Deadly anti-Kabila protests followed by wave of arrests of social movement activists Published at 11.05.2018 Country Democratic Republic of the Congo Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD acquitted killing of protestors non state actors journalist detained women protestor(s) detained release of HRDs youth protest disruption attack on HRD HRD detained protest HRD killing excessive force internet restriction criminal defamation enforced disappearance prevention of protest sexual assault HRD prosecuted Read more
Authorities fail to investigate break-ins targeting human rights organisations Published at 08.03.2018 Country Uganda Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance attack on HRD torture/ill-treatment journalist detained positive court ruling non state actors Read more
Journalists, human rights defenders and artists persecuted and harassed in Cuba Published at 16.02.2018 Country Cuba Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women intimidation journalist detained harassment travel ban attack on journalist excessive force protest enforced disappearance prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment protestor(s) detained Read more
Killing of student prompts united civil society response to closing space Published at 20.03.2018 Country Tanzania Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation enforced disappearance bureaucratic restriction censorship HRD detained excessive force public vilification Read more
State continues to restrict and threaten civic space Published at 14.03.2018 Country Russia Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance women religious groups political interference protestor(s) detained protest Read more
Decree on Associations imposes severe restrictions on civil society Published at 14.03.2018 Country Laos Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance funding restriction CSO closure restrictive law Read more
Haitian photojournalist Vladjimir Legagneur - missing since 14th March Published at 30.03.2018 Country Haiti Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance Read more
Pashtun protests continue despite pressure from authorities Published at 01.05.2018 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: political interference censorship self censorship funding restriction attack on HRD CSO closure intimidation harassment surveillance protest enforced disappearance protestor(s) detained Read more
Attacks on civic space continue with threats to dissolve opposition and jailing of judges Published at 31.05.2018 Country Maldives Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance political interference bureaucratic restriction negative court ruling excessive force protest Read more
Septimius Award organisers abducted in Tripoli and held in detention by GNA Published at 18.06.2018 Country Libya Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance journalist detained torture/ill-treatment Read more
UN Human Rights Committee slams Laos record on civil and political rights Published at 23.08.2018 Country Laos Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD prosecuted enforced disappearance torture/ill-treatment restrictive law censorship land rights Read more
Ahead of elections, abuse of laws crippling Maldives’ nascent democracy says rights group Published at 27.08.2018 Country Maldives Category Latest Developments Tags: political interference criminal defamation enforced disappearance protest restrictive law Read more
UN urges Bahrain to end restrictions on civic space Published at 02.08.2018 Country Bahrain Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD CSO closure harassment excessive force enforced disappearance journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Activists threatened and attacked while families of the disappeared protest hearings Published at 07.08.2018 Country Sri Lanka Category Latest Developments Tags: women attack on HRD religious groups minority groups intimidation harassment protest enforced disappearance torture/ill-treatment HRD threatened Read more
Repression of protests killed 15 people in 2018 Published at 07.08.2018 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: protest youth harassment enforced disappearance attack on journalist negative court ruling killing of protestors excessive force labour rights censorship Read more
Journalists and humanitarian worker killed as conflict continues Published at 10.07.2018 Country Yemen Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance killing of journalist office raid journalist detained attack on journalist HRD killing protest Read more
Kenyan activist disappears ahead of protests while a new cyber crimes law is challenged in court Published at 20.07.2018 Country Kenya Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law enabling law harassment censorship enforced disappearance attack on HRD Read more
275 people killed since the protests started Published at 19.07.2018 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: women attack on HRD attack on journalist protestor(s) detained excessive force protest enforced disappearance killing of protestors youth violent protest non state actors Read more
Activists call for reform after peace deal with Ethiopia Published at 13.08.2018 Country Eritrea Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance journalist detained religious groups bureaucratic restriction Read more
Libya: journalist abducted, tortured and murdered Published at 21.08.2018 Country Libya Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance killing of journalist torture/ill-treatment bureaucratic restriction release of HRDs travel ban journalist detained Read more
Student wing of ruling party attacking activists, academics and journalists with impunity Published at 02.08.2018 Country Bangladesh Category Latest Developments Tags: prevention of protest censorship protestor(s) detained youth protest disruption attack on HRD intimidation harassment surveillance attack on journalist public vilification enforced disappearance non state actors Read more
