Thousands have been displaced by violence in Mozambique Catholics say what s needed is aid—not outside troops
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Belarus: Protesters dance against Lukashenko
There were also protests in connection with the pandemic, for example by people calling for more financial assistance and less corruption. But in response to this, the governments in many countries didn t fight the causes of the protests, but the protesters, Pruin said.
The picture for 2020 is bleak. According to the report, 88% of the world s population lives in restricted, oppressed or closed societies. The remaining are classified as impaired or open societies.
Germany counts as open because civil society organizations suffer no restrictions, and information is easily accessible. Only 42 of the 196 examined countries are considered open. And that does not include all 27 EU member countries.
COVID leads to erosion of fundamental rights and freedom: Report
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In many countries, measures to curb the pandemic have also been abused to undermine democracy and put human rights activists and journalists under pressure. Photo: DW
Berlin: The coronavirus pandemic has led to an erosion of basic rights around the world. The Atlas of Civil Society shows that many governments restricted citizens freedoms under the guise of fighting the spread of the virus.
The Atlas of Civil Society report is full of examples of restricted freedoms: overcrowded prisons in the Philippines, arrested journalists in Zimbabwe, threatened human rights defenders in Mexico. For the fourth time, the organizations Bread for the World and Civicus published a comprehensive report on the situation of civil society organizations and their members in almost 200 countries.