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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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Información recibida sobre el proceso de criminalización en contra de la defensora de derechos humanos Claudia Paz y Paz y otros hechos en contra de defensoras de derechos humanos que trabajan en el ámbito de la justicia en Guatemala.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
26 Sep 2022 |
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Information received concerning the Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Bill, 2021 that has been tabled before Parliament and is now under consideration of the Council of Islamic Ideology. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the Policy Paper, Memorandum of Understanding (the MOU) concluded between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Rwanda for the provision of an asylum partnership arrangement to strengthen shared international commitments on the protection of refugees and migrants", published on 14 April 2022 and its compliance with the State’s obligations under international human rights law.Alleged victims: - More details... |
11 Apr 2024 |
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Information concerning the death of Ms. Maseray Sei, who was subjected to female genital mutilation by the Bondo secret society.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning an order of the Karnataka State’s Government and subsequent ruling of the Supreme Court of Karnataka State allowing Pre-University Colleges (PUCs) to prohibit women and girl students from wearing hijab. We are concerned that both the order and the ruling may fail to meet India’s obligations under international human rights law.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged denial of fundamental right to education, the right to privacy, the right to freedom of expression and the denial of the recognition of the gender identity.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning attacks, harassment, asset freezing, and serious threats made against staff members of the BBC News Persian Service and their families by authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
28 Jul 2022 |
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Información recibida en relación con el asesinato de la defensora de los derechos humanos Elizabeth de León.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
28 Jul 2022 |
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Information received concerning the mandatory imposition of the death penalty for murder in the case of Ms. Chausiku Nchama Magoiga, following trial proceedings in which mitigating circumstances relating to her experience of domestic and gender-based violence and the fact that her husband's death was due to self-defense do not appear to have been adequately considered.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con las últimas amenazas de muerte y otros ataques en contra de la defensora de derechos humanos Yirley Judith Velasco Garrido. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
14 Jul 2022 |
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Información recibida en relación con las alegaciones de femicidio agravado de la Sra. Keyla Martínez mientras estaba bajo custodia policial el 7 de febrero de 2021, la falta de investigaciones rápidas y exhaustivas relativas a su muerte, y actos de intimidación y amenazas contra personas asociadas a ella, incluyendo personas defensoras de derechos humanos y periodistas.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning concerning alleged acts of intimidation and reprisals for cooperation with the UN against Ms. H’Thai Ayun and a group of women, victims of trafficking, who were repatriated from Saudi Arabia to Viet Nam, as well as their relatives. It is reported that such acts of reprisals are linked to the sharing of information and testimony about their situation with several mandate holders who addressed allegations with, and requested specific information from, your Excellency’s Government.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
25 Jul 2022 |
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Information received concerning allegations of human rights violations against migrants, refugees and asylum seekers. The information we have received raises concerns that discriminatory policies and practices against migrants, refugees and asylum seekers violate your Government’s domestic law and its obligations under international law, including the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD), the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children (the Palermo Protocol), and the international standards contained in the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (DDPA). We are alarmed by reports that systemic racial discrimination and racist violence against migrants, refugees and asylum seekers have been exacerbated in recent years, with this regression accelerated by the public and private response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Alleged victims: - More details... |
26 Sep 2022 |
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Information received concerning a draft law on Seasonal and Other Occasional Employment in Specific Business Activities (“Draft Law”) proposed by your Excellency’s Government that if adopted, may impinge on the exercise of the right to freedom of association, including the right to form and join a trade union and collective bargaining, the right to freedom of peaceful assembly, specifically the right to strike, and the right to freedom of opinion and expression in the labour sector.Alleged victims: - More details... |
13 May 2022 |
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Information received concerning the imminent court hearing of Ms. Justyna Wydrzyńska, a woman human rights defender facing criminal charges for assisting a victim of gender-based violence in obtaining a voluntary termination of her pregnancy through medication. This unprecedented hearing is scheduled to take place on Friday 8 April 2022 in Warsaw.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
31 May 2022 |
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Information received concerning the critical humanitarian situation faced by millions in Afghanistan since the collapse of the former government in August 2021 and the decision of your Excellency’s Government to block the foreign assets of Afghanistan’s central bank (Da Afghanistan Bank) as an addition to the applicable sanctions regime, and which may have serious adverse effects on all efforts to support basic human needs in the country.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information concerning the imminent execution of Ms. Melissa Lucio, scheduled to take place on 27 April 2022 in the State of Texas, following judicial proceedings that resulted in an allegedly hasty conviction based on inconclusive evidence and that failed to adequately address her lifetime experience of abuse, including gender-based violence.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the inadequate response by the World Health Organization (WHO) to allegations of sexual exploitation and abuses during the 10th Ebola response in North Kivu and Ituri, the Democratic Republic of the Congo from August 2018 to June 2020 that may have prevented a fair and thorough investigation of crimes of sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse, allegedly committed by persons who are WHO personnel and contractors and may have weakened the accountability for these crimes allowing perpetrators of these crimes to go unpunished. Alleged victims: - More details... |
20 May 2022 |
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Information received concerning violations of human rights and international humanitarian law committed in the context of Tatmadaw operations across Myanmar, which have included deliberate attacks against civilians, summary executions, indiscriminate attacks on population centers, arbitrary detentions, the widespread destruction of civilian homes and structures and the looting of civilian property, gender-based violence against women, including sexual violence, the use of civilians as human shields, the occupation of medical facilities and threats against healthcare workers, the obstruction of humanitarian aid, the use of starvation as a weapon of war, the targeting of religious personnel and persecution of minorities and individuals based on their perceived religious affiliation, and mass forced displacement with limited prospects for durable solutions. Alleged victims: 441500 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the abduction of a 16-year old girl by traditional leaders of the Sande secret society for forceful initiation, which included being subjected to female genital mutilation.Alleged victims: 5 More details... | |
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Information received concerning allegations of sexual violence perpetrated in 2001 by State agents, in the context of the armed conflict in Nepal (1996-2006), while the victim was 13 years old, and the failure to investigate, prosecute and punish any perpetrators in connection with these crimes, or to provide redress.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged repeated attacks against woman human rights defender, Ms. Bindu Ammini, due to her attempts and successes in entering the Sabarimala Temple.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
02 Aug 2022 |
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Information received concerning the alleged arbitrary arrest and detention of Olga Gorbunova, publicly known for her work as a women’s human rights defender.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received that Pegasus spyware developed by NSO Group Technologies (the NSO Group) was identified in at least six devices belonging to staff members of Palestinian non-governmental organizations only two weeks after the designation of these organizations as “terrorist associations by your Excellency’s Government.Alleged victims: 6 More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con una sentencia judicial alarmante basada en estereotipos y prejuicios de género en el caso de una mujer víctima de delito sexual (Caso N°2067-2021-01633 / Juzgado de Turno de Primera Instancia Penal de Delitos de Feminicidio y otras Formas de Violencia Contra la Mujer y Violencia Sexual del departamento de Guatemala).Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
21 Feb 2022 |
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Information received concerning the reading of a judicial decision in a case of sexual violence against girls, expected to take place on 21 December, which would expose the identities of the victims.Alleged victims: 14 More details... | |
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Information received regarding the Trafficking in Persons (Prevention, Care and Rehabilitation) Bill 2021 and its compliance with the State’s obligations under international law to prevent trafficking in persons, assist and protect trafficked persons without discrimination, ensuring gender equality and promoting the human rights of trafficked persons.Alleged victims: - More details... |
05 Jan 2022 |
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Information received concerning the arbitrary arrest and detention of 29 persons in Uganda (16 in Kyengera and 13 in Nansana), followed by violations of their right to health and freedom from torture, cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. Alleged victims: 62 More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación a alegaciones de arrestos y deportaciones masivos de mujeres haitianas embarazadas y en período de lactancia, sin tener en cuenta sus vulnerabilidades específicas.Alleged victims: 79 More details... |
27 Jan 2022 (Ack.) 21 Feb 2022 |
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Information received concerning the continuous use of force by the security forces to suppress peaceful protests taking part in Sudan in a response to the military coup of 25 October 2021. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received on widespread rape and other forms of gender based violence against women and girls by members of the Ethiopian National Defense Force, the Eritrean Defense Force, Tigrayan Forces, Tigrayan militias, the Amhara Regional/Special Force, and Fano militia an informal Amhara militia group in the context of the armed conflict in the Tigray region since November 2020, and later in neighbouring Ahmara and Afar regions.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
15 Feb 2022 |
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Information received on widespread rape and other forms of gender based violence against women and girls by members of the Eritrean Defense Force in the context of the armed conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia since November 2020.Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con alegaciones de discriminación de género y de violación del principio del interés superior del niño en un caso de violencia doméstica y posible abuso sexual infantil.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
27 Jan 2022 |
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Information received concerning the alleged threats, online harassment, and smear campaign against woman human rights defender Ms. Svitlana Blahodeteleva-Vovk. Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
13 Jan 2022 |
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Información recibida en relación con las amenazas y discriminación contra personas defensoras de derechos humanos de las personas lesbianas, gay, bisexual y transgénero (LGBT). Alleged victims: 3 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill, the General Scheme of a Certain Institutional Burials (Authorised Interventions) Bill and the proposed Restorative Recognition Scheme. Alleged victims: - More details... |
09 Nov 2021 09 Nov 2021 (Annex) 09 Nov 2021 (Annex) |
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Information received concerning several broad institutional policies and practices that disproportionately discriminate against women’s and girls, preventing them from enjoying their fundamental human rights. Taken together, they are resulting in collective punishment of women and girls, based on their gender as well as the institutionalization of a system of large scale and systematic gender-based violence. We also bring to your attention allegations of attacks targeting the religious and ethnic minority of the Hazara.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning allegations of incidents of political violence against Afro-Brazilian women, particularly transgender Afro-Brazilian women, in Brazil.Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
31 Jan 2022 |
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Informations reçues concernant les allégation d’expulsion collective de migrants des pays d’Afrique Sub-saharienne, y compris des femmes enceintes et des enfants de la Tunisie vers la LibyeAlleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received regarding the allegations of collective expulsion of migrants from sub-Saharan African countries, among them pregnant women and children from Tunisia to LibyaAlleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning a spate of alleged arbitrary arrests and detention of and the levying of charges against journalists, human rights defenders, student union leaders and politicians in recent months. Alleged victims: 13 More details... |
02 Nov 2021 (Ack.) |
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Information received concerning the human rights abuses faced by a group of women victims of trafficking, Vietnamese national, located at the SAKAN social services centre in Riyadh.Alleged victims: 33 More details... |
20 Dec 2021 (Ack.) 05 Mar 2022 |
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Information received concerning the human rights abuses faced by a group of women victims of trafficking, Vietnamese national, located at the SAKAN social services centre in Riyadh.Alleged victims: 33 More details... |
16 Dec 2021 (Ack.) 13 Jan 2022 |
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Information received concerning a bill introduced to provide menstrual hygiene products to low-income women and girls, as well as those deprived of liberty, which was passed in Congress but vetoed by the President.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the detention and potential deportation of Ms. Valentina Chupik.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
12 Nov 2021 |
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Information received concerning how the right to legal gender recognition is compatible with international human rights standards.Alleged victims: - More details... |
24 Mar 2022 |
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Information received concerning a recently enacted law severely limiting access to abortion in Texas. Similar attempts to restrict women’s sexual and reproductive rights in Texas and other states were already brought to your Government’s attention by the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls in the report on its visit to the United States (A/HRC/32/44/Add.2) and previous communications (USA 4/2015, OL USA 8/2017 and AL USA 11/2020).Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the lack of necessary legislation to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender diverse (LGBT) persons from discrimination based on their sexual orientation or gender identity.Alleged victims: - More details... |
22 Oct 2021 |
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Information received concerning the tabling of a bill entitled “Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, 2021” before the Parliament of Ghana. According to information at our disposal, the first reading of the bill took place on 2 August. The consideration of the bill is expected to resume in October, after Parliamentary recess and public engagement.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received regarding the arrests, judicial harassment, criminalisation and threats against human rights defenders in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel.Alleged victims: 8 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged raid on a women’ shelter run by the volunteer initiative group MaremAlleged victims: 4 More details... |
17 Sep 2021 17 Sep 2021 |
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Información recibida sobre los alegatos de acoso por parte de los autoridades en perjuicio de los miembros de la entonces Fundación Violeta Barrios de Chamorros, supuestamente por la actividad política que desempeña su ex directora; el periódico Confidencial por la presión a los medios periodísticos durante el proceso electoral; así como a Juan Sebastián Chamorro García, por su actividad política en contra del Gobierno.Alleged victims: 5 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the delay in elaborating a plan of action to implement the recommendations formulated in the 2019 Final Report of the National Inquiry on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and in addressing the systemic causes of violence against indigenous women and girls, as well as Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex and asexual (2SLGBTQQIA) people in Canada.Alleged victims: - More details... |
12 Oct 2021 |
