Mining company’s multi-million lawsuit could set a dangerous precedent by trying to silence workers and stop public criticism, resembling a Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP).
New amendments allow the Ministry of Internal Affairs to launch a nationwide system of real-time biometric surveillance, posing a risk to privacy, peaceful assembly and non-discrimination.
The law on listing terrorist organisations lacks safeguards and clear definitions, raising concerns about its potential misuse against civil society organisations and activists.
A new amendment penalising incentivised participation in protests draws criticism over its lack of clarity. Rushed through Parliament, the measure risks becoming a threat to right to protest rather than a safeguard against electoral corruption.