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Information received concerning the review of the Driving Licence Directive (COM (2023) 127 final) that might be discriminatory and perceived as ageist against older persons.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the continued detention of human rights defender, Mr. Abduljalil Al-Singace, as well as information on his decline in health. Similarly, we wish to alert you to the health condition of Mr. Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja while in detention. Furthermore, we wish to address our concerns at the ill-treatment of Mr. Naji Fateel while in prison. Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
10 Nov 2023 |
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Information received concerning concerning the alleged arbitrary detention, torture, and ill-treatment of Mr. Saeed Bakhouche, who was cleared for release and transferred from the detention facility at the U.S. Naval Station Guantánamo Bay to Algeria on 20 April 2023. We are profoundly concerned that Mr. Bakhouche’s ongoing detention is unfounded and will further aggravate his already tenuous mental and physical state and exposes him to human rights violations, including enforced disappearance.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
09 Oct 2023 |
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Informations reçues concernant les allégations de détention arbitraire, de torture et de mauvais traitements à l’égard de M. Saeed Bakhouche, dont la libération a été autorisée et qui a été transféré du centre de détention de la station navale américaine de Guantánamo Bay vers l'Algérie, le 20 avril 2023, et le risque qu’il puisse être victime de violations de droits humains, y compris d’une disparition forcée.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
07 Oct 2023 |
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Information received concerning the detention and state of health of human rights defender G.N. Saibaba.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning alleged racially discriminatory prison sentencing policies and the disparate impact of prison sentencing on individuals of African descent, Latino individuals and those from other racial and ethnic groups, resulting in violations of international human rights law. More specifically, we would like to bring your Excellency’s attention to prison sentencing policies and practices such as life without parole, life with parole, “virtual life” (i.e., any sentence that exceeds life expectancy), and other term-of-years exceeding life expectancy. These practices are sometimes referred to collectively as death by incarceration sentences.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received regarding five South African nationals arbitrarily detained in the al-Roj camp in North-Est Syria. We express deep that one of the female detainees suffers from severe and deteriorating chronic health problems and urgently needs access to medical care that is unavailable in the camp. Furthermore, we are deeply concerned that the 14-year-old boy is at serious risk of being forcibly separated from his family and transferred to another detention centre, where he is at risk of disappearing and being held in incommunicado detention in life-threatening conditions. Alleged victims: 5 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the grave and alarming deterioration in the access of women and girls to comprehensive sexual and reproductive healthcare, including abortion, following the United States Supreme Court decision in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, and the direct and indirect violations of international human rights law as a result of the decision.Alleged victims: 500000000 More details... |
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Information received concerning the alleged arbitrary restriction of the right to freedom of peaceful assembly of individuals, principally persons with disabilities, protesting against a lack of government funding and public infrastructure for persons with disabilities in the Republic of Korea. We also wish to raise our concerns regarding the reported physical and verbal intimidation and harassment of protesters by security forces during demonstrations, as well as the reported use of verbally intimidating language against the protesters and persons with disabilities by government and municipal officials. We also raise concerns about police investigations into the actions of these protesters, including the case of Mr. Park Kyeong-Seok.Alleged victims: 1001 More details... |
23 Jun 2023 |
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Information received concerning the attack, mutilation and subsequent death of Mr. Joseph Mathias Dida, a 50-year-old man with albinism in Kwimba district, Mwanza region.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the Draft Law for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (hereafter the ‘draft Law’).Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the ongoing blockade of the Lachin corridor and its deleterious impact on the exercise by the population living in Nagorno-Karabakh of the rights to adequate food, health and education.Alleged victims: 120000 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the ongoing blockade of the Lachin corridor and its deleterious impact on the exercise by the population living in Nagorno-Karabakh of the rights to adequate food, health and education.Alleged victims: 120000 More details... |
21 Feb 2023 |
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Information received concerning Mr. Mohammad Ghobadlou, a 22-year-old man with a long-term psychosocial disability who has been twice sentenced to death and who may be facing execution imminently.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the continuing deterioration in the physical and mental health of detainee Mr. Nashwan al-Tamir, allegedly due to systematic shortcomings in medical expertise, equipment, treatment, and accommodations at the Guantánamo Bay detention facility and naval station. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
05 May 2023 |
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Information received concerning a draft Decree presented by the Republic of Armenia’s Ministry of Health to update the procedure and conditions of ‘voluntary’ medical sterilization, and which may replace the current Decree N. 425 of the Government of 6 July 1998.Alleged victims: - More details... |
13 Mar 2023 |
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Informations reçues concernant M. Juvenal Lushule Ntawiniga, un homme de 52 ans atteint d'albinisme originaire du Sud-Kivu, est le coordinateur de l'Association pour la promotion et l'inclusion des albinos (APIA) et est marié et père de deux enfants. Il est victime d'une tentative d'agression et d'enlèvement en raison de son travail de défenseur des droits humains des personnes atteintes d'albinisme. Il n'a pas été en mesure de rester à son domicile par peur des attaques.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information concerning the ongoing risk of refoulement of Afghan nationals, including women, children and persons with disabilities and the denial of their access to justice in Tajikistan.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received in respect of a British national currently detained in Al Roj camp, in North-East region of the Syrian Arab Republic. We have serious concerns about the deteriorating health of the victims.Alleged victims: - More details... |
19 Apr 2023 |
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Information concerning the trial of Ms. Veronica Gabriel, a survivor of gender-based and domestic violence, incarcerated in Tanzania, who gave birth of her sixth child while deprived of her liberty. She reportedly also suffers from mental illness and intellectual disability and has allegedly not received appropriate physical and mental health care and support while in detention.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information concerning the redevelopment plan 3080+ which is expected to involve the large-scale demolition of houses and the eviction of tenants in multiple districts in Seoul and other suburban areas as part of the Government’s broader housing policies aimed at boosting housing supply. Many of these redevelopment plans appear to be implemented without sufficient consultation or meaningful participation of all affected residents living in these areas, including in the design and implementation of these plans. In addition, the redevelopment projects appear not to include sufficient protection of marginalized community members living in the affected areas, and to ensure inadequate protection of the historic built environment, the culture, and the social networks of affected communities. If these redevelopment plans were to be implemented unchanged, there is the risk that several of the affected persons will be fully displaced with limited opportunities to return to their earlier place of residency. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
17 Oct 2022 |
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Information received concerning the situation of children living in institutions, including children with disabilities, in Ukraine, and particularly in the context of the current and ongoing humanitarian emergency, following the unlawful invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation in February 2022. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Informations reçues concernant des présumés actes d'intimidation contre M. Olivier Paolini, enseignant et défenseur des droits d'enfants handicapés.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning Comfort Paulinus, a female with albinism from the Akwa Ibom State who is in need of urgent medical treatment for skin cancer.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received which indicates the occurrence of trafficking in persons, especially women and girls, for purposes of sexual exploitation, including sexual slavery, by members of the Ethiopian National Defense Force, the Eritrean Defense Forces, the Amhara Regional/Special Forces, Tigrayan forces, and militia groups, in the context of the armed conflict in the Tigray region since November 2020, and later in neighbouring Amhara and Afar regions.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received, which indicates the occurrence of trafficking in persons, especially women and girls, for purposes of sexual exploitation, including sexual slavery, by members of the Ethiopian National Defense Force, the Eritrean Defense Forces, the Amhara Regional/Special Forces, Tigrayan forces, and militia groups, in the context of the armed conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia since November 2020, and later in neighbouring Ahmara and Afar regions.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the risk of imminent execution of Mr. Nagaenthran a/l K Dharmalingam, a person with intellectual disability and deteriorating mental health condition, charged with drug related offenses that do not meet the threshold for "most serious crimes" following the dismissal of his final appeal.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
