Philippines: Activists abducted, harassed and arrested on fabricated charges while climate of impunity persists Published at 24.03.2023 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling youth women indigenous groups minority groups intimidation harassment HRD detained negative court ruling criminal defamation enforced disappearance restrictive law surveillance HRD threatened Read more
Turkish pop star arrested for comments, disinformation law passed, targeting of journalists Published at 07.12.2022 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women refugees and migrants CSO closure attack on journalist HRD detained labour rights protest restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Turkish Medical association targeted, media blackout following Istanbul bomb attack Published at 11.01.2023 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation harassment attack on journalist labour rights protest internet restriction restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Attempts to weaken the ability of CSOs to protect public interest & concerning cyber security law Published at 15.02.2023 Country Romania Category Latest Developments Tags: protest environmental rights CSO closure restrictive law Read more
New Patient Safety Act threatens right to strike Published at 19.10.2022 Country Finland Category Latest Developments Tags: environmental rights protestor(s) detained restrictive law Read more
University trade unions stage hunger strike; concerns over proposed amendment affecting access to information Published at 16.11.2022 Country Albania Category Latest Developments Tags: environmental rights censorship labour rights restrictive law Read more
Concerns over anti-rave draft law and death threats towards journalists intensify after far-right wins elections Published at 16.11.2022 Country Italy Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling intimidation harassment protest restrictive law Read more
Civil society push back against Separatism law, pension reforms & surveillance Published at 31.03.2023 Country France Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women refugees and migrants intimidation harassment surveillance excessive force labour rights protest violent protest restrictive law protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Bolivia: controversy over alleged network of false social media accounts Published at 05.04.2023 Country Bolivia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation labour rights protest internet restriction extractive industries restrictive law environmental rights private sector Read more
Malaysia: Use of restrictive laws and harassment of protesters persist under new government despite reform commitments Published at 05.04.2023 Country Malaysia Category Latest Developments Tags: youth women intimidation harassment negative court ruling protest criminal defamation restrictive law censorship environmental rights Read more
Raids on trade unions and arrests of unionists as South Korea’s human rights record is reviewed by the UN Published at 06.04.2023 Country South Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment labour rights protest criminal defamation restrictive law Read more
Maldives: Concerns around the arrest of protesters, excessive force and the targeting of journalists Published at 12.04.2023 Country Maldives Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women refugees and migrants harassment attack on journalist negative court ruling excessive force protest labour rights torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
La société civile s'oppose à la loi contre le séparatisme, la réforme des retraites et l’intensification de la surveillance Published at 12.04.2023 Country France Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women refugees and migrants intimidation harassment surveillance excessive force protest labour rights violent protest restrictive law protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
China: Human rights defenders jailed, protesters detained and activists harassed around the National People's Congress Published at 13.04.2023 Country China Category Latest Developments Tags: women minority groups intimidation surveillance travel ban HRD detained negative court ruling protest enforced disappearance restrictive law bureaucratic restriction censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted land rights Read more
Bolivia: polémica por un presunto entramado de cuentas falsas en redes sociales Published at 13.04.2023 Country Bolivia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation labour rights protest internet restriction extractive industries restrictive law environmental rights private sector Read more
Press freedom continues to decline Published at 18.04.2023 Country Hungary Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI labour rights protest restrictive law Read more
UN office faces termination, proposed Anti-Homosexuality Bill raises concerns Published at 19.04.2023 Country Uganda Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption CSO closure intimidation harassment HRD detained criminal defamation positive court ruling LGBTI release of HRDs attack on journalist protest extractive industries political interference restrictive law HRD acquitted journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD threatened HRD prosecuted environmental rights land rights Read more
Cambodia: Ongoing assault on civic space including physical attacks, criminalisation of the opposition, as election draws near Published at 26.04.2023 Country Cambodia Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption women intimidation harassment negative court ruling torture/ill-treatment restrictive law protestor(s) detained land rights Read more
Singapore continues to silence dissent with suspension of human rights lawyer and investigation, harassment of activists Published at 27.04.2023 Country Singapore Category Latest Developments Tags: women intimidation harassment negative court ruling criminal defamation restrictive law censorship Read more
Hong Kong: Authorities continue to use national security and sedition laws to detain activists and criminalise dissent Published at 04.05.2023 Country Hong Kong Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women intimidation harassment HRD detained negative court ruling labour rights criminal defamation prevention of protest restrictive law bureaucratic restriction HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
North Korea: New restrictive law on language issued while regime punishes access to foreign media, international calls Published at 17.05.2023 Country North Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: youth surveillance restrictive law censorship Read more
