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Concern over proposed amendments to law on religious freedom
- Published at
- 07.08.2017
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- Armenia
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- Latest Developments
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- LGBTI
- torture/ill-treatment
- religious groups
- intimidation
- harassment
- censorship
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Women’s rights activist attacked and accused of being a witch
- Published at
- 10.10.2017
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- Nepal
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- Latest Developments
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- women
- attack on HRD
- torture/ill-treatment
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Report highlights widespread human rights abuses in Republic of Congo
- Published at
- 20.03.2017
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- Republic of the Congo
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- Latest Developments
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- torture/ill-treatment
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UN expert raises concerns over restrictions on civic space in Sudan
- Published at
- 21.08.2017
- Country
- Sudan
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- office raid
- torture/ill-treatment
- CSO closure
- funding restriction
- bureaucratic restriction
- censorship
- HRD detained
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Crackdown on Christian followers as thousands flee the country
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- 19.09.2017
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- Eritrea
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- Latest Developments
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- torture/ill-treatment
- religious groups
- refugees and migrants
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UN interviews find widespread use of excessive force by security forces to quell protests
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- 23.08.2017
- Country
- Venezuela
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- censorship
- intimidation
- harassment
- excessive force
- protest
- sexual assault
- killing of protestors
- torture/ill-treatment
- political interference
- restrictive law
- protestor(s) detained
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NGO bill under consideration poses "grave danger to democracy"
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- 14.09.2017
- Country
- Nigeria
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- violent protest
- protestor(s) detained
- indigenous groups
- office raid
- religious groups
- intimidation
- harassment
- attack on journalist
- excessive force
- protest
- torture/ill-treatment
- land rights
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Human rights changes: more piecemeal than systemic
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- 12.09.2017
- Country
- Uzbekistan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- women
- torture/ill-treatment
- intimidation
- travel ban
- protest
- land rights
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New law passed to protect LGBTI community from hate crimes
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- 21.09.2017
- Country
- Mongolia
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- LGBTI
- surveillance
- torture/ill-treatment
- protest
- positive CS development
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Environment for civil society in Egypt: “among the darker and more dangerous”
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- 02.10.2017
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- Egypt
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- harassment
- travel ban
- HRD detained
- negative court ruling
- enforced disappearance
- torture/ill-treatment
- women
- restrictive law
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Chilling attacks on freedom of expression ahead of APEC
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- 03.11.2017
- Country
- Vietnam
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- journalist detained
- restrictive law
- intimidation
- censorship
- HRD detained
- women
- torture/ill-treatment
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Concerns over draft NGO law and restrictions on social gatherings
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- 20.10.2017
- Country
- Tajikistan
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- torture/ill-treatment
- restrictive law
- bureaucratic restriction
- time,place restrictions
- censorship
- attack on journalist
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Public opinion against Duterte's war on drugs intensifies in wake of continued killings
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- 18.10.2017
- Country
- Philippines
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- self censorship
- LGBTI
- protest
- intimidation
- attack on journalist
- enforced disappearance
- killing of journalist
- torture/ill-treatment
- censorship
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4 LUCHA activists released, while 4 HRDs sentenced to prison
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- 18.10.2017
- Country
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- attack on HRD
- excessive force
- protest
- prevention of protest
- torture/ill-treatment
- violent protest
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
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Deepening humanitarian crisis now coined a "catastrophe"
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- 30.10.2017
- Country
- Myanmar
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- women
- refugees and migrants
- religious groups
- minority groups
- travel ban
- sexual assault
- torture/ill-treatment
- bureaucratic restriction
- HRD acquitted
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Civil society: new law restricts freedoms of association and expression
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- 30.11.2017
- Country
- Venezuela
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- torture/ill-treatment
- restrictive law
- attack on journalist
- public vilification
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New Year starts with criminalisation of protests and continued repression
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- 24.01.2018
- Country
- Venezuela
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- release of HRDs
- positive court ruling
- travel ban
- protest disruption
- killing of protestors
- excessive force
- torture/ill-treatment
- violent protest
- censorship
- protestor(s) detained
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Human rights lawyers bare the brunt of clampdown
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- 05.01.2018
- Country
- China
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- labour rights
- protest
- enforced disappearance
- torture/ill-treatment
- censorship
- surveillance
- attack on HRD
- intimidation
- harassment
- HRD detained
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Uzbekistan: Some positive developments but critics and journalists still face reprisals
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- 20.12.2017
- Country
- Uzbekistan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- bureaucratic restriction
- HRD acquitted
- censorship
- journalist detained
- intimidation
- harassment
- release of HRDs
- HRD detained
- internet restriction
- torture/ill-treatment
- political interference
- protestor(s) detained
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Student activists ill-treated by security forces during protests
- Published at
- 31.01.2018
- Country
- Indonesia
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- labour rights
- excessive force
- criminal defamation
- protest
- torture/ill-treatment
- private sector
- protestor(s) detained
- environmental rights
- land rights
- attack on HRD