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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 the arrest, detention and prosecution of Ms. Rozina Islam, an investigative journalist for Prothom Alo newspaper, the country’s largest newspaper.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Información recibida sobre los alegatos de detención arbitraria y violencia física en contra de la señora Francys Valdivia Machado y otras integrantes de la Asociación Madres de Abril, en el municipio de Estelí en Nicaragua, al igual que las detenciones, hostigamientos y declaraciones por parte del Gobierno en perjuicio de miembros del CENIDH. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the lack of meaningful participation of women in the recent rounds of Afghanistan peace negotiations.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Informations reçues concernant le manque d’assistance des autorités tunisiennes pour faciliter le rapatriement de quatre jeunes filles tunisiennes et les deux enfants de la fille ainée, qui se trouveraient aux camps Al Hol et al-Amarnah en Syrie. Alleged victims: 6 More details... |
17 Aug 2021 (Ack.) |
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Information received concerning the imprisonment of Ms. Nasrin Sotoudeh, a lawyer and woman human rights defender, in connection with her work in defence of human rights, including on legal cases defending women and girls criminalised for protesting compulsory veiling laws, and the related harassment of her husband, Mr. Reza Khandan.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
09 Aug 2021 |
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Information recivida en relación con el reciente hallazgo de entierros clandestinos, incluyendo fosas comunes, con los restos de al menos catorce personas en la vivienda de un exagente de la Policía Nacional Civil (PNC). Se presume que el total de cuerpos en las fosas sería mayor. Once personas han sido ya detenidas en relación al caso y acusadas de nueve feminicidios y cinco homicidios agravados. De las víctimas encontradas, la mayoría son mujeres, incluyendo niñas. Preliminarmente se conoció que las víctimas presentaban signos de violencia, incluyendo agresión sexual.Alleged victims: 14 More details... |
23 Aug 2021 |
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Information received concerning the alleged forced organ harvesting targeting ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities such as Falun Gong practitioners, Uyghurs, Tibetans, Muslims and Christians in detention. Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
09 Aug 2021 |
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Información recibida en relación con violaciones graves de derechos humanos cometidos en el periodo electoral, las cuales constituyen limitaciones importantes a los derechos a la vida, a la no-discriminación, a la libertad de expresión, a la libertad de asociación y a la libertad de participación política. Adicionalmente, los presuntos ataques a las instituciones electorales representan una fuente de preocupación. Asimismo, quisiéramos señalar nuestra preocupación sobre la situación preocupante de los periodistas, agudizada por el contexto electoral.Alleged victims: 563 More details... |
26 Jul 2021 26 Jul 2021 (Annex) |
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Information received concerning the transfer of several human rights defenders and political prisoners to prisons in distant locations, including Maryam Akbari Monfared, Zeinab Jalalian, Yasaman Aryani, Monireh Arabshahi, Mojgan Keshavarz, Atena Daemi, Sepideh Gholian, Golrokh Iraee, Saba Kord Afshari, Nasrin Sotoudeh as well as health condition of Raheleh Ahmadi and denial of temporary leave to Zeinab Jalalian, Maryam Akbari Monfared, and Atena Daemi, over the last 13, 12, and four years that they have remained in prison.Alleged victims: 11 More details... |
04 Aug 2021 |
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Information received concerning cases of alleged arbitrary detention and sentencing of human rights defenders that carry prison sentences of 10 years or more in connection to the promotion and defense of human rights and related allegations of torture, ill treatment and poor conditions of detention. Alleged victims: 21 More details... |
15 Jul 2021 |
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Información recibida en relación con la presunta detención arbitraria y acusación en contra de las señoras Marianela Mejía Solórzano y Jennifer Sarina Mejía Solórzano, al igual que los ataques recientes ocurridos en las oficinas del CODIMCA. Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Information received concerning some provisions contained in the Draft Law of the Ministry of Justice on "'Reforms relating to parent-child relationships and other matters of family law' (hereafter the Bill) amending the Greek’s Civil Code concerning child custody in case of a separation or divorce of the parents which is currently being discussed in Parliament. This Bill, if enacted, could facilitate the exposure to heightened risks for victims of domestic violence in the context of shared custody. Alleged victims: - More details... |
12 Nov 2021 |
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Información recibida en relación a alegaciones sobre el uso excesivo de la fuerza y armas de fuego por parte de policías y miembros del Escuadrón Móvil Antidisturbios (ESMAD) empleadas contra manifestantes y personas defensoras de derechos humanos que protestaban de forma pacífica desde el 28 de abril de 2021 en contra de las reformas fiscales en Colombia, así como en relación a las alegaciones recibidas sobre posibles detenciones arbitrarias y desapariciones forzadas de estas personas. Tomamos nota del anuncio del pasado 2 de mayo por parte del Presidente de la República que retiraría el proyecto de ley sobre la reforma fiscal.Alleged victims: 2000 More details... |
08 Jul 2021 (Ack.) 09 Aug 2021 |
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Information received concerning the detention of seventeen human rights defenders in the Islamic Republic of Iran for alleged crimes against the State in connection with their work in the promotion and protection of human rights. In particular, we wish to highlight those detentions, which carry penalties of ten years or more in prison, constituting a long-term detention, as well as where detainees are ill-treated or have access to medical facilities restricted. This letter is a follow up to previous communications sent on human rights defenders: Ms. Nasrin Sotoudeh, Mr. Esmail Abdi, Mr. Soheil Arabi, Ms. Farangis Mazloum, Ms. Atena Daemi, Ms. Saba Kord Afshari, Ms. Raheleh Ahmadi, Ms. Narges Mohammadi, Ms. Sepideh Gholian, Ms. Yasaman Aryani, Ms. Monireh Arabshahi, Mr. Farhad Meysami, Ms. Golrokh Iraee, Ms. Hoda Amid and Ms. Najmeh Vahedi. It also addresses for the first time allegations concerning human rights defenders Mr. Amirsalah Davoudi and Mohammad Najafi.Alleged victims: 18 More details... | |
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Informations reçues concernant le refus des autorités Suisses d'organiser le rapatriement de deux demi-sœurs qui se trouvent dans le camp de Roj. Les deux filles auraient été enlevées par leur mère et amenées en Syrie où elle s’est rendue pour rejoindre l’organisation de l’Etat islamique.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
24 Jun 2021 |
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Information received concerning allegations of the arbitrary arrest and detention on terrorism charges of Adivasi human rights defender Hidme Markam.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
07 Jun 2021 |
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Information received concerning the alleged arbitrary arrest, enforced disappearance, and continued incommunicado detention of Ms. Sheikha Latifa Mohammed Al Maktoum who is reportedly in imminent danger of further human rights violations, including her right to life.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Informations reçues concernant l’arrestation et la détention arbitraire de Rania Amdouni, et les actes de harcèlement, intimidation, diffamation en ligne et d’incitation à la violence, notamment de menaces de mort et de viol, et d’agressions physiques et verbales dont elle a été victime Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
16 Jun 2021 |
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Information received regarding the alleged role of Omegle, a live video chat website based in the United States of America, in facilitating self-generated and live video streamed sexual activities and material online that depicts or otherwise represents children appearing to engage in sexually explicit conduct.Alleged victims: - More details... |
18 Jan 2022 |
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Information received regarding the alleged role of Omegle, a live video chat website based in the United States of America, in facilitating self-generated and live video streamed sexual activities and material online that depicts or otherwise represents children appearing to engage in sexually explicit conduct.Alleged victims: - More details... |
17 Jun 2021 |
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Information received regarding the alleged role of Omegle, a live video chat website based in the United States of America, in facilitating self-generated and live video streamed sexual activities and material online that depicts or otherwise represents children appearing to engage in sexually explicit conduct.Alleged victims: - More details... |
28 May 2021 |
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Information received regarding the alleged role of Omegle, a live video chat website based in the United States of America, in facilitating self-generated and live video streamed sexual activities and material online that depicts or otherwise represents children appearing to engage in sexually explicit conduct.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received regarding the alleged role of Omegle, a live video chat website based in the United States of America, in facilitating self-generated and live video streamed sexual activities and material online that depicts or otherwise represents children appearing to engage in sexually explicit conduct.Alleged victims: - More details... |
02 Jun 2021 |
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Information received regarding the alleged role of Omegle, a live video chat website based in the United States of America, in facilitating self-generated and live video streamed sexual activities and material online that depicts or otherwise represents children appearing to engage in sexually explicit conduct.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received regarding the alleged role of Omegle, a live video chat website based in the United States of America, in facilitating self-generated and live video streamed sexual activities and material online that depicts or otherwise represents children appearing to engage in sexually explicit conduct.Alleged victims: - More details... |
07 May 2021 |
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Information received regarding the alleged role of Omegle, a live video chat website based in the United States of America, in facilitating self-generated and live video streamed sexual activities and material online that depicts or otherwise represents children appearing to engage in sexually explicit conduct.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received regarding the alleged role of Omegle, a live video chat website based in the United States of America, in facilitating self-generated and live video streamed sexual activities and material online that depicts or otherwise represents children appearing to engage in sexually explicit conduct.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning threats, acts of intimidation and persecution against Ms Nur Sajat, a trans woman, and the ongoing harassment of her family members in Malaysia.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
24 Mar 2021 (Ack.) |
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Information received concerning the situation of refugee and asylum-seeking children, including unaccompanied and separated children, among whom child sexual abuse survivors, who continue to be at a heightened risk of abuse and exploitation including extortion, sale, child force labour, trafficking, sexual exploitation, child marriage and other gender-based violence upon arrival in Malaysia, and when apprehended and detained at Imigratin Immigration Detention Centres (IDCs). Alleged victims: 49077 More details... |
03 May 2021 (Ack.) 15 Feb 2022 |
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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 received concerning allegations of mass abduction and trafficking of children in the Northern region of Nigeria.Alleged victims: 500 More details... |
26 Feb 2021 (Ack.) |
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Información recibida en relación con alegaciones de acoso institucional y discriminación en contra de integrantes de la Red Feminista Quintanarroense por parte de las autoridades del Estado de Quintana Roo como consecuencia del ejercicio del derecho de reunión pacífica y el derecho a defender los derechos de las mujeres y niñas, en particular la despenalización de la interrupción del embarazo y abogar por los derechos sexuales y reproductivos.Alleged victims: 47 More details... | |
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Information received regarding serious and grave developments that threaten the physical and mental integrity of a number of human rights defenders in the custody of the Egyptian authorities, including lack of medical care, physical and sexual assault, and alleged enforced disappearance.Alleged victims: 4 More details... | |
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Información recibida sobre el presunto abuso y explotación sexual de niños, niñas y adolescentes, asi como su reclutamiento como intermediarios para el tráfico de drogas en la comunidad Amazónica de Bella Vista, en el departamento de Beni. También quisieramos señalar la presunta falta de investigación de los hechos por las autoridades competentes.Alleged victims: - More details... |
16 Apr 2021 |
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Información recibida en relación con las alegaciones de amenazas de muerte contra la Sra. Nini Cárdenas, defensora de los derechos humanos medioambientales en el departamento de Santander, así como amenazas de muerte contra la Sra. Ruby Cortes Castro y el intento de asesinato contra la Sra. Silvia Gelen Rodríguez, ambas defensoras de los derechos de la población afro colombiana en el departamento de Valle del Cauca.Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
26 Mar 2021 |
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Information received concerning the alleged arbitrary detention and ill-treatment, including gender-based violence against Ms. Gulbakhar Jalilova, a Kazakh national and businesswoman and member of the Uyghur minority, as well as the lack of gender-specific measures that meet the needs of women detainees at Detention Centres No. 2 and No. 3 in Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang Uyhgur Autonomous Region (XUAR). Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
23 May 2021 |
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Informations reçues concernant la situation extrêmement précaire de Madame Anaïck Descamps, ressortissante française, ex-femme d’un djihadiste, membre présumé de l’Etat islamique en Irak et au Levant (« Daech »), qui se trouve actuellement en détention dans le camp de Roj, situé au nord-est de la Syrie, avec ses quatre enfants.Alleged victims: 5 More details... | |
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Information received concerning a registration and verification exercise in Al-Hol and Roj camps located in North-East Syria where your nationals, primarily women and children, are currently deprived of their liberty. In these makeshift locked camps made up of unstable tent-like structures which collapse in strong winds or flood with rain or sewage, hygiene is almost non-existent: limited drinking water is often contaminated, latrines are overflowing, mounds of garbage litter the grounds, and illnesses including viral infections are rampant. Food, water, health care and essential non-food supplies are provided by under-resourced humanitarian groups and organisations. According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, at least 517 people, 371 of them children, died in 2019, many from preventable diseases, in Al-Hol camp alone. In August 2020, eight children under the age of five died in that camp in less than a week, with four caused by malnutrition-related complications and the others were due to dehydration from diarrhoea, heart failure, internal bleeding and hypoglycaemia, according to UNICEF. Covid-19 has increased these difficulties, with a reduction in the number of workers operating in the camp. Alleged victims: 700 More details... | |
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Information received concerning a registration and verification exercise in Al-Hol and Roj camps located in North-East Syria where your nationals, primarily women and children, are currently deprived of their liberty. In these makeshift locked camps made up of unstable tent-like structures which collapse in strong winds or flood with rain or sewage, hygiene is almost non-existent: limited drinking water is often contaminated, latrines are overflowing, mounds of garbage litter the grounds, and illnesses including viral infections are rampant. Food, water, health care and essential non-food supplies are provided by under-resourced humanitarian groups and organisations. According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, at least 517 people, 371 of them children, died in 2019, many from preventable diseases, in Al-Hol camp alone. In August 2020, eight children under the age of five died in that camp in less than a week, with four caused by malnutrition-related complications and the others were due to dehydration from diarrhoea, heart failure, internal bleeding and hypoglycaemia, according to UNICEF. Covid-19 has increased these difficulties, with a reduction in the number of workers operating in the camp. Alleged victims: 700 More details... |
26 Mar 2021 (Ack.) 26 Apr 2021 |
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Information received concerning a registration and verification exercise in Al-Hol and Roj camps located in North-East Syria where your nationals, primarily women and children, are currently deprived of their liberty. In these makeshift locked camps made up of unstable tent-like structures which collapse in strong winds or flood with rain or sewage, hygiene is almost non-existent: limited drinking water is often contaminated, latrines are overflowing, mounds of garbage litter the grounds, and illnesses including viral infections are rampant. Food, water, health care and essential non-food supplies are provided by under-resourced humanitarian groups and organisations. According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, at least 517 people, 371 of them children, died in 2019, many from preventable diseases, in Al-Hol camp alone. In August 2020, eight children under the age of five died in that camp in less than a week, with four caused by malnutrition-related complications and the others were due to dehydration from diarrhoea, heart failure, internal bleeding and hypoglycaemia, according to UNICEF. Covid-19 has increased these difficulties, with a reduction in the number of workers operating in the camp. Alleged victims: 700 More details... |
27 Mar 2021 02 Jun 2021 |
