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Smear campaign against leading human rights group, as elections loom
- Published at
- 29.11.2018
- Country
- Bangladesh
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest
- public vilification
- refugees and migrants
- criminal defamation
- restrictive law
- release of HRDs
- harassment
Eritrea Elected to Human Rights Council Despite Abysmal Human Rights Record
- Published at
- 17.01.2019
- Country
- Eritrea
- Category
- Latest Developments
UN report finds 'Urgent action is needed to address the human rights crisis in Nicaragua'
- Published at
- 03.09.2018
- Country
- Nicaragua
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- attack on journalist
- enforced disappearance
- HRD detained
- protest
- journalist detained
- killing of protestors
- non state actors
- youth
- women
- excessive force
- attack on HRD
- harassment
Afghan human rights and media workers face attacks while new NGO law threatens civil society
- Published at
- 08.07.2020
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- women
- attack on HRD
- attack on journalist
- excessive force
- protest
- killing of journalist
- killing of protestors
- restrictive law
Human rights advocates challenge new law restricting online content
- Published at
- 21.05.2018
- Country
- Tanzania
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- political interference
- restrictive law
- positive court ruling
- internet restriction
- prevention of protest
- protestor(s) detained
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
Tonga: Civil society and UN raise concerns around lack of press freedom, restrictive laws at human rights review
- Published at
- 18.05.2023
- Country
- Tonga
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- LGBTI
UN Human Rights Council adopts resolution on human rights in Nicaragua
- Published at
- 19.04.2021
- Country
- Nicaragua
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- youth
- women
- indigenous groups
- attack on HRD
- harassment
- surveillance
Singapore continues to stifle fundamental freedoms despite UN human rights review
- Published at
- 24.05.2021
- Country
- Singapore
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- LGBTI
- harassment
- HRD detained
- negative court ruling
- criminal defamation
- prevention of protest
- restrictive law
- HRD prosecuted
Protests in Indonesia against weakening of labour laws as activists and critics are silenced
- Published at
- 16.04.2020
- Country
- Indonesia
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- intimidation
- labour rights
- excessive force
- LGBTI
- harassment
- criminal defamation
- women
- indigenous groups
- HRD detained
- HRD prosecuted
- protest
- restrictive law
- land rights
Belgium approves law creating long overdue human rights institution
- Published at
- 15.06.2019
- Country
- Belgium
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive CS development
- protestor(s) detained
- violent protest
- protest
- enabling law
Human rights organisations continued to call for the suspension of Saudi Arabia from the UN HRC
- Published at
- 09.09.2016
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- censorship
- harassment
- travel ban
Bahrain's candidature to the HRC criticized in the wake of deteriorating human rights record
- Published at
- 04.10.2018
- Country
- Bahrain
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD detained
- bureaucratic restriction
- intimidation
Civic space closing ahead of local elections, controversial plans to change constitution, says human rights group
- Published at
- 30.04.2023
- Country
- Central African Republic
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- self censorship
- women
- intimidation
- harassment
- release of HRDs
- HRD detained
- labour rights
- protest
- censorship
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
Maduro government tightens repression despite visit of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
- Published at
- 03.07.2019
- Country
- Venezuela
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- enforced disappearance
- internet restriction
- protest disruption
- censorship
- excessive force
- protest
Civil society urges the UN to reject Vietnam’s bid for the Human Rights Council as it continues to arrest and jail activists
- Published at
- 21.09.2022
- Country
- Vietnam
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD detained
- negative court ruling
- excessive force
- criminal defamation
- protest
- women
- minority groups
- protest disruption
- travel ban
- restrictive law
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
- land rights
Turkmenistan: UN human rights body issues important findings as the authorities continue to reign in dissent
- Published at
- 02.06.2023
- Country
- Turkmenistan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- intimidation
- harassment
- HRD detained
- protest
- internet restriction
- bureaucratic restriction
- censorship
- protestor(s) detained
Bahrain withdraws candidacy for Human Rights Council reportedly in response to sharp criticism on its human rights record
- Published at
- 11.11.2022
- Country
- Bahrain
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD detained
- torture/ill-treatment
Niger adopts a law on human rights defenders; restrictive cybercrime law reviewed
- Published at
- 09.08.2022
- Country
- Niger
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive CS development