26 Apr 2022 |
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Information concerning the execution of Mr. Matthew Reeves, a person with intellectual disability, by lethal injection which took place on 27 January 2022 in the State of Alabama. It is alleged that the trial failed to adequately consider Mr. Reeves' intellectual disability and his fair trial rights, and that the method of execution may have subjected him to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, or even torture.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the imminent execution of two individuals with intellectual disabilities; Singaporean national Mr Roslan bin Bakar, whose lawyer is currently not practicing law, and of Malaysian national Mr Pausi bin Jefridin. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
02 Mar 2022 |
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Informations reçues concernant des attaques et des enlèvements en cours contre des personnes atteintes d'albinisme à Madagascar, en particulier dans les régions du Sud-Ouest et du Centre-Ouest, notamment à Atsimo andrefana et Menabe. Des attaques ont également été signalées dans les régions du sud-est et du centre-sud, notamment à Haute Matisatra, Ihorombe et Anosy.Alleged victims: - More details... |
05 Apr 2022 12 May 2022 12 May 2022 |
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New information received concerning the case of Mr. Nagaenthran a/l K Dharmalingam, a Malaysian national with deteriorating mental health, who is at risk of imminent execution for drug offences in Singapore. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
02 Mar 2022 |
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Information received concerning the further deterioration of the health of human rights defender Abduljalil Al-Singace.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
01 Feb 2022 |
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New information received concerning the deterioration of the mental health of Mr. Nagaenthran a/l K Dharmalingam, a Malaysian national who is at risk of execution for drug offences in Singapore. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
02 Mar 2022 |
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Information received concerning the attacks and mutilations of a two year old girl with albinism in the Senga district, Northern Province, a 9 year old boy with albinism in the Chasefu District, Eastern Province and a 12 year old boy with albinism residing in Mpulungu, also in Northern Province. Alleged victims: 3 More details... | |
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information received concerning the deteriorating health of imprisoned human rights defender Abduljalil Al-Singace.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged imminent execution of Nagaenthran a/l K Dharmalingam, a Malaysian national, who reportedly has mild intellectual disabilities, for drug related offences, which does not meet the threshold of “most serious crimes” and in relation to crimes which carry a mandatory death sentence.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
11 Nov 2021 |
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Information received concerning the imminent threat of a forced eviction into homelessness of 19 persons living in extreme poverty at Stephenson Street Nr. 15, Cluj-Napoca in Romania, including 9 children and one person with disabilities.Alleged victims: 19 More details... |
14 Sep 2021 12 Jan 2022 |
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Information received on the ongoing arbitrary detention and alleged ill-treatment of Mr. Oqaba Alaa Labib Hashad and Mr. Mohamed Ibrahim Radwan.Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the situation of persons with disabilities in institutions, including in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Alleged victims: - More details... |
11 Nov 2021 |
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Information received concerning alleged ongoing human rights violations and environmentally damaging consequences of the lead contamination in Kabwe, Zambia, affecting a large residential area.Alleged victims: 76000 More details... | |
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Information received concerning alleged ongoing human rights violations and environmentally damaging consequences of the lead contamination in Kabwe, Zambia, affecting a large residential area.Alleged victims: 76000 More details... | |
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Information received concerning potential human rights violations and environmentally damaging consequences of on-going lead contamination in Kabwe, Zambia, affecting a large residential area.Alleged victims: 76000 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the murder and dismemberment of Mr. Saidi Dyton; the abduction of a 1 year old baby in Chikwawa; the attempted abductions of a 9 year old girl in Nayuchi district, and a 12 year old girl in Machinga district; and the discovery of body parts of a person with albinism in Mulanje. Alleged victims: 4 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the imprisonment of a man, for grounds related to lack of payment of debt, and concerning the lack of medical care and treatment for his serious health conditions, leaving him in a critical situation. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
26 Jul 2021 |
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Information received concerning the increased use of the death penalty in cases relating to attacks against persons with albinism and the alleged torture and extra-judicial killings of suspects related to crimes against persons with albinism, namely: Mr. Buleya Lule; Mr. Kumbilani Patson; Mr. Sainani Kalekeni; Mr. Douglas Mwale; Mr. Pontino Folsani; Mr. Medson Madzialenga; Mr. Gerald Phiri; Mr. Steven Chin’ombe; Mr. Jezimond Baluwa; Mr. White Chilumpa; Mr. James Moses Kanjiru; Mr. Herbert Maloni and Mr. Donald Msafiri.Alleged victims: 13 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the continued threats and physical assault of a human rights defender with disabilities, Mr. Ramachandran, and the apparent negligence by the Tamil Nadu police to provide him protection and ensure his safety and security.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the plan to adopt the Draft Law on The Protection of the rights of Persons with Disabilities. Alleged victims: - More details... |
23 Apr 2021 |
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Information received concerning the serious medical condition and lack of access to appropriate medical treatment whilst in detention of Mr. Mumia Abu-Jamal, an African-American man incarcerated in the State Correctional Institution at Mahanoy, Pennsylvania.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Informations reçues concernant les nombreuses allégations dans le monde d’abus et violences sexuels commis par des membres de l’Église catholique contre des enfants et les mesures adoptées par l’Église catholique pour protéger les auteurs présumés d’abus, dissimuler les crimes, entraver la responsabilisation des agresseurs présumés, et éluder les réparations dues aux victimes.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received on the detention, conviction, and health situation of Mr. Siamak Moghimi who was arrested during November 2019 protests in Islamic Republic of Iran.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
25 May 2021 23 Jun 2021 |
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Information received concerning the abolition of the Equal Treatment Authority (“ETA”). Alleged victims: - More details... |
19 May 2021 |
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Information received concerning allegations of human rights violations and mass displacement in Mozambique in the context of attacks and military operations in Cabo Delgado province.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received regarding the continued criminalisation of human rights defenders in Belarus, many of whom are accused of economic crimes, or have had their right to freedom of expression restricted, following their support for demonstrations that have taken place across the country since August 2020.Alleged victims: 12 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the death penalty in the United States of America at both federal and state levels. Alleged victims: 49 More details... |
04 Jan 2022 |
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Information received concerning Mr. Ramiro Ibarra Rubí, a Mexican national currently held in Texas, scheduled to be executed on 4 March 2021.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the rights of 117 persons with psychosocial disabilities residing at the Shina Rehabilitation Center (hereinafter "Shinawon") in Songpa-gu, Seoul, including their right to live independently, the denial of access to appropriate housing and healthcare services, increasing significantly the risk of exposure to infection from COVID-19. Alleged victims: 118 More details... |
07 Apr 2021 |
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Information received concerning the new policy on medical assistance in dying, enshrined in Bill C-7 as adopted by the House of Commons on 10 December 2020, which amends relevant provisions of the Criminal Code by expanding access to medical assistance in dying to persons with disabilities, whose natural death is not reasonably foreseeable.Alleged victims: - More details... |
17 May 2021 |
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Information received concerning the new national policy on special education, as enshrined in presidential decree No. 10.105, adopted on 30 September 2020, which contains provisions that could restrict the right to inclusive education for children with disabilities in Brazil.Alleged victims: - More details... |
30 Apr 2021 |
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Information received concerning a 15-year-old child with learning disabilities, who has been denied the right to inclusive and quality education, as well as reasonable accommodation in Koblenz (Rhineland-Palatinate State).Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
10 Aug 2021 |
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Information received concerning allegations of police excessive use of force in response to the Black Lives Matter protests that took place in the city of Philadelphia during May-June 2020. Alleged victims: 10 More details... |
12 Jan 2022 |
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Información recibida en relación con la situación de las personas residentes en el asentamiento informal “Cañada Real Galiana”, en particular de 1.812 niños y niñas, afectadas por cortes en el suministro de electricidad durante meses marcados por bajas temperaturas.Alleged victims: 1812 More details... |
22 Apr 2021 03 Dec 2021 03 Dec 2021 |
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Information received concerning the allegations of ongoing home demolitions and forced evictions, including of persons with disabilities, in the Surkhandarya and Tashkent provinces, without due legal protections, in order to make room for urban renewal projects, in the midst of protests by local residents.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
