26 February 2021 | OHCHR – UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Myanmar
UN human rights experts call on military of Myanmar to end its violent crackdown on countrywide peaceful protests against its coup
Myanmar: Military must restore democracy, allow people to protest and express themselves, say UN experts (Appeal or News Release, English)
24 February 2021 | OHCHR – UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Malaysia
UN human rights experts appalled by Malaysian authorities' deportation to Myanmar of more than 1,000 migrants despite court order and risk of human rights violations upon return
Malaysia: UN experts appalled by deportation of migrants to Myanmar despite court order (Appeal or News Release, English)
19 February 2021 | OHCHR – UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Haiti
One judge of the Supreme Court and at least 22 other individuals arbitrarily arrested on 7 February 2021; 3 judges, including the one arrested, forced to retire
Press briefing notes on Haiti (Appeal or News Release, English)
19 February 2021 | OHCHR – UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Yemen
Marib governorate: Civilian population, including at least 800,000 IDPs at risk due to escalation of armed conflict between Houthi forces known as Ansar Allah and Yemeni government forces
Press briefing notes on Yemen (Appeal or News Release, English)
19 February 2021 | OHCHR – UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Colombia
UN welcomes progress in transitional justice concerning individuals falsely reported as having been "killed in combat" and on war crimes and crimes against humanity
Comment by UN Human Rights Office spokesperson Liz Throssell on Colombia’s investigation of "false positives" during the armed conflict (Appeal or News Release, English)
18 February 2021 | OHCHR – UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Venezuela
UN human rights experts welcome release of 5 human rights defenders and urge authorities to drop remaining charges of terrorism and money laundering against them
Venezuela: Human rights defenders released but charges remain; criminalisation of civil society must stop (Appeal or News Release, English)
18 February 2021 | OHCHR – UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
India
UN human rights experts are concerned that ending autonomy of Jammu and Kashmir will undermine rights of minorities in the region
India: UN experts say Jammu and Kashmir changes risk undermining minorities’ rights (Appeal or News Release, English)
18 February 2021 | OHCHR – UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Pakistan
UN human rights experts welcome decision by Supreme Court to ban executions of individuals with mental health conditions
Pakistan: UN experts welcome death penalty ban for individuals with mental health conditions (Appeal or News Release, English)
12 February 2021 | OHCHR – UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Venezuela
UN Special Rapporteur calls for end to sanctions against Venezuela, as their impact further deteriorated the humanitarian situation
UN human rights expert urges to lift unilateral sanctions against Venezuela (Appeal or News Release, English)
11 February 2021 | OHCHR – UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Egypt
UN human rights experts call on Egyptian authorities to remove 2 human rights defenders from terrorist list
UN experts call for removal of rights defenders Ramy Shaath and Zyad El-Elaimy from ‘terrorism entities’ list (Appeal or News Release, English)