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Philippines: Activists abducted, harassed and arrested on fabricated charges while climate of impunity persists
Published at
24.03.2023
Country
Philippines
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- youth
- women
- indigenous groups
- minority groups
- intimidation
- harassment
- HRD detained
- negative court ruling
- criminal defamation
- enforced disappearance
- restrictive law
- surveillance
- HRD threatened
China: Human rights defenders jailed, protesters detained and activists harassed around the National People's Congress
Published at
13.04.2023
Country
China
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- minority groups
- intimidation
- surveillance
- travel ban
- HRD detained
- negative court ruling
- protest
- enforced disappearance
- restrictive law
- bureaucratic restriction
- censorship
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
- land rights
Laos: Arrests for protest against potash mine while human rights defenders remain in jail
Published at
02.05.2023
Country
Laos
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- religious groups
- protest
- enforced disappearance
- protestor(s) detained
- environmental rights
- land rights
Pakistan: Authorities bring terrorism charges against protesters, arrest the opposition and target the media
Published at
24.05.2023
Country
Pakistan
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- protest disruption
- intimidation
- harassment
- excessive force
- criminal defamation
- enforced disappearance
- internet restriction
- killing of protestors
- torture/ill-treatment
- violent protest
- restrictive law
- censorship
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
CSOs caution actors against business with Saudi Arabia without human rights impact assessments, HRD still missing after forceful disappearance
Published at
14.06.2023
Country
Saudi Arabia
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- negative court ruling
- enforced disappearance
- HRD prosecuted
- land rights
Vietnam: Human Rights Council membership and dialogues fail to stem repression against activists
Published at
23.06.2023
Country
Vietnam
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- protest disruption
- minority groups
- release of HRDs
- harassment
- travel ban
- HRD detained
- negative court ruling
- excessive force
- criminal defamation
- enforced disappearance
- torture/ill-treatment
- restrictive law
- censorship
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
- environmental rights
Philippines: A year into the Marcos Jr presidency, arbitrary arrests, surveillance, attacks on journalists and enforced disappearances persist
Published at
13.07.2023
Country
Philippines
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- intimidation
- harassment
- HRD detained
- HRD killing
- excessive force
- public vilification
- enforced disappearance
- killing of journalist
- surveillance
- private sector
- non state actors
- women
- indigenous groups
- attack on journalist
- labour rights
- extractive industries
- restrictive law
- protestor(s) detained
- environmental rights
- youth
UAE’s Dismal human rights record on the spotlight ahead of COP28
Published at
30.06.2023
Country
United Arab Emirates
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- hrd
- minority groups
- harassment
- HRD detained
- labour rights
- enforced disappearance
- HRD prosecuted
China: Human rights defenders and journalists jailed and censorship persists as President Xi starts third term in office
Published at
08.08.2023
Country
China
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- LGBTI
- women
- intimidation
- harassment
- HRD detained
- negative court ruling
- enforced disappearance
- torture/ill-treatment
- restrictive law
- censorship
- journalist detained
- HRD prosecuted
Attacks against journalists continue unabated in Mexico
Published at
08.08.2023
Country
Mexico
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- intimidation
- harassment
- HRD killing
- protest
- enforced disappearance
- killing of journalist
- environmental rights
Pakistan: Journalists and activists criminalised and abducted while government seeks more powers
Published at
11.08.2023
Country
Pakistan
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- intimidation
- harassment
- attack on journalist
- HRD detained
- protest
- enforced disappearance
- restrictive law
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
México: continúan las agresiones a periodistas
Published at
12.09.2023
Country
Mexico
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- HRD killing
- protest
- enforced disappearance
- killing of journalist
- environmental rights
Bangladesh: Government ramps up persecution, smear campaign against activists while attacks on the opposition persist
Published at
08.09.2023
Country
Bangladesh
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- women
- refugees and migrants
- intimidation
- harassment
- attack on journalist
- HRD killing
- negative court ruling
- excessive force
- criminal defamation
- labour rights
- enforced disappearance
- public vilification
- torture/ill-treatment
- restrictive law
- time,place restrictions
- protestor(s) detained
Myanmar: Despite arrests, torture and failure of ASEAN, activists continue to mobilise against the junta
Published at
19.09.2023
Country
Myanmar
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- LGBTI
- protest disruption
- women
- youth
- harassment
- surveillance
- HRD detained
- negative court ruling
- excessive force
- criminal defamation
- labour rights
- enforced disappearance
- protest
- torture/ill-treatment
- restrictive law
- bureaucratic restriction
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
Philippines: Activists face judicial harassment, abductions and being designated as terrorists
Published at
11.10.2023
Country
Philippines
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- youth
- women
- intimidation
- harassment
- release of HRDs
- HRD killing
- labour rights
- protest
- public vilification
- enforced disappearance
- restrictive law
- HRD acquitted
- HRD threatened
- HRD prosecuted
Bangladesh: Government continues targeting activists and criminalising opposition members ahead of UN human rights review
Published at
23.10.2023
Country
Bangladesh
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- negative court ruling
- criminal defamation
- enforced disappearance
- prevention of protest
- torture/ill-treatment
- political interference
- restrictive law
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
India: Raids on journalists and activists escalate while those reporting on Manipur and Kashmir are silenced
Published at
30.10.2023
Country
India
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- youth
- protest disruption
- indigenous groups
- women
- minority groups
- intimidation
- harassment
- HRD detained
- enforced disappearance
- internet restriction
- extractive industries
- political interference
- restrictive law
- censorship
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
- land rights
Ukraine: New UN report details violations of civil liberties in Russian-occupied territories
Published at
21.03.2023
Country
Ukraine
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- religious groups
- intimidation
- attack on journalist
- criminal defamation
- protest
- enforced disappearance
- killing of journalist
- restrictive law
Nicaragua: The government continues deepening its strategies to shut down civic space
Published at
10.10.2023
Country
Nicaragua
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- indigenous groups
- attack on HRD
- religious groups
- harassment
- attack on journalist
- HRD detained
- enforced disappearance
Bangladesh: Crackdown on the political opposition and activists continues ahead of elections
Published at
14.12.2023
Country
Bangladesh
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- women
- intimidation
- harassment
- attack on journalist
- excessive force
- labour rights
- enforced disappearance
- killing of journalist
- prevention of protest
- killing of protestors
- torture/ill-treatment
- restrictive law