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22 November 2019 | OHCHR – UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Iran

UN human rights experts concerned about reports of excessive use of force by security forces against ongoing protests
Iran: Experts raise alarm at arrests and reported killings, internet shutdown (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 2020930
20 November 2019 | OHCHR – UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Belarus

UN human rights expert concerned by children serving prison sentences of up to 11 years for drug-related offences
Belarus: UN expert deplores child jail sentences for drug-related offences (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 2020927
19 November 2019 | OHCHR – UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Iran

Security forces use force and live ammunition against protesters; several people killed
Press briefing on Iran (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 2020222
19 November 2019 | OHCHR – UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
China

Hong Kong: Increasing violence by groups participating in ongoing protests; risk of further escalation
Press briefing on China/Hong Kong SAR (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 2020223
19 November 2019 | OHCHR – UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Nicaragua

Relatives of detained political opponents are on hunger strike inside church; a group of opposition members has been arrested when attempting to deliver water to them
Press briefing on Nicaragua (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 2020224
19 November 2019 | OHCHR – UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Mexico

Special Rapporteurs from the UN and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights concerned over lack of progress in investigation of the killing of journalist Javier Valdez
Freedom of expression experts concerned by slow progress into investigation and prosecution for murder of Mexican journalist Javier Valdez (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 2020225
8 November 2019 | OHCHR – UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Cambodia

UN Special Rapporteur concerned about high number of prosecution and arrests on political grounds; since August 2019, at least 89 individuals have been charged with "plotting against the state" and at least a further 52 have been arrested in 20 provinces
Cambodia: UN expert concerned at escalating tensions and crackdown (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 2019943
8 November 2019 | OHCHR – UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Syrian Arab Republic

At least 92 civilians killed in armed conflict or by IED detonations since the start of the Turkish military operation in North-Eastern Syria on 9 October 2019
Press briefing note on Syria (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 2019944
8 November 2019 | OHCHR – UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Iraq

Continuing reports of deaths and injuries resulting from use of force by security forces against protesters
Press briefing note on Iraq (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 2019945
8 November 2019 | OHCHR – UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Egypt

UN experts denounce prison conditions of deceased former president Mohamed Morsi and warn that several other inmates are at risk
Egypt: UN experts denounce Morsi “brutal” prison conditions, warn thousands of other inmates at severe risk (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 2019946

UN human rights experts concerned about reports of excessive use of force by security forces against ongoing protests

UN human rights expert concerned by children serving prison sentences of up to 11 years for drug-related offences

Security forces use force and live ammunition against protesters; several people killed

Hong Kong: Increasing violence by groups participating in ongoing protests; risk of further escalation

Relatives of detained political opponents are on hunger strike inside church; a group of opposition members has been arrested when attempting to deliver water to them

Special Rapporteurs from the UN and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights concerned over lack of progress in investigation of the killing of journalist Javier Valdez

UN Special Rapporteur concerned about high number of prosecution and arrests on political grounds; since August 2019, at least 89 individuals have been charged with "plotting against the state" and at least a further 52 have been arrested in 20 provinces

At least 92 civilians killed in armed conflict or by IED detonations since the start of the Turkish military operation in North-Eastern Syria on 9 October 2019

Continuing reports of deaths and injuries resulting from use of force by security forces against protesters

UN experts denounce prison conditions of deceased former president Mohamed Morsi and warn that several other inmates are at risk