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Information received concerning a registration and verification exercise in Al-Hol and Roj camps located in North-East Syria where your nationals, primarily women and children, are currently deprived of their liberty. In these makeshift locked camps made up of unstable tent-like structures which collapse in strong winds or flood with rain or sewage, hygiene is almost non-existent: limited drinking water is often contaminated, latrines are overflowing, mounds of garbage litter the grounds, and illnesses including viral infections are rampant. Food, water, health care and essential non-food supplies are provided by under-resourced humanitarian groups and organisations. According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, at least 517 people, 371 of them children, died in 2019, many from preventable diseases, in Al-Hol camp alone. In August 2020, eight children under the age of five died in that camp in less than a week, with four caused by malnutrition-related complications and the others were due to dehydration from diarrhoea, heart failure, internal bleeding and hypoglycaemia, according to UNICEF. Covid-19 has increased these difficulties, with a reduction in the number of workers operating in the camp. Alleged victims: 700 More details... |
07 Jun 2021 |
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Information received concerning a registration and verification exercise in Al-Hol and Roj camps located in North-East Syria where your nationals, primarily women and children, are currently deprived of their liberty. In these makeshift locked camps made up of unstable tent-like structures which collapse in strong winds or flood with rain or sewage, hygiene is almost non-existent: limited drinking water is often contaminated, latrines are overflowing, mounds of garbage litter the grounds, and illnesses including viral infections are rampant. Food, water, health care and essential non-food supplies are provided by under-resourced humanitarian groups and organisations. According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, at least 517 people, 371 of them children, died in 2019, many from preventable diseases, in Al-Hol camp alone. In August 2020, eight children under the age of five died in that camp in less than a week, with four caused by malnutrition-related complications and the others were due to dehydration from diarrhoea, heart failure, internal bleeding and hypoglycaemia, according to UNICEF. Covid-19 has increased these difficulties, with a reduction in the number of workers operating in the camp. Alleged victims: 700 More details... |
16 Apr 2021 |
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Information received concerning a registration and verification exercise in Al-Hol and Roj camps located in North-East Syria where your nationals, primarily women and children, are currently deprived of their liberty. In these makeshift locked camps made up of unstable tent-like structures which collapse in strong winds or flood with rain or sewage, hygiene is almost non-existent: limited drinking water is often contaminated, latrines are overflowing, mounds of garbage litter the grounds, and illnesses including viral infections are rampant. Food, water, health care and essential non-food supplies are provided by under-resourced humanitarian groups and organisations. According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, at least 517 people, 371 of them children, died in 2019, many from preventable diseases, in Al-Hol camp alone. In August 2020, eight children under the age of five died in that camp in less than a week, with four caused by malnutrition-related complications and the others were due to dehydration from diarrhoea, heart failure, internal bleeding and hypoglycaemia, according to UNICEF. Covid-19 has increased these difficulties, with a reduction in the number of workers operating in the camp. Alleged victims: 700 More details... |
07 Apr 2021 |
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Information received concerning a registration and verification exercise in Al-Hol and Roj camps located in North-East Syria where your nationals, primarily women and children, are currently deprived of their liberty. In these makeshift locked camps made up of unstable tent-like structures which collapse in strong winds or flood with rain or sewage, hygiene is almost non-existent: limited drinking water is often contaminated, latrines are overflowing, mounds of garbage litter the grounds, and illnesses including viral infections are rampant. Food, water, health care and essential non-food supplies are provided by under-resourced humanitarian groups and organisations. According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, at least 517 people, 371 of them children, died in 2019, many from preventable diseases, in Al-Hol camp alone. In August 2020, eight children under the age of five died in that camp in less than a week, with four caused by malnutrition-related complications and the others were due to dehydration from diarrhoea, heart failure, internal bleeding and hypoglycaemia, according to UNICEF. Covid-19 has increased these difficulties, with a reduction in the number of workers operating in the camp. Alleged victims: 700 More details... |
26 Mar 2021 |
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Informations reçues concernant une opération d'enregistrement et de vérification dans les camps d'Al-Hol et de Roj situés dans le nord-est de la Syrie où vos ressortissants, principalement des femmes et des enfants, sont actuellement privés de liberté. Dans ces camps de fortune fermés, constitués de structures vétustes qui s'effondrent sous l'effet de vents violents ou qui sont inondées par la pluie ou les eaux usées, les conditions sanitaires sont déplorables: l'eau potable est souvent contaminée, les latrines débordent, des monticules d'ordures jonchent le sol, et les maladies, y compris les infections virales, y sévissent. La nourriture, l'eau, les soins de santé et les produits non alimentaires essentiels sont fournis par des groupes et des organisations humanitaires aux ressources insuffisantes. Selon le Croissant rouge kurde, au moins 517 personnes, dont 371 enfants, seraient mortes en 2019, dont beaucoup de maladies évitables, rien que dans le camp d'Al-Hol. En août 2020, selon UNICEF, huit enfants de moins de cinq ans sont morts dans ce camp en moins d'une semaine, dont quatre à cause de complications liées à la malnutrition et les autres à cause d'une déshydratation due à la diarrhée, à une insuffisance cardiaque, à une hémorragie interne et à une hypoglycémie. Le Covid-19 a accru ces difficultés, en réduisant le nombre d’employés opérant dans le camp.Alleged victims: 700 More details... |
29 Apr 2021 (Ack.) |
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Information received concerning a registration and verification exercise in Al-Hol and Roj camps located in North-East Syria where your nationals, primarily women and children, are currently deprived of their liberty. In these makeshift locked camps made up of unstable tent-like structures which collapse in strong winds or flood with rain or sewage, hygiene is almost non-existent: limited drinking water is often contaminated, latrines are overflowing, mounds of garbage litter the grounds, and illnesses including viral infections are rampant. Food, water, health care and essential non-food supplies are provided by under-resourced humanitarian groups and organisations. According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, at least 517 people, 371 of them children, died in 2019, many from preventable diseases, in Al-Hol camp alone. In August 2020, eight children under the age of five died in that camp in less than a week, with four caused by malnutrition-related complications and the others were due to dehydration from diarrhoea, heart failure, internal bleeding and hypoglycaemia, according to UNICEF. Covid-19 has increased these difficulties, with a reduction in the number of workers operating in the camp. Alleged victims: 700 More details... | |
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Information received concerning a registration and verification exercise in Al-Hol and Roj camps located in North-East Syria where your nationals, primarily women and children, are currently deprived of their liberty. In these makeshift locked camps made up of unstable tent-like structures which collapse in strong winds or flood with rain or sewage, hygiene is almost non-existent: limited drinking water is often contaminated, latrines are overflowing, mounds of garbage litter the grounds, and illnesses including viral infections are rampant. Food, water, health care and essential non-food supplies are provided by under-resourced humanitarian groups and organisations. According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, at least 517 people, 371 of them children, died in 2019, many from preventable diseases, in Al-Hol camp alone. In August 2020, eight children under the age of five died in that camp in less than a week, with four caused by malnutrition-related complications and the others were due to dehydration from diarrhoea, heart failure, internal bleeding and hypoglycaemia, according to UNICEF. Covid-19 has increased these difficulties, with a reduction in the number of workers operating in the camp. Alleged victims: 700 More details... | |
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Informations reçues concernant une opération d'enregistrement et de vérification dans les camps d'Al-Hol et de Roj situés dans le nord-est de la Syrie où vos ressortissants, principalement des femmes et des enfants, sont actuellement privés de liberté. Dans ces camps de fortune fermés, constitués de structures vétustes qui s'effondrent sous l'effet de vents violents ou qui sont inondées par la pluie ou les eaux usées, les conditions sanitaires sont déplorables: l'eau potable est souvent contaminée, les latrines débordent, des monticules d'ordures jonchent le sol, et les maladies, y compris les infections virales, y sévissent. La nourriture, l'eau, les soins de santé et les produits non alimentaires essentiels sont fournis par des groupes et des organisations humanitaires aux ressources insuffisantes. Selon le Croissant rouge kurde, au moins 517 personnes, dont 371 enfants, seraient mortes en 2019, dont beaucoup de maladies évitables, rien que dans le camp d'Al-Hol. En août 2020, selon UNICEF, huit enfants de moins de cinq ans sont morts dans ce camp en moins d'une semaine, dont quatre à cause de complications liées à la malnutrition et les autres à cause d'une déshydratation due à la diarrhée, à une insuffisance cardiaque, à une hémorragie interne et à une hypoglycémie. Le Covid-19 a accru ces difficultés, en réduisant le nombre d’employés opérant dans le camp.Alleged victims: 700 More details... |
26 Mar 2021 |
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Information received concerning a registration and verification exercise in Al-Hol and Roj camps located in North-East Syria where your nationals, primarily women and children, are currently deprived of their liberty. In these makeshift locked camps made up of unstable tent-like structures which collapse in strong winds or flood with rain or sewage, hygiene is almost non-existent: limited drinking water is often contaminated, latrines are overflowing, mounds of garbage litter the grounds, and illnesses including viral infections are rampant. Food, water, health care and essential non-food supplies are provided by under-resourced humanitarian groups and organisations. According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, at least 517 people, 371 of them children, died in 2019, many from preventable diseases, in Al-Hol camp alone. In August 2020, eight children under the age of five died in that camp in less than a week, with four caused by malnutrition-related complications and the others were due to dehydration from diarrhoea, heart failure, internal bleeding and hypoglycaemia, according to UNICEF. Covid-19 has increased these difficulties, with a reduction in the number of workers operating in the camp. Alleged victims: 700 More details... |
26 Mar 2021 |
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Information received concerning a registration and verification exercise in Al-Hol and Roj camps located in North-East Syria where your nationals, primarily women and children, are currently deprived of their liberty. In these makeshift locked camps made up of unstable tent-like structures which collapse in strong winds or flood with rain or sewage, hygiene is almost non-existent: limited drinking water is often contaminated, latrines are overflowing, mounds of garbage litter the grounds, and illnesses including viral infections are rampant. Food, water, health care and essential non-food supplies are provided by under-resourced humanitarian groups and organisations. According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, at least 517 people, 371 of them children, died in 2019, many from preventable diseases, in Al-Hol camp alone. In August 2020, eight children under the age of five died in that camp in less than a week, with four caused by malnutrition-related complications and the others were due to dehydration from diarrhoea, heart failure, internal bleeding and hypoglycaemia, according to UNICEF. Covid-19 has increased these difficulties, with a reduction in the number of workers operating in the camp. Alleged victims: 700 More details... | |
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Information received concerning a registration and verification exercise in Al-Hol and Roj camps located in North-East Syria where your nationals, primarily women and children, are currently deprived of their liberty. In these makeshift locked camps made up of unstable tent-like structures which collapse in strong winds or flood with rain or sewage, hygiene is almost non-existent: limited drinking water is often contaminated, latrines are overflowing, mounds of garbage litter the grounds, and illnesses including viral infections are rampant. Food, water, health care and essential non-food supplies are provided by under-resourced humanitarian groups and organisations. According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, at least 517 people, 371 of them children, died in 2019, many from preventable diseases, in Al-Hol camp alone. In August 2020, eight children under the age of five died in that camp in less than a week, with four caused by malnutrition-related complications and the others were due to dehydration from diarrhoea, heart failure, internal bleeding and hypoglycaemia, according to UNICEF. Covid-19 has increased these difficulties, with a reduction in the number of workers operating in the camp. Alleged victims: 700 More details... | |
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Information received concerning a registration and verification exercise in Al-Hol and Roj camps located in North-East Syria where your nationals, primarily women and children, are currently deprived of their liberty. In these makeshift locked camps made up of unstable tent-like structures which collapse in strong winds or flood with rain or sewage, hygiene is almost non-existent: limited drinking water is often contaminated, latrines are overflowing, mounds of garbage litter the grounds, and illnesses including viral infections are rampant. Food, water, health care and essential non-food supplies are provided by under-resourced humanitarian groups and organisations. According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, at least 517 people, 371 of them children, died in 2019, many from preventable diseases, in Al-Hol camp alone. In August 2020, eight children under the age of five died in that camp in less than a week, with four caused by malnutrition-related complications and the others were due to dehydration from diarrhoea, heart failure, internal bleeding and hypoglycaemia, according to UNICEF. Covid-19 has increased these difficulties, with a reduction in the number of workers operating in the camp. Alleged victims: 700 More details... |
25 Mar 2021 (Ack.) 20 May 2021 |
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Information received concerning a registration and verification exercise in Al-Hol and Roj camps located in North-East Syria where your nationals, primarily women and children, are currently deprived of their liberty. In these makeshift locked camps made up of unstable tent-like structures which collapse in strong winds or flood with rain or sewage, hygiene is almost non-existent: limited drinking water is often contaminated, latrines are overflowing, mounds of garbage litter the grounds, and illnesses including viral infections are rampant. Food, water, health care and essential non-food supplies are provided by under-resourced humanitarian groups and organisations. According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, at least 517 people, 371 of them children, died in 2019, many from preventable diseases, in Al-Hol camp alone. In August 2020, eight children under the age of five died in that camp in less than a week, with four caused by malnutrition-related complications and the others were due to dehydration from diarrhoea, heart failure, internal bleeding and hypoglycaemia, according to UNICEF. Covid-19 has increased these difficulties, with a reduction in the number of workers operating in the camp. Alleged victims: 700 More details... | |
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Information received concerning a registration and verification exercise in Al-Hol and Roj camps located in North-East Syria where your nationals, primarily women and children, are currently deprived of their liberty. In these makeshift locked camps made up of unstable tent-like structures which collapse in strong winds or flood with rain or sewage, hygiene is almost non-existent: limited drinking water is often contaminated, latrines are overflowing, mounds of garbage litter the grounds, and illnesses including viral infections are rampant. Food, water, health care and essential non-food supplies are provided by under-resourced humanitarian groups and organisations. According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, at least 517 people, 371 of them children, died in 2019, many from preventable diseases, in Al-Hol camp alone. In August 2020, eight children under the age of five died in that camp in less than a week, with four caused by malnutrition-related complications and the others were due to dehydration from diarrhoea, heart failure, internal bleeding and hypoglycaemia, according to UNICEF. Covid-19 has increased these difficulties, with a reduction in the number of workers operating in the camp. Alleged victims: 700 More details... | |
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Informations reçues concernant une opération d'enregistrement et de vérification dans les camps d'Al-Hol et de Roj situés dans le nord-est de la Syrie où vos ressortissants, principalement des femmes et des enfants, sont actuellement privés de liberté. Dans ces camps de fortune fermés, constitués de structures vétustes qui s'effondrent sous l'effet de vents violents ou qui sont inondées par la pluie ou les eaux usées, les conditions sanitaires sont déplorables: l'eau potable est souvent contaminée, les latrines débordent, des monticules d'ordures jonchent le sol, et les maladies, y compris les infections virales, y sévissent. La nourriture, l'eau, les soins de santé et les produits non alimentaires essentiels sont fournis par des groupes et des organisations humanitaires aux ressources insuffisantes. Selon le Croissant rouge kurde, au moins 517 personnes, dont 371 enfants, seraient mortes en 2019, dont beaucoup de maladies évitables, rien que dans le camp d'Al-Hol. En août 2020, selon UNICEF, huit enfants de moins de cinq ans sont morts dans ce camp en moins d'une semaine, dont quatre à cause de complications liées à la malnutrition et les autres à cause d'une déshydratation due à la diarrhée, à une insuffisance cardiaque, à une hémorragie interne et à une hypoglycémie. Le Covid-19 a accru ces difficultés, en réduisant le nombre d’employés opérant dans le camp.Alleged victims: 700 More details... | |
