Chile: Constitutional Convention begins its work Published at 21.07.2021 Country Chile Category Latest Developments Tags: enabling law indigenous groups refugees and migrants HRD threatened positive CS development attack on journalist youth protest disruption attack on HRD HRD detained negative court ruling excessive force censorship labour rights surveillance positive court ruling women protest HRD prosecuted Read more
Ecuador: criminalisation of environmental defenders and bills affecting freedom of expression Published at 22.07.2021 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law HRD prosecuted women indigenous groups intimidation environmental rights positive CS development HRD detained attack on journalist protest extractive industries non state actors Read more
Stunning crackdown on civil society and opposition continues in Nicaragua Published at 24.06.2021 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: women intimidation negative court ruling travel ban HRD detained journalist detained HRD prosecuted self censorship Read more
Chile: comienza la andadura de la Convención Constitucional Published at 26.07.2021 Country Chile Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women attack on HRD youth HRD detained protest disruption excessive force censorship surveillance indigenous groups refugees and migrants positive CS development attack on journalist negative court ruling labour rights protest enabling law HRD threatened HRD prosecuted Read more
Pro-democracy protest action and internet shutdown in Eswatini Published at 02.07.2021 Country Eswatini Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction prevention of protest killing of protestors violent protest attack on HRD HRD detained excessive force protestor(s) detained Read more
Despite UN concerns Sri Lanka continues to detain critics, arrest protesters and entrench impunity Published at 13.07.2021 Country Sri Lanka Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women harassment surveillance HRD detained excessive force protest torture/ill-treatment journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Persecution of activists and journalists continues following rubber stamp elections in Vietnam Published at 14.07.2021 Country Vietnam Category Latest Developments Tags: torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained women indigenous groups HRD detained negative court ruling enforced disappearance HRD prosecuted Read more
Civil society alarmed by rise of lese majeste cases and proposed NGO law in Thailand Published at 16.07.2021 Country Thailand Category Latest Developments Tags: protest access to info. law positive court ruling journalist detained HRD detained HRD killing criminal defamation land rights Read more
Yemen is an unsafe place for journalists and civil society Published at 05.05.2021 Country Yemen Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained journalist detained Read more
Communities impacted by mining and oil extraction lead wave of protests in Peru Published at 02.12.2021 Country Peru Category Latest Developments Tags: protest extractive industries restrictive law HRD acquitted HRD threatened intimidation HRD detained criminal defamation non state actors women HRD prosecuted indigenous groups release of HRDs attack on journalist negative court ruling environmental rights land rights Read more
Crackdown on journalists continues, new restrictive regulations Published at 11.06.2021 Country Belarus Category Latest Developments Tags: killing of journalist killing of protestors journalist detained CSO closure censorship HRD detained Read more
China tries to deflect global criticism as persecution of activists, Uyghurs and censorship persists Published at 11.08.2021 Country China Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI minority groups HRD detained torture/ill-treatment restrictive law censorship journalist detained surveillance HRD prosecuted Read more
Journalists and CSOs face a clampdown Published at 09.07.2021 Country Russia Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained journalist detained protest Read more
Unrelenting harassment of activists and critics by police to stifle all forms of dissent in Malaysia Published at 28.07.2021 Country Malaysia Category Latest Developments Tags: youth women harassment protestor(s) detained HRD detained restrictive law protest negative court ruling torture/ill-treatment HRD prosecuted prevention of protest criminal defamation Read more
Ongoing persecution of critics and journalists arrested Published at 06.07.2021 Country Rwanda Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist HRD detained attack on HRD journalist detained Read more
Women protesters arrested for displaying LGBTI flags, crackdown on critical voices continues Published at 26.03.2021 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: negative court ruling labour rights protest internet restriction positive court ruling LGBTI women prevention of protest youth attack on HRD attack on journalist HRD detained censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
Withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention; journalists remain under threat Published at 20.05.2021 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women refugees and migrants HRD detained protestor(s) detained labour rights protest Read more
Mass protests over Istanbul convention as women refuse to give up, LGBTI rights targeted again Published at 14.07.2021 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: protest harassment protestor(s) detained attack on journalist prevention of protest environmental rights HRD detained censorship excessive force positive court ruling LGBTI women Read more
Ecuador: state of emergency amid rising crime Published at 31.10.2021 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: protest environmental rights internet restriction youth protest disruption intimidation HRD detained private sector extractive industries women indigenous groups minority groups restrictive law positive CS development attack on journalist protestor(s) detained negative court ruling labour rights HRD threatened HRD prosecuted land rights Read more
Miedo y autocensura tras las manifestaciones multitudinarias contra el Gobierno Published at 03.08.2021 Country Cuba Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship youth women surveillance HRD detained public vilification enforced disappearance internet restriction journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
2021: a bad year for freedom of expression in Mozambique amid human rights crisis in Cabo Delgado Published at 02.12.2021 Country Mozambique Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption release of HRDs HRD detained journalist detained attack on journalist protest protestor(s) detained prevention of protest extractive industries restrictive law censorship environmental rights Read more
