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Tashi Wangchuk and other activists imprisoned as President Xi tightens grip on power
- Published at
- 19.03.2018
- Country
- China
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- attack on HRD
- LGBTI
- refugees and migrants
- minority groups
- intimidation
- harassment
- HRD detained
- negative court ruling
- protest
- torture/ill-treatment
- censorship
- surveillance
- HRD prosecuted
Unions protest tax increases due to IMF agreement
- Published at
- 20.03.2018
- Country
- Mongolia
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- attack on HRD
- labour rights
- protest
Protests against toxic spill continue despite persecution of environmental activists
- Published at
- 22.03.2018
- Country
- Vietnam
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- religious groups
- minority groups
- attack on HRD
- intimidation
- negative court ruling
- harassment
- HRD detained
- excessive force
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD threatened
- prevention of protest
- torture/ill-treatment
- HRD prosecuted
- surveillance
- women
- environmental rights
Several journalists killed and more than 1,600 protesters injured in Gaza
- Published at
- 08.05.2018
- Country
- Palestine
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- killing of protestors
- restrictive law
- self censorship
- protest disruption
- attack on HRD
- attack on journalist
- HRD killing
- excessive force
- killing of journalist
- bureaucratic restriction
Wave of attacks against HRDs and journalists continues unabated
- Published at
- 09.05.2018
- Country
- Colombia
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- restrictive law
- non state actors
- indigenous groups
- attack on HRD
- intimidation
- HRD killing
- killing of journalist
- land rights
Hundreds of NGOs demand an end to the state's repression of the right to peaceful assembly
- Published at
- 22.05.2018
- Country
- Nicaragua
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD threatened
- women
- attack on HRD
- intimidation
- attack on journalist
- excessive force
- protest
- killing of protestors
- torture/ill-treatment
- non state actors
Crackdown on media and opposition around mock inauguration of Odinga
- Published at
- 05.04.2018
- Country
- Kenya
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- travel ban
- excessive force
- killing of protestors
- political interference
- censorship
- youth
- attack on HRD
- intimidation
- non state actors
More HRDs murdered: 3 killed in 5 days as civil society calls for better protection mechanisms
- Published at
- 25.05.2018
- Country
- Guatemala
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- attack on HRD
- HRD killing
- protest
- HRD prosecuted
- public vilification
- killing of journalist
- environmental rights
- land rights
- indigenous groups
Students protesters attacked as ruling party cracks down on dissent
- Published at
- 19.04.2018
- Country
- Bangladesh
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- indigenous groups
- attack on HRD
- excessive force
- funding restriction
- women
- youth
- torture/ill-treatment
- intimidation
- restrictive law
- protest
- protestor(s) detained
- non state actors
Slow progress on reforms by new leadership ahead of elections
- Published at
- 19.04.2018
- Country
- Zimbabwe
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- youth
- protest disruption
- attack on HRD
- attack on journalist
- labour rights
- excessive force
- internet restriction
- torture/ill-treatment
- restrictive law
- protestor(s) detained
Pashtun protests continue despite pressure from authorities
- Published at
- 01.05.2018
- Country
- Pakistan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- political interference
- censorship
- self censorship
- funding restriction
- attack on HRD
- CSO closure
- intimidation
- harassment
- surveillance
- protest
- enforced disappearance
- protestor(s) detained
NGO report highlights different challenges faced by urban and rural HRDs and CSOs
- Published at
- 28.05.2018
- Country
- South Sudan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD killing
- attack on HRD
- censorship
- non state actors
Calls for legislation to protect human rights defenders as attacks against them persist
- Published at
- 04.06.2018
- Country
- Philippines
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- youth
- attack on journalist
- women
- restrictive law
- HRD killing
- attack on HRD
- minority groups
- environmental rights
- intimidation
- extractive industries
- protest
- land rights
Protection measures granted due to grave risks faced by activists at protests
- Published at
- 15.06.2018
- Country
- Nicaragua
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- youth
- women
- killing of protestors
- attack on HRD
- attack on journalist
- excessive force
- protest
Human Rights Defender Rivelino Zarpellon continues to face threats
- Published at
- 21.06.2018
- Country
- Brazil
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- attack on journalist
- HRD threatened
- indigenous groups
- attack on HRD
- harassment
- positive CS development
- protest
UN urges Bahrain to end restrictions on civic space
- Published at
- 02.08.2018
- Country
- Bahrain
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- attack on HRD
- CSO closure
- harassment
- excessive force
- enforced disappearance
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
Human rights defenders harrassed and arbitrarily detained
- Published at
- 19.06.2018
- Country
- Lebanon
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- release of HRDs
- HRD detained
- time,place restrictions
- LGBTI
- attack on HRD
- refugees and migrants
- intimidation
- harassment
- censorship
Activists threatened and attacked while families of the disappeared protest hearings
- Published at
- 07.08.2018
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- attack on HRD
- religious groups
- minority groups
- intimidation
- harassment
- protest
- enforced disappearance
- torture/ill-treatment
- HRD threatened
Continued attacks on independent journalists
- Published at
- 06.07.2018
- Country
- Serbia
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- attack on HRD
- intimidation
- harassment
- positive CS development
- attack on journalist
- labour rights
- protest
- prevention of protest
- restrictive law
- time,place restrictions
- access to info. law
- positive court ruling
- women
Kenyan activist disappears ahead of protests while a new cyber crimes law is challenged in court
- Published at
- 20.07.2018
- Country
- Kenya
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- restrictive law
- enabling law
- harassment
- censorship
- enforced disappearance
- attack on HRD