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Héctor Aguavil Calazacón of the indigenous community of Tsáchila murdered
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- 22.03.2018
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- Ecuador
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- Latest Developments
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- positive court ruling
- indigenous groups
- intimidation
- attack on journalist
- HRD killing
- labour rights
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Civil society concerned over presidential candidate's position on LGBTI rights
- Published at
- 30.03.2018
- Country
- Costa Rica
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- Latest Developments
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- positive court ruling
- LGBTI
- labour rights
- private sector
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Journalists denied access to police courts
- Published at
- 10.05.2018
- Country
- Uganda
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- positive court ruling
- women
- HRD prosecuted
- censorship
- attack on journalist
- excessive force
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Human rights advocates challenge new law restricting online content
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- 21.05.2018
- Country
- Tanzania
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- Latest Developments
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- political interference
- restrictive law
- positive court ruling
- internet restriction
- prevention of protest
- protestor(s) detained
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Lesotho High Court ruling: criminal defamation is unconstitutional
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- 25.05.2018
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- Lesotho
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- positive CS development
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Positive civic space developments: some activists hopeful, some still wary
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- 25.05.2018
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- Kyrgyzstan
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- protest disruption
- women
- positive CS development
- negative court ruling
- protest
- prevention of protest
- extractive industries
- violent protest
- people with disabilities
- private sector
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State continues to constrict civic space but Polish civil society pushes back
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- 12.04.2018
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- Poland
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- religious groups
- restrictive law
- protest
- censorship
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Criminalisation of social protests debated during IACHR hearing
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- 16.04.2018
- Country
- Argentina
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- Latest Developments
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- positive court ruling
- public vilification
- protest
- bureaucratic restriction
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Slow progress on reforms by new leadership ahead of elections
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- 19.04.2018
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- Zimbabwe
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- Latest Developments
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- positive court ruling
- youth
- protest disruption
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- excessive force
- internet restriction
- torture/ill-treatment
- restrictive law
- protestor(s) detained
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Protests over corruption rock South Africa prior to Zuma's departure in February
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- 19.04.2018
- Country
- South Africa
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- Latest Developments
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- positive court ruling
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Two important victories for anti-fracking protestors
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- 24.04.2018
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- United Kingdom
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- positive CS development
- excessive force
- protest
- bureaucratic restriction
- positive court ruling
- funding restriction
- private sector
- enabling law
- environmental rights
- refugees and migrants
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Civil society remains concerned over chilling effect of gag law on free speech
- Published at
- 27.04.2018
- Country
- Spain
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- Latest Developments
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- positive court ruling
- restrictive law
- women
- protest
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Fidesz landslide heightens concerns for civil society and independent media
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- 29.05.2018
- Country
- Hungary
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- Latest Developments
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- prevention of protest
- CSO closure
- political interference
- protest
- public vilification
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Appeals Court orders retrial in foreign funding case
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- 15.06.2018
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- Egypt
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- funding restriction
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- release of HRDs
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Gag Law reform stalled as civil society calls on government to "uphold freedom of expression"
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- 19.06.2018
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- Spain
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- Latest Developments
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- criminal defamation
- positive court ruling
- censorship
- political interference
- positive CS development
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Coalition party moves to cut funding to "political NGOs"
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- 21.08.2018
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- Czech Republic
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- Latest Developments
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- funding restriction
- public vilification
- political interference
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Sliding downhill: concerns remain regarding the civic space situation despite releases
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- 24.08.2018
- Country
- Tajikistan
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- positive court ruling
- religious groups
- minority groups
- release of HRDs
- travel ban
- internet restriction
- restrictive law
- censorship
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Mass protests hit the country, while attacks on journalists sharply increase
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- 24.08.2018
- Country
- United States of America
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- Latest Developments
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- positive court ruling
- refugees and migrants
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- labour rights
- excessive force
- protest
- killing of journalist
- violent protest
- restrictive law
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2018: a lethal year for land and environmental defenders in Guatemala
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- 16.08.2018
- Country
- Guatemala
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- Latest Developments
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- 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
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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