Ombudsman announces plans to create a protection mechanism for HRDs Published at 02.03.2018 Country Panama Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development labour rights indigenous groups extractive industries restrictive law private sector protest Read more
Nationwide protests against Trans-Pacific trade agreement Published at 07.03.2018 Country New Zealand Category Latest Developments Tags: extractive industries private sector environmental rights protestor(s) detained surveillance protest Read more
Communities protest against plans for bauxite mine on Santa Cruz Island Published at 15.02.2018 Country Solomon Islands Category Latest Developments Tags: protest extractive industries private sector environmental rights land rights Read more
Civil society organisations advocate for ban on seabed mining in Vanuatu's waters Published at 19.02.2018 Country Vanuatu Category Latest Developments Tags: extractive industries environmental rights Read more
Military junta violates and restricts citizens' rights to peaceful assembly Published at 22.02.2018 Country Thailand Category Latest Developments Tags: surveillance restrictive law HRD detained criminal defamation prevention of protest HRD prosecuted time,place restrictions environmental rights extractive industries protestor(s) detained protest disruption Read more
Online or in the streets - Canadians are vocal for change Published at 16.03.2018 Country Canada Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained LGBTI women indigenous groups refugees and migrants religious groups labour rights protest internet restriction extractive industries restrictive law private sector environmental rights Read more
Journalists attacked during protest of ruling party supporters Published at 27.03.2018 Country Ghana Category Latest Developments Tags: excessive force protest prevention of protest extractive industries violent protest private sector intimidation attack on journalist labour rights non state actors Read more
Kazakhstan: State vilifies opposition movement and its alleged supporters as “extremists” Published at 03.04.2018 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: women labour rights protest public vilification prevention of protest extractive industries political interference restrictive law bureaucratic restriction censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted private sector Read more
Environmental protesters in Tamil Nadu shot dead Published at 25.05.2018 Country India Category Latest Developments Tags: violent protest protest disruption killing of protestors excessive force internet restriction extractive industries private sector protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Positive civic space developments: some activists hopeful, some still wary Published at 25.05.2018 Country Kyrgyzstan Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption women positive CS development negative court ruling protest prevention of protest extractive industries violent protest people with disabilities private sector Read more
PNG journalist: "We no longer enjoy media freedom". Published at 24.05.2018 Country Papua New Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: women refugees and migrants intimidation attack on journalist labour rights protest sexual assault extractive industries censorship private sector land rights Read more
Nurses issue strike notice over breach of collective agreement Published at 25.04.2018 Country Solomon Islands Category Latest Developments Tags: extractive industries political interference environmental rights labour rights protest land rights youth Read more
Calls for legislation to protect human rights defenders as attacks against them persist Published at 04.06.2018 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: youth attack on journalist women restrictive law HRD killing attack on HRD minority groups environmental rights intimidation extractive industries protest land rights Read more
CSOs and UN Special Rapporteurs concerned over draft Law on Associations Published at 21.06.2018 Country Democratic Republic of the Congo Category Latest Developments Tags: torture/ill-treatment protestor(s) detained non state actors violent protest protest disruption intimidation restrictive law attack on journalist prevention of protest extractive industries private sector environmental rights Read more
Repression and arbitrary detentions during protests continue in Honduras Published at 10.08.2018 Country Honduras Category Latest Developments Tags: labour rights protest excessive force youth non state actors positive CS development negative court ruling extractive industries torture/ill-treatment journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD threatened land rights Read more
2018: a lethal year for land and environmental defenders in Guatemala Published at 16.08.2018 Country Guatemala Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling indigenous groups positive CS development attack on journalist HRD killing excessive force protest extractive industries restrictive law non state actors environmental rights land rights Read more
Ecuador officially joins the Open Government Partnership Published at 23.08.2018 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: indigenous groups extractive industries environmental rights positive CS development Read more
Environmental protests continue as fracking companies seek court injunction Published at 02.07.2018 Country United Kingdom Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling intimidation harassment positive CS development negative court ruling public vilification extractive industries private sector surveillance environmental rights non state actors Read more
UN Special Rapporteur: anti-terror bill "falls short" of UK's rights obligations Published at 09.08.2018 Country United Kingdom Category Latest Developments Tags: youth surveillance protest extractive industries restrictive law bureaucratic restriction access to info. law protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Thousands participate in the Women's march, while LGBTIQ group loses observer status with the ACHPR Published at 04.09.2018 Country South Africa Category Latest Developments Tags: prevention of protest extractive industries violent protest bureaucratic restriction protestor(s) detained HRD threatened LGBTI protest disruption women intimidation surveillance labour rights protest non state actors Read more
Chilean authorities use the Anti-terrorism law to criminalise Mapuches' leaders. Published at 24.10.2018 Country Chile Category Latest Developments Tags: indigenous groups extractive industries private sector environmental rights negative court ruling protest Read more
