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Friday 25.10.2019 Uzbekistan - Latest Developments
Uzbekistan: Reforming or Redecorating?
This special issue prepared for the CIVICUS Monitor by the Association for Human Rights in Central Asia (AHRCA) and International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR), provides an overview reflecting some of the main developments in freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly in Uzbekistan from April 2018 to October 2019. Read more
Monday 19.8.2019 Kazakhstan - Latest Developments
Kazakhstan: Change of power and marred elections, protests and crackdowns
The most important development in Kazakhstan during the monitoring period was the change of power in the country and related events. Read more
Saturday 13.7.2019 India - Latest Developments
Raid on Lawyers Collective by Indian police aimed to ‘intimidate and silence’ them
On 11th July 2019, Indian authorities raided the home and offices of noted Indian human rights defenders and lawyers Indira Jaising and Anand Grover in an alleged case of violation of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, 2010 (FCRA) by Lawyers Collective, an NGO they co-founded. Read more
Wednesday 19.12.2018 Bulgaria - Latest Developments
Investigative journalists suspicious of official version of Viktoria Marinova's killing
On 6th October 2018, Viktoria Marinova, a Bulgarian journalist, presenter and administrative director of the local TV channel TVN was found dead in the town of Ruse. Read more
Wednesday 17.10.2018 Malawi - Latest Developments
Political party denied registration, while court orders restrict expression
UTM party application for registration declined by the deputy registrar, while courts perceived to be restricting freedom of expression as they develop a pattern of issuing orders to prohibit public discussion of corruption cases in the media. Read more
Tuesday 6.2.2018 South Korea - Latest Developments
Laws used to deny trade union registration and workers' right to join a union
The right to freedom of association is protected under the South Korean constitution and the administration of President Moon Jae-In has generally respected this right. However, issues persist over the denial of registration or revoking of certification of certain trade unions. Read more
Saturday 16.12.2017 Greece - Latest Developments
Groups representing ethnic minorities face legal challenges when registering
Freedom of association is protected by the Greek constitution and in general citizens face no major problems or legal hindrances in establishing or running organisations. However, ethnic minorities are not legally recognised and minority groups are not allowed to register their organisations when they wish to use minority terminology in the name of the organisation. Read more
Monday 27.11.2017 Turkmenistan - Latest Developments
No end to repression after the Asian Games
Turkmenistan hosted the fifth Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, or the so-called Asiada, in its capital Ashgabat from 17th to 27th September 2017. In the context of these games, which took place against the backdrop of a serious economic crisis in Turkmenistan, the government further stepped up measures to stifle criticism and prevent the dissemination of information challenging government propaganda. Read more
Tuesday 10.10.2017 Belarus - Latest Developments
International community concerned over human rights situation
On 20th July 2017, the fourth round of EU-Belarus Human Rights Dialogue took place in Brussels. According to the European External Action Service's press-release, the event allowed for an exchange of views on human rights in Belarus, focusing in particular on freedoms of expression, assembly and association; electoral rights; the death penalty; penitentiary reform; anti-discrimination policy; gender equality and the domestic violence. Also, the Dialogue focused on developing Belarus' national institutions for protection of human rights and further implementation of the National Human Rights Action Plan, which requires more political will from the authorities in Belarus. Read more
Friday 11.11.2016 Belarus - Latest Developments
Free association curtailed through denial of registration, travel bans
The authorities in Belarus continue to severely restrict civic space, including the right to form and operate a civil society organisation. Read more
