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27 March 2020 | OHCHR – UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Ethiopia

Shutdown of Internet access and mobile communication in parts of Oromiya region still in place despite need for access to information amid Covid-19 outbreak
Press briefing note on Ethiopia (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 2027419
27 March 2020 | OHCHR – UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Uganda

Constitutional court rules powers granted to police to prevent public gatherings unconstitutional
Press briefing note on Uganda (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 2027420
26 March 2020 | OHCHR – UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Central African Republic

UN expert calls for halt to attacks by armed groups to facilitate national response to Covid-19 outbreak
Central African Republic: UN expert calls for urgent ceasefire to protect population from COVID-19 (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 2027417
20 March 2020 | OHCHR – UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
South Sudan

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, is concerned by escalation of intercommunal violence in central and eastern South Sudan
South Sudan: To achieve lasting peace, localized violence must end, says Bachelet (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 2027412
March 2020 | OHCHR – UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Ukraine

Report on the human rights situation (impact of armed conflict; arbitrary detention and forced disappearances; other topics), covering 16 November 2019 to 15 February 2020
Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine; 16 November 2019 to 15 February 2020 (Periodical Report, English)
en ID 2026654
March 2020 | OHCHR – UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Ukraine

Report on the human rights situation (impact of armed conflict; arbitrary detention and forced disappearances; other topics), covering 16 November 2019 to 15 February 2020
Доклад о ситуации с правами человека в Украине; 16 ноября 2019 года – 15 февраля 2020 года (Periodical Report, Russian)
ru ID 2026656
11 March 2020 | OHCHR – UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Iran

UN human rights experts voice alarm over authorities' targeting of journalists (and their families) working for the BBC and other broadcasters
Iran: targeting of journalists threatens freedom of press, say UN experts (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 2026652
6 March 2020 | OHCHR – UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Yemen

Sana'a: 35 parliamentarians sentenced to death in absentia by Houthi court
Yemen: Due process (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 2026243
6 March 2020 | OHCHR – UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Egypt

UN human rights experts urge Egyptian authorities to release 4 minors facing death sentences based on confessions extracted under torture
Urgent appeal to Egypt: UN experts call for release of four minors facing death sentences (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 2026244
6 March 2020 | OHCHR – UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
El Salvador

UN human rights experts call on government to adopt reforms to end arbitrary detention of women for violating abortion laws
UN experts say pattern of years of extreme violations in South Sudan must be reversed (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 2026245

Shutdown of Internet access and mobile communication in parts of Oromiya region still in place despite need for access to information amid Covid-19 outbreak

Constitutional court rules powers granted to police to prevent public gatherings unconstitutional

UN expert calls for halt to attacks by armed groups to facilitate national response to Covid-19 outbreak

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, is concerned by escalation of intercommunal violence in central and eastern South Sudan

Report on the human rights situation (impact of armed conflict; arbitrary detention and forced disappearances; other topics), covering 16 November 2019 to 15 February 2020

Report on the human rights situation (impact of armed conflict; arbitrary detention and forced disappearances; other topics), covering 16 November 2019 to 15 February 2020

UN human rights experts voice alarm over authorities' targeting of journalists (and their families) working for the BBC and other broadcasters

Sana'a: 35 parliamentarians sentenced to death in absentia by Houthi court

UN human rights experts urge Egyptian authorities to release 4 minors facing death sentences based on confessions extracted under torture

UN human rights experts call on government to adopt reforms to end arbitrary detention of women for violating abortion laws