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Repressive laws and tactics used to silence critics as Bangladesh elected to UN Human Rights body
- Published at
- 26.10.2018
- Country
- Bangladesh
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- youth
- surveillance
- HRD detained
- criminal defamation
- torture/ill-treatment
- political interference
- restrictive law
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
Moratorium on use of repressive laws lifted despite promises at the UN human rights council
- Published at
- 04.12.2018
- Country
- Malaysia
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- indigenous groups
- intimidation
- travel ban
- negative court ruling
- criminal defamation
- HRD prosecuted
- environmental rights
- land rights
New anti-terror law used to restrict activities of HRDs, academics and journalists
- Published at
- 28.11.2017
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- HRD prosecuted
- restrictive law
Brunei: Array of repressive laws used to impose restrictions on civic freedoms
- Published at
- 28.03.2023
- Country
- Brunei Darussalam
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
Anti-terror law could restrict rights to association and peaceful assembly
- Published at
- 19.07.2016
- Country
- Brazil
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- access to info. law
Chilean authorities use the Anti-terrorism law to criminalise Mapuches' leaders.
- Published at
- 24.10.2018
- Country
- Chile
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- indigenous groups
- extractive industries
- private sector
- environmental rights
- negative court ruling
- protest
UN and rights group findings show systematic repression of Muslims from the Xinjiang Uighur region
- Published at
- 14.09.2018
- Country
- China
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- minority groups
- intimidation
- journalist detained
- harassment
- HRD detained
- labour rights
- surveillance
- enforced disappearance
- torture/ill-treatment
- censorship
- HRD prosecuted
Ahead of elections, abuse of laws crippling Maldives’ nascent democracy says rights group
- Published at
- 27.08.2018
- Country
- Maldives
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- political interference
- criminal defamation
- enforced disappearance
- protest
- restrictive law
Increasing use of draconian UAPA and other repressive laws to stifle dissent in India
- Published at
- 02.12.2021
- Country
- India
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- journalist detained
- restrictive law
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD detained
- HRD killing
- protest
Terrorism law bulldozed through NZ parliament despite human rights concerns
- Published at
- 30.03.2020
- Country
- New Zealand
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- extractive industries
- restrictive law
- non state actors
- indigenous groups
- protest
- land rights
Security laws being used to criminalise human rights defenders in Mongolia
- Published at
- 03.11.2022
- Country
- Mongolia
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- private sector
- harassment
- HRD prosecuted
- environmental rights
- land rights
Sri Lankan President continues crackdown on activists and protesters, including use of anti-terror law
- Published at
- 25.08.2022
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- restrictive law
- youth
- protest disruption
- harassment
- attack on journalist
- HRD detained
- excessive force
- torture/ill-treatment
- protestor(s) detained
COVID-19 experts harassed by far-right group; attacks against journalists
- Published at
- 30.06.2021
- Country
- Netherlands
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- intimidation
- harassment
- attack on journalist
- protest
- journalist detained
- environmental rights
- non state actors
DRC: Violent repression of opposition protest as Senate adopts law on the protection of human rights defenders
- Published at
- 03.07.2023
- Country
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- protest disruption
- positive CS development
- attack on journalist
- excessive force
- prevention of protest
- violent protest
- censorship
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- non state actors
Concerns over anti-rave draft law and death threats towards journalists intensify after far-right wins elections
- Published at
- 16.11.2022
- Country
- Italy
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- intimidation
- harassment
- protest
- restrictive law
Indigenous groups' rights violated in loss of land and livelihood to oil spill
- Published at
- 31.10.2020
- Country
- Ecuador
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- youth
- protest disruption
- indigenous groups
- intimidation
- harassment
- positive CS development
- attack on journalist
- negative court ruling
- excessive force
- labour rights
- protest
- extractive industries
- journalist detained
Laws used to deny trade union registration and workers' right to join a union
- Published at
- 06.02.2018
- Country
- South Korea
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- women
- political interference
- restrictive law
- refusal of registration
- labour rights
- protest
New PNG pandemic law puts rights at risk while groups protest against mine and domestic violence
- Published at
- 25.08.2020
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest
- restrictive law
- women
- environmental rights
- land rights
Ongoing use of repressive laws, Thai activist abducted, increased surveillance in the South
- Published at
- 22.07.2020
- Country
- Thailand
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- restrictive law
- HRD acquitted
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
- positive court ruling
- youth
- protest disruption
- surveillance
- labour rights
- criminal defamation
LGBT rights movement in South Korea facing challenges in law and practice from conservative groups
- Published at
- 14.02.2020
- Country
- South Korea
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- LGBTI
- women
- protestor(s) detained
- protest