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Regressive changes to social security system lead to protests and a brutal crackdown
- Published at
- 23.04.2018
- Country
- Nicaragua
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- intimidation
- excessive force
- protest
- killing of journalist
- killing of protestors
- restrictive law
- censorship
- environmental rights
- non state actors
Government plans to profile NGOs as NGO Bill remains under consideration
- Published at
- 20.04.2018
- Country
- Nigeria
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protestor(s) detained
- indigenous groups
- intimidation
- harassment
- attack on journalist
- excessive force
- violent protest
- restrictive law
- journalist detained
- non state actors
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
CSOs and UN Special Rapporteurs concerned over draft Law on Associations
- Published at
- 21.06.2018
- Country
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- torture/ill-treatment
- protestor(s) detained
- non state actors
- violent protest
- protest disruption
- intimidation
- restrictive law
- attack on journalist
- prevention of protest
- extractive industries
- private sector
- environmental rights
Repression and arbitrary detentions during protests continue in Honduras
- Published at
- 10.08.2018
- Country
- Honduras
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- labour rights
- protest
- excessive force
- youth
- non state actors
- positive CS development
- negative court ruling
- extractive industries
- torture/ill-treatment
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD threatened
- land rights
2018: a lethal year for land and environmental defenders in Guatemala
- Published at
- 16.08.2018
- Country
- Guatemala
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- indigenous groups
- positive CS development
- attack on journalist
- HRD killing
- excessive force
- protest
- extractive industries
- restrictive law
- non state actors
- environmental rights
- land rights
Environmental protests continue as fracking companies seek court injunction
- Published at
- 02.07.2018
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- intimidation
- harassment
- positive CS development
- negative court ruling
- public vilification
- extractive industries
- private sector
- surveillance
- environmental rights
- non state actors
275 people killed since the protests started
- Published at
- 19.07.2018
- Country
- Nicaragua
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- attack on HRD
- attack on journalist
- protestor(s) detained
- excessive force
- protest
- enforced disappearance
- killing of protestors
- youth
- violent protest
- non state actors
Blatant attempts to manipulate elections and assault civic freedoms, says Pakistani civil society
- Published at
- 23.07.2018
- Country
- Pakistan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- attack on HRD
- intimidation
- torture/ill-treatment
- attack on journalist
- harassment
- protestor(s) detained
- self censorship
- journalist detained
- surveillance
- political interference
- non state actors
Swaziland sees its first Pride Parade taking place
- Published at
- 24.07.2018
- Country
- Eswatini
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest
- censorship
- LGBTI
- intimidation
- attack on journalist
- labour rights
- excessive force
- non state actors
Civil society: no amnesty for war crimes or crimes against humanity during 2010-2011 crisis
- Published at
- 14.08.2018
- Country
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- non state actors
India: anti-corruption activists under attack
- Published at
- 31.07.2018
- Country
- India
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- minority groups
- HRD detained
- HRD killing
- protest
- killing of journalist
- violent protest
- access to info. law
- environmental rights
- non state actors
Student wing of ruling party attacking activists, academics and journalists with impunity
- Published at
- 02.08.2018
- Country
- Bangladesh
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- prevention of protest
- censorship
- protestor(s) detained
- youth
- protest disruption
- attack on HRD
- intimidation
- harassment
- surveillance
- attack on journalist
- public vilification
- enforced disappearance
- non state actors
"Stop Soros" laws followed by restrictive new protest law
- Published at
- 01.08.2018
- Country
- Hungary
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- non state actors
- protest
- public vilification
- refugees and migrants
- political interference
- restrictive law
- surveillance
Investigative journalists harassed by authorities after publishing a report about corruption
- Published at
- 28.08.2018
- Country
- Peru
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- non state actors
- indigenous groups
- political interference
- harassment
- HRD threatened
- land rights
UN report finds 'Urgent action is needed to address the human rights crisis in Nicaragua'
- Published at
- 03.09.2018
- Country
- Nicaragua
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- attack on journalist
- enforced disappearance
- HRD detained
- protest
- journalist detained
- killing of protestors
- non state actors
- youth
- women
- excessive force
- attack on HRD
- harassment
Palabras a Prueba de Balas campaign raises awareness about dangers facing journalists
- Published at
- 06.09.2018
- Country
- Mexico
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- killing of journalist
- intimidation
- harassment
- attack on journalist
- protest
- non state actors
Thousands participate in the Women's march, while LGBTIQ group loses observer status with the ACHPR
- Published at
- 04.09.2018
- Country
- South Africa
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- prevention of protest
- extractive industries
- violent protest
- bureaucratic restriction
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD threatened
- LGBTI
- protest disruption
- women
- intimidation
- surveillance
- labour rights
- protest
- non state actors
Brazil continues to be a hostile place for journalists, two killed in recent months
- Published at
- 19.09.2018
- Country
- Brazil
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- killing of journalist
- women
- indigenous groups
- HRD killing
- HRD threatened
- non state actors
India: Routine Repression of Civil Society
- Published at
- 25.09.2018
- Country
- India
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- journalist detained
- youth
- attack on HRD
- release of HRDs
- harassment
- HRD threatened
- HRD detained
- criminal defamation
- HRD prosecuted
- protest
- public vilification
- political interference
- non state actors