Excessive force used by Taiwan police against eviction protesters Published at 28.08.2018 Country Taiwan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption indigenous groups torture/ill-treatment censorship protest land rights Read more
Journalist abducted, risks it all to save his life Published at 07.09.2018 Country Kenya Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist protest journalist detained political interference minority groups land rights Read more
Outcry over new exorbitant media licensing and accreditation fees Published at 17.09.2018 Country Mozambique Category Latest Developments Tags: violent protest restrictive law private sector excessive force protest killing of protestors land rights Read more
Environment for defenders continues to be hostile with one WHRD killed in July Published at 20.09.2018 Country Guatemala Category Latest Developments Tags: protest internet restriction political interference time,place restrictions censorship environmental rights positive court ruling women indigenous groups harassment attack on journalist HRD detained HRD killing land rights Read more
Court acquitted 11 rural farmers after six years in prison Published at 21.09.2018 Country Paraguay Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling youth protest land rights Read more
Kabila not running for another term, but human rights concerns persist Published at 27.09.2018 Country Democratic Republic of the Congo Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD prosecuted protest disruption intimidation harassment HRD detained public vilification prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment censorship release of HRDs attack on journalist negative court ruling protest restrictive law HRD acquitted protestor(s) detained HRD threatened land rights Read more
Despite commitment to reforms in Malaysia, fundamental freedoms still being restricted Published at 08.10.2018 Country Malaysia Category Latest Developments Tags: indigenous groups women restrictive law environmental rights youth harassment access to info. law excessive force LGBTI protest disruption protestor(s) detained criminal defamation torture/ill-treatment land rights Read more
Despite release of activists, suppression continues after ‘sham’ elections Published at 11.10.2018 Country Cambodia Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law positive court ruling women HRD prosecuted land rights release of HRDs travel ban criminal defamation Read more
Press freedom at risk with new Criminal Code restrictions Published at 16.10.2018 Country Nepal Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women attack on journalist protest criminal defamation sexual assault violent protest restrictive law journalist detained land rights Read more
Guatemalan ombudsman warns about deterioration of freedom of expression Published at 20.11.2019 Country Guatemala Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist HRD killing protest land rights Read more
Laos activist Od Sayavong still missing six months on, while critics continue to be silenced Published at 21.02.2020 Country Laos Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance women restrictive law negative court ruling HRD prosecuted criminal defamation land rights Read more
NGO oversight law limits and restricts freedom of association in Guatemala Published at 09.03.2020 Country Guatemala Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment HRD acquitted women restrictive law land rights Read more
Ley para el control de ONG limita y restringe la libertad de asociación Published at 12.03.2020 Country Guatemala Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law women harassment HRD acquitted land rights Read more
Indigenous defenders of Costa Rica face increasing threats and harassment Published at 12.05.2020 Country Costa Rica Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment indigenous groups attack on HRD HRD threatened land rights Read more
An Indigenous leader killed and another shot in the leg by land invaders in Costa Rica Published at 20.03.2020 Country Costa Rica Category Latest Developments Tags: indigenous groups attack on HRD intimidation harassment HRD killing land rights non state actors Read more
Costa Rica: invasores de tierras asesinan a líder indígena y disparan en pierna a otro dirigente Published at 24.03.2020 Country Costa Rica Category Latest Developments Tags: indigenous groups attack on HRD intimidation harassment HRD killing land rights non state actors Read more
Canada : un projet de gazoduc sur le territoire Wet'suwet'en provoque des manifestations nationales Published at 30.03.2020 Country Canada Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption indigenous groups intimidation harassment protest censorship journalist detained labour rights extractive industries time,place restrictions protestor(s) detained environmental rights land rights Read more
Terrorism law bulldozed through NZ parliament despite human rights concerns Published at 30.03.2020 Country New Zealand Category Latest Developments Tags: extractive industries restrictive law non state actors indigenous groups protest land rights Read more
World Press Freedom Day in Mexico marked by killing of journalist Published at 20.05.2021 Country Mexico Category Latest Developments Tags: environmental rights restrictive law youth women refugees and migrants intimidation censorship attack on journalist labour rights journalist detained internet restriction killing of journalist non state actors land rights Read more
Human rights defenders, journalists and Papuan protesters targeted in Indonesia despite UN human rights review Published at 14.02.2023 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation harassment attack on journalist negative court ruling excessive force torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained land rights Read more
Online debate on Dong Tam incident followed by pandemic silenced by Vietnam authorities Published at 07.04.2020 Country Vietnam Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained minority groups excessive force criminal defamation killing of protestors restrictive law censorship land rights Read more
