President Aleksandar Vucic secures second term, amid growing pressure on civil society and journalists Published at 02.05.2022 Country Serbia Category Latest Developments Tags: youth attack on HRD intimidation harassment HRD detained negative court ruling public vilification prevention of protest political interference censorship surveillance environmental rights Read more
Reports and monitoring missions document extreme repression and violence against activists Published at 18.08.2022 Country Iraq Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption attack on HRD release of HRDs harassment positive CS development HRD killing negative court ruling criminal defamation protest censorship journalist detained HRD prosecuted non state actors Read more
Activists criminalised for royal defamation and targeted by spyware in Thailand Published at 22.08.2022 Country Thailand Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption women surveillance HRD detained negative court ruling protest criminal defamation restrictive law protestor(s) detained HRD threatened HRD prosecuted Read more
Government embarks on brutal wave of retaliatory tactics against pro-democracy activists amid political impasse Published at 30.08.2022 Country Eswatini Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI attack on HRD release of HRDs harassment HRD detained negative court ruling protest torture/ill-treatment Read more
Amid protests, censorship and persecution of Uyghurs and activists in China, Xi Jinping seeks third term Published at 01.09.2022 Country China Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption intimidation harassment HRD detained excessive force criminal defamation censorship surveillance women minority groups negative court ruling protest restrictive law journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Crackdown on activists and protests persist in Indonesia while draft criminal code revisions could further curtail dissent Published at 23.09.2022 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption indigenous groups intimidation harassment surveillance attack on journalist negative court ruling restrictive law protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Myanmar junta continues to arrest, torture activists despite global outrage around executions Published at 15.09.2022 Country Myanmar Category Latest Developments Tags: youth HRD detained HRD killing negative court ruling killing of journalist torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Japan introduces tougher penalties for defamation, court ruling a setback for LGBTQI+ rights Published at 19.09.2022 Country Japan Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law LGBTI negative court ruling protest Read more
Authorities continue to harass NagaWorld union strikers and criminalise activists and opposition members in Cambodia Published at 04.10.2022 Country Cambodia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women harassment HRD detained negative court ruling labour rights excessive force sexual assault torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained HRD prosecuted land rights Read more
Attacks on Guatemalan human rights organisations and justice operators Published at 01.12.2022 Country Guatemala Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling self censorship women harassment HRD detained negative court ruling labour rights protest public vilification internet restriction sexual assault HRD threatened HRD prosecuted Read more
Civil society urges the UN to reject Vietnam’s bid for the Human Rights Council as it continues to arrest and jail activists Published at 21.09.2022 Country Vietnam Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women minority groups travel ban HRD detained negative court ruling excessive force criminal defamation protest restrictive law protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted land rights Read more
Despite UN scrutiny, activists continue to be criminalised by the new Philippines administration Published at 15.11.2022 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: killing of journalist restrictive law intimidation HRD detained negative court ruling HRD prosecuted criminal defamation Read more
Government agencies used to silence dissent in India as its rights record is scrutinised at the UN Published at 22.11.2022 Country India Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption office raid harassment HRD killing negative court ruling excessive force prevention of protest bureaucratic restriction protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Palestinian activists face lawsuit and ban; climate activists threatened with SLAPPs Published at 22.11.2022 Country Austria Category Latest Developments Tags: minority groups intimidation harassment negative court ruling protest bureaucratic restriction censorship environmental rights Read more
Conviction of lawyer and recent legal changes further erodes civic space in Fiji ahead of elections Published at 24.11.2022 Country Fiji Category Latest Developments Tags: negative court ruling HRD prosecuted restrictive law Read more
As Qatar hosts the FIFA World Cup, human rights organisations draw attention to its dismal human rights record Published at 06.12.2022 Country Qatar Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI negative court ruling HRD prosecuted refugees and migrants Read more
Harassment and criminalisation of activists and journalists in Hong Kong continues unabated Published at 13.12.2022 Country Hong Kong Category Latest Developments Tags: youth women HRD detained negative court ruling criminal defamation restrictive law protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Ataques contra organizaciones de derechos humanos y miembros del aparato judicial guatemaltecos Published at 15.12.2022 Country Guatemala Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling self censorship women harassment HRD detained negative court ruling labour rights protest public vilification internet restriction sexual assault HRD threatened HRD prosecuted Read more
Paraguay: September marked by killings of a journalist and a campesino leader Published at 20.12.2022 Country Paraguay Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling indigenous groups harassment HRD detained HRD killing negative court ruling labour rights criminal defamation protest killing of journalist prevention of protest non state actors private sector land rights Read more
Brazil: anti-democratic demonstrations following presidential election Published at 21.12.2022 Country Brazil Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption attack on HRD intimidation harassment HRD killing public vilification censorship non state actors women indigenous groups religious groups attack on journalist negative court ruling protest internet restriction violent protest political interference environmental rights land rights Read more
Argentina: economic crisis leads to recurrent protests Published at 30.12.2022 Country Argentina Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation harassment HRD detained excessive force public vilification censorship surveillance non state actors positive court ruling women indigenous groups attack on journalist negative court ruling labour rights protest restrictive law protestor(s) detained environmental rights land rights Read more
