Crackdown against human rights defenders ahead of Bahrain's UPR Published at 09.05.2017 Country Bahrain Category Latest Developments Tags: torture/ill-treatment intimidation harassment travel ban HRD detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Cuban authorities systematically violate citizens' civic freedoms Published at 09.05.2017 Country Cuba Category Latest Developments Tags: women prevention of protest attack on HRD harassment HRD detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Iranian authorities censor media ahead of presidential elections Published at 12.05.2017 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction women prevention of protest travel ban HRD detained protestor(s) detained censorship Read more
At least five dead, dozens wounded and hundreds arrested in new wave of protests Published at 24.04.2017 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption attack on journalist protestor(s) detained excessive force protest prevention of protest killing of protestors violent protest non state actors Read more
Police injure and detain protesters during peaceful youth march Published at 26.04.2017 Country Mauritania Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained protest disruption prevention of protest HRD detained excessive force protest Read more
With massive protests underway, UN experts call for repeal of anti-protest legislation Published at 28.04.2017 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: protest surveillance positive court ruling protestor(s) detained restrictive law Read more
Offensive and discriminatory language used against minority groups in the Netherlands Published at 05.05.2017 Country Netherlands Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist excessive force protest LGBTI religious groups minority groups intimidation harassment protestor(s) detained Read more
Russian government continues to prevent protests and suppress dissent Published at 16.05.2017 Country Russia Category Latest Developments Tags: killing of journalist prevention of protest office raid CSO closure protestor(s) detained minority groups religious groups attack on journalist excessive force protest HRD prosecuted Read more
President Sirleaf submits bill to decriminalise press offenses Published at 14.09.2017 Country Liberia Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist protestor(s) detained protest violent protest women Read more
Kyrgyz president slams HRDs' efforts Published at 03.07.2017 Country Kyrgyzstan Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD threatened environmental rights protest disruption harassment travel ban excessive force criminal defamation public vilification prevention of protest censorship surveillance minority groups attack on journalist negative court ruling internet restriction restrictive law protestor(s) detained Read more
Citizen movements targetted by authorities for peaceful activism Published at 04.05.2017 Country Chad Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption attack on HRD release of HRDs harassment HRD detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
No improvement on civic space: Myanmar shuns international scrutiny Published at 05.05.2017 Country Myanmar Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption religious groups travel ban excessive force protest prevention of protest extractive industries violent protest protestor(s) detained land rights private sector non state actors Read more
Authorities continue to crack down on protests and detain online critics in Sri Lanka, despite UN human rights review Published at 17.02.2023 Country Sri Lanka Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption minority groups restrictive law HRD detained protestor(s) detained criminal defamation Read more
Despite the severe crackdown, protests endure, marking 100 days on the streets Published at 11.07.2017 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD intimidation harassment killing of protestors attack on journalist censorship excessive force protest internet restriction protestor(s) detained Read more
Repression and criminalisation of protests continue in Venezuela Published at 19.05.2017 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation excessive force harassment public vilification attack on journalist protest disruption internet restriction killing of protestors journalist detained protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
Closing space for indigenous activists to protect communities' land rights Published at 04.09.2017 Country Bolivia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption indigenous groups women excessive force prevention of protest restrictive law protestor(s) detained land rights Read more
HRD killed and journalists attacked by Ugandan People's Defence Forces Published at 27.07.2017 Country Uganda Category Latest Developments Tags: political interference censorship positive court ruling LGBTI protest disruption attack on HRD intimidation journalist detained surveillance attack on journalist HRD killing excessive force protest internet restriction protestor(s) detained Read more
Peaceful assembly rights undermined by police use of excessive force Published at 14.07.2017 Country Argentina Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption excessive force attack on journalist protestor(s) detained labour rights protest Read more
Israeli security forces use excessive force against solidarity protesters in Palestine Published at 06.06.2017 Country Occupied Palestinian Territories Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained prevention of protest protest disruption torture/ill-treatment excessive force Read more
Civil society calls for the immediate release of women human rights defender Atena Daemi Published at 14.07.2017 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship women release of HRDs travel ban journalist detained labour rights excessive force internet restriction prevention of protest protestor(s) detained Read more
Anti-Temer protesters in Brazil injured in clashes and detained by police Published at 12.07.2017 Country Brazil Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption protestor(s) detained violent protest excessive force intimidation Read more
