Date Type 16/11/2015 AL 17/11/2015 JAL Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted UKR 6/2015 Ukraine Freedom of expression; Allegations concerning a decree issued by the Ukrainian Government banning 41 international journalists and bloggers from reporting in the country and exercise their rights of freedom of expression and opinion. According to the information received, on 16 September 2015, the President of Ukraine signed a decree banning a group of individuals, including some journalists, from entering Ukraine for one year and considering them as threats to “national security.” On 17 September 2015, six journalists were removed from the ban. To date, the decree remains in force and 35 journalists and bloggers are banned from entering the country. IND 14/2015 India Discrimination against women; Health; Torture; Violence against women; Alleged practice of coerced, unsafe and unethical female sterilisation in Government sponsored camps in India often resulting in injury or death, lack of adequate accountability and access to remedies for victims and their families. According to the information received, the use of substandard sterilisation procedures in India remains common practice despite well-documented risks and abuses. In November 2014, sterilisations performed in Chhattisgarh resulted in the deaths of 13 women and critical injuries to many others. Numerous similar incidents have since occurred despite government reassurances that the situation would be ameliorated. Notably, in Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Madhya Pradesh where one woman died in July 2015 as a result of substandard sterilisation. These coerced sterilization practices are not limited to Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Jharkhand but appear to illustrate a pattern and an approach that infringes upon the liberty and physical integrity of women. The incidents in Chhattisgarh were the subject of a previous communication sent on 11 March 2015, see A/HRC/30/27, case no. IND 3/2015. Reply A/HRC/31/79 151