Persecution of activists, opposition continue as Cambodia tightens control of online space Published at 03.03.2021 Country Cambodia Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained negative court ruling HRD prosecuted internet restriction criminal defamation protest protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Civil society pushes back against restrictive laws in Canada Published at 22.04.2021 Country Canada Category Latest Developments Tags: negative court ruling HRD prosecuted protest disruption attack on HRD protest HRD detained excessive force time,place restrictions violent protest women indigenous groups restrictive law religious groups minority groups protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Canada: Police restricts press access to environmental protests Published at 28.06.2021 Country Canada Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption minority groups intimidation negative court ruling labour rights protest extractive industries restrictive law bureaucratic restriction censorship protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
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 Read more
Malaysian government continues to silence dissent with emergency and repressive laws Published at 07.04.2021 Country Malaysia Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI negative court ruling criminal defamation protest restrictive law censorship HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Student protests calling for academic freedom met with excessive force, LGBTI students targeted Published at 25.02.2021 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: labour rights restrictive law positive court ruling excessive force LGBTI women youth harassment protest HRD detained censorship negative court ruling prevention of protest journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
“I am not safe here”: Women’s rights activists under attack for work on abortion rights Published at 09.04.2021 Country Poland Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained negative court ruling HRD acquitted excessive force violent protest non state actors LGBTI women intimidation harassment protest political interference HRD threatened public vilification Read more
„Nie jestem tu bezpieczna”: aktywiści na rzecz praw kobiet atakowani za pracę nad prawami do aborcji Published at 13.04.2021 Country Poland Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women intimidation harassment negative court ruling excessive force protest public vilification violent protest political interference HRD acquitted protestor(s) detained HRD threatened non state actors Read more
Freedom of expression on a steady decline, accountability for police brutality an elusive feat Published at 19.04.2021 Country Kenya Category Latest Developments Tags: release of HRDs attack on journalist censorship HRD detained negative court ruling protestor(s) detained labour rights protest LGBTI protest disruption refugees and migrants intimidation sexual assault violent protest HRD prosecuted Read more
Crackdown on Thai activists continues as new restrictive NGO law proposed Published at 19.04.2021 Country Thailand Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained protestor(s) detained negative court ruling excessive force protest protest disruption women prevention of protest intimidation harassment restrictive law HRD prosecuted Read more
Asesinan a tres defensores mientras aumentan los ataques contra las comunidades indígenas Published at 20.04.2021 Country Peru Category Latest Developments Tags: indigenous groups women labour rights protest youth excessive force intimidation non state actors criminal defamation negative court ruling killing of protestors HRD killing violent protest protestor(s) detained HRD threatened environmental rights Read more
Three years on, human rights abuses continue in Nicaragua Published at 06.05.2021 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: protest torture/ill-treatment LGBTI women intimidation surveillance harassment release of HRDs attack on journalist HRD threatened HRD detained negative court ruling HRD prosecuted Read more
Restrictions on press freedom in Uruguay Published at 08.07.2021 Country Uruguay Category Latest Developments Tags: access to info. law negative court ruling political interference restrictive law Read more
Encarcelan a músico por sus letras a pesar del llamado del Consejo de Europa Published at 07.05.2021 Country Spain Category Latest Developments Tags: women harassment attack on journalist negative court ruling excessive force criminal defamation protest prevention of protest violent protest protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Former PM smears journalist; negative court ruling for transgender rights Published at 06.06.2022 Country Czech Republic Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment internet restriction negative court ruling minority groups LGBTI Read more
Venezuela cracks down on civil society operation and funding Published at 27.05.2021 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction office raid release of HRDs attack on journalist HRD detained negative court ruling labour rights criminal defamation protest restrictive law bureaucratic restriction journalist detained Read more
Bolivia ranked 110 in Reporters Without Borders’ World Press Freedom Index Published at 17.05.2021 Country Bolivia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest positive CS development attack on journalist negative court ruling labour rights criminal defamation non state actors Read more
Systematic persecution of activists, journalists and critics in mainland China and Hong Kong Published at 19.05.2021 Country China Category Latest Developments Tags: negative court ruling journalist detained HRD prosecuted labour rights enforced disappearance torture/ill-treatment minority groups intimidation restrictive law harassment travel ban censorship HRD detained HRD killing Read more
Crackdown on independent media outlets, lawyers and political activists continues Published at 19.05.2021 Country Tajikistan Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship positive CS development bureaucratic restriction attack on journalist HRD detained negative court ruling censorship refusal of registration protest internet restriction restrictive law HRD prosecuted Read more
Protests against tax reform lead thousands to the streets in Colombia, face brutal police repression Published at 19.05.2021 Country Colombia Category Latest Developments Tags: labour rights excessive force attack on journalist criminal defamation violent protest women public vilification sexual assault killing of protestors youth protest disruption negative court ruling censorship protestor(s) detained indigenous groups environmental rights protest attack on HRD internet restriction land rights HRD killing non state actors Read more
Un nuevo fallo judicial deja la vía libre a la aplicación de una ley restrictiva para las ONG Published at 23.06.2021 Country Guatemala Category Latest Developments Tags: indigenous groups intimidation women negative court ruling protest political interference restrictive law environmental rights Read more
