Concerns remain over RTV Slovenia as the new government opens up dialogue with civil society Published at 03.11.2022 Country Slovenia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption women attack on HRD intimidation harassment positive CS development attack on journalist protest violent protest censorship Read more
"Black Thursday": at least 50 killed in protests against extension of military transitional period Published at 01.11.2022 Country Chad Category Latest Developments Tags: violent protest time,place restrictions protest disruption CSO closure journalist detained intimidation release of HRDs attack on journalist excessive force internet restriction killing of journalist killing of protestors prevention of protest protestor(s) detained Read more
Haiti: Escalating protests over multiple crises, with people calling for Prime Minister’s resignation Published at 01.10.2022 Country Haiti Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption office raid killing of protestors protest violent protest attack on journalist killing of journalist excessive force self censorship Read more
Civil society urges the UN to reject Vietnam’s bid for the Human Rights Council as it continues to arrest and jail activists Published at 21.09.2022 Country Vietnam Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained negative court ruling excessive force criminal defamation protest women minority groups protest disruption travel ban restrictive law protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted land rights Read more
Peru: attacks on journalists as political polarisation remains prominent Published at 27.10.2022 Country Peru Category Latest Developments Tags: non state actors attack on HRD intimidation protest harassment women HRD detained HRD threatened HRD killing extractive industries indigenous groups journalist detained criminal defamation attack on journalist environmental rights restrictive law land rights protest disruption office raid Read more
Canada: courts consider cases with impact on civic freedoms Published at 02.11.2022 Country Canada Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption restrictive law women refugees and migrants protest private sector HRD prosecuted environmental rights protestor(s) detained Read more
Government agencies used to silence dissent in India as its rights record is scrutinised at the UN Published at 22.11.2022 Country India Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD killing prevention of protest protest disruption office raid excessive force harassment negative court ruling bureaucratic restriction protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Protesters face judicial harassment while restrictions to freedom of expression persist in Malaysia Published at 17.11.2022 Country Malaysia Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption harassment labour rights protest criminal defamation restrictive law bureaucratic restriction censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
Maldives elected to UN Human Rights Council despite press freedom concerns, restrictions on protests and impunity Published at 18.11.2022 Country Maldives Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment protestor(s) detained positive court ruling protest disruption restrictive law Read more
Dominican Republic: anti-colonial demonstration attacked by ultra-nationalist group Published at 21.11.2022 Country Dominican Republic Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption minority groups harassment excessive force protest non state actors Read more
República Dominicana: un grupo ultranacionalista arremete contra manifestantes anticolonialistas Published at 28.11.2022 Country Dominican Republic Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption minority groups harassment excessive force protest non state actors Read more
Protesters continue to face prosecution and excessive force while activists criminalised for royal defamation in Thailand Published at 15.12.2022 Country Thailand Category Latest Developments Tags: time,place restrictions harassment surveillance attack on journalist protestor(s) detained excessive force criminal defamation torture/ill-treatment LGBTI protest disruption women youth restrictive law HRD prosecuted Read more
The Singapore authorities continues its use of restrictive laws to harass critics and activists and stifle protests Published at 20.12.2022 Country Singapore Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment censorship protest disruption women Read more
Bangladeshi government brutally cracks down on opposition rallies as well as journalists and dissidents Published at 22.12.2022 Country Bangladesh Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption intimidation harassment excessive force public vilification enforced disappearance torture/ill-treatment restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
Brazil: anti-democratic demonstrations following presidential election Published at 21.12.2022 Country Brazil Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction harassment HRD killing public vilification violent protest censorship non state actors political interference women indigenous groups environmental rights religious groups attack on journalist youth protest disruption attack on HRD intimidation negative court ruling protest land rights Read more
Slow progress in ensuring accountability for unlawful killing of protesters in PNG while journalists face restrictions and threats Published at 30.12.2022 Country Papua New Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption killing of protestors intimidation harassment excessive force Read more
Argentina: economic crisis leads to recurrent protests Published at 30.12.2022 Country Argentina Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law protest disruption intimidation attack on journalist harassment HRD detained excessive force protestor(s) detained public vilification negative court ruling censorship surveillance labour rights non state actors positive court ruling environmental rights women indigenous groups protest land rights Read more
Mexico: women defenders and the families of disappeared persons targeted Published at 30.12.2022 Country Mexico Category Latest Developments Tags: women excessive force violent protest protest positive CS development journalist detained attack on journalist public vilification protestor(s) detained HRD killing sexual assault labour rights youth protest disruption indigenous groups Read more
Restrictive laws, Abductions, Detentions, Vilification and Protest dispersal characterise downward spiral of civic space Published at 01.11.2022 Country Malawi Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship prevention of protest criminal defamation LGBTI protest protest disruption youth restrictive law attack on HRD public vilification journalist detained protestor(s) detained attack on journalist Read more
Protesters criminalised in Timor-Leste while journalists continue to face harassment Published at 31.12.2022 Country Timor-Leste Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment youth protest disruption protestor(s) detained restrictive law Read more
Authorities in Pakistan continue harassment of journalists, persecution of activists and stifling of protests Published at 31.12.2022 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption minority groups harassment excessive force criminal defamation protest restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