18 Jan 2021 |
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Information received concerning the case of Ms. Lisa Montgomery, who is scheduled to be executed on 8 November 2020 following judicial proceedings which failed to adequately consider her mental health conditions. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Consideraciones sobre el derecho a la capacidad jurídica y la toma de decisiones con apoyo (A/HRC/37/56), presentado en el 37º período de sesiones del Consejo de Derechos Humanos:Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con las condiciones de vida degradantes y la falta de acceso a atención médica adecuada de las personas con discapacidad en el Hospital Nacional de Salud Mental “Federico Mora”, debido a las condiciones antihigiénicas de las instalaciones, la ausencia de un tratamiento médico adecuado, y la falta de servicios en la comunidad en Guatemala, además de la propagación del COVID-19 y la imposibilidad de aislar a las personas infectadas, con posible riesgo para sus vidas.Alleged victims: - More details... |
03 Sep 2020 |
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Information received concerning the lack of accessible information on the COVID-19 pandemic and related response for persons with disabilities, in particular for deaf and hard of hearing persons who are users of sign language, as members of a linguistic minority. Alleged victims: - More details... |
03 Aug 2020 |
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Information received concerning the high number of deaths of persons with disabilities and older persons in adult care homes and other residential institutions, who have tested positive for COVID-19 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.Alleged victims: 20000 More details... |
11 Aug 2020 |
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Information received concerning the alleged use of lethal force by the police in the enforcement of the Enhanced Community Quarantine that was imposed across the Philippines in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning several recent killings of people of African descent in apparently State-endorsed operations in the United StatesAlleged victims: 3 More details... |
04 Aug 2020 |
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Information received concerning the arrest, detention, prosecution and imminent execution on terrorism-related charges of Mr. Ismail Parvez, a prisoner with psychosocial disabilities and retired military officer in the Pakistani army, who was sentenced to death in 2014 for murder.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the inhuman conditions of detention of Ms. Kanizan Bibi, a woman with psychosocial disabilities who has been on Pakistan’s death row for 30 years.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the lack of accessible information on the COVID-19 pandemic and related response for persons with disabilities, in particular for deaf and hard of hearing persons. Alleged victims: - More details... |
28 Jul 2020 |
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Information received concerning the killing and dismemberment of Emmanuel Phiri, a person with albinism in the Chipata district and a grave robbery involving a deceased person with albinism in Kaoma districtAlleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged withholding of urgent medical care to persons with disabilities and older persons in Sasca Mica and other residential institutions in Romania, who tested positive for COVID-19.Alleged victims: - More details... |
21 May 2020 20 Jul 2020 20 Jul 2020 |
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Information received about the European Commission's authorizing the inappropriate use of European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIFs) to maintain institutional care, including by replacing large institutions for persons with disabilities with smaller institutions in several countries of the European Union.Alleged victims: - More details... |
13 Aug 2020 |
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Information received concerning the physical and mental integrity of Iranian prisoner Mr Hossein Sepanta..Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
09 Aug 2020 |
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Information received concerning the harassment and “flagging” of human rights defenders and journalists by the United States government, in retaliation for their work with immigrants, asylum seekers and intending migrants. According to the information received, human rights defenders and journalists have been stopped and detained by U.S. authorities or by other governments at the request of U.S. authorities using flagging systems designed to stop organized crime and threats to national security. The events discussed below started in 2017 but appear to have escalated in response to work with the so-called “migrant caravan.”Alleged victims: 20 More details... | |
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Información recibida en relacion con defensores y defensoras de derechos humanos y periodistas han sido detenidos por las autoridades de los Estados Unidos de América, o por otros gobiernos, incluyendo el Gobierno de México, a petición de las autoridades de los Estados Unidos de América (EE.UU), mediante el uso de sistemas de señalización (flagging) diseñados para combatir el crimen organizado y las amenazas a la seguridad nacional.Alleged victims: 20 More details... | |
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Información recibida sobre la situación actual de la niña Daniela Patricia Romero Truyol, a quien la entidad promotora de salud “Medimás EPS” ha interrumpido nuevamente el tratamiento médico que requiere desde el mes de marzo de 2020. La falta de entrega y aplicación oportuna del tratamiento ha deteriorado nuevamente su salud, afectando su columna vertebral y la movilidad, e incluso podría ocasionar su fallecimiento.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
19 Jun 2020 |
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Information recieved concerning the alleged ongoing severe impact of the unilateral economic coercive measures imposed on Cuba, on the citizens of Cuba in the context of unprecedented global health crisis caused by Covid-19 pandemic.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged excessive use, by authorities at the Connecticut Department of Correction, of in-cell restraints combined with indefinite and punitive use of prolonged isolation or solitary confinement and denial of appropriate mental health treatment, which reportedly has severe physical and psychological impact on at least 15 persons (see Annex 1 for the list of names) currently or formerly incarcerated at Northern Correctional Institution and other Connecticut correctional facilities.Alleged victims: 15 More details... |
07 Dec 2020 |
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Information received concerning the alleged arrest and subsequent detention of Mr. Idrees Saleem Mohammed Rozhbeani, a member of the Kurdistan Free Society Movement.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Comments on a proposal for a law “On the Rights of Persons with Disabilities”Alleged victims: - More details... |
05 Feb 2020 |
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Information received concerning the decision by the Government of Armenia to endorse the “Caritas City” or “Children’s City” program of the Armenian Caritas organization which would, if implemented, violate Armenia’s obligations under international human rights law, including the Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities and the Convention on the rights of the child.Alleged victims: - More details... |
07 Feb 2020 |
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Información recibida con respecto a la situación de una niña con discapacidad de 11 años, a quien la entidad promotora de salud “Medimás EPS” no le ha autorizado ni aplicado de manera regular el tratamiento médico que requiere para mantener una calidad de vida adecuada, y cuyo estado de salud se deteriora rápidamente cada vez que el tratamiento es suspendido, lo que incluso podría ocasionar su fallecimiento.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
06 Dec 2019 |
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Información recibida con respecto al internamiento y tratamiento involuntario de la Sra. Xoana Merce Pereira Garrido en el Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro de Vigo en Galicia. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
22 Nov 2019 20 Mar 2020 |
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Information received concerning the alleged denial of adequate health care for serious health conditions of several detainees held in the Jau Prison. Alleged victims: 10 More details... |
19 Nov 2019 19 Nov 2019 |
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Information received regarding a paper entitled "Understanding the mental health disorders pathway leading to violent extremism", published by the Radicalisation Awareness Network (RAN) Centre of Excellence and the RAN Health and Social Care Working Group on 19 March 2019, which aim to establish the relationship between people with "specific neuropsychiatric disorders like autism spectrum disorder or schizophrenia" and "violent extremism". This paper is available at the European Commission's Migration and Home Affairs website.Alleged victims: - More details... |
09 Oct 2019 |
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Información recibida en relación con los obstáculos enfrentados por una mujer con discapacidad, presunta víctima de violación por un miembro del ejército nacional de Colombia en el departamento de Arauca, para acceder a la justicia y recibir la atención integral requerida.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
11 Oct 2019 22 Oct 2019 01 Nov 2019 |
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Information received concerning Bill PL 11091/2018 which amends the Statute of Persons with Disabilities as well as provisions in the Civil Code and Code of Civil ProceduresAlleged victims: - More details... |
22 Aug 2019 |
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Information received concerning the risk of forcible closure of an home for older persons and persons with disabilities managed by the Bahá’í community for the past 20 years. Your Excellency’s Government is allegedly involved in attempts to forcibly evict the residents in an attempt to close the nursing home in ways contrary to international human rights law.Alleged victims: 42 More details... | |
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Information received concerning allegations of violations related to the rights to life, discrimination, cruel and degrading treatment of Mr. Roger Philip Foley, as well as the denial of adequate healthcare and community support.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
11 Mar 2020 |
