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
Police arrested five land and water defenders Published at 26.04.2023 Country Canada Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI indigenous groups refugees and migrants labour rights protest extractive industries protestor(s) detained Read more
Environmental activists organise civic actions and sit-ins Published at 25.01.2023 Country Italy Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption refugees and migrants attack on journalist criminal defamation protest censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Laos: Arrests for protest against potash mine while human rights defenders remain in jail Published at 02.05.2023 Country Laos Category Latest Developments Tags: religious groups protest enforced disappearance protestor(s) detained environmental rights land rights Read more
La police arrête cinq défenseurs des territoires ancestraux Published at 22.05.2023 Country Canada Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI indigenous groups refugees and migrants labour rights protest extractive industries protestor(s) detained Read more
Plight of activists continues to raise concerns as more are killed, attacked Published at 17.05.2023 Country South Africa Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling youth women minority groups intimidation harassment HRD killing excessive force criminal defamation public vilification protest extractive industries protestor(s) detained HRD threatened HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Tightening the screws on free speech and civic engagement Published at 17.05.2023 Country Kyrgyzstan Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling place restrictions time, intimidation criminal defamation protest restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Outlets targeted in cyber attack Published at 28.04.2023 Country Greece Category Latest Developments Tags: refugees and migrants intimidation excessive force protest public vilification censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
Pakistan: Authorities bring terrorism charges against protesters, arrest the opposition and target the media Published at 24.05.2023 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption intimidation harassment excessive force criminal defamation enforced disappearance internet restriction killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment violent protest restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Landmark judgment affirms the rights to association and equality Published at 10.04.2023 Country Kenya Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI protest disruption office raid intimidation harassment positive CS development attack on journalist criminal defamation protest restrictive law HRD acquitted censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD threatened Read more
Rising cost of living sparks nationwide protests, journalists bear brunt of police brutality Published at 24.05.2023 Country Kenya Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD harassment attack on journalist excessive force protest public vilification prevention of protest bureaucratic restriction censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
725 documented attacks on civic space in Bolivia in 2022 Published at 24.05.2023 Country Bolivia Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist protestor(s) detained excessive force protest Read more
Afghanistan: Activists, academics and journalists continue to be targeted as UN talks sideline women’s voices Published at 25.05.2023 Country Afghanistan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women intimidation harassment HRD detained excessive force prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment bureaucratic restriction journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
India: Government continues crackdown on civil society and harassment of journalists as it hosts the G20 Published at 31.05.2023 Country India Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction women protest disruption minority groups intimidation harassment surveillance HRD detained attack on journalist negative court ruling excessive force internet restriction killing of journalist torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Turkmenistan: UN human rights body issues important findings as the authorities continue to reign in dissent Published at 02.06.2023 Country Turkmenistan Category Latest Developments Tags: women intimidation harassment HRD detained protest internet restriction bureaucratic restriction censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
Protests erupt after two recent cases of femicide Published at 01.02.2023 Country Kosovo Category Latest Developments Tags: women positive CS development attack on journalist labour rights protest public vilification people with disabilities protestor(s) detained HRD threatened Read more
Nepal: Authorities continue to target journalists, stifle protests and seek to increase surveillance powers Published at 05.06.2023 Country Nepal Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption women intimidation harassment attack on journalist excessive force violent protest torture/ill-treatment restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
Bolivia: 725 ataques contra el espacio cívico en 2022 Published at 05.06.2023 Country Bolivia Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist protestor(s) detained excessive force protest Read more
Arson attack on the premises of a radio station Published at 06.06.2023 Country Argentina Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women indigenous groups intimidation harassment attack on journalist journalist detained protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Journalist shot and killed in Paraguay Published at 13.06.2023 Country Paraguay Category Latest Developments Tags: indigenous groups intimidation negative court ruling criminal defamation protest killing of journalist protestor(s) detained land rights Read more
Thousands of students joined a national school walkout against gun violence Published at 13.06.2023 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: youth LGBTI intimidation negative court ruling labour rights protest protestor(s) detained Read more
