Protests last week in Buenos Aires against pension and welfare reforms were met with a violent police response – reflecting a government rhetoric that seeks to criminalise protesters.
Latin America’s human rights record has been challenged by the accelerated growth of the extractive industries in the region over the past few decades.
Conflicts and resistances involving territories and natural resources have been increasing in Latin America in recent years. Where and how are these conflicts taking place, and who is most affected?
Demonstrations by local communities against the MMG Las Bambas mine have been met by police repression, highlighting a state that prioritises commercial interests over human rights. Español
Both the increase in privately owned public spaces (POPS) and new state regulations are limiting opportunities to exercise one of our basic rights: the right to protest.
Indigenous nations have emerged as vocal defenders of land and water, but state surveillance of these groups is disproportionate, and speaks of the broad criminalisation of Indigenous peoples.
The practice of private security aggressively policing public events is a new reality in Hungary – even though it was found to be unlawful in spring 2017.
Despite the huge demonstration in support of the Central European University in April 2017, Hungarian theatre director Arpad Schilling feels isolated in his dissent.
Why is protest so fundamental for human rights and democratic society? Here are six basic reasons why we need to protect and exercise the right to protest.
Bob Brown, leader of the Australian Greens, and Jessica Hoyt made history when they won a High Court challenge to Tasmania's anti-protest laws in October 2017 – a clear articulation of how protest is protected by the Constitution.
How and where is criminalisation of protest a growing trend? Who are the actors at play? And what are the dangers signs we should be looking out for?