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Información relativa a la ratificación del Acuerdo Regional sobre el Acceso a la Información, la Participación Pública y el Acceso a la Justicia en Asuntos Ambientales en América Latina y el Caribe (Acuerdo de Escazú) como una cuestión de prioridad.Alleged victims: - More details... |
15 Jul 2021 |
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Información relativa a la ratificación del Acuerdo Regional sobre el Acceso a la Información, la Participación Pública y el Acceso a la Justicia en Asuntos Ambientales en América Latina y el Caribe (Acuerdo de Escazú) como una cuestión de prioridad.Alleged victims: - More details... |
07 Aug 2019 |
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Information concerning ratification of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (Escazú Agreement) as a matter of priority.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information concerning ratification of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (Escazú Agreement) as a matter of priority.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information concerning the ratification of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (Escazú Agreement) as a matter of priority.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information concerning the ratification of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (Escazú Agreement) as a matter of priority.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information concerning ratification of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (Escazú Agreement) as a matter of priority.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Información relativa a la ratificación del Acuerdo Regional sobre el Acceso a la Información, la Participación Pública y el Acceso a la Justicia en Asuntos Ambientales en América Latina y el Caribe (Acuerdo de Escazú) como una cuestión de prioridad.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Información relativa a la ratificación del Acuerdo Regional sobre el Acceso a la Información, la Participación Pública y el Acceso a la Justicia en Asuntos Ambientales en América Latina y el Caribe (Acuerdo de Escazú) como una cuestión de prioridad.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Información relativa a la ratificación del Acuerdo Regional sobre el Acceso a la Información, la Participación Pública y el Acceso a la Justicia en Asuntos Ambientales en América Latina y el Caribe (Acuerdo de Escazú) como una cuestión de prioridad.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Información relativa a la ratificación del Acuerdo Regional sobre el Acceso a la Información, la Participación Pública y el Acceso a la Justicia en Asuntos Ambientales en América Latina y el Caribe (Acuerdo de Escazú) como una cuestión de prioridad. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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La información relativa a la ratificación del Acuerdo Regional sobre el Acceso a la Información, la Participación Pública y el Acceso a la Justicia en Asuntos Ambientales en América Latina y el Caribe (Acuerdo de Escazú) como una cuestión de prioridad.Alleged victims: - More details... |
24 Jan 2020 |
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Information concerning ratification of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (Escazú Agreement) as a matter of priority.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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La información relativa a la ratificación del Acuerdo Regional sobre el Acceso a la Información, la Participación Pública y el Acceso a la Justicia en Asuntos Ambientales en América Latina y el Caribe (Acuerdo de Escazú) como una cuestión de prioridad. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Informations concernant la ratification prioritaire de l' Accord régional sur l’accès à l’information, la participation publique et l’accès à la justice à propos des questions environnementales en Amérique latine et dans les Caraïbes (Accord Escazú).Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information concerning the ratification of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (Escazú Agreement) as a matter of priority.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con la ratificación del Acuerdo Regional sobre el Acceso a la Información, la Participación Pública y el Acceso a la Justicia en Asuntos Ambientales en América Latina y el Caribe (Acuerdo de Escazú) como una cuestión de prioridad.Alleged victims: - More details... |
26 Aug 2019 |
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Information concerning ratification of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (Escazú Agreement) as a matter of priority.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Información relativa a la ratificación del Acuerdo Regional sobre el Acceso a la Información, la Participación Pública y el Acceso a la Justicia en Asuntos Ambientales en América Latina y el Caribe (Acuerdo de Escazú) como una cuestión de prioridad.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information concerning ratification of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (Escazú Agreement) as a matter of priority.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con la ratificación del Acuerdo Regional sobre el Acceso a la Información, la Participación Pública y el Acceso a la Justicia en Asuntos Ambientales en América Latina y el Caribe (Acuerdo de Escazú) como una cuestión de prioridad.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information concerning ratification of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (Escazú Agreement) as a matter of priority.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con la ratificación del Acuerdo Regional sobre el Acceso a la Información, la Participación Pública y el Acceso a la Justicia en Asuntos Ambientales en América Latina y el Caribe (Acuerdo de Escazú) como una cuestión de prioridad.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con la ratificación del Acuerdo Regional sobre el Acceso a la Información, la Participación Pública y el Acceso a la Justicia en Asuntos Ambientales en América Latina y el Caribe (Acuerdo de Escazú) como una cuestión de prioridad.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con la ratificación del Acuerdo Regional sobre el Acceso a la Información, la Participación Pública y el Acceso a la Justicia en Asuntos Ambientales en América Latina y el Caribe (Acuerdo de Escazú) como una cuestión de prioridad.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con la ratificación del Acuerdo Regional sobre el Acceso a la Información, la Participación Pública y el Acceso a la Justicia en Asuntos Ambientales en América Latina y el Caribe (Acuerdo de Escazú) como una cuestión de prioridad.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information concerning ratification of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (Escazú Agreement) as a matter of priority.Alleged victims: - More details... |
26 Jul 2019 |
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Información recibida en relación con la ratificación del Acuerdo Regional sobre el Acceso a la Información, la Participación Pública y el Acceso a la Justicia en Asuntos Ambientales en América Latina y el Caribe (Acuerdo de Escazú) como una cuestión de prioridad.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information concerning ratification of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (Escazú Agreement) as a matter of priority.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information concerning ratification of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (Escazú Agreement) as a matter of priority.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information concerning ratification of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (Escazú Agreement) as a matter of priority.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con la ratificación del Acuerdo Regional sobre el Acceso a la Información, la Participación Pública y el Acceso a la Justicia en Asuntos Ambientales en América Latina y el Caribe (Acuerdo de Escazú) como una cuestión de prioridad.Alleged victims: - More details... |
23 Jul 2019 |
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Information concerning ratification of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (Escazú Agreement) as a matter of priority.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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En este contexto, tengo el honor de responder a la solicitud de opinión sobre el Proyecto de Ley que "modifica diversos textos legales con el objeto de eliminar la discriminación en contra de personas con discapacidad intelectual, cognitiva y psicosocial, y consagrar su derecho a la autonomía, Boletín N° 12.441-17". Respetuosamente pido que se transmita una copia de esta carta al Congreso Nacional y a la Comisión de derechos humanos y pueblos originarios.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the situation of Mr. Ghulam Abbas s/o Muhammad Bashir, a Pakistani national with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities, who is reportedly at risk of imminent execution by hanging on 18 June 2019 in Pakistan. It is reported that during his time in detention, Mr. Abbas has not been provided with reasonable accommodation, appropriate health care and psychosocial support to effectively secure his physical and mental integrity. In addition, Mr. Abbas has not received procedural accommodations that persons with psychosocial disabilities may need to effectively access justice on an equal basis with others.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning alleged grave human rights violations against children with spina bifida and hydrocephalus, including lack of access to lifesaving interventions and appropriate health care which leads to painful death.Alleged victims: 2004 More details... |
13 Aug 2019 |
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Information received concerning the alleged flogging and execution of two boys reportedly convicted in a reported rape and robbery case despite having been both 15 years old at the time of the alleged commission of the crimes. Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
17 May 2019 |
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Información recibida en relación con el anuncio sobre la posible disolución del Consejo Nacional para el Desarrollo y la Inclusión de las Personas con Discapacidad (CONADIS) o su retrocesión a una subdirección de la Secretaría de Bienestar. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the importance of better promoting and protecting the rights of persons with disabilities in the Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) of this Bank, which aim at improving social and economic outcomes in Asia. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the degrading situation of human rights defender Dr. G.N. Saibaba with respect to his detention, lack of reasonable accommodation and lack of access to appropriate healthcare while in custody. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
27 Dec 2019 |
