Slovenian government takes "huge steps forward" in its relations with the NGO sector Published at 22.05.2018 Country Slovenia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development environmental rights Read more
Mali - third African country to adopt law on protection of HRDs Published at 23.01.2018 Country Mali Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development protest disruption refugees and migrants protest enabling law Read more
Outcry over jamming and hacking of radio stations and blocking of online news outlet Published at 20.12.2017 Country Benin Category Latest Developments Tags: political interference censorship positive CS development labour rights protest non state actors Read more
Civic space violations continue during post-electoral crisis Published at 30.01.2018 Country Honduras Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD positive CS development attack on journalist protest disruption HRD killing HRD detained excessive force protest killing of protestors political interference censorship Read more
Citizens protest Supreme Court decision that allows Morales to run for fourth term in 2019 Published at 03.01.2018 Country Bolivia Category Latest Developments Tags: negative court ruling excessive force violent protest protestor(s) detained environmental rights protest disruption harassment positive CS development Read more
Civic freedoms under threat from new laws in UK Published at 08.01.2018 Country United Kingdom Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction positive CS development internet restriction political interference restrictive law bureaucratic restriction access to info. law surveillance private sector Read more
Plans to release political prisoners as ethnic tensions spark clashes and protests Published at 09.01.2018 Country Ethiopia Category Latest Developments Tags: killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment violent protest minority groups positive CS development excessive force protest land rights Read more
Civil society reports decrease in freedom of expression violations in 2017 Published at 10.01.2018 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development indigenous groups release of HRDs intimidation Read more
Civil society welcomes repeal of potentially restrictive Criminal Code Published at 23.02.2018 Country Bolivia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women harassment positive CS development excessive force criminal defamation protest protestor(s) detained Read more
Civil society demands government transparency and access to information Published at 26.02.2018 Country Montenegro Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling positive CS development political interference protest restrictive law Read more
Ombudsman announces plans to create a protection mechanism for HRDs Published at 02.03.2018 Country Panama Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development labour rights indigenous groups extractive industries restrictive law private sector protest Read more
Company targets environmental activist in SLAPP lawsuit Published at 07.03.2018 Country Portugal Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development political interference environmental rights harassment private sector Read more
Thousands of political prisoners freed but new state of emergency declared Published at 10.03.2018 Country Ethiopia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development killing of protestors excessive force protest Read more
Activists harassed amid post-electoral crisis Published at 14.03.2018 Country Honduras Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption excessive force attack on HRD harassment positive CS development labour rights private sector Read more
Consultative process for civil society strategy welcomed but process remains ambiguous Published at 24.05.2018 Country Estonia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development women protest Read more
Positive developments improve funding outlook for Estonian CSOs Published at 09.04.2018 Country Estonia Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship intimidation positive CS development Read more
A potentially positive step forward for NGO funding Published at 02.05.2018 Country Lithuania Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development restrictive law Read more
Ecuador signs on to regional agreement to protect HRDs Published at 23.05.2018 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship non state actors positive CS development internet restriction Read more
Lesotho High Court ruling: criminal defamation is unconstitutional Published at 25.05.2018 Country Lesotho Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling positive CS development Read more
Positive civic space developments: some activists hopeful, some still wary Published at 25.05.2018 Country Kyrgyzstan Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption women positive CS development negative court ruling protest prevention of protest extractive industries violent protest people with disabilities private sector Read more
Protest actions surge ahead of July 2018 general elections Published at 14.06.2018 Country Mexico Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained youth women indigenous groups refugees and migrants intimidation harassment positive CS development attack on journalist protest killing of journalist restrictive law land rights Read more
