Date Type Case No Country UKR 1/2014 20/02/2014 Ukraine JUA Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Disappearances; Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Summary executions; Torture; Violence against women; Alleged excessive use of force against, killings, injuries, enforced disappearances of, and/or arbitrary arrests and detention of, largely peaceful protestors and journalists in the context of Euromaidan (“Independence Square”) protests. According to the information received, during the Euromaidan protests, which have been ongoing in Kiev and other parts of the country since November 2013, 29 individuals have been killed, including from excessive use of force by law enforcement authorities; 28 individuals have been held incommunicado and/or disappeared and abducted; many individuals have been arrested and, oftentimes pursuant to a court order, have been detained in prison or held under house arrest, on a preventive basis as a security measure, for either participating in, or for being perceived as participating in protests; and over 100 journalists, cameramen and photographers, have been injured, some very seriously, by law enforcement officials while covering and reporting on the protests, with some being placed under house arrest. USA 5/2014 Indigenous 20/02/2014 United States of peoples; AL America Reply Allegations made in follow up to the observations and recommendations made in the Special Rapporteur’s report, “The situation of indigenous peoples in the United States of America” (A/HRC/21/47/Add.1) of 30 August 2012. Subsequent to the publication of this report, the Special Rapporteur has continued to monitor the situation of indigenous peoples in the United States. The allegations received indicate that many Native American tribes and other indigenous communities still face persistent barriers to the realization of their human rights as indigenous peoples, including with respect to land and sacred places, preservation of their languages and cultural artefacts, and the welfare of their children and communities. In addition, the Special Rapporteur has received information regarding ongoing grievances with special legal and policy regimes that affect indigenous peoples in Maine, Alaska, Hawaii and Guam. A/HRC/26/21 61