More protests call for release of kin held after Nagorno-Karabakh war Published at 20.10.2022 Country Armenia Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI positive CS development protest enabling law Read more
Mexico: attacks on environmental defenders on the rise Published at 02.11.2022 Country Mexico Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development protest violent protest enabling law protestor(s) detained environmental rights youth protest disruption intimidation harassment HRD killing enforced disappearance women indigenous groups refugees and migrants land rights Read more
Panama: judicial harassment continues to affect freedom of expression Published at 01.12.2022 Country Panama Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation enabling law Read more
USA: Massive workers’ strike at California university Published at 06.12.2022 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained LGBTI women youth intimidation labour rights protest private sector enabling law time,place restrictions journalist detained environmental rights Read more
USA: civil liberties endangered and defended in the courts Published at 18.01.2023 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI minority groups positive CS development labour rights protest internet restriction enabling law restrictive law bureaucratic restriction censorship non state actors Read more
Mexico: two environmental defenders disappeared in Guerrero Published at 14.02.2023 Country Mexico Category Latest Developments Tags: youth indigenous groups refugees and migrants attack on HRD harassment positive CS development attack on journalist protest enforced disappearance extractive industries private sector enabling law surveillance HRD threatened environmental rights Read more
Dominican Republic: new media law under consideration Published at 13.04.2023 Country Dominican Republic Category Latest Developments Tags: protest excessive force criminal defamation enabling law Read more
New legislative measures seek to expand civic freedoms Published at 30.03.2023 Country Zambia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development journalist detained release of HRDs enabling law Read more
Attacks on journalists and clashes on the 50th-anniversary of the military coup Published at 31.01.2024 Country Chile Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption indigenous groups women attack on journalist labour rights protest violent protest enabling law protestor(s) detained Read more
Protests held over increasing cost of living Published at 29.01.2024 Country Malawi Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption refugees and migrants release of HRDs harassment attack on journalist protest violent protest enabling law censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
Agresiones a periodistas y enfrentamientos en el 50 aniversario del golpe militar Published at 12.02.2024 Country Chile Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption indigenous groups women attack on journalist labour rights protest violent protest enabling law protestor(s) detained Read more
Civil society celebrates law set to strengthen public broadcaster’s independence Published at 30.11.2023 Country Slovenia Category Latest Developments Tags: enabling law protestor(s) detained positive court ruling LGBTI protest disruption women religious groups positive CS development excessive force protest public vilification violent protest political interference 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
Legal reforms could enhance whistleblower safeguards and transparency in the public sector Published at 26.02.2024 Country St Kitts and Nevis Category Latest Developments Tags: enabling law Read more
Burundi faces allegations of widespread torture Published at 01.03.2024 Country Burundi Category Latest Developments Tags: women attack on HRD positive CS development torture/ill-treatment enabling law HRD prosecuted Read more
Progressive CSO law finally takes effect, 11 years later Published at 15.05.2024 Country Kenya Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling attack on HRD intimidation positive CS development public vilification enabling law HRD threatened Read more
Dominican Republic introduces updated freedom of expression draft law amid concerns over restrictive intelligence legislation’s impact on fundamental freedoms Published at 22.04.2024 Country Dominican Republic Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law protest disruption protest enabling law Read more
Service delivery protests held, attacks on HRDs continue Published at 30.04.2024 Country South Africa Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption positive CS development labour rights protest violent protest enabling law journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD threatened Read more
El Gobierno presenta actualización de la ley sobre la libertad de expresión mientras crece la preocupación por el impacto negativo de la Ley los servicios de inteligencia Published at 30.04.2024 Country Dominican Republic Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law protest disruption protest enabling law Read more
Reports highlight continuing hostile conditions for critics, HRDs & journalists Published at 31.07.2024 Country Ethiopia Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained HRD threatened women release of HRDs intimidation sexual assault enabling law Read more
Paraguayan Senate passes controversial draft law to increase heavy control over CSOs Published at 22.08.2024 Country Paraguay Category Latest Developments Tags: youth women positive CS development attack on journalist protest public vilification restrictive law enabling law censorship Read more
El Senado aprueba un controvertido proyecto de ley que endurece el control sobre las OSC Published at 28.08.2024 Country Paraguay Category Latest Developments Tags: youth women positive CS development attack on journalist protest public vilification restrictive law enabling law censorship Read more
Protesters clash amid rising polarisation over the 2025 elections Published at 25.10.2024 Country Bolivia Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD intimidation attack on journalist HRD detained excessive force protest extractive industries violent protest enabling law censorship protestor(s) detained private sector Read more
Colombia’s crisis: wave of violence against human rights defenders; Tear gas and stun grenades disrupt peaceful Women’s Day March Published at 11.04.2024 Country Colombia Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption indigenous groups attack on HRD office raid minority groups women attack on journalist HRD killing excessive force criminal defamation protest public vilification killing of journalist enabling law HRD threatened non state actors Read more
Enfrentamientos entre manifestantes en medio de una polarización creciente por las elecciones de 2025 Published at 04.11.2024 Country Bolivia Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD intimidation attack on journalist HRD detained excessive force protest extractive industries violent protest enabling law censorship protestor(s) detained private sector Read more
