UN Human Rights Office Closed at the Insistence of the Government Published at 23.04.2019 Country Burundi Category Latest Developments Tags: CSO closure intimidation Read more
Sociopolitical crisis triggers attacks against HRDs Published at 23.04.2019 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation release of HRDs HRD detained excessive force protest internet restriction prevention of protest killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment censorship non state actors Read more
Femeture du bureau des droits de l'homme des Nations unies suite à la pression du gouvernement Published at 26.04.2019 Country Burundi Category Latest Developments Tags: CSO closure intimidation Read more
Whistleblower reveals government monitoring journalists and activists due to their work Published at 29.04.2019 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling youth refugees and migrants religious groups intimidation surveillance attack on journalist negative court ruling labour rights protest restrictive law protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
The EU adopts important benchmarks, as repression continues in Turkmenistan Published at 29.04.2019 Country Turkmenistan Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction religious groups intimidation harassment travel ban censorship Read more
Museveni endorsed for 6th term, as opposition leaders continue to face harassment Published at 30.04.2019 Country Uganda Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation harassment attack on journalist negative court ruling excessive force prevention of protest restrictive law time,place restrictions censorship journalist detained Read more
Smears against journalists labelled as "traitors" increase Published at 26.04.2019 Country Serbia Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship intimidation harassment HRD threatened non state actors protest public vilification Read more
LGBTI community targeted in El Salvador Published at 21.03.2019 Country El Salvador Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women intimidation harassment censorship labour rights protest Read more
Some positive civic space developments, but more to be done to keep promises Published at 01.05.2019 Country Kyrgyzstan Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI intimidation harassment positive CS development protest restrictive law people with disabilities protestor(s) detained Read more
Two journalists killed in Mexico and several facing attacks and harassment Published at 20.05.2019 Country Mexico Category Latest Developments Tags: women intimidation attack on journalist labour rights criminal defamation protest killing of journalist journalist detained environmental rights non state actors Read more
Turkmenistan: The state reinforces propaganda campaigns following rumours of the president’s death Published at 03.12.2019 Country Turkmenistan Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship positive CS development public vilification intimidation Read more
EU signs trade deal with Vietnam despite ongoing suppression of civic freedoms Published at 15.07.2019 Country Vietnam Category Latest Developments Tags: women intimidation harassment surveillance HRD detained negative court ruling criminal defamation protest enforced disappearance restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Civic space in Gaza under severe restriction by both external and internal security forces Published at 22.05.2019 Country Occupied Palestinian Territories Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption office raid attack on HRD intimidation harassment HRD detained excessive force killing of journalist prevention of protest killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment surveillance non state actors attack on journalist negative court ruling restrictive law journalist detained HRD threatened Read more
Escalating concerns over right to privacy and freedom of expression on the net in South Korea Published at 14.05.2019 Country South Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women intimidation censorship protestor(s) detained protest Read more
Diez periodistas asesinados en México este año mientras aumenta la violencia contra los medios Published at 12.09.2019 Country Mexico Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD intimidation harassment positive CS development attack on journalist protest killing of journalist violent protest restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Civil society urges new parliament to empower commission to probe murder and disappearances Published at 20.05.2019 Country Maldives Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance prevention of protest HRD killing HRD threatened intimidation Read more
Opposition members intimidated, activists arrested and detained Published at 22.05.2019 Country Belarus Category Latest Developments Tags: access to info. law protestor(s) detained protest intimidation Read more
Intimidation of activists and journalists in El Salvador Published at 06.07.2019 Country El Salvador Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship women criminal defamation intimidation attack on journalist protest Read more
Two journalists shot dead in broad daylight Published at 21.03.2019 Country Mexico Category Latest Developments Tags: killing of journalist women journalist detained intimidation attack on journalist labour rights protest Read more
Six journalistes condamnés à de lourdes amendes et un militant à cinq ans de prison Published at 16.04.2020 Country Côte d'Ivoire Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation harassment negative court ruling extractive industries violent protest protestor(s) detained HRD threatened HRD prosecuted Read more
Nepal attempts to tighten its grip on journalists and social media with new bills Published at 30.05.2019 Country Nepal Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment censorship journalist detained restrictive law intimidation Read more