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Information received concerning a registration and verification exercise in Al-Hol and Roj camps located in North-East Syria where your nationals, primarily women and children, are currently deprived of their liberty. In these makeshift locked camps made up of unstable tent-like structures which collapse in strong winds or flood with rain or sewage, hygiene is almost non-existent: limited drinking water is often contaminated, latrines are overflowing, mounds of garbage litter the grounds, and illnesses including viral infections are rampant. Food, water, health care and essential non-food supplies are provided by under-resourced humanitarian groups and organisations. According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, at least 517 people, 371 of them children, died in 2019, many from preventable diseases, in Al-Hol camp alone. In August 2020, eight children under the age of five died in that camp in less than a week, with four caused by malnutrition-related complications and the others were due to dehydration from diarrhoea, heart failure, internal bleeding and hypoglycaemia, according to UNICEF. Covid-19 has increased these difficulties, with a reduction in the number of workers operating in the camp. Alleged victims: 700 More details... |
04 Feb 2021 |
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Informations reçues concernant une opération d'enregistrement et de vérification dans les camps d'Al-Hol et de Roj situés dans le nord-est de la Syrie où vos ressortissants, principalement des femmes et des enfants, sont actuellement privés de liberté. Dans ces camps de fortune fermés, constitués de structures vétustes qui s'effondrent sous l'effet de vents violents ou qui sont inondées par la pluie ou les eaux usées, les conditions sanitaires sont déplorables: l'eau potable est souvent contaminée, les latrines débordent, des monticules d'ordures jonchent le sol, et les maladies, y compris les infections virales, y sévissent. La nourriture, l'eau, les soins de santé et les produits non alimentaires essentiels sont fournis par des groupes et des organisations humanitaires aux ressources insuffisantes. Selon le Croissant rouge kurde, au moins 517 personnes, dont 371 enfants, seraient mortes en 2019, dont beaucoup de maladies évitables, rien que dans le camp d'Al-Hol. En août 2020, selon UNICEF, huit enfants de moins de cinq ans sont morts dans ce camp en moins d'une semaine, dont quatre à cause de complications liées à la malnutrition et les autres à cause d'une déshydratation due à la diarrhée, à une insuffisance cardiaque, à une hémorragie interne et à une hypoglycémie. Le Covid-19 a accru ces difficultés, en réduisant le nombre d’employés opérant dans le camp.Alleged victims: 700 More details... |
22 Mar 2021 |
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Information received concerning a registration and verification exercise in Al-Hol and Roj camps located in North-East Syria where your nationals, primarily women and children, are currently deprived of their liberty. In these makeshift locked camps made up of unstable tent-like structures which collapse in strong winds or flood with rain or sewage, hygiene is almost non-existent: limited drinking water is often contaminated, latrines are overflowing, mounds of garbage litter the grounds, and illnesses including viral infections are rampant. Food, water, health care and essential non-food supplies are provided by under-resourced humanitarian groups and organisations. According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, at least 517 people, 371 of them children, died in 2019, many from preventable diseases, in Al-Hol camp alone. In August 2020, eight children under the age of five died in that camp in less than a week, with four caused by malnutrition-related complications and the others were due to dehydration from diarrhoea, heart failure, internal bleeding and hypoglycaemia, according to UNICEF. Covid-19 has increased these difficulties, with a reduction in the number of workers operating in the camp. Alleged victims: 700 More details... |
01 Feb 2021 01 Apr 2021 |
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Information received concerning a registration and verification exercise in Al-Hol and Roj camps located in North-East Syria where your nationals, primarily women and children, are currently deprived of their liberty. In these makeshift locked camps made up of unstable tent-like structures which collapse in strong winds or flood with rain or sewage, hygiene is almost non-existent: limited drinking water is often contaminated, latrines are overflowing, mounds of garbage litter the grounds, and illnesses including viral infections are rampant. Food, water, health care and essential non-food supplies are provided by under-resourced humanitarian groups and organisations. According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, at least 517 people, 371 of them children, died in 2019, many from preventable diseases, in Al-Hol camp alone. In August 2020, eight children under the age of five died in that camp in less than a week, with four caused by malnutrition-related complications and the others were due to dehydration from diarrhoea, heart failure, internal bleeding and hypoglycaemia, according to UNICEF. Covid-19 has increased these difficulties, with a reduction in the number of workers operating in the camp. Alleged victims: 700 More details... |
14 May 2021 |
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Information received concerning a registration and verification exercise in Al-Hol and Roj camps located in North-East Syria where your nationals, primarily women and children, are currently deprived of their liberty. In these makeshift locked camps made up of unstable tent-like structures which collapse in strong winds or flood with rain or sewage, hygiene is almost non-existent: limited drinking water is often contaminated, latrines are overflowing, mounds of garbage litter the grounds, and illnesses including viral infections are rampant. Food, water, health care and essential non-food supplies are provided by under-resourced humanitarian groups and organisations. According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, at least 517 people, 371 of them children, died in 2019, many from preventable diseases, in Al-Hol camp alone. In August 2020, eight children under the age of five died in that camp in less than a week, with four caused by malnutrition-related complications and the others were due to dehydration from diarrhoea, heart failure, internal bleeding and hypoglycaemia, according to UNICEF. Covid-19 has increased these difficulties, with a reduction in the number of workers operating in the camp. Alleged victims: 700 More details... | |
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Information received concerning a registration and verification exercise in Al-Hol and Roj camps located in North-East Syria where your nationals, primarily women and children, are currently deprived of their liberty. In these makeshift locked camps made up of unstable tent-like structures which collapse in strong winds or flood with rain or sewage, hygiene is almost non-existent: limited drinking water is often contaminated, latrines are overflowing, mounds of garbage litter the grounds, and illnesses including viral infections are rampant. Food, water, health care and essential non-food supplies are provided by under-resourced humanitarian groups and organisations. According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, at least 517 people, 371 of them children, died in 2019, many from preventable diseases, in Al-Hol camp alone. In August 2020, eight children under the age of five died in that camp in less than a week, with four caused by malnutrition-related complications and the others were due to dehydration from diarrhoea, heart failure, internal bleeding and hypoglycaemia, according to UNICEF. Covid-19 has increased these difficulties, with a reduction in the number of workers operating in the camp. Alleged victims: 700 More details... |
29 Jan 2021 |
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Information received concerning a registration and verification exercise in Al-Hol and Roj camps located in North-East Syria where your nationals, primarily women and children, are currently deprived of their liberty. In these makeshift locked camps made up of unstable tent-like structures which collapse in strong winds or flood with rain or sewage, hygiene is almost non-existent: limited drinking water is often contaminated, latrines are overflowing, mounds of garbage litter the grounds, and illnesses including viral infections are rampant. Food, water, health care and essential non-food supplies are provided by under-resourced humanitarian groups and organisations. According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, at least 517 people, 371 of them children, died in 2019, many from preventable diseases, in Al-Hol camp alone. In August 2020, eight children under the age of five died in that camp in less than a week, with four caused by malnutrition-related complications and the others were due to dehydration from diarrhoea, heart failure, internal bleeding and hypoglycaemia, according to UNICEF. Covid-19 has increased these difficulties, with a reduction in the number of workers operating in the camp. Alleged victims: 700 More details... |
26 Mar 2021 |
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Information received concerning a registration and verification exercise in Al-Hol and Roj camps located in North-East Syria where your nationals, primarily women and children, are currently deprived of their liberty. In these makeshift locked camps made up of unstable tent-like structures which collapse in strong winds or flood with rain or sewage, hygiene is almost non-existent: limited drinking water is often contaminated, latrines are overflowing, mounds of garbage litter the grounds, and illnesses including viral infections are rampant. Food, water, health care and essential non-food supplies are provided by under-resourced humanitarian groups and organisations. According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, at least 517 people, 371 of them children, died in 2019, many from preventable diseases, in Al-Hol camp alone. In August 2020, eight children under the age of five died in that camp in less than a week, with four caused by malnutrition-related complications and the others were due to dehydration from diarrhoea, heart failure, internal bleeding and hypoglycaemia, according to UNICEF. Covid-19 has increased these difficulties, with a reduction in the number of workers operating in the camp. Alleged victims: 700 More details... | |
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Information received concerning a registration and verification exercise in Al-Hol and Roj camps located in North-East Syria where your nationals, primarily women and children, are currently deprived of their liberty. In these makeshift locked camps made up of unstable tent-like structures which collapse in strong winds or flood with rain or sewage, hygiene is almost non-existent: limited drinking water is often contaminated, latrines are overflowing, mounds of garbage litter the grounds, and illnesses including viral infections are rampant. Food, water, health care and essential non-food supplies are provided by under-resourced humanitarian groups and organisations. According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, at least 517 people, 371 of them children, died in 2019, many from preventable diseases, in Al-Hol camp alone. In August 2020, eight children under the age of five died in that camp in less than a week, with four caused by malnutrition-related complications and the others were due to dehydration from diarrhoea, heart failure, internal bleeding and hypoglycaemia, according to UNICEF. Covid-19 has increased these difficulties, with a reduction in the number of workers operating in the camp. Alleged victims: 700 More details... |
12 Apr 2021 |
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Informations reçues concernant une opération d'enregistrement et de vérification dans les camps d'Al-Hol et de Roj situés dans le nord-est de la Syrie où vos ressortissants, principalement des femmes et des enfants, sont actuellement privés de liberté. Dans ces camps de fortune fermés, constitués de structures vétustes qui s'effondrent sous l'effet de vents violents ou qui sont inondées par la pluie ou les eaux usées, les conditions sanitaires sont déplorables: l'eau potable est souvent contaminée, les latrines débordent, des monticules d'ordures jonchent le sol, et les maladies, y compris les infections virales, y sévissent. La nourriture, l'eau, les soins de santé et les produits non alimentaires essentiels sont fournis par des groupes et des organisations humanitaires aux ressources insuffisantes. Selon le Croissant rouge kurde, au moins 517 personnes, dont 371 enfants, seraient mortes en 2019, dont beaucoup de maladies évitables, rien que dans le camp d'Al-Hol. En août 2020, selon UNICEF, huit enfants de moins de cinq ans sont morts dans ce camp en moins d'une semaine, dont quatre à cause de complications liées à la malnutrition et les autres à cause d'une déshydratation due à la diarrhée, à une insuffisance cardiaque, à une hémorragie interne et à une hypoglycémie. Le Covid-19 a accru ces difficultés, en réduisant le nombre d’employés opérant dans le camp.Alleged victims: 700 More details... |
08 Apr 2021 |
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Information received concerning a registration and verification exercise in Al-Hol and Roj camps located in North-East Syria where your nationals, primarily women and children, are currently deprived of their liberty. In these makeshift locked camps made up of unstable tent-like structures which collapse in strong winds or flood with rain or sewage, hygiene is almost non-existent: limited drinking water is often contaminated, latrines are overflowing, mounds of garbage litter the grounds, and illnesses including viral infections are rampant. Food, water, health care and essential non-food supplies are provided by under-resourced humanitarian groups and organisations. According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, at least 517 people, 371 of them children, died in 2019, many from preventable diseases, in Al-Hol camp alone. In August 2020, eight children under the age of five died in that camp in less than a week, with four caused by malnutrition-related complications and the others were due to dehydration from diarrhoea, heart failure, internal bleeding and hypoglycaemia, according to UNICEF. Covid-19 has increased these difficulties, with a reduction in the number of workers operating in the camp. Alleged victims: 700 More details... |
05 Oct 2023 |
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Information received concerning a registration and verification exercise in Al-Hol and Roj camps located in North-East Syria where your nationals, primarily women and children, are currently deprived of their liberty. In these makeshift locked camps made up of unstable tent-like structures which collapse in strong winds or flood with rain or sewage, hygiene is almost non-existent: limited drinking water is often contaminated, latrines are overflowing, mounds of garbage litter the grounds, and illnesses including viral infections are rampant. Food, water, health care and essential non-food supplies are provided by under-resourced humanitarian groups and organisations. According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, at least 517 people, 371 of them children, died in 2019, many from preventable diseases, in Al-Hol camp alone. In August 2020, eight children under the age of five died in that camp in less than a week, with four caused by malnutrition-related complications and the others were due to dehydration from diarrhoea, heart failure, internal bleeding and hypoglycaemia, according to UNICEF. Covid-19 has increased these difficulties, with a reduction in the number of workers operating in the camp. Alleged victims: 700 More details... |
08 Feb 2021 (Ack.) |
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Information received concerning a registration and verification exercise in Al-Hol and Roj camps located in North-East Syria where your nationals, primarily women and children, are currently deprived of their liberty. In these makeshift locked camps made up of unstable tent-like structures which collapse in strong winds or flood with rain or sewage, hygiene is almost non-existent: limited drinking water is often contaminated, latrines are overflowing, mounds of garbage litter the grounds, and illnesses including viral infections are rampant. Food, water, health care and essential non-food supplies are provided by under-resourced humanitarian groups and organisations. According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, at least 517 people, 371 of them children, died in 2019, many from preventable diseases, in Al-Hol camp alone. In August 2020, eight children under the age of five died in that camp in less than a week, with four caused by malnutrition-related complications and the others were due to dehydration from diarrhoea, heart failure, internal bleeding and hypoglycaemia, according to UNICEF. Covid-19 has increased these difficulties, with a reduction in the number of workers operating in the camp. Alleged victims: 700 More details... | |
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Informations reçues concernant une opération d'enregistrement et de vérification dans les camps d'Al-Hol et de Roj situés dans le nord-est de la Syrie où vos ressortissants, principalement des femmes et des enfants, sont actuellement privés de liberté. Dans ces camps de fortune fermés, constitués de structures vétustes qui s'effondrent sous l'effet de vents violents ou qui sont inondées par la pluie ou les eaux usées, les conditions sanitaires sont déplorables: l'eau potable est souvent contaminée, les latrines débordent, des monticules d'ordures jonchent le sol, et les maladies, y compris les infections virales, y sévissent. La nourriture, l'eau, les soins de santé et les produits non alimentaires essentiels sont fournis par des groupes et des organisations humanitaires aux ressources insuffisantes. Selon le Croissant rouge kurde, au moins 517 personnes, dont 371 enfants, seraient mortes en 2019, dont beaucoup de maladies évitables, rien que dans le camp d'Al-Hol. En août 2020, selon UNICEF, huit enfants de moins de cinq ans sont morts dans ce camp en moins d'une semaine, dont quatre à cause de complications liées à la malnutrition et les autres à cause d'une déshydratation due à la diarrhée, à une insuffisance cardiaque, à une hémorragie interne et à une hypoglycémie. Le Covid-19 a accru ces difficultés, en réduisant le nombre d’employés opérant dans le camp.Alleged victims: 700 More details... | |
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Information received concerning a registration and verification exercise in Al-Hol and Roj camps located in North-East Syria where your nationals, primarily women and children, are currently deprived of their liberty. In these makeshift locked camps made up of unstable tent-like structures which collapse in strong winds or flood with rain or sewage, hygiene is almost non-existent: limited drinking water is often contaminated, latrines are overflowing, mounds of garbage litter the grounds, and illnesses including viral infections are rampant. Food, water, health care and essential non-food supplies are provided by under-resourced humanitarian groups and organisations. According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, at least 517 people, 371 of them children, died in 2019, many from preventable diseases, in Al-Hol camp alone. In August 2020, eight children under the age of five died in that camp in less than a week, with four caused by malnutrition-related complications and the others were due to dehydration from diarrhoea, heart failure, internal bleeding and hypoglycaemia, according to UNICEF. Covid-19 has increased these difficulties, with a reduction in the number of workers operating in the camp. Alleged victims: 700 More details... | |