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Información recibida en relación con la situación de un niño autista de 14 años, a quien se le habrían negado y/o suspendido los ajustes razonables para una educación inclusiva en el CEIP Salgado Torres y en el EIS Elviña de A Coruña.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
04 Jun 2019 |
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Information received concerning the killing by the Israeli security forces of two persons with disabilities, Mr. Tahreer Mahmoud S’aed Wahba and Mr. Fadi Hasan Soliman Abu Selmi, who were participating in demonstrations along the fence between Gaza and Israel on 1 April 2018 and 14 May 2018 respectively.Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Information received concerning human rights violations against two persons with albinism, namely, the killing of Mr. Yassin Phiri on 31 December 2018, and the abduction of one-year old Eunice Nkonjera, on 22 January 2019, for the alleged purposesAlleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the situation of Mr. Khizar Hayat, a Pakistani national with a psychosocial disability, who is reportedly at risk of imminent execution in Pakistan and who has not been provided with appropriate health care and psychosocial support during his time in detention to effectively secure his physical and mental integrity.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Additional information received concerning the detention, lack of reasonable accommodation and lack of access to healthcare in detention, following our joint communication on his situation dated 27 June 2018 (ref. UA IND 15/2018).Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
27 Dec 2019 |
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Information received concerning changes to the sexuality education curriculum of the Province of Ontario.Alleged victims: - More details... |
07 May 2019 |
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Information received concerning Mr. Roberto Ramos Moreno, a Mexican national who is currently facing execution in Texas on 14 November 2018. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the restriction of the legal capacity of Mr. Dominique Da Prat, Italian citizen, who has been denied the right to choose his own administrator and the right to manage his own financial affaires, which could constitute a violation of article 12 and the right to be free from exploitation, violence and abuse, in violation of article 16 of the Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
31 May 2019 |
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Información recibida en relación con el impacto desproporcionado de varias normativas estatales aprobadas por el Gobierno de Mexico que prohíben la posibilidad de pagar en efectivo los servicios de transporte privado requerido mediante aplicaciones móviles, situación que puede limitar la accesibilidad de las personas con discapacidad al transporte (artículo 9 de la Convención sobre los derechos de las personas con discapacidad) y, por lo tanto, afectar su derecho a vivir de forma independiente y a ser incluidas en la comunidad (artículo 19 de la Convención).Alleged victims: - More details... |
07 Dec 2018 |
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Information received concerning the increased use of immigration detention and the human rights violations committed at the Stewart Immigration Detention Center and the Irwin County Immigration Detention Center, which are privately run by for-profit prison companies “CoreCivic Inc.” and “LaSalle Southwest Corrections”, respectively. Alleged victims: 3 More details... | |
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Information received concerning alleged extrajudicial killings of three men, John Jezreel David, Djastin Lopez and Bernabe Sabangan, in the context of anti-drug operations in the Philippines. Alleged victims: 3 More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con la adopción del decreto legislativo número 1384Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged torture of a person with mental disability while in custody.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
30 Apr 2019 |
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Información recibida en relación con el acceso a reparaciones por parte de la Sra. Silvia Flores Mosquera en su condición de víctima y de viuda de víctima del terrorismo de Estado en Uruguay, y como ello afectaría la recepción de su pensión por discapacidad. Alleged victims: - More details... |
03 Dec 2018 |
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Information received concerning Executive Order 13846 (E.O.) of August 6, 2018, “Reimposing Certain Sanctions With Respect to Iran”, targeting the Islamic Republic of Iran (hereinafter “Iran”).Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning a range of alleged human rights violations perpetrated against persons with disabilities within public health facilities in the United Kingdom of Great Britain. These allegations, which occurred between 2007 to 2018, include negligence and poor treatment within healthcare services leading in numerous cases to the death of persons with intellectual disabilities, may amount to discrimination, and a violation of the right to health and the right to life. Alleged victims: - More details... |
31 Oct 2018 |
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Information received concerning the case of a Qatari three-year-old boy with disabilities who has allegedly been denied entry into Saudi Arabia together with his father Mr. Sultan Jassim Al-Ma’adid, due to the travel ban imposed on all Qatari nationals since June 2017.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
15 Oct 2018 |
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Information received concerning to lack of reasonable accommodation and access to healthcare to Dr. G. N. Saibaba during trial and in detention. Dr. Saibaba is an academic and a person with disabilities currently imprisoned in Nagpur Central Jail, in Maharashtra state, India.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
27 Dec 2019 |
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Information received concerning the implementation of the memorandum for federal prosecutors along the Southwestern border on Zero-Tolerance for Offenses Under 8 U.S.C. § 1325(a) issued by the Attorney General, raising particular concerns over: the increased criminalization of migration; the increased use of immigration detention; the automatic separation of children from their families in violation of the best interests of the child and their rights to liberty and family life; increased and expedited deportations, in possible violation of the non-refoulement principle, infringing migrants’ rights to a due process and lacking proper individual assessment; the stigmatization of migrants as criminals; and the racialized impact of this memorandum on migrants from Latin American countries.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the imminent execution of Mr. Shoko Asahara, a person with disabilities, currently detained in the Tokyo Detention Centre.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
06 Jul 2018 |
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Information received concerning the removal of two foster children from the home of Yulia Savinovskih.Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
07 Aug 2018 |
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Información recibida con respecto a la situación de una mujer con discapacidad de 29 años que está en la semana 29 de gestación, a quien el Estado no está garantizando los ajustes razonables necesarios para dar a luz en igualdad de condiciones con las demás mujeres del Hospital Gustavo Frike de Viña del Mar en Chile.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
04 Sep 2018 |
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Information received concerning the negative impact of measures reducing social protection benefits on the realization of rights by persons with disabilities, which particularly affect the enjoyment of the rights to live independently and to be included in the community and to an adequate standard of living and social protection. Alleged victims: - More details... |
22 Jun 2018 |
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Response to Government's reply to UA GBR 2/2017 concerning mental health legislation allowing for the non-consensual treatment and detention of persons with disabilities in psychiatric facilities, in contradiction with the CRPD.Alleged victims: - More details... |
04 Jun 2018 |
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Response to Government's reply to UA RUS 9/2017 concerning the inappropriate conditions of detention, denial of reasonable accommodation and lack of access to adequate healthcare of a person with disabilities detained at the correctional colony No. 6 in Orenburg Region Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Response to Government reply to UA NOR 1/2017 concerning the mental health legislation allowing for the non-consensual treatment and detention of persons with disabilities in psychiatric facilities, in contradiction with the CRPD.Alleged victims: - More details... |
30 Jul 2018 |
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Response to Government's reply to UA HUN 4/2017 concerning its obligation under the CRPD to secure the equal right of persons with disabilities to live independently in the community in view of the Government’s efforts to carry out a nation-wide deinstitutionalization reform.Alleged victims: - More details... |
30 May 2018 |
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Informations reçues concernant l’enlèvement d’une fille de 13 ans atteinte d’albinisme.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
08 Feb 2018 |
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Information received concerning an alleged pattern of disproportionate and excessive use of force by State agents, in particular police officers, against people of African descent and people who self-identify as black in the United Kingdom, as a result of discriminatory and/or racist stereotyping, and a lack of effective investigations into these cases leading to impunity. Alleged victims: 13 More details... |
16 Mar 2018 |
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Information received concerning the alleged extrajudicial killing of three Palestinians, of which one minor and one person with disabilities, by Israeli Defense Forces during an operation in Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank on 12 July and during a peaceful protest in Gaza on 15 December 2017, respectively. The victims are Mr. Sa’d Naser Hasan Salah, born on 4 September 1995, from Old City, Jenin, West Bank, Palestine, and Aws Mohammad Yousef Salama, born on 10 June 2001, from Jenin refugee camp, West Bank, Palestine, and Ibrahim Abu Thurayeh, a 29-year-old man with disabilities from Gaza, Palestine.Alleged victims: 3 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the pending adoption of a bill amending the “Act on Mental Health and Welfare for the Mentally Disabled” (Act No. 123 of 1950).Alleged victims: - More details... |
