Afghanistan: Arrests of activists and crackdown on journalists persists as the Taliban ramp up their controls on women Published at 18.12.2024 Country Afghanistan Category Latest Developments Tags: women harassment HRD detained protest torture/ill-treatment censorship journalist detained Read more
Philippines: Activists remain at risk of red-tagging, disappearances and fabricated terrorism charges Published at 06.01.2025 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption women harassment positive CS development HRD detained travel ban labour rights enforced disappearance killing of journalist restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Sri Lanka: Civic space restrictions and targeting of activists persist as new government takes power Published at 13.01.2025 Country Sri Lanka Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women minority groups harassment attack on journalist excessive force protest restrictive law bureaucratic restriction journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Malaysia: Government stifles expression, increases online controls and facilitates transnational repression Published at 15.01.2025 Country Malaysia Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI place restrictions women refugees and migrants intimidation harassment transnational repression HRD detained negative court ruling criminal defamation protest internet restriction restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Cambodia: Hun Manet government escalates its criminalisation of activists and critics to stifle dissent Published at 17.01.2025 Country Cambodia Category Latest Developments Tags: youth women transnational repression harassment attack on journalist HRD detained criminal defamation prevention of protest restrictive law journalist detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights land rights Read more
Singapore: Government continues its crackdown on anti-death penalty activism and other forms of expression Published at 05.02.2025 Country Singapore Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction women youth intimidation harassment protest internet restriction restrictive law censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
Human rights organisation REDHAC and others suspended by the authorities Published at 05.02.2025 Country Cameroon Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI attack on HRD CSO closure intimidation harassment release of HRDs attack on journalist HRD detained labour rights prevention of protest bureaucratic restriction journalist detained Read more
Les autorités suspendent plusieurs groupes dont l'organisation de défense des droits humains REDHAC Published at 12.02.2025 Country Cameroon Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI attack on HRD CSO closure intimidation harassment release of HRDs attack on journalist HRD detained labour rights prevention of protest bureaucratic restriction journalist detained Read more
Maldives: Protesters charged while authorities fail to reinstate the registration of a civil society group Published at 13.02.2025 Country Maldives Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption women harassment labour rights restrictive law access to info. law protestor(s) detained Read more
Solomon Islands: Political leader charged for organising protests Published at 20.02.2025 Country Solomon Islands Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment Read more
Afghanistan: The Taliban threatens to shutdown NGOs employing women and continues to criminalise activists and journalists Published at 21.02.2025 Country Afghanistan Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment HRD detained HRD killing HRD prosecuted intimidation journalist detained negative court ruling restrictive law torture/ill-treatment women Read more
Pakistan: Government criminalises activists, increases online controls and cracks down on protests by the opposition and ethnic groups Published at 26.02.2025 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption harassment travel ban HRD detained excessive force criminal defamation enforced disappearance prevention of protest killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment censorship women minority groups internet restriction restrictive law protestor(s) detained HRD threatened HRD prosecuted place restrictions Read more
Indonesia: Crackdown on protests, stifling of expression and repression in Papua continues in Prabowo’s first four months in power Published at 27.02.2025 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling youth protest disruption indigenous groups women minority groups intimidation harassment negative court ruling labour rights torture/ill-treatment protestor(s) detained HRD threatened environmental rights Read more
Bangladesh: UN report highlights repression by former government as journalists targeted and draft cybersecurity ordinance raises concerns Published at 03.03.2025 Country Bangladesh Category Latest Developments Tags: indigenous groups intimidation harassment attack on journalist HRD detained criminal defamation restrictive law bureaucratic restriction journalist detained Read more
Tonga: Defamation judgment against journalists overturned Published at 03.03.2025 Country Tonga Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment positive court ruling Read more
Deadly crackdown follows 2024 mass protests, surge in femicides sparks more protests Published at 06.03.2025 Country Kenya Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption attack on HRD intimidation harassment HRD detained HRD killing excessive force public vilification enforced disappearance torture/ill-treatment bureaucratic restriction censorship surveillance non state actors positive court ruling women religious groups release of HRDs attack on journalist protest protestor(s) detained HRD threatened HRD prosecuted self censorship youth transnational repression Read more
CSOs document violations committed by various parties involved in the current conflict Published at 09.04.2025 Country Yemen Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation harassment release of HRDs HRD detained torture/ill-treatment HRD acquitted censorship Read more
Suspension of human rights NGOs indicates further crackdown on critical voices Published at 31.12.2024 Country Ethiopia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption CSO closure intimidation harassment HRD detained excessive force protest public vilification killing of protestors journalist detained Read more
Civic space violations in Egypt under review Published at 24.04.2025 Country Egypt Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation harassment release of HRDs censorship journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Civic space at risk: Donald Trump’s first 100 days and the growing crackdown on dissent Published at 14.05.2025 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction office raid CSO closure intimidation harassment travel ban HRD detained excessive force public vilification torture/ill-treatment censorship access to info. law surveillance private sector non state actors positive court ruling religious groups positive CS development attack on journalist negative court ruling protest political interference restrictive law protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted transnational repression Read more
Hong Kong: Government targets activists in exile, their families at home while last major opposition party disbands Published at 21.05.2025 Country Hong Kong Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling transnational repression harassment negative court ruling restrictive law surveillance HRD prosecuted Read more
