India: Modi government targets civil society groups and activists, suppresses protests and censors reporting as election draws near Published at 22.02.2024 Country India Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction protest disruption office raid youth minority groups harassment surveillance attack on journalist excessive force extractive industries restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Kiribati: UN expert seeks answers on judicial crisis while death of fisheries observer remains unresolved Published at 23.02.2024 Country Kiribati Category Latest Developments Tags: political interference environmental rights Read more
Cambodia: Ahead of upcoming UN review, Hun Manet’s government continues targeting activists and critics Published at 29.02.2024 Country Cambodia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling youth women intimidation harassment protest restrictive law protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Despite challenges, progress in Austria as CSOs work closer together Published at 21.12.2023 Country Austria Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling funding restriction LGBTI protest disruption positive CS development protest public vilification prevention of protest extractive industries political interference restrictive law enabling law protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Two land and environmental defenders killed in less than a month Published at 28.12.2023 Country Peru Category Latest Developments Tags: indigenous groups harassment attack on journalist HRD killing protest restrictive law censorship journalist detained non state actors environmental rights land rights Read more
Dos personas defensoras del medioambiente y del derecho a la tierra asesinadas en menos de un mes Published at 04.01.2024 Country Peru Category Latest Developments Tags: indigenous groups harassment attack on journalist HRD killing protest restrictive law censorship journalist detained non state actors environmental rights land rights Read more
Australia: Sentencing of whistle-blower and crackdown on protests a setback for civic freedoms Published at 17.05.2024 Country Australia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women harassment excessive force torture/ill-treatment censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
New Zealand: Protests mobilised against government bill undermining indigenous rights on the Gaza genocide and on climate change. Published at 30.05.2024 Country New Zealand Category Latest Developments Tags: youth indigenous groups protest protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Protests erupt over amnesty law, two journalists arbitrarily detained Published at 15.01.2024 Country Spain Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women youth labour rights protest restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Concerning terrorism probe into Catalan independence activists continues Published at 01.06.2024 Country Spain Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation surveillance excessive force protest public vilification prevention of protest restrictive law protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Philippines: Harassment and targeting of activists, NGOs continue despite formation of new human rights ‘super body’ Published at 15.07.2024 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling funding restriction protest disruption indigenous groups youth harassment excessive force labour rights protest enforced disappearance public vilification restrictive law bureaucratic restriction protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Norway criticised for new oil projects, Sami rights protesters receive an audience with the king Published at 17.10.2023 Country Norway Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption indigenous groups protest protestor(s) detained environmental rights land rights Read more
Sami people's rights still under pressure; Major strike brings agreement on wage increases Published at 27.06.2023 Country Norway Category Latest Developments Tags: indigenous groups labour rights protest environmental rights land rights Read more
Climate activists convicted, press freedoms threatened, and increasing polarisation Published at 23.11.2022 Country Sweden Category Latest Developments Tags: protest restrictive law censorship HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Climate activist fined for protest action; Quran burnings highlight tensions over freedom of expression Published at 25.10.2023 Country Sweden Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption refugees and migrants religious groups protest violent protest HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Cambodia: Environmental, land and labour activists targeted by the government Published at 13.08.2024 Country Cambodia Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption women intimidation harassment HRD detained negative court ruling excessive force labour rights public vilification torture/ill-treatment restrictive law HRD prosecuted environmental rights land rights Read more
Social unrest grows as the government’s agenda erodes fundamental freedoms Published at 20.05.2024 Country Argentina Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women attack on HRD intimidation attack on journalist excessive force protest public vilification censorship protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Hundreds of protesters injured and dozens detained in clashes with security forces Published at 12.08.2024 Country Argentina Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI protest disruption intimidation attack on journalist excessive force labour rights protest public vilification extractive industries violent protest restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Enfrentamientos con las fuerzas de seguridad: cientos de personas manifestantes heridas y decenas de detenciones Published at 19.08.2024 Country Argentina Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI protest disruption intimidation attack on journalist excessive force labour rights protest public vilification extractive industries violent protest restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Thousands march in Santiago to support Palestinian people Published at 31.03.2024 Country Chile Category Latest Developments Tags: protest positive CS development environmental rights Read more
Clashes in labour day march; Chile approves Escazú Implementation Plan Published at 18.07.2024 Country Chile Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption indigenous groups intimidation positive CS development labour rights criminal defamation protest public vilification violent protest protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
