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Criminal defamation law repealed but those expressing critical views still at risk
- Published at
- 30.01.2019
- Country
- Maldives
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- enforced disappearance
- religious groups
- intimidation
- harassment
- positive CS development
- criminal defamation
- non state actors
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
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
Progress on human rights defender’s bill in Mongolia but defamation laws put media at risk
- Published at
- 17.06.2020
- Country
- Mongolia
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- positive CS development
- criminal defamation
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
Human Right Council calls on Brunei to review legislation limiting fundamental freedoms
- Published at
- 19.07.2019
- Country
- Brunei Darussalam
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- religious groups
- restrictive law
- criminal defamation
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
Criminal defamation laws used to prosecute online criticism of religion and monarchy
- Published at
- 26.03.2019
- Country
- Malaysia
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- indigenous groups
- restrictive law
- harassment
- negative court ruling
- criminal defamation
- censorship
- protest
- surveillance
- public vilification
- land rights
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
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
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
Spotlight on Jordan ahead of Human Rights Review
- Published at
- 15.10.2018
- Country
- Jordan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- labour rights
- restrictive law
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
Unrelenting human rights violations heightened under martial law
- Published at
- 19.07.2017
- Country
- Philippines
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- self censorship
- LGBTI
- women
- torture/ill-treatment
- censorship
- HRD detained
- HRD killing
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
China: Activists and journalists face arrests and convictions despite UN human rights review
- Published at
- 01.03.2024
- Country
- China
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- women
- minority groups
- harassment
- HRD detained
- negative court ruling
- enforced disappearance
- torture/ill-treatment
- restrictive law
- censorship
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
Ongoing suppression of journalists' and protesters' rights; criminal libel law repealed
- Published at
- 01.10.2020
- Country
- Sierra Leone
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive CS development
- attack on journalist
- HRD detained
- protest
- killing of protestors
- violent protest
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- protest disruption
- women
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
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
Human rights organisations criticise civic space restrictions ahead of UPR review
- Published at
- 19.01.2021
- Country
- Oman
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- censorship
- HRD detained
- restrictive law
- release of HRDs