Closing civic space in Brazil: censorship, harassment and attacks on journalists and activists Published at 18.12.2020 Country Brazil Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation harassment HRD detained HRD killing excessive force enforced disappearance censorship non state actors women indigenous groups minority groups positive CS development attack on journalist negative court ruling protest violent protest political interference HRD prosecuted environmental rights land rights Read more
Local monitoring organisations document appalling violations of freedom of expression Published at 03.05.2017 Country Afghanistan Category Latest Developments Tags: women office raid intimidation harassment positive CS development attack on journalist public vilification killing of journalist journalist detained non state actors Read more
UN call on Maldives to protect human rights defenders and NGOs from interference and reprisals Published at 17.11.2020 Country Maldives Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development protest disruption protestor(s) detained protest Read more
Sisi government targets HRDs from prominent human rights organisation Published at 23.11.2020 Country Egypt Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development HRD detained excessive force protest internet restriction killing of protestors journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Revueltas en Perú tras la destitución del presidente Published at 02.12.2020 Country Peru Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption attack on HRD HRD killing excessive force killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment indigenous groups positive CS development attack on journalist negative court ruling labour rights protest sexual assault extractive industries HRD acquitted protestor(s) detained HRD threatened environmental rights land rights Read more
Police disrupt protest in Panama and arrest journalist Published at 02.12.2020 Country Panama Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption positive CS development attack on journalist excessive force protest journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Democracy in peril in the United States as rioters storm Capitol Published at 19.01.2021 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption refugees and migrants positive CS development attack on journalist labour rights protest violent protest restrictive law enabling law journalist detained protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
Canada: protests against COVID-19 restrictions as country struggles with new wave of infections Published at 13.01.2021 Country Canada Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption indigenous groups refugees and migrants religious groups minority groups women positive CS development labour rights protest protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Bolivia: attacks on journalists continue Published at 21.01.2021 Country Bolivia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development attack on journalist intimidation Read more
Protests staged in support of Polish Women and against COVID-19 measures Published at 08.01.2021 Country Lithuania Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development women protestor(s) detained protest Read more
Restrictive peaceful assembly ban voted down in Parliament Published at 04.06.2021 Country Denmark Category Latest Developments Tags: refugees and migrants violent protest environmental rights positive CS development protestor(s) detained excessive force protest Read more
Violent attack on Indigenous peoples and surveillance of defenders demanding justice for Berta Published at 10.06.2021 Country Honduras Category Latest Developments Tags: women indigenous groups attack on HRD intimidation positive CS development protest public vilification extractive industries surveillance HRD threatened environmental rights Read more
Government considers harsher penalties as journalists continue to face physical attacks Published at 11.06.2021 Country Montenegro Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI attack on HRD positive CS development attack on journalist negative court ruling protest Read more
Journalist verbally attacked by the President; poor quality of information promotes fake news Published at 04.12.2020 Country Albania Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI youth intimidation positive CS development labour rights protest censorship protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Skopje court fails to protect journalists as they continue to come under attack Published at 13.01.2021 Country North Macedonia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling positive CS development negative court ruling protest intimidation Read more
Journalist killed covering crime scene and several others threatened in Mexico Published at 01.02.2021 Country Mexico Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship women attack on HRD refugees and migrants harassment positive CS development attack on journalist protest killing of journalist bureaucratic restriction journalist detained Read more
Argentina’s feminist movements celebrate approval of legal abortion law Published at 03.02.2021 Country Argentina Category Latest Developments Tags: women harassment positive CS development attack on journalist negative court ruling protest HRD prosecuted non state actors Read more
Government continues its attack on CSOs Published at 04.02.2021 Country Slovenia Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction restrictive law environmental rights positive CS development HRD detained excessive force protest Read more
Major victory for LGBT+ community as Bhutan parliament decriminalises homosexuality Published at 17.02.2021 Country Bhutan Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI positive CS development Read more
A deadly January in Colombia Published at 18.02.2021 Country Colombia Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship youth harassment HRD killing killing of journalist surveillance non state actors positive court ruling women indigenous groups minority groups positive CS development labour rights protest HRD threatened environmental rights land rights Read more
USA: Frustration over power outages drives thousands to protest in Puerto Rico Published at 25.11.2021 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption intimidation excessive force public vilification private sector positive court ruling indigenous groups minority groups positive CS development labour rights protest restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