09 Mar 2018 |
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Información recibida en relación con el Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018, previsto por el primer semestre de 2018, que excluye preguntas para recopilar información sobre la población con discapacidad.Alleged victims: - More details... |
26 Mar 2018 |
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Información recibida en relación con el proyecto de decreto por el que se crea la Ley de Salud Mental que se encuentra actualmente en la Cámara de Diputados. Alleged victims: - More details... |
19 Feb 2018 |
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Information received concerning the inappropriate conditions of detention, denial of reasonable accommodation and lack of access to adequate healthcare of a person with disabilities detained at the correctional colony No. 6 in Orenburg Region, which may amount to cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
15 Feb 2018 |
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Information received concerning the draft Additional Protocol to the Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine (hereinafter referred to as the Additional Protocol), elaborated by the Committee on Bioethics of the Council of Europe (DH-BIO). The draft Additional Protocol is purportedly aimed at protecting the rights of all persons with “mental disorders” with regard to the use of involuntary placement and involuntary treatment.Alleged victims: - More details... |
08 Dec 2017 |
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Information received concerning imminent executions of 17 individuals convicted of protest-related charges and on the basis of trials that did not meet fair trial and due process guarantees, including allegations of confessions obtained under torture, as well as allegations of human rights violations in relation to several other death penalty cases at various stages of proceedings before the Specialized Criminal Court and Criminal Court in Saudi Arabia.Alleged victims: 104 More details... |
13 Dec 2017 |
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Information received concerning the deprivation of liberty of Mr. Zaheer Seepersad in the St Ann’s Psychiatric Asylum, as well as that of other individuals, under allegations of mental disability, without following the appropriate legal procedure, which ought to involve a prior examination by a registered medical practitioner for the issuance of a certificate, as required by the Mental Health Act of Trinidad and Tobago. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning allegations of segregating people with disabilities in closed-type institutions and denying them the support needed to live independent lives in the community. It was also reported that violence, cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment were widespread in these institutions, as well as an alarmingly high number of uninvestigated deaths in custody.Alleged victims: 220 More details... |
29 Aug 2017 |
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Information received concerning intimidation of staff members of Mental Disability Advocacy Center (MDAC), an international human rights non-governmental organization based in Budapest which is carrying out monitoring and advocacy work for the rights of persons with disabilities.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
18 Aug 2017 |
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Information received concerning the alleged arbitrary detention and other human rights violations perpetrated against at least 48 persons with psychosocial and intellectual disabilities placed at the State-run Maciuca institution, in Valcea County. The allegations of violence and abuse, including the use of solitary confinement and restraints, documented from 2014 to 2017, may constitute a form of torture or other ill-treatment.Alleged victims: 48 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged violation of a citizen's right to effective and efficient access to justice, exposure to forced medical treatment and breach of his right to physical and mental integrity, and denial of access to community support for independent living, on grounds of his psychosocial disability.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
17 Aug 2017 |
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Información recibida en relación al fatídico incendio que se produjo en el Hogar Seguro Virgen de la Asunción, en el municipio de San José Pinula, departamento de Guatemala, el 8 de marzo de 2017, el cual resultó en la muerte de al menos 40 niñas mientras que decenas más resultaron heridas, algunas de ellas de gravedad.Alleged victims: 40 More details... |
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Information received concerning a range of severe human rights violations perpetrated against children with disabilities in the public, as well as private, educational institutions of Australia.Alleged victims: - More details... |
23 May 2017 |
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Informations reçues concernant la décision du Conseil d'Etat du jeudi 10 novembre 2016 interdisant la diffusion d’un message vidéo de sensibilisation à la situation des personnes handicapées, réalisé par l’Association Coordown et dans lequel des personnes ayant le syndrome de Down partagent leurs expériences.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Informations reçues concernant à l’usage excessif de la force par la police contre trois personnes d’origine Africaine.Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
18 Apr 2017 |
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Information received concerning the arbitrary arrest and detention of six individuals, including one person with an intellectual disability and two minors, for exercising their rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and freedom of expression.Alleged victims: 6 More details... |
19 Apr 2017 |
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Information received concerning the pending adoption of a Mental Health Act (Senate Bills No. 1190).Alleged victims: - More details... |
14 Feb 2018 |
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Information received on the situation of two individuals whom the Working Group met at the Psycho-neurological Boarding Home No. 8 in Khanlar region (former Goygol Region) on 20 May 2016.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
08 May 2017 |
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Information received concerning the alleged unlawful and arbitrary deprivation of liberty of Mr. X on grounds of his psychosocial disability and administration of forced psychiatric treatment which may constitute a form of torture or other ill-treatment.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
16 May 2017 |
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Information received concerning the alleged arbitrary detention and discrimination on the basis of disability of more than 500 persons with psychosocial disabilities in conflict with the law who have been placed under “security measures” in the States of Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro, which entails institutionalization in Custody Hospitals for Psychiatric Treatment or deprivation of liberty in regular detention centers where they lack access to adequate healthcare and in general detention conditions are unsatisfactory, which may amount to cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment or punishment.Alleged victims: 511 More details... |
15 Aug 2017 |
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Información recibida respecto a la presunta falta de operatividad del derecho a la educación inclusiva sin discriminación por motivo de discapacidad, al denegar al Sr. Alan César Rodríguez, un joven con síndrome de Down, del título oficial de terminación de estudios secundarios en igualdad de condiciones con los demás estudiantes.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
20 Mar 2017 |
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Information received concerning the death, since March 2016, of at least 37 persons with psychosocial and intellectual disabilities after they were relocated from Life Healthcare Esidimeni Hospital to non-governmental organizations in Gauteng and the situation of some 1900 people who have been transferred or discharged from there to unknown locations without adequate support, following a decision by the Gauteng Department of Health to terminate its contract with the above-mentioned hospital, without a supplementary plan to upscale community-based support services and adequate deinstitutionalization housing plans.Alleged victims: 1937 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged discriminatory billing against the Roma residents of Crvena Zvezda in Nis by an electricity company “Elektroprivreda Srbije”, and the continued withdrawal of electricity supply to the community since 22 August 2016.Alleged victims: 356 More details... |
07 Feb 2017 |
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Information received concerning Mr. Bara Farid Abudhier, a twenty-six year old Palestinian man with a disability, who was reportedly arrested without an arrest warrant on 30 May 2016 and gave a forced signed confession following torture and ill-treatment, and who is currently awaiting trial before a military tribunal.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
28 May 2018 |
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Information received concerning the situation of Mr. Imdad Ali, a Pakistani national with a psychosocial disability, who is reportedly at risk of imminent execution in Pakistan.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Urging the Government to declare as unconstitutional the relevant Civil Code and Civil Procedure Code provisions which deprive persons with disabilities of their legal capacity and hinder them from the realization of their right to seek justice before courts.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning allegations of discrimination, ill-treatment, excessive use of force, lack of medical attention, food, and water, death in custody, and prolonged solitary confinement of prisoners with psychosocial disabilities in prisons and jails in the United States of America.Alleged victims: - More details... |
14 Sep 2017 |
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Alleged imposition of the death penalty against 22 South Sudanese nationals on charges not meeting the threshold of most serious crimes, and sentencing to life imprisonment of three others by the Sudanese Anti-Terrorism Court, after judicial proceedings that did not fulfil the most stringent guarantees of fair trial and due process. According to the information received, on 6 April 2016, a judge of the Sudanese Anti-Terrorist Court in Khartoum sentenced 22 South Sudanese men, allegedly all former members of Justice and Equality Movement-Debajo Wing (JEM-Debajo), a Darfuri armed group, to death by hanging on charges of terrorism, fighting the State, bearing arms against the State and undermining the constitutional order. Three of the 22 men sentenced to death were underage at the time of the commission of the alleged crimes, and one of them has a psychosocial disability. Three others were sentenced to life imprisonment, allegedly after admitting to having served as cooks and mechanics within JEM-Debajo. The trial of all 25 men was reportedly conducted entirely in Arabic, a language which the accused do not understand, and without the provision of interpreters they were not able to understand the proceedings.Alleged victims: 25 More details... | |