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Information received concerning a registration and verification exercise in Al-Hol and Roj camps located in North-East Syria where your nationals, primarily women and children, are currently deprived of their liberty. In these makeshift locked camps made up of unstable tent-like structures which collapse in strong winds or flood with rain or sewage, hygiene is almost non-existent: limited drinking water is often contaminated, latrines are overflowing, mounds of garbage litter the grounds, and illnesses including viral infections are rampant. Food, water, health care and essential non-food supplies are provided by under-resourced humanitarian groups and organisations. According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, at least 517 people, 371 of them children, died in 2019, many from preventable diseases, in Al-Hol camp alone. In August 2020, eight children under the age of five died in that camp in less than a week, with four caused by malnutrition-related complications and the others were due to dehydration from diarrhoea, heart failure, internal bleeding and hypoglycaemia, according to UNICEF. Covid-19 has increased these difficulties, with a reduction in the number of workers operating in the camp. Alleged victims: 700 More details... |
06 Apr 2021 |
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Information received concerning a registration and verification exercise in Al-Hol and Roj camps located in North-East Syria where your nationals, primarily women and children, are currently deprived of their liberty. In these makeshift locked camps made up of unstable tent-like structures which collapse in strong winds or flood with rain or sewage, hygiene is almost non-existent: limited drinking water is often contaminated, latrines are overflowing, mounds of garbage litter the grounds, and illnesses including viral infections are rampant. Food, water, health care and essential non-food supplies are provided by under-resourced humanitarian groups and organisations. According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, at least 517 people, 371 of them children, died in 2019, many from preventable diseases, in Al-Hol camp alone. In August 2020, eight children under the age of five died in that camp in less than a week, with four caused by malnutrition-related complications and the others were due to dehydration from diarrhoea, heart failure, internal bleeding and hypoglycaemia, according to UNICEF. Covid-19 has increased these difficulties, with a reduction in the number of workers operating in the camp. Alleged victims: 700 More details... | |
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Information received concerning a registration and verification exercise in Al-Hol and Roj camps located in North-East Syria where your nationals, primarily women and children, are currently deprived of their liberty. In these makeshift locked camps made up of unstable tent-like structures which collapse in strong winds or flood with rain or sewage, hygiene is almost non-existent: limited drinking water is often contaminated, latrines are overflowing, mounds of garbage litter the grounds, and illnesses including viral infections are rampant. Food, water, health care and essential non-food supplies are provided by under-resourced humanitarian groups and organisations. According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, at least 517 people, 371 of them children, died in 2019, many from preventable diseases, in Al-Hol camp alone. In August 2020, eight children under the age of five died in that camp in less than a week, with four caused by malnutrition-related complications and the others were due to dehydration from diarrhoea, heart failure, internal bleeding and hypoglycaemia, according to UNICEF. Covid-19 has increased these difficulties, with a reduction in the number of workers operating in the camp. Alleged victims: 700 More details... |
22 Mar 2021 |
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Information received concerning a registration and verification exercise in Al-Hol and Roj camps located in North-East Syria where your nationals, primarily women and children, are currently deprived of their liberty. In these makeshift locked camps made up of unstable tent-like structures which collapse in strong winds or flood with rain or sewage, hygiene is almost non-existent: limited drinking water is often contaminated, latrines are overflowing, mounds of garbage litter the grounds, and illnesses including viral infections are rampant. Food, water, health care and essential non-food supplies are provided by under-resourced humanitarian groups and organisations. According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, at least 517 people, 371 of them children, died in 2019, many from preventable diseases, in Al-Hol camp alone. In August 2020, eight children under the age of five died in that camp in less than a week, with four caused by malnutrition-related complications and the others were due to dehydration from diarrhoea, heart failure, internal bleeding and hypoglycaemia, according to UNICEF. Covid-19 has increased these difficulties, with a reduction in the number of workers operating in the camp. Alleged victims: 700 More details... |
25 Mar 2021 |
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Information received concerning a registration and verification exercise in Al-Hol and Roj camps located in North-East Syria where your nationals, primarily women and children, are currently deprived of their liberty. In these makeshift locked camps made up of unstable tent-like structures which collapse in strong winds or flood with rain or sewage, hygiene is almost non-existent: limited drinking water is often contaminated, latrines are overflowing, mounds of garbage litter the grounds, and illnesses including viral infections are rampant. Food, water, health care and essential non-food supplies are provided by under-resourced humanitarian groups and organisations. According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, at least 517 people, 371 of them children, died in 2019, many from preventable diseases, in Al-Hol camp alone. In August 2020, eight children under the age of five died in that camp in less than a week, with four caused by malnutrition-related complications and the others were due to dehydration from diarrhoea, heart failure, internal bleeding and hypoglycaemia, according to UNICEF. Covid-19 has increased these difficulties, with a reduction in the number of workers operating in the camp. Alleged victims: 700 More details... |
03 Aug 2022 (Ack.) |
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Informations reçues concernant une opération d'enregistrement et de vérification dans les camps d'Al-Hol et de Roj situés dans le nord-est de la Syrie où vos ressortissants, principalement des femmes et des enfants, sont actuellement privés de liberté. Dans ces camps de fortune fermés, constitués de structures vétustes qui s'effondrent sous l'effet de vents violents ou qui sont inondées par la pluie ou les eaux usées, les conditions sanitaires sont déplorables: l'eau potable est souvent contaminée, les latrines débordent, des monticules d'ordures jonchent le sol, et les maladies, y compris les infections virales, y sévissent. La nourriture, l'eau, les soins de santé et les produits non alimentaires essentiels sont fournis par des groupes et des organisations humanitaires aux ressources insuffisantes. Selon le Croissant rouge kurde, au moins 517 personnes, dont 371 enfants, seraient mortes en 2019, dont beaucoup de maladies évitables, rien que dans le camp d'Al-Hol. En août 2020, selon UNICEF, huit enfants de moins de cinq ans sont morts dans ce camp en moins d'une semaine, dont quatre à cause de complications liées à la malnutrition et les autres à cause d'une déshydratation due à la diarrhée, à une insuffisance cardiaque, à une hémorragie interne et à une hypoglycémie. Le Covid-19 a accru ces difficultés, en réduisant le nombre d’employés opérant dans le camp.Alleged victims: 700 More details... |
26 Mar 2021 |
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Information received concerning a registration and verification exercise in Al-Hol and Roj camps located in North-East Syria where your nationals, primarily women and children, are currently deprived of their liberty. In these makeshift locked camps made up of unstable tent-like structures which collapse in strong winds or flood with rain or sewage, hygiene is almost non-existent: limited drinking water is often contaminated, latrines are overflowing, mounds of garbage litter the grounds, and illnesses including viral infections are rampant. Food, water, health care and essential non-food supplies are provided by under-resourced humanitarian groups and organisations. According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, at least 517 people, 371 of them children, died in 2019, many from preventable diseases, in Al-Hol camp alone. In August 2020, eight children under the age of five died in that camp in less than a week, with four caused by malnutrition-related complications and the others were due to dehydration from diarrhoea, heart failure, internal bleeding and hypoglycaemia, according to UNICEF. Covid-19 has increased these difficulties, with a reduction in the number of workers operating in the camp. Alleged victims: 700 More details... |
26 Mar 2021 |
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Information received concerning a registration and verification exercise in Al-Hol and Roj camps located in North-East Syria where your nationals, primarily women and children, are currently deprived of their liberty. In these makeshift locked camps made up of unstable tent-like structures which collapse in strong winds or flood with rain or sewage, hygiene is almost non-existent: limited drinking water is often contaminated, latrines are overflowing, mounds of garbage litter the grounds, and illnesses including viral infections are rampant. Food, water, health care and essential non-food supplies are provided by under-resourced humanitarian groups and organisations. According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, at least 517 people, 371 of them children, died in 2019, many from preventable diseases, in Al-Hol camp alone. In August 2020, eight children under the age of five died in that camp in less than a week, with four caused by malnutrition-related complications and the others were due to dehydration from diarrhoea, heart failure, internal bleeding and hypoglycaemia, according to UNICEF. Covid-19 has increased these difficulties, with a reduction in the number of workers operating in the camp. Alleged victims: 700 More details... |
25 Mar 2021 |
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Information received concerning a registration and verification exercise in Al-Hol and Roj camps located in North-East Syria where your nationals, primarily women and children, are currently deprived of their liberty. In these makeshift locked camps made up of unstable tent-like structures which collapse in strong winds or flood with rain or sewage, hygiene is almost non-existent: limited drinking water is often contaminated, latrines are overflowing, mounds of garbage litter the grounds, and illnesses including viral infections are rampant. Food, water, health care and essential non-food supplies are provided by under-resourced humanitarian groups and organisations. According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, at least 517 people, 371 of them children, died in 2019, many from preventable diseases, in Al-Hol camp alone. In August 2020, eight children under the age of five died in that camp in less than a week, with four caused by malnutrition-related complications and the others were due to dehydration from diarrhoea, heart failure, internal bleeding and hypoglycaemia, according to UNICEF. Covid-19 has increased these difficulties, with a reduction in the number of workers operating in the camp. Alleged victims: 700 More details... |
12 Jul 2021 |
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Information received concerning a registration and verification exercise in Al-Hol and Roj camps located in North-East Syria where your nationals, primarily women and children, are currently deprived of their liberty. In these makeshift locked camps made up of unstable tent-like structures which collapse in strong winds or flood with rain or sewage, hygiene is almost non-existent: limited drinking water is often contaminated, latrines are overflowing, mounds of garbage litter the grounds, and illnesses including viral infections are rampant. Food, water, health care and essential non-food supplies are provided by under-resourced humanitarian groups and organisations. According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, at least 517 people, 371 of them children, died in 2019, many from preventable diseases, in Al-Hol camp alone. In August 2020, eight children under the age of five died in that camp in less than a week, with four caused by malnutrition-related complications and the others were due to dehydration from diarrhoea, heart failure, internal bleeding and hypoglycaemia, according to UNICEF. Covid-19 has increased these difficulties, with a reduction in the number of workers operating in the camp. Alleged victims: 700 More details... |
14 Apr 2021 |
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Information received concerning a registration and verification exercise in Al-Hol and Roj camps located in North-East Syria where your nationals, primarily women and children, are currently deprived of their liberty. In these makeshift locked camps made up of unstable tent-like structures which collapse in strong winds or flood with rain or sewage, hygiene is almost non-existent: limited drinking water is often contaminated, latrines are overflowing, mounds of garbage litter the grounds, and illnesses including viral infections are rampant. Food, water, health care and essential non-food supplies are provided by under-resourced humanitarian groups and organisations. According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, at least 517 people, 371 of them children, died in 2019, many from preventable diseases, in Al-Hol camp alone. In August 2020, eight children under the age of five died in that camp in less than a week, with four caused by malnutrition-related complications and the others were due to dehydration from diarrhoea, heart failure, internal bleeding and hypoglycaemia, according to UNICEF. Covid-19 has increased these difficulties, with a reduction in the number of workers operating in the camp. Alleged victims: 700 More details... | |
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Informations reçues concernant une opération d'enregistrement et de vérification dans les camps d'Al-Hol et de Roj situés dans le nord-est de la Syrie où vos ressortissants, principalement des femmes et des enfants, sont actuellement privés de liberté. Dans ces camps de fortune fermés, constitués de structures vétustes qui s'effondrent sous l'effet de vents violents ou qui sont inondées par la pluie ou les eaux usées, les conditions sanitaires sont déplorables: l'eau potable est souvent contaminée, les latrines débordent, des monticules d'ordures jonchent le sol, et les maladies, y compris les infections virales, y sévissent. La nourriture, l'eau, les soins de santé et les produits non alimentaires essentiels sont fournis par des groupes et des organisations humanitaires aux ressources insuffisantes. Selon le Croissant rouge kurde, au moins 517 personnes, dont 371 enfants, seraient mortes en 2019, dont beaucoup de maladies évitables, rien que dans le camp d'Al-Hol. En août 2020, selon UNICEF, huit enfants de moins de cinq ans sont morts dans ce camp en moins d'une semaine, dont quatre à cause de complications liées à la malnutrition et les autres à cause d'une déshydratation due à la diarrhée, à une insuffisance cardiaque, à une hémorragie interne et à une hypoglycémie. Le Covid-19 a accru ces difficultés, en réduisant le nombre d’employés opérant dans le camp.Alleged victims: 700 More details... |
10 Feb 2022 |
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Information received concerning a registration and verification exercise in Al-Hol and Roj camps located in North-East Syria where your nationals, primarily women and children, are currently deprived of their liberty. In these makeshift locked camps made up of unstable tent-like structures which collapse in strong winds or flood with rain or sewage, hygiene is almost non-existent: limited drinking water is often contaminated, latrines are overflowing, mounds of garbage litter the grounds, and illnesses including viral infections are rampant. Food, water, health care and essential non-food supplies are provided by under-resourced humanitarian groups and organisations. According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, at least 517 people, 371 of them children, died in 2019, many from preventable diseases, in Al-Hol camp alone. In August 2020, eight children under the age of five died in that camp in less than a week, with four caused by malnutrition-related complications and the others were due to dehydration from diarrhoea, heart failure, internal bleeding and hypoglycaemia, according to UNICEF. Covid-19 has increased these difficulties, with a reduction in the number of workers operating in the camp. Alleged victims: 700 More details... | |
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Information received concerning a registration and verification exercise in Al-Hol and Roj camps located in North-East Syria where your nationals, primarily women and children, are currently deprived of their liberty. In these makeshift locked camps made up of unstable tent-like structures which collapse in strong winds or flood with rain or sewage, hygiene is almost non-existent: limited drinking water is often contaminated, latrines are overflowing, mounds of garbage litter the grounds, and illnesses including viral infections are rampant. Food, water, health care and essential non-food supplies are provided by under-resourced humanitarian groups and organisations. According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, at least 517 people, 371 of them children, died in 2019, many from preventable diseases, in Al-Hol camp alone. In August 2020, eight children under the age of five died in that camp in less than a week, with four caused by malnutrition-related complications and the others were due to dehydration from diarrhoea, heart failure, internal bleeding and hypoglycaemia, according to UNICEF. Covid-19 has increased these difficulties, with a reduction in the number of workers operating in the camp. Alleged victims: 700 More details... | |
