Since the signing of a peace deal ending the country’s armed conflict in November 2016, more than 80 Colombian human rights defenders have been killed, several of whom have been involved in implementing the peace process. According to a recent report on human rights, most of the victims were “indigenous rights activists, rural community representatives,…
117 local civil society organizations have responded with a formal statement calling for “democratic order” to the apparent “military takeover”of Zimbabwean government institutions on November 15, 2017. The statement outlines a strategy for resolving Zimbabwe’s socioeconomic and political issues, and calls for the peaceful participation of all relevant stakeholders in the resolution process. Additionally, Zimbabwe’s…
On October 13, 2017, the Ugandan government froze the financial accounts of ActionAid Uganda, a vocal opponent of the Age Limit Bill, and accused the civil society organization (CSO) of conducting illegal activities. ActionAid Uganda is one of several organizations, including Solidarity Uganda and the Great Lakes Institute for Strategic Studies (GLISS), recently targeted by…
In August 2017, two Mexican anti-corruption civil society groups #FiscalíaQueSirva and #VamosPorMás mobilized citizens on social media to demand greater independence for the newly created Federal Prosecutor General Office (FGR). Both groups are trying to “stop the candidacy” of Raúl Cervantes as the head of the FGR, as well as implement a new system and…