Protests escalate in Afghanistan as frustration with Taliban rule and abuses grow Published at 28.11.2022 Country Afghanistan Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained protest disruption women minority groups intimidation harassment HRD detained excessive force protest torture/ill-treatment bureaucratic restriction HRD threatened Read more
Labour rights protest, “Day of Republika Srpska” turns violent despite ban Published at 04.02.2022 Country Bosnia & Herzegovina Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI violent protest bureaucratic restriction harassment labour rights protest Read more
Civic space further restricted after a second military coup Published at 14.12.2022 Country Burkina Faso Category Latest Developments Tags: violent protest intimidation harassment censorship HRD prosecuted protest Read more
Lack of accountability for ‘’Bloody January’’ events & persecution of critics undermine pledged modernisation Published at 21.09.2022 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law bureaucratic restriction intimidation harassment attack on journalist excessive force protestor(s) detained protest prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment HRD prosecuted Read more
Protests against city plan met with violence; Pride Centre targeted Published at 30.07.2022 Country Serbia Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist protestor(s) detained excessive force protest public vilification LGBTI attack on HRD intimidation harassment censorship environmental rights Read more
On the watchlist: LGBTQI+ EuroPride goes ahead at the last minute as journalists and LGBTQI+ activists attacked Published at 22.09.2022 Country Serbia Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD harassment public vilification violent protest attack on journalist protestor(s) detained environmental rights protest LGBTI Read more
The UAE continues to arbitrarily detain prisoners of conscience well past completion of their sentences Published at 23.09.2022 Country United Arab Emirates Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment HRD acquitted HRD detained Read more
Honduras: HRDs criminalised while changes to protection system spark concern Published at 22.09.2022 Country Honduras Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling political interference harassment censorship women protest indigenous groups minority groups non state actors HRD prosecuted land rights Read more
Labour unions face pressure; mounting attacks on journalists and activists Published at 17.08.2022 Country Serbia Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation women harassment labour rights environmental rights protest public vilification Read more
The rule of law at risk in Kiribati as judges suspended Published at 27.09.2022 Country Kiribati Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment political interference Read more
Saudi civil society at serious risk as global energy crisis leads US and others to abandon human rights commitments Published at 23.09.2022 Country Saudi Arabia Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment censorship HRD detained torture/ill-treatment Read more
Honduras: la criminalización de los DDH y los cambios en el sistema de protección generan preocupación Published at 27.09.2022 Country Honduras Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship non state actors HRD prosecuted positive court ruling women indigenous groups minority groups harassment protest political interference land rights Read more
Arrest of climate protesters, increasing anti-protest laws and continued prosecution of whistleblowers in Australia Published at 29.09.2022 Country Australia Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption restrictive law harassment protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Authorities continue to harass NagaWorld union strikers and criminalise activists and opposition members in Cambodia Published at 04.10.2022 Country Cambodia Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained HRD prosecuted protest disruption women harassment HRD detained negative court ruling labour rights excessive force sexual assault torture/ill-treatment restrictive law land rights Read more
Protests led by former Democratic Party leader turn violent Published at 07.02.2022 Country Albania Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment protestor(s) detained violent protest excessive force protest Read more
Bolivia: coca growers’ protests marked by violence and use of excessive force Published at 15.09.2022 Country Bolivia Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist excessive force violent protest bureaucratic restriction protestor(s) detained protest disruption harassment land rights Read more
Cuban authorities harassing journalists and activists to force them to renounce their work Published at 01.12.2022 Country Cuba Category Latest Developments Tags: travel ban protest public vilification restrictive law HRD threatened self censorship LGBTI harassment internet restriction Read more
Protesters continue to face arrest, excessive force in Sri Lanka as new UN resolution maintains international scrutiny Published at 09.10.2022 Country Sri Lanka Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption harassment excessive force time,place restrictions youth protestor(s) detained Read more
Ecuador: two journalists killed in Manabí within a month Published at 04.10.2022 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women indigenous groups release of HRDs harassment attack on journalist public vilification killing of journalist killing of protestors restrictive law protestor(s) detained HRD threatened HRD prosecuted Read more
Mexico: attacks on environmental defenders on the rise Published at 02.11.2022 Country Mexico Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development protest violent protest enabling law protestor(s) detained environmental rights youth protest disruption intimidation harassment HRD killing enforced disappearance women indigenous groups refugees and migrants land rights Read more
Attacks on Guatemalan human rights organisations and justice operators Published at 01.12.2022 Country Guatemala Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction sexual assault HRD threatened positive court ruling self censorship women harassment HRD detained negative court ruling labour rights protest public vilification HRD prosecuted Read more