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Information received concerning a registration and verification exercise in Al-Hol and Roj camps located in North-East Syria where your nationals, primarily women and children, are currently deprived of their liberty. In these makeshift locked camps made up of unstable tent-like structures which collapse in strong winds or flood with rain or sewage, hygiene is almost non-existent: limited drinking water is often contaminated, latrines are overflowing, mounds of garbage litter the grounds, and illnesses including viral infections are rampant. Food, water, health care and essential non-food supplies are provided by under-resourced humanitarian groups and organisations. According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, at least 517 people, 371 of them children, died in 2019, many from preventable diseases, in Al-Hol camp alone. In August 2020, eight children under the age of five died in that camp in less than a week, with four caused by malnutrition-related complications and the others were due to dehydration from diarrhoea, heart failure, internal bleeding and hypoglycaemia, according to UNICEF. Covid-19 has increased these difficulties, with a reduction in the number of workers operating in the camp. Alleged victims: 700 More details... |
15 Mar 2021 (Ack.) 26 Apr 2021 |
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Informations reçues concernant une opération d'enregistrement et de vérification dans les camps d'Al-Hol et de Roj situés dans le nord-est de la Syrie où vos ressortissants, principalement des femmes et des enfants, sont actuellement privés de liberté. Dans ces camps de fortune fermés, constitués de structures vétustes qui s'effondrent sous l'effet de vents violents ou qui sont inondées par la pluie ou les eaux usées, les conditions sanitaires sont déplorables: l'eau potable est souvent contaminée, les latrines débordent, des monticules d'ordures jonchent le sol, et les maladies, y compris les infections virales, y sévissent. La nourriture, l'eau, les soins de santé et les produits non alimentaires essentiels sont fournis par des groupes et des organisations humanitaires aux ressources insuffisantes. Selon le Croissant rouge kurde, au moins 517 personnes, dont 371 enfants, seraient mortes en 2019, dont beaucoup de maladies évitables, rien que dans le camp d'Al-Hol. En août 2020, selon UNICEF, huit enfants de moins de cinq ans sont morts dans ce camp en moins d'une semaine, dont quatre à cause de complications liées à la malnutrition et les autres à cause d'une déshydratation due à la diarrhée, à une insuffisance cardiaque, à une hémorragie interne et à une hypoglycémie. Le Covid-19 a accru ces difficultés, en réduisant le nombre d’employés opérant dans le camp.Alleged victims: 700 More details... |
28 Jan 2021 (Ack.) 19 Mar 2021 |
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Information received concerning a registration and verification exercise in Al-Hol and Roj camps located in North-East Syria where your nationals, primarily women and children, are currently deprived of their liberty. In these makeshift locked camps made up of unstable tent-like structures which collapse in strong winds or flood with rain or sewage, hygiene is almost non-existent: limited drinking water is often contaminated, latrines are overflowing, mounds of garbage litter the grounds, and illnesses including viral infections are rampant. Food, water, health care and essential non-food supplies are provided by under-resourced humanitarian groups and organisations. According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, at least 517 people, 371 of them children, died in 2019, many from preventable diseases, in Al-Hol camp alone. In August 2020, eight children under the age of five died in that camp in less than a week, with four caused by malnutrition-related complications and the others were due to dehydration from diarrhoea, heart failure, internal bleeding and hypoglycaemia, according to UNICEF. Covid-19 has increased these difficulties, with a reduction in the number of workers operating in the camp. Alleged victims: 700 More details... | |
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Information received concerning a registration and verification exercise in Al-Hol and Roj camps located in North-East Syria where your nationals, primarily women and children, are currently deprived of their liberty. In these makeshift locked camps made up of unstable tent-like structures which collapse in strong winds or flood with rain or sewage, hygiene is almost non-existent: limited drinking water is often contaminated, latrines are overflowing, mounds of garbage litter the grounds, and illnesses including viral infections are rampant. Food, water, health care and essential non-food supplies are provided by under-resourced humanitarian groups and organisations. According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, at least 517 people, 371 of them children, died in 2019, many from preventable diseases, in Al-Hol camp alone. In August 2020, eight children under the age of five died in that camp in less than a week, with four caused by malnutrition-related complications and the others were due to dehydration from diarrhoea, heart failure, internal bleeding and hypoglycaemia, according to UNICEF. Covid-19 has increased these difficulties, with a reduction in the number of workers operating in the camp. Alleged victims: 700 More details... | |
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Information received concerning a network of Romanian social media accounts publishing pictures of a pornographic nature of under aged girls on international social media platforms and the lack of adequate legal protection for child victims of online pornography.Alleged victims: - More details... |
06 May 2021 06 May 2021 |
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Information received concerning a network of Romanian social media accounts publishing pictures of a pornographic nature of under aged girls on international social media platforms and the lack of adequate legal protection for child victims of online pornography.Alleged victims: - More details... |
29 Mar 2021 |
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Information received concerning a network of Romanian social media accounts publishing pictures of a pornographic nature of under aged girls on international social media platforms and the lack of adequate legal protection for child victims of online pornography.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning a registration and verification exercise in Al-Hol and Roj camps located in North-East Syria where your nationals, primarily women and children, are currently deprived of their liberty. In these makeshift locked camps made up of unstable tent-like structures which collapse in strong winds or flood with rain or sewage, hygiene is almost non-existent: limited drinking water is often contaminated, latrines are overflowing, mounds of garbage litter the grounds, and illnesses including viral infections are rampant. Food, water, health care and essential non-food supplies are provided by under-resourced humanitarian groups and organisations. According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, at least 517 people, 371 of them children, died in 2019, many from preventable diseases, in Al-Hol camp alone. In August 2020, eight children under the age of five died in that camp in less than a week, with four caused by malnutrition-related complications and the others were due to dehydration from diarrhoea, heart failure, internal bleeding and hypoglycaemia, according to UNICEF. Covid-19 has increased these difficulties, with a reduction in the number of workers operating in the camp. Alleged victims: 700 More details... |
04 Mar 2021 (Ack.) 14 Apr 2021 |
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Information received concerning a registration and verification exercise in Al-Hol and Roj camps located in North-East Syria where your nationals, primarily women and children, are currently deprived of their liberty. In these makeshift locked camps made up of unstable tent-like structures which collapse in strong winds or flood with rain or sewage, hygiene is almost non-existent: limited drinking water is often contaminated, latrines are overflowing, mounds of garbage litter the grounds, and illnesses including viral infections are rampant. Food, water, health care and essential non-food supplies are provided by under-resourced humanitarian groups and organisations. According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, at least 517 people, 371 of them children, died in 2019, many from preventable diseases, in Al-Hol camp alone. In August 2020, eight children under the age of five died in that camp in less than a week, with four caused by malnutrition-related complications and the others were due to dehydration from diarrhoea, heart failure, internal bleeding and hypoglycaemia, according to UNICEF. Covid-19 has increased these difficulties, with a reduction in the number of workers operating in the camp. Alleged victims: 700 More details... | |
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Information received concerning a network of Romanian social media accounts publishing pictures of a pornographic nature of under aged girls on international social media platforms and the lack of adequate legal protection for child victims of online pornography.Alleged victims: - More details... |
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Information received concerning a network of Romanian social media accounts publishing pictures of a pornographic nature of under aged girls on international social media platforms and the lack of adequate legal protection for child victims of online pornography.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning a registration and verification exercise in Al-Hol and Roj camps located in North-East Syria where your nationals, primarily women and children, are currently deprived of their liberty. In these makeshift locked camps made up of unstable tent-like structures which collapse in strong winds or flood with rain or sewage, hygiene is almost non-existent: limited drinking water is often contaminated, latrines are overflowing, mounds of garbage litter the grounds, and illnesses including viral infections are rampant. Food, water, health care and essential non-food supplies are provided by under-resourced humanitarian groups and organisations. According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, at least 517 people, 371 of them children, died in 2019, many from preventable diseases, in Al-Hol camp alone. In August 2020, eight children under the age of five died in that camp in less than a week, with four caused by malnutrition-related complications and the others were due to dehydration from diarrhoea, heart failure, internal bleeding and hypoglycaemia, according to UNICEF. Covid-19 has increased these difficulties, with a reduction in the number of workers operating in the camp. Alleged victims: 700 More details... | |
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Information received concerning a registration and verification exercise in Al-Hol and Roj camps located in North-East Syria where your nationals, primarily women and children, are currently deprived of their liberty. In these makeshift locked camps made up of unstable tent-like structures which collapse in strong winds or flood with rain or sewage, hygiene is almost non-existent: limited drinking water is often contaminated, latrines are overflowing, mounds of garbage litter the grounds, and illnesses including viral infections are rampant. Food, water, health care and essential non-food supplies are provided by under-resourced humanitarian groups and organisations. According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, at least 517 people, 371 of them children, died in 2019, many from preventable diseases, in Al-Hol camp alone. In August 2020, eight children under the age of five died in that camp in less than a week, with four caused by malnutrition-related complications and the others were due to dehydration from diarrhoea, heart failure, internal bleeding and hypoglycaemia, according to UNICEF. Covid-19 has increased these difficulties, with a reduction in the number of workers operating in the camp. Alleged victims: 700 More details... |
31 Mar 2021 |
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Information received concerning a registration and verification exercise in Al-Hol and Roj camps located in North-East Syria where your nationals, primarily women and children, are currently deprived of their liberty. In these makeshift locked camps made up of unstable tent-like structures which collapse in strong winds or flood with rain or sewage, hygiene is almost non-existent: limited drinking water is often contaminated, latrines are overflowing, mounds of garbage litter the grounds, and illnesses including viral infections are rampant. Food, water, health care and essential non-food supplies are provided by under-resourced humanitarian groups and organisations. According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, at least 517 people, 371 of them children, died in 2019, many from preventable diseases, in Al-Hol camp alone. In August 2020, eight children under the age of five died in that camp in less than a week, with four caused by malnutrition-related complications and the others were due to dehydration from diarrhoea, heart failure, internal bleeding and hypoglycaemia, according to UNICEF. Covid-19 has increased these difficulties, with a reduction in the number of workers operating in the camp. Alleged victims: 700 More details... | |
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Information received concerning a registration and verification exercise in Al-Hol and Roj camps located in North-East Syria where your nationals, primarily women and children, are currently deprived of their liberty. In these makeshift locked camps made up of unstable tent-like structures which collapse in strong winds or flood with rain or sewage, hygiene is almost non-existent: limited drinking water is often contaminated, latrines are overflowing, mounds of garbage litter the grounds, and illnesses including viral infections are rampant. Food, water, health care and essential non-food supplies are provided by under-resourced humanitarian groups and organisations. According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, at least 517 people, 371 of them children, died in 2019, many from preventable diseases, in Al-Hol camp alone. In August 2020, eight children under the age of five died in that camp in less than a week, with four caused by malnutrition-related complications and the others were due to dehydration from diarrhoea, heart failure, internal bleeding and hypoglycaemia, according to UNICEF. Covid-19 has increased these difficulties, with a reduction in the number of workers operating in the camp. Alleged victims: 700 More details... |
23 Aug 2021 |
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Information received concerning (i) the increased use of hate speech and violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender diverse (“LGBT”) persons, including the creation of so-called “LGBT Free” zones by municipalities, (ii) restrictions on and attacks against Pride marches, (iii) a proposed bill to criminalize sexuality education, and (iv) restrictions on Polish schools’ initiative “Rainbow Friday”; (v) possible withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, and (vi) the Polish Episcopal Conference’s calling for the creation of “conversion therapy” clinics.Alleged victims: - More details... |
18 Mar 2021 |
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Information received concerning the lack of appropriate protection measures in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, lack of access to healthcare, ill-treatment, and medical abuses, including unwarranted gynaecological surgeries performed on migrant women without their fully informed consent at the Irwin County Detention Center. Alleged victims: 819 More details... |
11 May 2021 |
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Information received concerning the lack of appropriate protection measures in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, lack of access to healthcare, ill-treatment, and medical abuses, including unwarranted gynaecological surgeries performed on migrant women without their fully informed consent at the Irwin County Detention Center. Alleged victims: 819 More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con la ausencia de respuestas efectivas y oportunas por parte del sistema de justicia a múltiples denuncias de acoso y hostigamiento interpuestas por la Sra. Paola Estefania Tacacho, derivando en su feminicidio.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
05 Mar 2021 16 Mar 2021 |
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Information received concerning attacks on transgender rights defenders in Pakistan Ms Nayyab Ali and Ms Heera Malik.Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Informations reçues concernant des allégations de harcèlement judiciaire contre la défenseuse des droits humains Vanessa Mendoza Cortés en lien avec son travail en faveur des droits humains et sa coopération avec les Nations Unies dans ce domaine.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
26 Feb 2021 |
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Information received concerning the legislative revisions proposed by the Government regarding the criminalization of termination of pregnancy. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the serious human rights violations that women detainees face in Al-Qanater prison and the deplorable conditions of their detention, which could amount to gender-based discrimination and violence as well as torture, cruel, inhuman and degrading treatments.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the failure to address complaints of repeated domestic violence committed by a police officer, against his wife and two children.Alleged victims: 3 More details... | |
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Posición de los mandatos concernidos con respecto al proyecto de ley INLEG-2020-79395494-APN-PTE y análisis con respecto a la actual penalización del aborto en el país.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con la situación de cuatro mujeres trans originarias de Venezuela que habrían sido detenidas de manera arbitraria y golpeadas por agentes policiales en el municipio de Maicao, Colombia. Alleged victims: 4 More details... |
19 Jan 2021 08 Feb 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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Information received concerning the alleged regression in the transitional justice measures that Sri Lanka had adopted, or committed to implement, to address the serious human rights violations committed during the 25-year conflict, as well as the obstacles imposed on memorialization efforts led by victim’s groups and the intimidation of victims and civil societyAlleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the allegations of the imminent forced eviction of at least 2000 persons living in an informal settlement in Success, East Coast Demerara, including single women and children. Many of these persons have started occupying the State land in question because they were unable to pay their rent due to the crisis triggered by the COVID-19 epidemic. Others have been living in informal settlements on State land or living in substandard housing for prolonged periods due to poverty. We would also like to bring to your attention that such forced evictions are taking place in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, thus further elevating the risk to health and life of the persons subjected to forced evictions, who, according to the information received, have not been offered alternative accommodation.Alleged victims: 4000 More details... |
05 Jan 2021 05 Jan 2021 (Annex) 05 Jan 2021 (Annex) 05 Jan 2021 (Annex) 05 Jan 2021 (Annex) 05 Jan 2021 (Annex) 05 Jan 2021 (Annex) 05 Jan 2021 (Annex) |
