Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Jeremy Laurence Location: Geneva Date: 29 September 2023 Subject: Viet Nam The arrest, detention, and sentencing of human rights defenders in Viet Nam who advocate for the environment and the country’s .
A man living in Viet Nam has been explaining how his community has learnt to adapt to and mitigate the effects of devastating flooding caused by tropical storms. Extreme weather between October and November of 2020, highlighted the vulnerability of the .
1) Uganda
We are deeply concerned by
the deteriorating human rights situation in Uganda ahead of
parliamentary and presidential elections scheduled for 14
January and the challenges this situation may pose not only
for voting day itself, but also for the post-electoral
period.
In the run-up to the election, numerous human
rights violations have been reported, including of the
rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and
participation, as well as arbitrary deprivation of life,
arbitrary arrest and detention, and torture. Between 18 and
20 November, at least 54 people were killed during riots and
protests in at least 7 districts across the country over the