In addition to last weeks' CIVICUS submissions on China, Jordan, Mexico and Nigeria, CIVICUS has made further interventions for the UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on the human rights records of the Central African Republic and Malaysia. The submissions examine these countries' track records in relation to the freedoms of expression, association and assembly.
- In the Central African Republic, the CIVICUS submission highlights the triple threat faced by journalists, civil society activists and human rights defenders which stem from the executive and judiciary, armed groups and the military of the Central African Republic.
- In Malaysia, the submission highlights the state's crackdown on the BERSIH protest movements following those of the Arab Spring, and the enactment of new legislation purporting to bring political reform but which continues to hinder the autonomy and human rights of the Malaysian people.