OHCHR | Israel/OPT: UN experts warn of rising levels of Israeli settler violence in a climate of impunity ohchr.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ohchr.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The new law, promulgated on March 11, could subject violators to prison for up to 20 years and fine them up to 20 million riels ($5,000). It also grants the government power to ban or restrict any gathering or demonstration, according to a news release issued by the rights experts.
Uganda: UN experts extremely concerned at serious rights violations linked to general elections
GENEVA (13 April 2021) – UN human rights experts today called on the Government of Uganda to immediately stop the brutal crackdown on its political opponents which began in the lead-up to January s disputed general elections and continues to suppress opposition supporters. We are particularly alarmed by the reports of widespread and continued repression against opposition leaders and their supporters, the experts said. More than 50 people have been killed as a result of the brutal policing methods, including the use of live ammunition fired without warning, and at least 20 others have lost their lives in incidents linked to the electoral context.
OHCHR | UN experts deplore rights violations against Burundi refugees ohchr.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ohchr.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
UN experts deplore rights violations against Burundi refugees
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GENEVA (13 April 2021) UN human rights experts today called on the governments of Tanzania and Burundi to respect the rights of refugees and asylum seekers who have fled Burundi, deploring reports of enforced disappearances, torture, forced returns and repression.
Arbitrary arrests and enforced disappearances have allegedly been carried out by the Tanzanian police and intelligence services in cooperation with the Burundian intelligence services, the experts said. In addition to the strict encampment policy imposed on them by the Government of Tanzania, Burundian refugees and asylum-seekers now live in fear of being abducted in the middle of the night by Tanzanian security forces and taken to an unknown location or being forcefully returned to Burundi, the experts said.