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12 February 2019 | OHCHR – UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Mali

According to UN independent expert, security situation and humanitarian conditions in Central and Northern Mali have further deteriorated
Mali needs comprehensive strategy to prevent violence and human rights abuses, says Independent Expert (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 2002884
12 February 2019 | OHCHR – UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Myanmar

UN expert condemns violent crackdown by security forces against protesters in Loikaw, Kayah State
Myanmar: Expert says violence and arrests of Karenni protesters must stop (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 2002885
11 February 2019 | OHCHR – UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Guatemala

Allegations of intimidation and threats against magistrates, judges and prosecutors
Guatemala must ensure independent justice system in fight against corruption, say UN rights experts (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 2002883
8 February 2019 | OHCHR – UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Venezuela

UN expert calls on government of Venezuela to ensure independence of the judiciary
Venezuela must ensure judicial independence as Governmental pressure on judges grows, says UN expert (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 2002881
7 February 2019 | OHCHR – UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Russian Federation

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights condemns sentencing of a Jehovah's Witness to 6 years in prison for "organising the activity of a banned extremist group"
Comment by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on criminalising the right to freedom of religion for Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 2002879
6 February 2019 | OHCHR – UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Turkey

UN Special Rapporteur on Independence of Judges and Lawyers calls for fair appeals process for judge who has been convicted of being a member of the Gülen movement in an unfair trial
Turkey must ensure fair appeal for Judge Murat Arslan after gross attack on judicial independence, says UN expert (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 2002667
29 January 2019 | OHCHR – UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
State of Palestine

West Bank: One resident of Al Mughayyir village killed in armed attack on 26 January 2019
Press briefing note on Israel/Occupied Palestinian Territory (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 2002521
25 January 2019 | OHCHR – UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Mozambique

UN experts concerned by detention of journalist
Mozambique: UN experts concerned about detention of journalist Amade Abubacar (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 2002519
25 January 2019 | OHCHR – UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Myanmar

UN humna rights expert on Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, concerned regarding situation in conflict-affected areas of Kachin, Shan and Rakhine state and lacking government efforts towards democratisation
UN expert decries failure to implement democratic reforms (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 2002520
25 January 2019 | OHCHR – UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Venezuela

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, condemns several killings that occurred during recent protests
Venezuela: Bachelet condemns killings, urges restraint and calls for dialogue to halt spiralling crisis (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 2002522

According to UN independent expert, security situation and humanitarian conditions in Central and Northern Mali have further deteriorated

UN expert condemns violent crackdown by security forces against protesters in Loikaw, Kayah State

Allegations of intimidation and threats against magistrates, judges and prosecutors

UN expert calls on government of Venezuela to ensure independence of the judiciary

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights condemns sentencing of a Jehovah's Witness to 6 years in prison for "organising the activity of a banned extremist group"

UN Special Rapporteur on Independence of Judges and Lawyers calls for fair appeals process for judge who has been convicted of being a member of the Gülen movement in an unfair trial

West Bank: One resident of Al Mughayyir village killed in armed attack on 26 January 2019

UN experts concerned by detention of journalist

UN humna rights expert on Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, concerned regarding situation in conflict-affected areas of Kachin, Shan and Rakhine state and lacking government efforts towards democratisation

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, condemns several killings that occurred during recent protests