Over a year on from the coup: civil society still under siege Published at 06.10.2017 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption women minority groups HRD detained labour rights excessive force internet restriction prevention of protest political interference censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Canada's ranking worsens on World Press Freedom Index 2017 Published at 08.06.2017 Country Canada Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development surveillance labour rights restrictive law Read more
Justice advocates and government critics continue to feel the heat in Kazakhstan Published at 12.06.2017 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist HRD detained negative court ruling labour rights criminal defamation prevention of protest time,place restrictions journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Minister vows to crush dissent "with an iron fist" ahead of elections Published at 14.06.2017 Country Algeria Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women labour rights excessive force protest prevention of protest censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
Activists attacked and arrested while impunity prevails Published at 20.06.2017 Country Honduras Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD intimidation harassment travel ban HRD detained excessive force private sector women release of HRDs attack on journalist labour rights protest journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD threatened HRD prosecuted land rights Read more
Transparency and access to information improving in Costa Rica Published at 21.06.2017 Country Costa Rica Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development access to info. law labour rights protest Read more
Spirit of candlelight revolution continues as Moon Jae-in takes power Published at 26.06.2017 Country South Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: protest protest disruption negative court ruling labour rights environmental rights Read more
LGBTI activist targeted with extortion and forced to leave home Published at 06.07.2017 Country El Salvador Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI attack on HRD intimidation harassment labour rights political interference bureaucratic restriction censorship Read more
Journalists threatened despite new protection measures Published at 03.07.2017 Country Kosovo Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women intimidation harassment attack on journalist labour rights excessive force protest Read more
Political deadlock ended: hopes it will ease ethnic tensions Published at 05.07.2017 Country North Macedonia Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation harassment attack on journalist labour rights prevention of protest people with disabilities HRD threatened environmental rights Read more
Freedom of assembly undermined legally and in practice in Australia Published at 02.08.2017 Country Australia Category Latest Developments Tags: excessive force sexual assault refugees and migrants protestor(s) detained labour rights protest Read more
Cautious signs of improvements in respect for freedom of association Published at 31.07.2017 Country North Macedonia Category Latest Developments Tags: women intimidation harassment attack on journalist labour rights protest political interference bureaucratic restriction people with disabilities HRD threatened environmental rights Read more
Croatian journalists face intimidation, harassment and death threats Published at 16.08.2017 Country Croatia Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI minority groups intimidation harassment release of HRDs attack on journalist labour rights protest political interference protestor(s) detained HRD threatened Read more
Government declares state of emergency in response to teacher protests Published at 16.08.2017 Country Peru Category Latest Developments Tags: excessive force labour rights protest Read more
Litany of abuses continues, even under Expo-2017 spotlight Published at 01.08.2017 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: religious groups intimidation HRD detained labour rights internet restriction torture/ill-treatment restrictive law HRD acquitted censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
Restrictive laws revoked: the Monitor speaks with a Jordanian labour rights activist Published at 08.08.2017 Country Jordan Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship women positive CS development labour rights LGBTI Read more
Harassment and intimidation of rights defenders and journalists on the rise in Guatemala Published at 09.08.2017 Country Guatemala Category Latest Developments Tags: women indigenous groups attack on HRD intimidation harassment excessive force labour rights killing of protestors protestor(s) detained HRD threatened land rights Read more
People take a stand against corruption, protesting criminal code reform Published at 11.10.2017 Country Guatemala Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption attack on journalist negative court ruling labour rights excessive force violent protest political interference censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted land rights Read more
Protesters in Paraguay prevented from marching to the city centre Published at 15.09.2017 Country Paraguay Category Latest Developments Tags: women indigenous groups prevention of protest sexual assault attack on journalist labour rights protest Read more
UNSR - human rights situation in Iran "deeply concerning" Published at 30.10.2017 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: protest protestor(s) detained labour rights minority groups Read more
President promises the passage of the long-awaited Right to Information Bill Published at 31.08.2017 Country Ghana Category Latest Developments Tags: access to info. law violent protest journalist detained protestor(s) detained labour rights protest Read more
