Heavy-handed policing as hundreds arrested at Extinction Rebellion protests Published at 03.09.2021 Country United Kingdom Category Latest Developments Tags: women office raid refugees and migrants minority groups intimidation surveillance excessive force protest restrictive law access to info. law protestor(s) detained Read more
Protests against construction of hydropower plants Published at 30.06.2021 Country Bosnia & Herzegovina Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law intimidation environmental rights access to info. law labour rights protest Read more
Consultation on freedom of information policy in PNG, protests against mandatory vaccinations Published at 29.09.2021 Country Papua New Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development access to info. law labour rights protest Read more
In jail for a joke: Stifling of independent voices continues Published at 29.07.2021 Country Tajikistan Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment HRD detained refusal of registration internet restriction bureaucratic restriction censorship access to info. law HRD prosecuted Read more
International Criminal Court opens investigation on crimes against humanity in Venezuela Published at 17.11.2021 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling youth women intimidation harassment positive CS development internet restriction torture/ill-treatment bureaucratic restriction censorship access to info. law Read more
Peru: polarised elections lead to protests and attacks on journalists Published at 05.08.2021 Country Peru Category Latest Developments Tags: women indigenous groups intimidation harassment positive CS development attack on journalist HRD killing protest public vilification political interference enabling law access to info. law HRD threatened environmental rights non state actors Read more
Ecuador: another crackdown on Indigenous-led protests Published at 29.06.2022 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption attack on HRD harassment HRD detained excessive force public vilification killing of protestors access to info. law indigenous groups attack on journalist labour rights protest violent protest protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Ongoing violations on civic freedoms at Poland/Belarus border; further threats to LGBTQI+ rights Published at 21.01.2022 Country Poland Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption office raid intimidation harassment criminal defamation bureaucratic restriction censorship access to info. law surveillance non state actors positive court ruling LGBTI women refugees and migrants positive CS development attack on journalist negative court ruling protest political interference restrictive law journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Nieustające naruszenia wolności obywatelskich na granicy polsko-białoruskiej Published at 08.02.2022 Country Poland Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption office raid intimidation harassment criminal defamation bureaucratic restriction censorship access to info. law surveillance non state actors positive court ruling LGBTI women refugees and migrants positive CS development attack on journalist negative court ruling protest political interference restrictive law journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Jair Bolsonaro’s first 100 days in office demonstrate Brazilian president’s disregard for pluralism Published at 13.05.2019 Country Brazil Category Latest Developments Tags: indigenous groups restrictive law intimidation positive CS development access to info. law protest Read more
Brazil: shocking violence on HRDs and journalists continues Published at 26.04.2022 Country Brazil Category Latest Developments Tags: youth attack on HRD intimidation harassment HRD killing killing of journalist censorship access to info. law private sector non state actors women indigenous groups refugees and migrants attack on journalist protest extractive industries restrictive law enabling law environmental rights land rights Read more
Ecuador: las manifestaciones indígenas son reprimidas una vez más Published at 05.07.2022 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption attack on HRD harassment HRD detained excessive force public vilification killing of protestors access to info. law indigenous groups attack on journalist labour rights protest violent protest protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Costa Rica: partial veto of new Access to Information Law Published at 11.05.2022 Country Costa Rica Category Latest Developments Tags: youth women indigenous groups attack on HRD harassment positive CS development HRD detained non state actors protest enabling law access to info. law HRD threatened land rights Read more
Costa Rica: veto parcial a la nueva ley de acceso a la información Published at 17.05.2022 Country Costa Rica Category Latest Developments Tags: youth women indigenous groups attack on HRD harassment positive CS development HRD detained non state actors protest enabling law access to info. law HRD threatened land rights Read more
Brazil: Anger at government inaction after Indigenous advocate and international correspondent are killed in the Amazon Published at 13.07.2022 Country Brazil Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation harassment HRD killing criminal defamation public vilification killing of journalist censorship access to info. law non state actors positive court ruling LGBTI women indigenous groups minority groups attack on journalist negative court ruling protest extractive industries political interference journalist detained environmental rights land rights Read more
Colombia: human rights defenders and local leaders impacted by violence in rural areas Published at 10.08.2022 Country Colombia Category Latest Developments Tags: youth intimidation HRD killing censorship access to info. law non state actors LGBTI women indigenous groups minority groups attack on journalist labour rights protest internet restriction journalist detained protestor(s) detained environmental rights land rights Read more
Colombia: personas defensoras y líderes locales afectados por la violencia en las zonas rurales Published at 18.08.2022 Country Colombia Category Latest Developments Tags: youth intimidation HRD killing censorship access to info. law non state actors LGBTI women indigenous groups minority groups attack on journalist labour rights protest internet restriction journalist detained protestor(s) detained environmental rights land rights Read more
Costa Rica: concerns over stigmatisation of media and government actions to limit access to information Published at 14.09.2022 Country Costa Rica Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling access to info. law bureaucratic restriction Read more
University protests against riot police deployment continue, Predator-gate scandal raises further concerns about surveillance Published at 30.09.2022 Country Greece Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling youth women intimidation harassment surveillance excessive force protest restrictive law bureaucratic restriction access to info. law protestor(s) detained Read more
Youth climate protesters detained; massive cyber security attack on media outlets Published at 28.11.2022 Country Portugal Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment protest internet restriction political interference censorship access to info. law protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
LGBTIQ+ organisation suspended as protests rise over inflation Published at 31.10.2022 Country Uganda Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women journalist detained refugees and migrants release of HRDs refusal of registration protest prevention of protest restrictive law access to info. law protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
