Human Rights Watch

“A pattern of harassment and intimidation of activists, independent media, and government critics, if left unpunished, risks emboldening malicious actors to escalate violence in the months before Georgia’s upcoming elections” – HRW

“Sex testing has often relied on racist gender stereotypes. There is no scientific consensus that higher than typical endogenous testosterone in women confers an athletic advantage. There have never been sex tests for men, meaning sex testing is intrinsically discriminatory against women” – HRW

“The Russian government’s dismantling of civic freedoms since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 is a dramatic escalation of its sustained assault on fundamental rights spanning more than a decade” – HRW

“The EU’s failure to recognize the significance of the problems facing civil society comes at a time when repressive legislation and intensified crackdowns are on the rise in its surrounding neighbourhood.”

Cameroonian authorities intensify restrictions on freedom of expression and association as the presidential election draw closer.

As climate change activists engage in peaceful protest across Europe, some states have reacted with heavy-handed policing, and by effectively criminalising such activism, imposing restrictions on protests, and conducting smear campaigns.

“Saudi courts mete out decades long sentences to ordinary citizens for nothing more than peacefully expressing themselves online.”

The EU should accelerate legal action against Hungary and seek the suspension of the repressive Law on the Protection of National Sovereignty.