Philippines: Harassment and criminalisation of activists persist despite concerns raised by UN rights experts Published at 14.03.2024 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption indigenous groups women intimidation harassment HRD detained killing of journalist HRD prosecuted Read more
Public Order Act applicability in protest circumstances questioned in Kingstown Court Published at 22.01.2024 Country St Vincent and the Grenadines Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling attack on journalist intimidation Read more
Pakistan: New government continues blocking the internet and persecuting journalists and activists Published at 25.03.2024 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption women intimidation harassment HRD killing excessive force protest torture/ill-treatment restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted people with disabilities Read more
Venezuela: restrictions on civic space continue with severe constraints on CSOs Published at 01.02.2024 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: women office raid intimidation release of HRDs HRD detained labour rights protest enforced disappearance restrictive law censorship journalist detained Read more
Venezuela: Continúan las restricciones al espacio cívico con serias limitaciones a las OSC Published at 06.02.2024 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: women office raid intimidation release of HRDs HRD detained labour rights protest enforced disappearance restrictive law censorship journalist detained Read more
Bangladesh: Criminalisation of activists and crackdown on protests continue following one-sided elections Published at 12.04.2024 Country Bangladesh Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women intimidation attack on journalist excessive force criminal defamation labour rights protest prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted non state actors Read more
Qatari authorities continue to target prominent HRD Abdullah Al-Maliki Published at 15.03.2024 Country Qatar Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment intimidation Read more
Despite international scrutiny at the IACHR and UN, crackdown on CSOs persists Published at 05.03.2024 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: CSO closure religious groups intimidation HRD detained labour rights enforced disappearance torture/ill-treatment political interference HRD prosecuted Read more
Prominent Bedoon Rights Defender Mohammed Al-Barghash sentenced to three years in prison with hard labour Published at 16.04.2024 Country Kuwait Category Latest Developments Tags: minority groups intimidation HRD detained negative court ruling criminal defamation censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
Israel's bombardment of Palestine erodes civic freedoms for Palestinians Published at 05.03.2024 Country Occupied Palestinian Territories Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction office raid attack on HRD minority groups intimidation attack on journalist enforced disappearance internet restriction killing of journalist bureaucratic restriction censorship journalist detained Read more
Persiste la represión de OSC a pesar del escrutinio internacional de la CIDH y la ONU Published at 21.03.2024 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: CSO closure religious groups intimidation HRD detained labour rights enforced disappearance torture/ill-treatment political interference HRD prosecuted 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
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
Press freedom violations: two journalists arrested, intimidation Published at 27.05.2024 Country Niger Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained protest intimidation 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
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
Progressive CSO law finally takes effect, 11 years later Published at 15.05.2024 Country Kenya Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling attack on HRD intimidation positive CS development public vilification enabling law HRD threatened 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
