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Communications report to session 55 of the Human Rights Council, communications sent from 01 Jun 2023 to 30 Nov 2023 and their replies received until 31 Jan 2024. Some names of individuals or other information have been rendered anonymous or otherwise unidentifiable.

Date, Country, Type and ref. no. of communication	Mandates	Summary	Replies received
27 Oct 2023 Canada JAL CAN 3/2023	violence against women and girls Indigenous Peoples racism truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence	Information received concerning gender-based discrimination of Indigenous women and their descendants under the Indian Act and failure to provide an effective remedy to victims of such discrimination. Alleged victims: 87002 More details...	30 Nov 2023 (Ack.)
27 Oct 2023 Colombia JAL COL 8/2023	migrants African Descent disability disappearances health Indigenous Peoples sexual orientation and gender identity trafficking in persons violence against women and girls water and sanitation women and girls	Información recibida sobre la situación humanitaria en el Tapón del Darién, que afecta a los migrantes que transitan por esta ruta, donde se siguen registrando muertes y desapariciones. Alleged victims: 359700 More details...	22 Dec 2023 20 Feb 2024
27 Oct 2023 Costa Rica JAL CRI 1/2023	migrants African Descent disability disappearances health Indigenous Peoples sexual orientation and gender identity trafficking in persons violence against women and girls water and sanitation women and girls	Información recibida sobre la situación humanitaria y el aumento del número de personas que cruzan el Tapón del Darién y transitan hacia Costa Rica, donde se siguen denunciando abusos generalizados y violaciones de los derechos humanos. Alleged victims: 359700 More details...	21 Dec 2023
27 Oct 2023 France JAL FRA 13/2023	cultural rights education minority issues religion or belief violence against women and girls women and girls	Informations reçues concernant plusieurs décisions administratives appliquées par le Gouvernement français et par les instances dirigeantes sportives françaises visant à interdire aux femmes et aux filles de porter des vêtements démontrant ostensiblement une appartenance religieuse. Ceux-ci affectent de manière disproportionnée les femmes et les filles musulmanes qui portent respectivement l'abaya et le hijab. Alleged victims: 2 More details...	22 Dec 2023
27 Oct 2023 Kyrgyzstan JAL KGZ 5/2023	freedom of opinion and expression freedom of peaceful assembly and of association human rights defenders	Information received concerning the judicial harassment, threat of closure and imposed website blocking against independent news site Kloop Media. It is reported that these developments take place in the context of legislative developments that may adversely affect freedom of association and freedom of expression. Alleged victims: 1 More details...
27 Oct 2023 Panama JAL PAN 1/2023	migrants African Descent disability disappearances health Indigenous Peoples sexual orientation and gender identity trafficking in persons violence against women and girls water and sanitation women and girls	Información recibida en relación con nuestra comunicación anterior AL PAN 1/2022 del 9 de diciembre de 2022 sobre la situación de la situación humanitaria en la Brecha del Darién, que afecta a las personas migrantes, incluidos niños, niñas y adolescentes que transitan por esta ruta, donde se siguen registrando muertes y desapariciones. Agradecemos la respuesta del Estado al respecto, recibida el 17 de febrero de 2023. Sin embargo, queremos reiterar nuestra preocupación por posibles violaciones a los derechos fundamentales, incluyendo los derechos de los migrantes, refugiados, solicitantes de asilo y apátridas. Alleged victims: 359700 More details...	22 Dec 2023
27 Oct 2023 Russian Federation JOL RUS 26/2023	terrorism arbitrary Detention freedom of opinion and expression freedom of peaceful assembly and of association Russian Federation	Comments on the Federal Law No. 35-Fz of 6 March 2006 on Counteraction Against Terrorism, the Federal Law N 157-FZ of 28 April 2023 introducing life imprisonment for treason and the Draft Law “On amending article 1 of the federal law 'On the territorial jurisdiction of district (fleet) military courts”. Alleged victims: - More details...
27 Oct 2023 Slovakia AL SVK 1/2023	terrorism	Information received concerning the situation of Mr. Hussein Salim Al-Marfadi Yafai a Yemeni citizen currently a resident of Slovakia. Alleged victims: 1 More details...	21 Dec 2023
27 Oct 2023 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland UA GBR 20/2023	terrorism	Information received concerning two brothers of dual British and Sudanese nationality. One brother is reportedly detained in Sina’a (Panorama) prison in Northeast Syria, where conditions have been qualified as amounting to torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, and the other has disappeared since 2017, with no information on his fate or whereabouts. Alleged victims: 2 More details...
27 Oct 2023 United States of America AL USA 28/2023	terrorism	Information received concerning tconcerning the situation of Mr. Hussein Salim Al-Marfadi Yafai, a Yemeni citizen currently a resident of Slovakia. Mr. Al-Marfadi Yafai was cleared for release and transferred from the detention facility at the U.S. Naval Station Guantánamo Bay to Slovakia on 20 November 2014, following over a decade of alleged arbitrary detention and torture, inhuman and degrading treatment sustained in U.S. custody. I am concerned that Mr. Al-Marfadi Yafai remains unable to fully exercise his human rights specifically in respect of a right to legal identity and freedom of movement. Alleged victims: 1 More details...