Activists detained and prosecuted in Vietnam Published at 15.01.2018 Country Vietnam Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD prosecuted internet restriction restrictive law release of HRDs HRD detained surveillance environmental rights Read more
Health rights activist arrested for contempt of court in Nepal Published at 17.01.2018 Country Nepal Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling HRD detained protest release of HRDs Read more
Protesters killed, WHRDs and journalists arrested as protests rock Sudan Published at 06.03.2018 Country Sudan Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained women release of HRDs HRD detained excessive force protest killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
Deadly anti-Kabila protests followed by wave of arrests of social movement activists Published at 11.05.2018 Country Democratic Republic of the Congo Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD acquitted killing of protestors non state actors journalist detained women protestor(s) detained release of HRDs youth protest disruption attack on HRD HRD detained protest HRD killing excessive force internet restriction criminal defamation enforced disappearance prevention of protest sexual assault HRD prosecuted Read more
Some public criticism of security services surfaces but open public debate remains far-off Published at 05.03.2018 Country Uzbekistan Category Latest Developments Tags: women surveillance torture/ill-treatment religious groups release of HRDs Read more
Protesters and journalists denied access to legal representation Published at 14.03.2018 Country Iraq Category Latest Developments Tags: violent protest killing of journalist release of HRDs journalist detained protestor(s) detained excessive force protest Read more
The CIVICUS Monitor speaks to a Sudanese activist Published at 16.03.2018 Country Sudan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption protestor(s) detained excessive force protest release of HRDs Read more
A surge in travel bans leaves activists and journalists unable to speak out overseas Published at 13.04.2018 Country Cuba Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment travel ban HRD acquitted HRD detained censorship excessive force labour rights journalist detained protestor(s) detained LGBTI women youth protest release of HRDs Read more
Undeterred by repression, civil society continued to mobilise against austerity measures Published at 26.04.2018 Country Chad Category Latest Developments Tags: women torture/ill-treatment release of HRDs HRD detained protestor(s) detained protest Read more
Release of HRDs involved in 2011 storming of National Assembly Published at 20.04.2018 Country Kuwait Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD prosecuted release of HRDs Read more
Lawyer defending environmental rights activist killed in Honduras Published at 26.04.2018 Country Honduras Category Latest Developments Tags: youth women intimidation attack on journalist excessive force harassment HRD detained release of HRDs HRD killing protestor(s) detained environmental rights land rights Read more
Unending restrictions on civic freedoms Published at 02.05.2018 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption women self censorship release of HRDs HRD detained HRD killing excessive force torture/ill-treatment restrictive law HRD acquitted censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained time,place restrictions Read more
Government lifts the state of emergency and releases political prisoners Published at 18.06.2018 Country Ethiopia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development release of HRDs Read more
Saudi authorities' relentless crackdown on WHRDs continues Published at 19.06.2018 Country Saudi Arabia Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained women HRD prosecuted release of HRDs Read more
Appeals Court orders retrial in foreign funding case Published at 15.06.2018 Country Egypt Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling funding restriction HRD prosecuted release of HRDs Read more
Sliding downhill: concerns remain regarding the civic space situation despite releases Published at 24.08.2018 Country Tajikistan Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling religious groups minority groups release of HRDs travel ban internet restriction restrictive law censorship Read more
Human rights defenders harrassed and arbitrarily detained Published at 19.06.2018 Country Lebanon Category Latest Developments Tags: release of HRDs HRD detained time,place restrictions LGBTI attack on HRD refugees and migrants intimidation harassment censorship Read more
New cybercrime law: an assault on freedom of expression Published at 17.07.2018 Country Egypt Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction women release of HRDs HRD detained internet restriction torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained Read more
Rising electricity prices spark protests Published at 28.08.2018 Country Panama Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained excessive force protest release of HRDs Read more
CSOs documented over 130 attacks against the press in the context of elections Published at 23.07.2018 Country Mexico Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation attack on HRD harassment HRD detained excessive force killing of journalist private sector positive court ruling LGBTI women refugees and migrants release of HRDs attack on journalist labour rights protest journalist detained HRD threatened Read more
Somaliland authorities continue attack on free expression Published at 24.07.2018 Country Somalia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling CSO closure release of HRDs censorship protestor(s) detained negative court ruling Read more
