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Assault and harassment of HRD highlight severe repression of civic space in Equatorial Guinea
- Published at
- 29.03.2019
- Country
- Equatorial Guinea
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- Latest Developments
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- attack on HRD
- intimidation
- harassment
- criminal defamation
- travel ban
- torture/ill-treatment
- HRD detained
- censorship
- HRD threatened
- HRD prosecuted
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Internet shutdown as security forces crackdown on protests: Protesters and citizens killed
- Published at
- 16.01.2019
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- Zimbabwe
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- Latest Developments
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- journalist detained
- protest disruption
- attack on HRD
- attack on journalist
- HRD detained
- excessive force
- protest
- internet restriction
- killing of protestors
- violent protest
- censorship
- protestor(s) detained
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Critics of military junta continue to be criminalised
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- 07.09.2018
- Country
- Thailand
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- Latest Developments
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- torture/ill-treatment
- protest
- positive court ruling
- restrictive law
- refugees and migrants
- positive CS development
- attack on HRD
- HRD acquitted
- intimidation
- travel ban
- negative court ruling
- HRD detained
- criminal defamation
- prevention of protest
- labour rights
- HRD prosecuted
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La crisis política socava las libertades del espacio cívico
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- 01.04.2019
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- Venezuela
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- Latest Developments
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- excessive force
- protest
- enforced disappearance
- internet restriction
- killing of protestors
- censorship
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD threatened
- indigenous groups
- attack on HRD
- office raid
- harassment
- attack on journalist
- non state actors
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Human rights lawyer assisting families of slain sugar farmers in Sagay gunned down
- Published at
- 22.11.2018
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- Philippines
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- women
- attack on HRD
- torture/ill-treatment
- positive CS development
- HRD detained
- HRD killing
- land rights
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Concern after brutal attack on women HRDs in prison
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- 27.11.2018
- Country
- Nicaragua
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- Latest Developments
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- protest
- youth
- protest disruption
- women
- torture/ill-treatment
- attack on HRD
- censorship
- intimidation
- harassment
- attack on journalist
- journalist detained
- non state actors
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Violence at #1od5miliona protests in Belgrade
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- 21.03.2019
- Country
- Serbia
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- women
- attack on HRD
- violent protest
- protestor(s) detained
- excessive force
- protest
- public vilification
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Four environmental defenders criminalised in Paraguay
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- 05.06.2019
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- Paraguay
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- Latest Developments
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- attack on HRD
- HRD prosecuted
- environmental rights
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Millions Rally in Support of Catalonian Independence
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- 05.10.2018
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- Spain
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- positive court ruling
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- religious groups
- criminal defamation
- attack on journalist
- HRD prosecuted
- protest
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Tajikistan’s International human rights obligations under scrutiny
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- 04.04.2019
- Country
- Tajikistan
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- LGBTI
- internet restriction
- censorship
- attack on HRD
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Attacks on fundamental freedoms and minorities persist, ahead of elections
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- 06.02.2019
- Country
- Indonesia
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- protestor(s) detained
- LGBTI
- attack on HRD
- restrictive law
- environmental rights
- censorship
- criminal defamation
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Ongoing attacks on journalists and activists, as elections draw near
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- 12.02.2019
- Country
- India
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- killing of journalist
- funding restriction
- private sector
- women
- youth
- attack on HRD
- journalist detained
- attack on journalist
- HRD detained
- HRD killing
- criminal defamation
- environmental rights
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Lack of accountability for police violence, attacks on journalists and activists in Indonesia
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- 21.11.2019
- Country
- Indonesia
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- harassment
- attack on journalist
- restrictive law
- killing of journalist
- excessive force
- protest disruption
- attack on HRD
- killing of protestors
- criminal defamation
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD threatened
- land rights
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Groups strike, protest, amid deteriorating economic conditions
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- 21.11.2019
- Country
- Zimbabwe
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- attack on HRD
- intimidation
- negative court ruling
- protest disruption
- labour rights
- protest
- prevention of protest
- torture/ill-treatment
- HRD threatened
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Secret agreement with Brazil on Itaipú Dam prompts political crisis in Paraguay
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- 21.11.2019
- Country
- Paraguay
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- Latest Developments
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- LGBTI
- protest disruption
- attack on HRD
- positive CS development
- attack on journalist
- protest
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Indictments against news site Rappler an attempt to intimidate and control the pubic narrative
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- 26.02.2019
- Country
- Philippines
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- HRD detained
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- enabling law
- journalist detained
- non state actors
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Ongoing attacks against environmental activists and journalists in India while critics harassed
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- 10.09.2019
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- India
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- Latest Developments
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- intimidation
- harassment
- environmental rights
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD detained
- attack on journalist
- criminal defamation
- torture/ill-treatment
- extractive industries
- time,place restrictions
- non state actors
- HRD threatened
- office raid
- attack on HRD
- restrictive law
- minority groups
- land rights
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Women on front line of peaceful protests bear the brunt of violent crackdown amid state of emergency
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- 20.03.2019
- Country
- Sudan
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- sexual assault
- violent protest
- youth
- protest disruption
- time,place restrictions
- torture/ill-treatment
- release of HRDs
- attack on journalist
- negative court ruling
- protest
- attack on HRD
- killing of protestors
- excessive force
- intimidation
- harassment
- women
- prevention of protest
- HRD detained
- censorship
- HRD killing
- political interference
- restrictive law
- HRD acquitted
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD threatened
- HRD prosecuted
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Political crisis undermines civic space freedoms
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- 19.03.2019
- Country
- Venezuela
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- indigenous groups
- attack on HRD
- office raid
- harassment
- censorship
- attack on journalist
- excessive force
- journalist detained
- protest
- protestor(s) detained
- enforced disappearance
- internet restriction
- HRD threatened
- non state actors
- killing of protestors
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Abelino Chub Caal released amid increasing attacks against HRDs
- Published at
- 07.05.2019
- Country
- Guatemala
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD acquitted
- LGBTI
- women
- attack on HRD
- HRD prosecuted
- release of HRDs
- harassment
- HRD killing
- land rights