A/HRC/44/50/Add.4 Nigeria 19. JAL 17/09/2019 Case no: NGA 4/2019 State reply: none to date Allegations concerning the arrest and detention of Mr. Omoyele Sowore. 20. JAL 27/09/2019 Case no: NGA5/2019 State reply: none to date Information received concerning allegations of excessive use of force by Nigerian police officers against members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) during a demonstration in Abuja on 22 July 2019 and during the Ashura processions in different cities of Nigeria on 10 September 2019. Tanzania 21. JAL 31/02/2020 Case no: TZA 1/2020 State reply: none to date Allegations concerning the enforced disappearance alleged arbitrary detention and subsequent charges with non-bailable financial crimes against human rights lawyer Tito Magoti and journalist Erick Kabendera. Zimbabwe 22. JAL 12/07/2019 Case no: ZWE 4/2019 State reply: 19/07/2019 Allegations concerning the criminalisation and arbitrary detention of six human rights defenders which appears to be directly motivated by their legitimate and peaceful human rights activities. Responses to communications 23. During the present reporting period, the Special Rapporteur sent 20 to 13 countries in the African region, receiving 7 responses to 6 of them. The Special Rapporteur takes note of a slightly decreased rate response from countries in the region in comparison to the previous reporting period, having only 30 per cent of communications with replies compared to 38 per cent noted during the last reporting period. The Special Rapporteur strongly urges States who have not responded to do so without further delay. Freedom of peaceful assembly 24. This report provides observations to communications sent by the Special Rapporteur concerning the right to freedom of peaceful assembly to Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Malawi, Niger and Zimbabwe, during the reporting period. The Special Rapporteur thanks the Government of Côte d’Ivoire for its response dated 11 February 2020. He thanks the Government of Zimbabwe for its response dated 17 July 2019 but regrets that that the response was limited to acknowledgement of receipt. The Special Rapporetur regrets that he received no responses from Cameroon, Ethiopia, Malawi, Niger, for the communications sent on 15 April 2020, 19 June 2019, 31 March 2020 and 2 April 2020 respectively. Furthermore, he also regrets not having received any response from Nigeria on communications sent on 17 and 27 September 2019, from Tanzania on communication sent on 31 January 2020 and from Zimbabwe on communication sent on 12 July 2019. He hopes to receive responses to all of the communications sent as soon as possible. 25. The Special Rapporteur is also gravely concerned at Mr. Yao's arrest and detention, the allegations of violence allegedly committed by the police at the time of his arrest, the allegations of procedural irregularities regarding his lack of access to a lawyer, and his current conditions of detention (CIV 2/2019). Mr. Yao who reportedly assisted his community in organizing a demonstration in N'da-kouassikro against the opening of the gold mine. Furthermore, he is greatly preoccupied by reports of excessive use of force and of tear gas by the police during the protest, which caused Mr. Yao, lost his consciousness. The Special rapporteur wishes to thank the Government of Ivory Coast for the information 7