law bureaucratic restriction censorship HRD prosecuted environmental rights land rights Read more
Civic space violations continue in Senegal: protesters killed, HRD and journalists judicially harassed Published at 24.10.2023 Country Senegal Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation harassment HRD detained excessive force criminal defamation internet restriction killing of protestors violent protest censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Climate activists charged for throwing paint at Senate building, facing possible prison sentences Published at 21.02.2023 Country Italy Category Latest Developments Tags: environmental rights attack on journalist HRD prosecuted criminal defamation Read more
CSO members sentenced for LGBTQI+ related charges Published at 13.10.2023 Country Burundi Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI HRD prosecuted Read more
Crackdown on Bedoon Rights Defenders unabating, Draft Law to restrict Freedom of Expression Published at 17.10.2023 Country Kuwait Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law censorship HRD prosecuted minority groups harassment HRD detained Read more
Les violations de l’espace civique se poursuivent: des manifestants tués, des journalistes et des défenseurs des droits de l’homme harcelés par la justice Published at 29.10.2023 Country Senegal Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation harassment HRD detained excessive force criminal defamation internet restriction killing of protestors violent protest censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