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Information received concerning the absence in the political process between the Syrian government and the Syrian opposition, of negotiations regarding the design and implementation of transitional justice measures to address the gross violations of international human rights law and serious violations of international humanitarian law committed against civilians since March 2011, as well as the absence of meaningful victim participation in the process.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the absence in the political process between the Syrian government and the Syrian opposition, of negotiations regarding the design and implementation of transitional justice measures to address the gross violations of international human rights law and serious violations of international humanitarian law committed against civilians since March 2011, as well as the absence of meaningful victim participation in the process, including women and internally displaced persons (IDPs). Alleged victims: - More details... |
05 Jan 2021 05 Jan 2021 (Annex) 05 Jan 2021 (Annex) |
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Information received concerning the practice of honour killings in Iran which most recently led to the killing of a 14-year-old girl, by her father in Talesh county, Gilan Province, on 21 May 2020. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning systemic and pervasive violence against women in the country, in particular sexual violence, and the inadequacy of the legal provisions currently in force and newly implemented to respond to it.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Informations reçues concernant l’arrêt de la Cour de cassation qui a réduit la condamnation d'un père pour viol commis sur ses six filles. Alleged victims: 7 More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con la reducción progresiva de los recursos estatales destinados a enfrentar la discriminación y la violencia contra las mujeres, que se refleja en recortes a los montos autorizados para ejecución de los programas del Presupuesto 2020, así como en recortes en el Proyecto de Presupuestos de Egresos de la Federación 2021.Alleged victims: - More details... |
29 Sep 2021 |
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Informations reçues concernant des allégations d’harcèlement, d’intimidations, des menaces et des possibles représailles contre les défenseurs des droits humains Olivier Muhubiri et Christine Mugabo, en lien avec leur travail dans le domaine des droits humains et leur coopération avec les Nations Unies dans ce domaine.Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the changes to the Victims Support Scheme of New South Wales that would allegedly hinder victims’ access to compensation or support services, disproportionally impacting women and girls, indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities and older persons.Alleged victims: - More details... |
03 Dec 2020 |
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Information received concerning the criminalisation of human rights defenders carrying out search and rescue missions in the Mediterranean Sea.Alleged victims: 13 More details... |
30 Nov 2020 |
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Information received concerning the annual child marriage ceremonies, the most recent ones having reportedly taken place in March and September 2020, in Bunisa, Marsabit region of Kenya, where reportedly hundreds of underage couples have been married in traditional ceremonies.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged arbitrary detention and severe conditions of detention of Mr. Alaa Abdel Fattah and of women TikTok social media users.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con el caso de la Sra. Irune Costumero Estévez y su hija de ocho años. La niña fue sometida a una separación forzada de su madre (arrancamiento) por orden del Poder Judicial de España. Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
16 Dec 2020 (Ack.) 19 Jan 2021 |
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Información recibida en relación con la muerte violenta y la desaparición de varias personas defensoras de los derechos humanos en Honduras, así como amenazas y acoso en su contra, en lo que parece una situación de alto riesgo para las personas defensoras de los derechos humanos.Alleged victims: 8 More details... | |
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Information received concerning amendments to the Citizenship Act currently under debate in Parliament, which proposes positive changes to the legislation now in force in the country. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning retrogressions with regard to women’s and girl’s legal access to termination of pregnancy.Alleged victims: - More details... |
18 Sep 2020 |
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Information received concerning an alleged enforced disappearance of Ms. Maria Kalesnikava, a prominent member of the opposition and one of the leaders of peaceful protests in Belarus. We have also received information on what appears to be a systematic targeting and persecution by security forces of the members of the opposition associated with the Coordination Council. According to the reports received, most of them were also subjected to enforced disappearance.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
02 Oct 2020 |
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Information received concerning proposed bills that reportedly (i) prohibit sexual education unless there is parental written consent, and (ii) impose a blanket ban on a discussion regarding “gender theory or opinion” in Romanian educational establishments.Alleged victims: - More details... |
08 Dec 2020 18 Dec 2020 |
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Information received concerning the robbery and killing of an ethnic Karen woman mother of three children, by two Myanmar Defense Services’ soldiers in Poh Loh Hta village, Dwe Lo Township (Papun District, Karen State).Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the draft bill on “Sexual Intercourse Related Crimes”.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the decision reportedly adopted by the Government of Malta to close the country’s ports as a measure to fight against the spread of COVID-19.Alleged victims: 12 More details... |
22 Sep 2020 |
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Information received concerning the adoption of Inter-ministerial Decree n. 150 of 7 April 2020 and the decision to close the country’s ports as a measure to fight against the spread of COVID-19.Alleged victims: 12 More details... |
15 Sep 2020 |
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Información recibida en relación con dos denuncias penales presentadas por Carabineros de Chile en contra del colectivo artístico feminista "Las Tesis" (en adelante “el Colectivo”), tras la realización por el Colectivo de performances y videos donde denunciaban, entre otros, la violencia contra las mujeres. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
17 Sep 2020 17 Sep 2020 (Annex) |
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Information received concerning the situation of migrant domestic workers who have reached for help from or have been abandoned by their employers or sponsors at their consulates and embassies as a consequence of a) the economic crisis in Lebanon and b) COVID-19. They are reportedly facing serious protection risks, including deprivation, exploitation and abuse and are unable to afford food, accommodation, healthcare and basic necessities. Many asked for assistance to be repatriated to their countries, but are unable to bare the costs of the flight tickets. A large proportion of the women migrant workers are Ethiopian nationals, and some are from other African and Asian countries. There are reports of frequent deaths, including suicides, of migrant workers who lost their jobs and have been stranded without being able to return to their countries of origin. The domestic workers were vulnerable to abuse and exploitation perior to the crisis. Allegedly, many of the domestic workers have been exploited and abused, also as a result of the Kafala system. If no action is taken, migrant domestic workers who have become homeless might face acute starvation and further exploitation and abuse.Alleged victims: 100 More details... |
18 Sep 2020 02 Oct 2020 |
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Information received concerning the situation of migrant domestic workers who have reached for help from or have been abandoned by their employers or sponsors at their consulates and embassies as a consequence of a) the economic crisis in Lebanon and b) COVID-19. They are reportedly facing serious protection risks, including deprivation, exploitation and abuse and are unable to afford food, accommodation, healthcare and basic necessities. Many asked for assistance to be repatriated to their countries, but are unable to bear the costs of the flight tickets. A large proportion of the women migrant workers are Ethiopian nationals, and some are from other African and Asian countries. There are reports of frequent deaths, including suicides, of migrant workers who lost their jobs and have been stranded without being able to return to their countries of origin. The domestic workers were vulnerable to abuse and exploitation prior to the crisis. Allegedly, many of the domestic workers have been exploited and abused, also as a result of the Kafala system. If no action is taken, migrant domestic workers who have become homeless might face acute starvation and further exploitation and abuse.Alleged victims: 100 More details... |
16 Oct 2020 |
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Information received regarding the five year prison sentence handed down to woman human rights defender Ms. Houayheuang Xayabouly for sharing her views on corruption and environmental rights in Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR).Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
20 Oct 2020 |
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Information received regarding allegations of physical and sexual harassment of woman human rights defender Ms. Mungunkhun Dulmaa, and lack of appropriate compensation, for her work defending the land and environmental rights of her community facing the establishment of the Steppe Gold mine in the province of Dornod.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received regarding allegations of physical and sexual harassment of woman human rights defender Ms. Mungunkhun Dulmaa for her work defending the land and environmental rights of her community facing the establishment of the Steppe Gold mine in the province of Dornod.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con la criminalización del aborto y detención arbitraria de mujeres en El Salvador, en particular en el contexto actual de la pandemia del COVID-19.Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
10 Jul 2020 (Ack.) |
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Information received regarding allegations of physical and sexual harassment of woman human rights defender Ms. Mungunkhun Dulmaa for her work defending the land and environmental rights of her community facing the establishment of the Steppe Gold mine in the province of Dornod.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
04 Sep 2020 |
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Información recibida en relación con presuntos actos de tortura y otras violaciones al derecho a la integridad personal en contra de la Sra. Denise Chávez Mariscal, cuando se encontraba bajo la custodia de la Policía Estatal Preventiva en Ensenada, Baja California.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con la situación actual y cada vez más alarmante de las violaciones sistemáticas de los derechos humanos que sufren los trabajadores migrantes temporales, y en particular las mujeres temporeras, empleados para ayudar durante la temporada de cosecha en las explotaciones agrícolas de fresas en la provincia de Huelva, en el sur de España.Alleged victims: 3000 More details... |
30 Dec 2020 (Annex) 30 Dec 2020 (Annex) 30 Dec 2020 (Annex) 30 Dec 2020 (Annex) 30 Dec 2020 (Annex) 30 Dec 2020 (Annex) 30 Dec 2020 (Annex) 30 Dec 2020 (Annex) 30 Dec 2020 (Annex) 30 Dec 2020 (Annex) 30 Dec 2020 (Annex) 30 Dec 2020 (Annex) 30 Dec 2020 (Annex) 30 Dec 2020 |
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Informations reçues concernant des violations alléguées des droits de l'homme dont sont victimes les travailleurs saisonniers migrants, et en particulier les femmes travailleuses migrantes, employés pour contribuer aux récoltes dans les exploitations de fraises de la province de Huelva, dans le sud de l'Espagne.Alleged victims: 3000 More details... |
26 Oct 2020 |
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Información recibida en relación con las alegaciones de intimidaciones y amenazas de muerte en contra de defensoras de derechos humanos que luchan contra la impunidad en casos del feminicidio.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
27 Jul 2022 |
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Information received regarding the alleged human rights violations suffered by temporary migrant workers, and in particular women seasonal migrant workers from Morocco, employed to help during the harvest season in strawberry farms in the province of Huelva, in southern Spain.Alleged victims: 3000 More details... |
06 Aug 2020 06 Aug 2020 (Annex) 06 Aug 2020 (Annex) 06 Aug 2020 (Annex) 06 Aug 2020 (Annex) 06 Aug 2020 (Annex) 06 Aug 2020 (Annex) 06 Aug 2020 (Annex) 06 Aug 2020 (Annex) 06 Aug 2020 (Annex) 06 Aug 2020 (Annex) 06 Aug 2020 (Annex) 06 Aug 2020 (Annex) 19 Aug 2020 30 Dec 2020 30 Dec 2020 (Annex) 30 Dec 2020 (Annex) |
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Información recibida en relación con la situación actual y cada vez más alarmante de las violaciones sistemáticas de los derechos humanos que sufren los trabajadores migrantes temporales, y en particular las mujeres temporeras, empleados para ayudar durante la temporada de cosecha en las explotaciones agrícolas de fresas en la provincia de Huelva, en el sur de España.Alleged victims: 3000 More details... |
26 Jun 2020 (Ack.) 20 Aug 2020 |
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Information received regarding the heavy sentencing of woman human rights defender Saba Kord Afshari for her work promoting women’s rights in Iran.Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Contemporary forms of slavery, forced labour and trafficking in human beings are allegedly facilitated by technologies that are available on the online platforms owned by Google, as well as other private companies, such as Apple and Facebook. In Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, these online applications serve as marketing platforms that allow online users to trade migrant women and girls as housemaids. The women and girls, mostly from South East Asian, South Asian and African countries, are working and living in private households, often in slavery-like situations.Alleged victims: - More details... |
09 Feb 2021 |
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Contemporary forms of slavery, forced labour and trafficking in human beings are allegedly facilitated by technologies that are available on the online platforms owned by Google, as well as other private companies, such as Apple and Facebook. In Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, these online applications serve as marketing platforms that allow online users to trade migrant women and girls as housemaids. The women and girls, mostly from South East Asian, South Asian and African countries, are working and living in private households, often in slavery-like situations.Alleged victims: - More details... |
17 Sep 2020 |
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Contemporary forms of slavery, forced labour and trafficking in human beings are allegedly facilitated by technologies that are available on the online platforms owned by Google, as well as other private companies, such as Apple and Facebook. In Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, these online applications serve as marketing platforms that allow online users to trade migrant women and girls as housemaids. The women and girls, mostly from South East Asian, South Asian and African countries, are working and living in private households, often in slavery-like situations.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Contemporary forms of slavery, forced labour and trafficking in human beings are allegedly facilitated by technologies that are available on the online platforms owned by Google, as well as other private companies, such as Apple and Facebook. In Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, these online applications serve as marketing platforms that allow online users to trade migrant women and girls as housemaids. The women and girls, mostly from South East Asian, South Asian and African countries, are working and living in private households, often in slavery-like situations.Alleged victims: - More details... |
22 Jun 2020 (Ack.) 24 Jun 2020 24 Jul 2020 |
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Contemporary forms of slavery, forced labour and trafficking in human beings are allegedly facilitated by technologies that are available on the online platforms owned by Google, as well as other private companies, such as Apple and Facebook. In Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and other countries in the Arab States Region, these online applications serve as marketing platforms that allow online users to trade migrant women and girls as housemaids. The women and girls, mostly from South East Asian, South Asian and African countries, are working and living in private households, often in slavery-like situations.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Contemporary forms of slavery, forced labour and trafficking in human beings are allegedly facilitated by technologies that are available on the online platforms owned by Google, as well as other private companies, such as Apple and Facebook. In Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, these online applications serve as marketing platforms that allow online users to trade migrant women and girls as housemaids. The women and girls, mostly from South East Asian, South Asian and African countries, are working and living in private households, often in slavery-like situations.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Contemporary forms of slavery, forced labour and trafficking in human beings are allegedly facilitated by technologies that are available on the online platforms owned by Google, as well as other private companies, such as Apple and Facebook. In Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and other countries in the Arab States Region, these online applications serve as marketing platforms that allow online users to trade migrant women and girls as housemaids. The women and girls, mostly from South East Asian, South Asian and African countries, are working and living in private households, often in slavery-like situations.Alleged victims: - More details... |
21 Aug 2020 |
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Contemporary forms of slavery, forced labour and trafficking in human beings are allegedly facilitated by technologies that are available on the online platforms owned by Google, as well as other private companies, such as Apple and Facebook. In Kuwait and Saudi, these online applications serve as marketing platforms that allow online users to trade migrant women and girls as housemaids. The women and girls, mostly from South East Asian, South Asian and African countries, are working and living in private households, often in slavery-like situations.Alleged victims: - More details... |