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Alleged negative impact of the Welfare Reform and Work Act on the human rights of persons living in poverty, particularly children, large families, single parents and persons with disabilities. According to the information received, the Welfare Reform and Work Act, enacted in March 2016, introduces major cuts in social benefits, including, inter alia, a lower cap on the household benefit, a four-year freeze on working-age benefits and tax credits, restrictions on child tax credits and reduced support for persons with disabilities in the Work-Related Activity Group. Concerns are raised that these changes have been introduced without adequate assessments of their impact on the rights to social protection and an adequate standard of living, and may contribute to a rise in poverty and inequality. Alleged victims: - More details... |
14 Jul 2016 |
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Allegations concerning a draft bill amending the 2002 Civil Code provisions related to incapacitation and adult guardianship, which would discriminate against persons with disabilities in the Republic of Moldova. According to the information received, in its current form, the proposed amendments to the Civil Code remain tied to the outdated legal doctrine of substitute decision-making, which is discriminatory against persons with disabilities as it calls into question a person’s legal capacity based on a person’s mental capacity. Alleged victims: - More details... |
15 Jun 2016 |
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Allegations of extremely alarming living and care conditions of the internees of the Disability Branch of the Centre of Social Welfare of Western Greece, formerly known as the Children’s Care Centre of Lechaina. According to the information received, this institution, which hosts approximately 55 to 60 persons with intellectual disabilities, including five children, lacks adequate medical and health care professionals. Due to shortage of staff, most internees are allegedly sedated, spend their days in isolation and are confined in cage beds or cells with wooden bars up to the ceiling. Several internees, including young children, have their limbs reportedly strapped to their beds, some in unnatural forced positions. Such conditions could seriously undermine the right of persons with disabilities to liberty and security, to physical and mental integrity, to freedom from cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, to freedom from all forms of exploitation, violence and abuse, and to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health.Alleged victims: - More details... |
23 May 2016 |
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Alleged torture and imminent execution of a person with disabilities. According to the information received, on 28 July 2015, the Lahore High Court stayed the execution of Mr. Abdul Basit and ordered an assessment of his medical situation. On 17 August 2015, the Court issued a new warrant and re- scheduled Mr. Basit’s execution for 22 September 2015. This second warrant was challenged by Mr. Basit’s lawyers based on the fact that Pakistan’s Prison Rules do not provide any procedures to execute a person who is paralyzed and because of the risk of an appalling death. On 24 November 2015, the Presidency stayed his execution for two months and ordered a new inquiry into the case. Despite repeated requests from Mr. Basiz’s lawyers, details of the medical tests and assessments have not yet been provided by the relevant authorities. Mr. Basit’s two-month stay of execution expired on 23 January 2016 and another execution warrant could be issued at any time. This case was the subject of an earlier communication sent on 24 July 2015, see A/HRC/31/79, case no. PAK 5/2015.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Seguimiento a la presunta exclusión de facto del sistema general educativo, discriminación e impacto negativo en el estado de salud físico y mental de una niña autista, así como a la respuesta del Gobierno de España a una primera comunicación sobre el caso. Según la información adicional recibida, la niña autista de 10 años que habría sido excluida de facto del sistema general de educación todavía seguiría sin tener asignada una escuela para el curso académico 2015-2016, debido a la falta de un plan de intervención pedagógico y de alternativas válidas por parte del Estado que cumplan con las necesidades de ajustes razonables y recursos necesarios para la niña. Se señala asimismo, la necesidad de facilitar un entorno educativo adecuado que asegure el pleno disfrute del más alto nivel de salud física y mental, así como el bienestar de la niña y de su familia. Una comunicación previa fue enviada al Gobierno de España el 18 de mayo de 2015, ver A/HRC/30/27, numero caso ESP 8/2015.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
10 Oct 2016 |
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Alleged imminent execution of a man with a psychosocial disability who is reportedly at risk of imminent execution in the autonomous region of Somaliland, in Somalia. According to the information received, Mr. Abdullahi Ali, aged 38, has a long history of serious mental disability and had been institutionalized in Daryeel Mental Health Hospital between 2012 and 2014. Two months after his release from hospital, he shot dead a man following an altercation. Mr. Ali was charged with manslaughter and detained for approximately one year before his trial. He had no legal representation during the proceedings. Despite his history of serious psychosocial disability, no psychiatric or psychological evaluation was carried out nor was his mental disability taken into consideration by the court. In August 2015, the Regional Court of Somaliland sentenced Mr. Ali to death. Mr. Ali’s family attempted to submit his mental health records to the Appellate Court for its consideration but the Court refused to accept the evidence and upheld the death sentence. Mr. Ali is at imminent risk of execution by firing squad.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Alleged imminent execution of a man with a psychosocial disability who is reportedly at risk of imminent execution in the autonomous region of Somaliland, in Somalia. According to the information received, Mr. Abdullahi Ali, aged 38, has a long history of serious psychosocial disability and had been institutionalized in Daryeel Mental Health Hospital between 2012 and 2014. Two months after his release from hospital, he shot dead a man following an altercation. Mr. Ali was charged with manslaughter and detained for approximately one year before his trial. He had no legal representation during the proceedings. Despite his history of serious psychosocial disability, no psychiatric or psychological evaluation was carried out nor was his disability taken into consideration by the court. In August 2015, the Regional Court of Somaliland sentenced Mr. Ali to death. Mr. Ali’s family attempted to submit his mental health records to the Appellate Court for its consideration but the Court refused to accept the evidence and upheld the death sentence. Mr. Ali is at imminent risk of execution by firing squad. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
10 May 2016 16 Jun 2016 |
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Lettre concernant l’adoption prochaine de l’amendement No. 1219 à la loi No. 2005-102 pour l’égalité des droits et des chances, la participation et la citoyenneté des personnes handicapées en France, portant sur l’ouverture d’un dispositif d’exception aux mesures de compensation. Selon les informations reçues, le projet de modification de la loi en discussion au Parlement français prévoit une dérogation au dispositif garantissant le droit des personnes handicapées à une réponse adaptée à leurs besoins et des mesures de compensation.Alleged victims: - More details... |
26 Jan 2016 |
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Alleged imminent execution, torture and ill-treatment of a person with a psychosocial disability. According to the information received, in 2003, Mr. Khizar Hayat, a Pakistani national and former police officer, was convicted and sentenced to death for the alleged murder of a fellow police officer under section 302 of the Pakistan Penal Code. To date, Mr. Hayat has spent over 12 years on death row. Despite having being diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia by the detention authorities in 2008, he has never received adequate treatment for his condition, which has continued to deteriorate and made him the target of abuse and attacks by fellow inmates. On 25 July 2015, the Sessions Court in Lahore temporarily stayed Mr. Hayat’s execution, following an application by Mr. Hayat’s lawyer challenging the legality of the warrant on the basis of Mr. Hayat’s psychosocial disability, and a hearing on the issue is scheduled for 30 July 2015. Concern is expressed at the imminent execution, torture and ill-treatment of Mr. Hayat, in contravention of international human rights law.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Alleged torture in prison and imminent execution of a detainee with a physical disability. According to the information received, in 2008, Mr. Abdul Basit, a Pakistani national, was arrested for the murder of the uncle of one of the students registered at ‘Independent College’ where he worked. On 19 May 2009, he was convicted for murder and sentenced to death. On 12 June 2012, the High Court of Pakistan dismissed his appeal and, on 13 December 2012, the Supreme Court rejected a second appeal. Mr. Basit is detained at the Central Jail Faisalabad without adequate medical care and consideration for his permanent paralysis, which is a consequence of the severe detention conditions he has been subjected to. In January 2013, after the exhaustion of all local remedies, Mr. Basit’s family submitted a mercy petition requesting a commutation of his sentence on the basis of, inter alia, his disability based on Rule 107(iv) of the Pakistan Prison Rules (1978). This petition was rejected and the execution warrant for Mr. Basit could be issued at any time. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Letter to the Committee on Development Effectiveness of the World Bank recommending the inclusion of a number of references to persons with disabilities and a disability perspective in the World Bank’s Safeguard Policies and in its draft “Environmental and Social Standards”. According to the information received, the Committee convened a meeting for 24 June 2015 to discuss the second draft of the World Bank’s “Environmental and Social Standards”. In this regard, the Special Rapporteur sets out a number of recommendations, for consideration by the Committee ahead of its meeting, to be included in the draft Standards. