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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
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 group submits report on Nauru to the UN ahead of its 2021 review
- Published at
- 17.08.2020
- Country
- Nauru
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- bureaucratic restriction
Me Too movement in South Korea sparks calls for review of defamation laws
- Published at
- 23.05.2018
- Country
- South Korea
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- prevention of protest
- political interference
- women
- labour rights
- protest
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
Raids on trade unions and arrests of unionists as South Korea’s human rights record is reviewed by the UN
- Published at
- 06.04.2023
- Country
- South Korea
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- labour rights
- protest
- criminal defamation
- restrictive law
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
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
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
Unions weakened and NGOs attacked as Fiji joins UN Human Rights Council
- Published at
- 22.10.2018
- Country
- Fiji
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- prevention of protest
- labour rights
- public vilification
Human rights defenders in Nicaragua subjected to criminalisation, defamation and harassment
- Published at
- 28.11.2019
- Country
- Nicaragua
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- self censorship
- protest disruption
- harassment
- protest
- attack on journalist
- women
- intimidation
- HRD detained
- HRD prosecuted
- non state actors
Honduras’ new criminal code continues to concern human rights organisations
- Published at
- 02.04.2020
- Country
- Honduras
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- office raid
- restrictive law
- intimidation
- harassment
- censorship
- attack on journalist
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
Deterioration of freedom of assembly for pro-human rights activists
- Published at
- 02.06.2021
- Country
- Kenya
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protestor(s) detained
- attack on journalist
- protest disruption
- journalist detained
- protest
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
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
Human rights defenders, journalists and Papuan protesters targeted in Indonesia despite UN human rights review
- Published at
- 14.02.2023
- Country
- Indonesia
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- intimidation
- harassment
- attack on journalist
- negative court ruling
- excessive force
- torture/ill-treatment
- restrictive law
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- land rights
Human rights defenders’ law still in progress in Mongolia but concerns remain about new NGO bills
- Published at
- 24.03.2021
- Country
- Mongolia
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest
- restrictive law
Samoa: Minister intimidates journalist while criminal defamation law used against government critics
- Published at
- 07.06.2023
- Country
- Samoa
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- criminal defamation
- intimidation
Mongolia: UN raises concerns around investigation into environmental activist and need to amend human rights defenders law
- Published at
- 10.10.2023
- Country
- Mongolia
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- women
- environmental rights