El Salvador: human rights defenders arbitrarily detained during state of emergency Published at 04.05.2022 Country El Salvador Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance extractive industries self censorship LGBTI women harassment torture/ill-treatment HRD detained surveillance protest public vilification environmental rights Read more
Venezuela: censorship of independent media online and detention of elderly woman for satirical video Published at 28.04.2022 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation self censorship internet restriction private sector youth protest women indigenous groups intimidation enforced disappearance negative court ruling labour rights censorship Read more
Detienen de forma arbitraria a defensores de los derechos humanos durante el estado de excepción Published at 16.05.2022 Country El Salvador Category Latest Developments Tags: extractive industries torture/ill-treatment surveillance environmental rights self censorship LGBTI women harassment HRD detained protest public vilification enforced disappearance Read more
Censuran en Internet a medios independientes y detienen a una mujer mayor por un video satírico Published at 17.05.2022 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: negative court ruling protest private sector self censorship censorship labour rights youth enforced disappearance women indigenous groups criminal defamation intimidation internet restriction Read more
President Suluhu acts on promise to expand media freedoms, arbitrary arrests of journalists continue Published at 17.05.2022 Country Tanzania Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship indigenous groups release of HRDs harassment positive CS development protest enabling law journalist detained land rights Read more
El Salvador: three years of Bukele government marked by human rights crisis Published at 13.07.2022 Country El Salvador Category Latest Developments Tags: labour rights public vilification self censorship women bureaucratic restriction harassment HRD detained Read more
Crisis de los derechos humanos, una constante durante los tres años de Gobierno de Bukele Published at 25.07.2022 Country El Salvador Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship women bureaucratic restriction harassment HRD detained labour rights public vilification Read more
Venezuela: Teachers protest for decent wages; killing and detention of HRDs Published at 25.08.2022 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship indigenous groups non state actors intimidation positive CS development HRD detained HRD prosecuted HRD killing environmental rights labour rights protest censorship land rights Read more
Nicaragua: closure of CSOs, community radio stations, and television cable channel Published at 23.08.2022 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: CSO closure office raid censorship religious groups journalist detained environmental rights restrictive law harassment women labour rights travel ban HRD prosecuted indigenous groups prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment self censorship youth protest protest disruption Read more
Nicaragua: cierre de OSC, radios comunitarias y un canal de televisión por cable Published at 02.09.2022 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: travel ban HRD prosecuted prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment censorship women indigenous groups religious groups labour rights protest self censorship youth protest disruption office raid restrictive law CSO closure harassment journalist detained environmental rights Read more
Cuban authorities harassing journalists and activists to force them to renounce their work Published at 01.12.2022 Country Cuba Category Latest Developments Tags: travel ban protest public vilification restrictive law HRD threatened self censorship LGBTI harassment internet restriction Read more
Attacks on Guatemalan human rights organisations and justice operators Published at 01.12.2022 Country Guatemala Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction sexual assault HRD threatened positive court ruling self censorship women harassment HRD detained negative court ruling labour rights protest public vilification HRD prosecuted Read more
Haiti: Escalating protests over multiple crises, with people calling for Prime Minister’s resignation Published at 01.10.2022 Country Haiti Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption office raid killing of protestors protest violent protest attack on journalist killing of journalist excessive force self censorship Read more
El Salvador: hostile environment for human rights defenders and journalists Published at 22.11.2022 Country El Salvador Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship youth intimidation positive CS development labour rights public vilification internet restriction surveillance Read more
Las autoridades cubanas acosan a periodistas y militantes para obligarlos a abandonar su labor Published at 15.12.2022 Country Cuba Category Latest Developments Tags: public vilification internet restriction self censorship LGBTI restrictive law harassment travel ban protest HRD threatened Read more
Ataques contra organizaciones de derechos humanos y miembros del aparato judicial guatemaltecos Published at 15.12.2022 Country Guatemala Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction HRD prosecuted negative court ruling labour rights sexual assault positive court ruling protest self censorship women harassment HRD threatened public vilification HRD detained Read more
Bhutan: Human rights groups call for release of political prisoners while press freedom rankings show drastic decline Published at 28.07.2023 Country Bhutan Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship torture/ill-treatment minority groups bureaucratic restriction Read more
Brunei: Press freedom ‘virtually non-existent’ while censorship prevails Published at 31.07.2023 Country Brunei Darussalam Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship censorship Read more
Tajikistan: Suppressing critical voices Published at 26.09.2023 Country Tajikistan Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship CSO closure intimidation positive CS development HRD detained public vilification internet restriction restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Civic space closing ahead of local elections, controversial plans to change constitution, says human rights group Published at 30.04.2023 Country Central African Republic Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship women intimidation harassment release of HRDs HRD detained labour rights protest censorship Read more
Afghanistan: Continued raids on and detention of activists, journalists, and crackdown on peaceful protests Published at 25.10.2023 Country Afghanistan Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling self censorship protest disruption women surveillance HRD detained excessive force protest prevention of protest killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