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Réponse à la lettre du 27 mars 2015 du Gouvernement français concernant la situation d’un enfant autiste à risque d’être placé de force dans un Institut Médico-Educatif. Selon les informations reçues, à ce jour cet enfant de 15 ans continue d’être déscolarisé. En réponse à des préoccupations soulevées dans deux communications précédentes, la seule solution indiquée par les autorités compétentes est de le placer dans un Institut Médico-Educatif. Ce type d’instituts a été critiqué par le Comité européen des droits sociaux, en 2013, à cause de leur manque d’objectif éducatif. Le Gouvernement est prié d’adopter toutes les mesures nécessaires pour prévenir l’institutionnalisation de cet enfant et assurer son inclusion scolaire et sociale. Les deux communications précédentes ont été envoyés le 22 décembre 2014, voir référence A/HRC/29/50, cas no FRA 4/2014, et le 12 mars 2015, voir référence A/HRC/30/27, cas no FRA 2/2015.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Alegaciones sobre el presunto asesinato de dos defensores, padre e hijo, de los derechos de las personas con discapacidad en El Salvador. Según la información recibida, tanto el Sr. Israel Antonio Quintanilla –presidente de la Asociación de Lisiados de Guerra (ALGES) y persona con discapacidad- como su hijo el Sr. Carlos Alberto Quintanilla Zavala, habrían desaparecido el 1 de mayo de 2015 tras haber participado en la marcha del día de los trabajadores. El 4 de mayo de 2015, el cadáver del Sr. Quintanilla habría sido encontrado en Santa Cruz Turillo y el día siguiente, el cuerpo del Sr. Quintanilla Zavala habría sido hallado en las cercanías del cadáver de su padre. Preocupa que los presuntos asesinatos puedan estar ligados a su trabajo en defensa de los derechos de las personas con discapacidad a consecuencia del conflicto armado en El Salvador.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
27 Jul 2015 11 Aug 2015 |
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Presuntas violaciones del derecho a la educación inclusiva y discriminación de una niña autista. De acuerdo con la información recibida, desde el 20 de marzo de 2015, una niña autista de 10 años ha sido excluida del sistema general de educación, cuando en un colegio de la provincia de Málaga, las familias de sus compañeros de clase expresaron rechazo a su presencia en el aula, mediante una huelga, afectando su salud física y mental. Siguiendo las recomendaciones de los profesionales que acompañan el desarrollo de la niña, los padres decidieron que dejara de acudir a clase y solicitaron a la Delegación Territorial de Educación, Cultura y Deporte en Málaga su reubicación urgente en otro colegio. Esta solicitud se fundamentó, tanto en la falta de ajustes razonables y de recursos necesarios, como en la imposibilidad de reconstruir un entorno educativo adecuado. Hasta la fecha la niña continua excluida del sistema regular de educación. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
04 Aug 2015 |
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Alleged deletion of two key provisions from an omnibus legislative bill concerning persons with disabilities, which will be subject to a second reading in the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova on 7 May 2015. According to the information received, the bill was originally introduced at the initiative of the Ministry of Labour, Social Protection and Family, with proposals for three amendments which would advance the Republic of Moldova’s implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Nevertheless, it appears that the proposals relating to establishing the right to vote for persons under guardianship, and recognizing the right of persons under guardianship to have legal standing to challenge in court decisions on their placement under guardianship, have been excluded by the Parliamentary Committee from the bill currently under consideration by Parliament.Alleged victims: - More details... |
11 Jun 2015 |
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Alleged forced eviction and continued residency in an institutional setting for 14 persons with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities in the city of Balti who have, until now, benefited from a supported housing programme administered by the city. According to the information received, the Municipal Council of the city of Balti, to date among the most advanced Moldovan localities in providing community support services to persons with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities, has through Decision No. 1/94 decided to discontinue its protected housing programme. This would leave eight persons with disabilities, who currently live in supported apartments, without a place to live with the risk of institutionalization. The deinstitutionalization of a further six persons with disabilities who were waiting to be deinstitutionalized and move from residential institutions to apartments supported by the housing programme would be discontinued. Alleged victims: - More details... |
09 Jun 2015 |
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Alleged ill-treatment and lack of adequate medical care of a prisoner with mental disabilities at Yalata Labour Prison. According to the information received, Mr. X, a 29-year-old United States citizen, has been subjected to ill-treatment and has not received adequate mental health care in detention. In 2008, when living in Adelaide, he was found not guilty for the crime of attempted homicide for reason of mental impairment, and was ordered by the court to be transferred to the State’s highest-security mental health hospital, James Nash House, for a 13 year period. After nine months, in September 2009, officials at James Nash House transferred Mr. X to the Yatala Labour Prison, reportedly due to a lack of capacity for dealing with patients with “personality disorders”. At Yatala Labour Prison, Mr. X reportedly remained in solitary confinement for five years and a half, until January 2015. He is confined to his cell for 23 hours a day with only one one-hour break where he is placed in a cagelike structure outdoors rather than the open yard. It is also reported that Mr. X has repeatedly been subjected to additional punitive measures, including handcuffing regimes (for nearly one year), and loud music blasting into his cell for four hours.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
27 Nov 2015 |
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Presuntas restricciones del acceso a un aborto legal y seguro por parte de las menores y mujeres con capacidad legal modificada. Según las informaciones recibidas, la Proposición de Ley Orgánica 122/000195 para reforzar la protección de las menores y mujeres con capacidad modificada judicialmente en la interrupción voluntaria del embarazo, presentada ante la Mesa del Congreso de los Diputados el 18 de febrero de 2014, en caso de ser adoptada, limitaría el acceso al aborto a las menores de 16 y 17 años así como a las mujeres con capacidad modificada judicialmente privándolas de sus derechos de igualdad sexual y salud reproductiva y restringiendo indebidamente su derecho al más alto nivel de salud física y mental.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Suivi d'un appel urgent concernant des allégations de refus du droit à l'éducation et menaces d'institutionnalisation forcée d’un enfant autiste. Selon les informations reçues, depuis septembre 2014, cet enfant est déscolarisé et la seule réponse indiquée par les autorités compétentes est son placement dans un Institut Médico-Educatif (IME). L’inscription au collège du nouveau lieu de résidence de l’enfant aurait été refusée contrairement à la Loi du 11 février 2005, selon laquelle tout enfant présentant un handicap ou un trouble invalidant de la santé doit être inscrit dans l’un des établissements le plus proche de son domicile. De plus, le 18 février 2015, le juge du tribunal pour enfants aurait autorisé le placement de l’enfant au domicile de son père, qui aurait eu l’autorisation d’inscrire son fils en IME. La première communication a été envoyée le 22 décembre 2014, voir A/HRC/29/50, cas JUA FRA 4/2014.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
27 Mar 2015 |
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Allegations of violations of the right to life of persons with albinism. According to the information received, between June 2013 and January 2015, at least seven persons with albinism, including five young children, and two adults, Mr. Yohane Kamwendo (20 years old) and Ms. Malita Makolija (years 68 old), were kidnapped and killed in Malawi. The authorities reportedly failed to investigate the cases properly. Persons with albinism in the regions of Blantyre, Zomba, Dedza, Muloza, Machinga and, Matindira are living in fear of further attacks. Concern is expressed about the kidnappings and killings of Mr. Kamwendo and Ms. Makolija as well as the lack of investigation concerning their cases. Concern is also expressed about the security and the right to life of other persons with albinism living in the areas affected by these crimes.Alleged victims: 7 More details... | |
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Allégations d’exécutions arbitraires et de menaces de mort contre des personnes atteintes d’albinisme. Selon les informations reçues, le 12 décembre 2014, le corps de Mr. Minani Cyriaque, 25 ans et personne atteinte d’albinisme, a été retrouvé sur la colline de Rutenderi, région de Gatabo, recouvert de blessures et amputé d’une jambe emportée par les criminels. Les deux autres albinos de sexe masculin que compte la communauté, Viateur-Vianney Baranyizigiye et François Kabura, craignent pour leur sécurité en raison de rumeurs persistantes sur une récompense d’environ 1000 euros pour toute livraison d’organes de personnes atteintes d’albinisme. De graves préoccupations sont exprimées quant aux allégations concernant les circonstances de la mort de Mr. Cyriaque ainsi que sur les menaces qui pèsent sur la vie des deux autres survivants précités.Alleged victims: 3 More details... | |
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Allégations concernant le refus du droit à l’éducation et menaces d’institutionnalisation forcée d’un enfant autiste. Selon les informations reçues, X, 15 ans, a été expulsé à maintes reprises de l’école depuis 2006, lorsqu’il avait sept ans, et cela jusqu’à présent, sur la base de son handicap. Après plusieurs tentatives infructueuses de la mère de l’enfant de le garder inscrit dans le système d’éducation général, durant cette période elle a cherché à obtenir sans succès des recours sur les plans administratifs et judiciaires, X a été menacé par diverses autorités, y compris le Procureur de la République, d’être interné dans une « Institution Médico-Educative » qui accueille des enfants autistes. En 2013, le Conseil de l’Europe a critiqué ces institutions à cause de leur manque d’un objectif éducatif.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
27 Mar 2015 |
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