Women's rights - focal point of recent protest actions resulting in arrests Published at 12.03.2018 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women minority groups attack on journalist excessive force protest prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment violent protest journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Deadly anti-Kabila protests followed by wave of arrests of social movement activists Published at 11.05.2018 Country Democratic Republic of the Congo Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD acquitted killing of protestors non state actors journalist detained women protestor(s) detained release of HRDs youth protest disruption attack on HRD HRD detained protest HRD killing excessive force internet restriction criminal defamation enforced disappearance prevention of protest sexual assault HRD prosecuted Read more
Me Too movement in South Korea sparks calls for review of defamation laws Published at 23.05.2018 Country South Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: prevention of protest political interference women labour rights protest Read more
Journalists, human rights defenders and artists persecuted and harassed in Cuba Published at 16.02.2018 Country Cuba Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women intimidation journalist detained harassment travel ban attack on journalist excessive force protest enforced disappearance prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment protestor(s) detained Read more
Morocco shuns international recommendations on civic space Published at 20.02.2018 Country Morocco Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD detained prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment women Read more
Military junta violates and restricts citizens' rights to peaceful assembly Published at 22.02.2018 Country Thailand Category Latest Developments Tags: surveillance restrictive law HRD detained criminal defamation prevention of protest HRD prosecuted time,place restrictions environmental rights extractive industries protestor(s) detained protest disruption Read more
Protests against toxic spill continue despite persecution of environmental activists Published at 22.03.2018 Country Vietnam Category Latest Developments Tags: religious groups minority groups attack on HRD intimidation negative court ruling harassment HRD detained excessive force protestor(s) detained HRD threatened prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment HRD prosecuted surveillance women environmental rights Read more
Social unrest in response to new law inhibiting certain public sectors' right to strike Published at 22.03.2018 Country Benin Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist labour rights protest prevention of protest time,place restrictions youth protest disruption women protestor(s) detained Read more
Activists arbitrarily arrested and break-in at human rights NGO Published at 26.03.2018 Country Republic of the Congo Category Latest Developments Tags: youth HRD detained prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment intimidation Read more
Journalists attacked during protest of ruling party supporters Published at 27.03.2018 Country Ghana Category Latest Developments Tags: excessive force protest prevention of protest extractive industries violent protest private sector intimidation attack on journalist labour rights non state actors Read more
UN Special Rapporteur on Myanmar concerned over shrinking civic space Published at 29.03.2018 Country Myanmar Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained excessive force protestor(s) detained criminal defamation prevention of protest restrictive law LGBTI minority groups journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Kazakhstan: State vilifies opposition movement and its alleged supporters as “extremists” Published at 03.04.2018 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: women labour rights protest public vilification prevention of protest extractive industries political interference restrictive law bureaucratic restriction censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted private sector Read more
Mass arrests during protest around death in custody of Islamic school director Published at 07.05.2018 Country Eritrea Category Latest Developments Tags: prevention of protest protestor(s) detained protest Read more
Human rights advocates challenge new law restricting online content Published at 21.05.2018 Country Tanzania Category Latest Developments Tags: political interference restrictive law positive court ruling internet restriction prevention of protest protestor(s) detained 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
Journalist receives death threats Published at 27.08.2018 Country El Salvador Category Latest Developments Tags: women prevention of protest intimidation time,place restrictions HRD killing protest land rights Read more
Intense and widespread protests against 2018 Finance Law: 4 CSO leaders arrested Published at 05.04.2018 Country Niger Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment prevention of protest protestor(s) detained protest bureaucratic restriction Read more
Protests over corruption rock South Africa prior to Zuma's departure in February Published at 19.04.2018 Country South Africa Category Latest Developments Tags: political interference censorship positive court ruling youth women positive CS development attack on journalist negative court ruling protest prevention of protest violent protest protestor(s) detained Read more
New opposition protests and HRD arrested as political dialogue comes to a halt Published at 19.04.2018 Country Togo Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women intimidation harassment HRD detained excessive force protest youth prevention of protest Read more
Authorities deny permit for union march once again Published at 23.04.2018 Country Fiji Category Latest Developments Tags: prevention of protest labour rights restrictive law Read more
Wave of arrests of CSO activists in protests against 2018 budget law Published at 24.04.2018 Country Niger Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption prevention of protest violent protest journalist detained protestor(s) detained excessive force Read more
