“In too many countries that have been invited to the Summit for Democracy, governments are stifling civil society and going to extreme lengths to silence their critics," said Marianna Belalba Barreto, civic space research lead at CIVICUS.
VP Harris Stresses Democracy During Africa Visit
https://www.voanews.com/amp/vp-harris-stresses-democracy-during-africa-visit-/7028292.html #democracy #DemocracySummit #CIVICUS #civilsociety #Africa #US

Country ratings of the 120 invited countries for the past five years https://civicusmonitor.contentfiles.net/media/documents/CountryRatings.DemocracySummit.pdf
Ratings map https://t.co/O0sW1YYRmL
#democracy #DemocracySummit #data #civilsociety #CIVICUS #media #mediaconsultant #humanrights

Working on the recent launch of #data by international #civilsociety group #CIVICUS on #democracy around the world, ahead of Biden’s second #DemocracySummit , starting tomorrow. The new data reveals that a large number of the 120 invited countries do not uphold democratic values. See https://civicusmonitor.contentfiles.net/media/documents/Data.DemocracySummit.pdf #media #mediaconsultant #humanrights

#Greece has been downgraded from ‘narrowed’ to ‘obstructed’ in a new report by the #CIVICUS Monitor, a global research collaboration that rates and tracks fundamental freedoms in 197 countries and territories. According to the report, the repeated targeting of civil society and activists working with #refugees and asylum seekers, disproportionate responses to protests and continuous legal harassment and surveillance of journalists, led to the downgrade.

https://monitor.civicus.org/country-rating-changes/greece/

“The new #CIVICUS Monitor Watchlist highlights serious concerns regarding the exercise of civic freedoms in #Cambodia, #Iran, #Sudan, #Peru and #Zimbabwe. The Watchlist draws attention to countries where there is a serious, and rapid decline in respect for civic space, based on an assessment by CIVICUS Monitor research findings, our Research partners and consultations with activists on the ground” | CIVICUS - Tracking conditions for citizen action https://monitor.civicus.org/Watchlist/

#Cambodia is on the #CIVICUS watch list for repressed countries. Alerts at: https://monitor.civicus.org/country/cambodia/

[LAUNCH] New global assessment on protest rights looks at WHERE & WHAT restrictions have taken place over the past year. Data on total countries recording:
🟢Protests
🟡Detentions
🟠Excessive force
🔴Killing of protesters

https://protestrights2022.monitor.civicus.org

#protests #rights #humanrights #democracy #freedomofexpression #freedomofassembly #CIVICUS #data