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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
Defamation laws being used to silence criticism in Samoa
- Published at
- 27.09.2019
- Country
- Samoa
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- criminal defamation
- LGBTI
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
Persistent suppression of critics in Bangladesh following elections
- Published at
- 09.04.2019
- Country
- Bangladesh
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- criminal defamation
- restrictive law
- labour rights
- protest
- censorship
- internet restriction
- killing of protestors
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- women
- excessive force
Human rights situation still appalling in post-election Turkmenistan
- Published at
- 29.03.2017
- Country
- Turkmenistan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- release of HRDs
- harassment
- bureaucratic restriction
- intimidation
- public vilification
- HRD killing
- HRD detained
- enforced disappearance
- censorship
- torture/ill-treatment
- access to info. law
- surveillance
Critics silenced before and after elections
- Published at
- 14.09.2016
- Country
- Zambia
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- prevention of protest
- protest disruption
- excessive force
- public vilification
Singapore ramping up use of ‘fake news’ law against critics ahead of elections
- Published at
- 24.02.2020
- Country
- Singapore
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- protest disruption
- protestor(s) detained
- negative court ruling
- LGBTI
Jailing and persecution of activists and journalists persists despite election of Vietnam to the UN Human Rights Council
- Published at
- 08.02.2023
- Country
- Vietnam
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- travel ban
- negative court ruling
- internet restriction
- torture/ill-treatment
- restrictive law
- women
- censorship
- HRD prosecuted
Bangladesh: Crackdown on the opposition and critical journalists escalates as elections loom
- Published at
- 14.06.2023
- Country
- Bangladesh
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- women
- refugees and migrants
- intimidation
- harassment
- attack on journalist
- negative court ruling
- excessive force
- criminal defamation
- public vilification
- prevention of protest
- torture/ill-treatment
- restrictive law
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
Authorities intimidate protesters and silence critics using restrictive laws in Fiji
- Published at
- 24.06.2020
- Country
- Fiji
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- criminal defamation
- restrictive law
- intimidation
- harassment
- labour rights
- protest
Despite re-election to Human Rights Council, civic space concerns persist in Nepal
- Published at
- 21.10.2020
- Country
- Nepal
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- indigenous groups
- torture/ill-treatment
- minority groups
- restrictive law
- killing of journalist
- attack on journalist
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights highlights continuing human rights violations
- Published at
- 06.08.2020
- Country
- Nicaragua
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD acquitted
- women
- indigenous groups
- attack on HRD
- CSO closure
- harassment
- HRD killing
- HRD threatened
Government Amends Contentious CSO law as human rights actors return to the country
- Published at
- 05.03.2019
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- violent protest
- restrictive law
- positive CS development
- killing of protestors
- enabling law
Human rights defenders and online activists targeted ahead of elections
- Published at
- 14.11.2016
- Country
- Kuwait
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- travel ban
- HRD detained
Poland deports human rights activist as EU takes it to court over rule of law concerns
- Published at
- 02.10.2018
- Country
- Poland
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- travel ban
- political interference
- public vilification
Civil society flags threats to democracy, human rights and the rule of law during transition period
- Published at
- 25.02.2021
- Country
- Kyrgyzstan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- negative court ruling
- labour rights
- protest
- positive court ruling
- public vilification
- internet restriction
- women
- intimidation
- harassment
- positive CS development
- restrictive law
UN Human Rights Chief Zeid concern about denial of access to West Papua
- Published at
- 23.06.2018
- Country
- Indonesia
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- attack on journalist
- journalist detained
- land rights
- excessive force
- protest
- killing of journalist
- killing of protestors
- intimidation
Commission of inquiry slams human rights abuses ahead of elections
- Published at
- 04.11.2019
- Country
- Burundi
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- attack on HRD
- CSO closure
- refugees and migrants
- intimidation
- negative court ruling
- political interference
- censorship
- non state actors
UN appoints group of experts to investigate human rights violations in Yemen
- Published at
- 14.11.2017
- Country
- Yemen
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD acquitted
- positive CS development
- women