Myanmar: Political prisoners tortured and killed with impunity while journalists and social media activists remain at risk Published at 20.04.2024 Country Myanmar Category Latest Developments Tags: women transnational repression harassment HRD killing killing of journalist torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Burundi faces allegations of widespread torture Published at 01.03.2024 Country Burundi Category Latest Developments Tags: women attack on HRD positive CS development torture/ill-treatment enabling law HRD prosecuted Read more
Pakistan: Activists and journalists targeted, increased controls on online expression and crackdown on protests Published at 14.05.2024 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women minority groups attack on journalist excessive force enforced disappearance killing of journalist violent protest restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
Tanzania's opposition holds country's first major protests in seven years Published at 29.03.2024 Country Tanzania Category Latest Developments Tags: protest internet restriction censorship youth women intimidation harassment release of HRDs attack on journalist HRD detained Read more
CSOs denounce deliberate Israeli strikes on journalists in Lebanon Published at 29.03.2024 Country Lebanon Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment attack on journalist women Read more
Australia: Sentencing of whistle-blower and crackdown on protests a setback for civic freedoms Published at 17.05.2024 Country Australia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women harassment excessive force torture/ill-treatment censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
No respite for journalists as restrictions and attacks continue Published at 15.04.2024 Country Somalia Category Latest Developments Tags: women intimidation release of HRDs killing of journalist torture/ill-treatment political interference bureaucratic restriction journalist detained Read more
Concerns over new law which turns military into internal security institution Published at 29.02.2024 Country Egypt Category Latest Developments Tags: women intimidation harassment HRD detained public vilification political interference restrictive law censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
Attacks against Indigenous people and at least nine people detained during the multiple water crisis protests Published at 05.04.2024 Country Costa Rica Category Latest Developments Tags: women indigenous groups intimidation labour rights protest protestor(s) detained land rights Read more
Afghanistan: Detention, criminalisation and torture of activists continue as the UN Human Rights Council reviews its record Published at 23.05.2024 Country Afghanistan Category Latest Developments Tags: women HRD detained protest torture/ill-treatment journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
India: Crackdown on the opposition, divisive rhetoric and targeting of activists and critics persists around the elections Published at 29.05.2024 Country India Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women release of HRDs harassment travel ban HRD detained restrictive law journalist detained Read more
Ataques contra comunidades indígenas; al menos nueve detenciones durante las protestas por la falta de agua Published at 12.04.2024 Country Costa Rica Category Latest Developments Tags: women indigenous groups intimidation labour rights protest protestor(s) detained land rights Read more
Journalist Louay Al-Azazi continues to be targeted by all parties to the conflict; women’s movement restricted Published at 11.04.2024 Country Yemen Category Latest Developments Tags: women release of HRDs travel ban torture/ill-treatment time,place restrictions journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Violations on expression and peaceful assembly remain a concern against the backdrop of protests Published at 31.05.2024 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship women religious groups intimidation harassment release of HRDs negative court ruling censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
Flood coverage restrictions, women’s rights rally ban, and legal cases against activists Published at 05.06.2024 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation HRD detained refusal of registration excessive force criminal defamation prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment censorship LGBTI women refugees and migrants labour rights protest internet restriction restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted transnational repression Read more
Femicide, war on Gaza, controversial housing levy among key protest themes Published at 01.03.2024 Country Kenya Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women attack on HRD religious groups sexual assault attack on journalist HRD killing excessive force labour rights protest prevention of protest censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
Nepal: Human rights defenders, media group chair targeted to silence dissent while protests disrupted Published at 10.06.2024 Country Nepal Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption women intimidation harassment excessive force time,place restrictions journalist detained protestor(s) detained private sector Read more
Thailand: Activists face increasing risk with death in custody, ongoing use of royal defamation law and transnational repression Published at 20.06.2024 Country Thailand Category Latest Developments Tags: youth women refugees and migrants transnational repression HRD detained negative court ruling criminal defamation restrictive law surveillance HRD prosecuted Read more
Protests erupt over amnesty law, two journalists arbitrarily detained Published at 15.01.2024 Country Spain Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women youth labour rights protest restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
China: Authorities jail activists, stifle memory of the Tiananmen massacre and censor online critics Published at 03.07.2024 Country China Category Latest Developments Tags: women minority groups harassment surveillance HRD detained internet restriction restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Hong Kong: Assault on freedoms continue with new security law and crackdown around Tiananmen anniversary Published at 04.07.2024 Country Hong Kong Category Latest Developments Tags: women transnational repression harassment HRD detained negative court ruling criminal defamation prevention of protest restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