30 Oct 2020 |
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Contemporary forms of slavery, forced labour and trafficking in human beings are allegedly facilitated by technologies that are available on the online platforms owned by Google, as well as other private companies, such as Apple and Facebook. In Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, these online applications serve as marketing platforms that allow online users to trade migrant women and girls as housemaids. The women and girls, mostly from South East Asian, South Asian and African countries, are working and living in private households, often in slavery-like situations. slavery-like situations.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the arbitrary arrest, disappeance, torture and ill-treatment of members of the MDC Alliance Youth Assembly. Alleged victims: 4 More details... |
08 Jun 2020 (Ack.) 16 Jun 2020 |
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Informations reçues concernant les accusations portées à l’encontre de Mme Emna Chargui, bloggeuse, après qu’elle ait diffusée sur les réseaux sociaux un message à la manière d’une sourate coranique.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
27 Jul 2020 |
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Information received concerning alleged police violence, including sexual assault and rape, against women and girls.Alleged victims: 17 More details... | |
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Information received concerning restrictions taken in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and which have been interpreted in ways impeding access to abortion services.Alleged victims: - More details... |
11 Aug 2020 |
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Information received concerning the alleged arbitrary arrest and detention of Ms. Ven Rachana, an online clothes seller, and Ms. Morn Eva, a transgender woman. We also refer to the comments made by Government officials targeting human rights NGOs that issued a statement in defence of women’s rights following their detention.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
31 Jul 2020 |
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Information received concerning the alleged arbitrary arrest of 23 people and detention of 19 of them, including gay, bisexual, and trans women in Kyengera, Uganda. Alleged victims: 19 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged killings of human rights defenders Mr. Ryan Hubilla and Ms. Nelly Bagasala as well as the alleged threats, arbitrary detention and legal cases brought against other human rights defenders from the organisations Karapatan, Gabriela and Rural Missionaries of the Philippines which work on issues including enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings. The individuals concerned include Ms. Elisa Tita Lubi, Ms. Cristina Palabay, Mr. Reylan Vergara, Mr. Roneo Clamor, Ms. Kiri Dalena, Dr. Edita Burgos, Fr. Wilfredo Ruazol, and Mr. Jose Mari Callueng, Sr. Elenita Belardo, Sr. Emma Cupin, Ms. Gertrudes Libang, Ms. Joan May Salvador, Ms. Jennefer Aguhob and Mr. Alexander Philip Abinguna.Alleged victims: 16 More details... | |
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Informations reçues concernant des actes d’agression et d’intimidation contre Mme Maximilienne Ngo Mbe, ainsi qu’un incendie criminel perpétré contre le siège du REDHAC, une coalition des défenseurs des droits de l’homme dont Mme Ngo Mbe est la Directrice exécutive.Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Information received concerning a proposed bill, submitted to the Hungarian Parliament, that would make it impossible for trans and gender diverse people to legally change their sex/gender.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged arbitrary arrest and detention in Saudi Arabia since 28 February 2019 of Princess Basmah bint Saud bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud and her daughter Suhoud Al Sharif, who are Saudi citizens.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
04 Jun 2020 |
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Information received concerning the reported lack of effective consultation with victims concerning the amendment of the Act on the Commission on Investigation of Disappeared Persons, Truth and Reconciliation 2071 (2014). Alleged victims: - More details... |
12 Jun 2020 |
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information received, concerning attacks, harassment and serious threats made over against the BBC Persian Service and the BBC World Service and its staff by the authorities of Iran (the Islamic Republic of) in conjunction with its coverage of the civil unrest and the extent of the casualties caused by a strong reaction to protests linked to an increase in fuel prices and the introduction of petrol rationing. Alleged victims: 401 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the continued harassment intimidation and violation of the right to privacy of journalist Ms. Rana Ayyub, as well as the alleged failure by the authorities to provide effective protection.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Informations reçu concernant la commission de « crimes rituels » au Gabon..Alleged victims: - More details... |
13 Jan 2020 (Ack.) 20 Feb 2020 |
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Información recibida en relación con la sentencia de la Audiencia Provincial de Alicante del 4 de noviembre de 2019 que revoca la orden de alejamiento solicitada por una ciduadina en protección de su hija Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
11 Feb 2020 |
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Informations reçues concernant une ressortissante nigériane née en 1991, victime presumée de la traite des êtres humains. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the detention and interrogation of Ms. Lisa Smith and the situation of vulnerability of her child.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
02 Dec 2019 23 Dec 2019 |
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In this connection, we would like to bring to the attention of your Excellency’s Government information we have received concerning the detention and interrogation of Ms. Lisa Smith and the situation of vulnerability of her child.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
19 Nov 2019 14 Jan 2020 |
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Information received concerning the ongoing detention of Ms. Huyen Thu Thi Tran and her child at the Melbourne Immigration Transit Accommodation (MITA) and the threat of imminent removal and separation from her child faced by Ms. Tran.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
26 Nov 2019 |
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Information received concerning the alleged enforced disappearance of Ms. Saba al-Mahdawi, who had participated in some demonstrations in the past weeks.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación a alegaciones de serias violaciones a los derechos a la vida y la integridad personal, a la libertad de expresión, de reunión pacífica y de asociación en Chile, en el contexto de las manifestaciones que han tenido lugar desde el 19 de octubre de 2019 a partir de la declaratoria del Estado de Excepción Constitucional de Emergencia y hasta la fecha de la presente, en particular sobre el uso excesivo de la fuerza en contra de manifestantes (incluyendo niños, niñas y adolescentes); lo cual ha causado al menos 4316 personas detenidas y 1574 heridas, incluyendo al menos 23 personas que habrían perdido la vida mientras participaban en las protestas. Hemos recibido también información sobre presuntas detenciones masivas, violencia sexual a mujeres, presuntas detenciones ilegales en domicilios particulares y hechos que podrían constituir tortura, tratos o penas crueles, inhumanas y degradantes en centros de detención.Alleged victims: 4667 More details... |
03 Jan 2020 03 Jan 2020 (Annex) 03 Jan 2020 (Annex) 03 Jan 2020 (Annex) 03 Jan 2020 (Annex) 03 Jan 2020 (Annex) |
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Information received concerning the continued imprisonment and other human rights violations in prison, including restrictions on religious practices and family visits, against Ms. Hajar Mansoor Hasan, and her cellmate Ms. Medina Ali, as well as the continued imprisonment and deteriorating health of human rights defender Mr. Nabeel Rajab.Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
29 Dec 2019 |
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Information received concerning the discriminatory restrictions on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly, freedom of association and freedom of expression of LBTIQ human rights defenders, which may relate to their engagement in advocacy on human rights related to sexual orientation, gender identity and gender equality.Alleged victims: 4 More details... |
23 Dec 2019 (Annex) 23 Dec 2019 (Annex) 23 Dec 2019 (Annex) 23 Dec 2019 (Annex) 23 Dec 2019 (Annex) 23 Dec 2019 22 May 2020 |
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Información recibida en relación con el caso de una niña de 7 años que será sometida a una separación forzada de su madre (arrancamiento) por orden del Poder Judicial de España.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
11 Feb 2020 |
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Información recibida sobre el asesinato de la Sra. Bessy Ferrero Sánchez y el intento de asesinato en contra de la Sra. Vicky Carvajal, ambas mujeres trans defensoras de derechos humanos que trabajan con personas LGBTI y miembros del Colectivo de Mujeres Trans Muñecas de la Asociación ARCOIRIS (“el Colectivo”).Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
01 Nov 2019 06 Jan 2020 06 Jan 2020 |
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Informations reçues concernant l’arrestation et la détention d’une personne poursuivie pour des faits d’ordre privé, qui pourraient être liés à son travail de journaliste indépendante ou aux activités de ses proches dans le domaine des droits de l’homme.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
18 Oct 2019 09 Dec 2019 |
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Information received concerning the human rights abuses currently suffered by Ms. Sylivia Nandawula, a Ugandan national.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the human rights abuses currently suffered by Ms. Sylivia Nandawula, a Ugandan national.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
24 Oct 2019 |
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Information received concerning an Internet shutdown in West Papua and subsequent acts of harassment and threats against journalist Mr. Victor Mambor and lawyer Ms. Veronica Koman who have been reporting on the shutdown and the protests.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
12 Sep 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 the detention of the teacher Ms. Zara Mohammadi by the Iranian authorities.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the detention of women’s human rights defender Ms. Gulalai Ismail, criminal legal proceedings against her, and the harassment of her family members and friends through house-raids, the opening of criminal proceedings against her parents and allegations of torture of her associates.Alleged victims: 5 More details... |
30 Sep 2019 |
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Information received concerning acts of harassment and discrimination directed towards a young lesbian couple and the unauthorized filming and posting of a video in social media, affecting their right to privacy.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
19 Sep 2019 |
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Information received concerning the arrest and subsequent release of, and two criminal investigations opened against Ms. Carola Rackete, as well as alleged threats to the independence of the judiciary arising from public statements by the Minister of Interior of Italy, Mr Matteo Salvini.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
11 Oct 2019 |
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Información recibida en relación con los obstáculos enfrentados por una menor de edad víctima de violación para acceder a la interrupción legal del embarazo regulada en el artículo 86 del Código Penal de la República Argentina.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
12 Sep 2019 12 Sep 2019 (Annex) 12 Sep 2019 (Annex) 12 Sep 2019 (Annex) |
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Información recibida en relación con la promulgación de sentencias judiciales en el país que están basadas en estereotipos y prejuicios de género en casos de mujeres víctimas de delitos sexuales. Alleged victims: - More details... |
19 Aug 2019 |
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Information received concerning the deteriorating health situation of the detained human rights defender and journalist, Ms. Narges Mohammadi, currently serving a 16-year prison sentence in Evin Prison. Ms. Narges Mohammadi suffers from several serious health conditions, including a pulmonary embolism and a neurological disorder that can result in partial paralysis.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged imminent risk to the life of two female human rights defenders, Ms. Gulalai Ismail and Ms Sanna Ejaz who are working on the rights of ethnic Pasthuns in Pakistan and who have received death threats. Reportedly, Ms. Gulalai Ismail has also been included on a ‘kill list’ and is facing charges linked to her human rights work.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
25 Jun 2019 |
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Informations reçues concernant concernant des allégations d’usage excessif de la force au cours de manifestations, de restrictions du droit à la liberté de manifester et d’actes d’intimidations contre des manifestants.Alleged victims: - More details... |
22 Jun 2021 |
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Información recibida sobre sobre el ataque físico y amenazas de muerte en contra de la Sra. Nivia Vargas, y el presunto lanzamiento de bombas de gas lacrimógeno contra otros familiares y personas relacionadas con la defensora de derechos humanos, la Sra. Hedme Castro y su organización la Asociación para una Ciudadanía Participativa (ACI PARTICIPA).Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
17 Jul 2019 |
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Information received concerning the reported arrest and arbitrary detention of human rights defender Ms. Yasaman Aryani, Ms. Monireh Arabshahi and Ms. Mojgan Keshavarz by the Iranian authorities.Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
02 Jul 2019 14 Nov 2019 |
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Information received concerning the physical and verbal assault of members of the LGBT community and of two LGBT human rights defenders associated with the Collectif Arc-En-Ciel, including Ms. Sandrine Julien.Alleged victims: 4 More details... |
27 Jun 2019 |
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Information received concerning online harassment and hate speech against woman human rights defender Ms. Lara Aharonian.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
18 Jun 2019 |
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Information received concerning death threats against journalist Ms Marvi Sirmed stemming from the dissemination of fabricated accusations against her online.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the reported lack of impartiality, independence and transparency in the existing procedure for the appointment of the members of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and Commission on the Investigation of Enforced Disappearance (CIEDP), which may affect the selection of new commissioners in April 2019; the reported lack of progress in the work undertaken by both commissions; and the possible amendment of the Act on the Commission on Investigation of Disappeared Persons, Truth and Reconciliation 2071 (2014).Alleged victims: - More details... |
07 Jun 2019 |
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Information received concerning the Government’s response to the country’s economic crisisAlleged victims: 289 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the criminalisation of adultery and consensual same sex relations and the imposition of cruel, inhuman and degrading punishments for such acts, including stoning, whipping and amputation.Alleged victims: - More details... |
08 Apr 2019 |
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Information received concerning legislation and social practices of “male guardianship” in Saudi Arabia, including the mobile phone application ‘Absher’, which seem to contravene international human rights norms and standards as outlined below.Alleged victims: - More details... |
21 Jun 2019 |
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Information received concerning the availability on the Google’s application store of the Saudi mobile phone application ‘‘Absher’’, allowing millions of “male guardians” to technologically monitor and restrict women’s whereabouts and freedom of movement in Saudi Arabia.Alleged victims: - More details... |
25 May 2019 |
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Information received concerning the availability on the Apple’s application store of the Saudi mobile phone application ‘‘Absher”, allowing millions of private “male guardians” to technologically monitor and restrict women’s whereabouts and freedom of movement in Saudi Arabia. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alarming high number of cases of sexual and gender-based violence during the electoneering period in 2017 in the Dandora informal settlement, Nairobi County, and in the Vihiga and Kisumu counties.Alleged victims: 60 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged arbitrary arrest and detention of transgender woman and LGBTIQ human rights defender, Ms. Malak Al-Kashif.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Informations reçues concernant la situation d'une travailleuse domestique de 13 ans en Guinée Bissau qui a été blessée et gravement brûlée par ses employeurs privés, un couple qui a initialement accueilli la fille en tant qu’enfant placé dans une famille d’accueil. Nous avons également reçu des informations concernant de graves abus physiques à l'encontre de travailleurs domestiques dans le pays, ainsi que des conditions de travail abusives.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning legislation and social practices of “male guardianship” in Saudi Arabia, including the mobile phone application ‘Absher’, which seem to contravene international human rights norms and standards as outlined below.Alleged victims: - More details... |
17 Apr 2019 |
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Information received concerning hundreds of alarming cases of violence and abuse against women during the performance of medical procedures related to their reproductive health in Croatia.Alleged victims: 500 More details... |
11 Apr 2019 |
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Information received in connection with allegations of new acts of persecution against people who are or are perceived to be gay, bisexual or lesbian in ChechnyaAlleged victims: 40 More details... | |
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Information received concerning torture, sexual harassment and ill-treatment of six women human rights defenders in prison.Alleged victims: 6 More details... |
05 Apr 2019 |
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Information received concerning Mr. Esmail Bakhshi and Ms. Sepideh Gholian, who were reportedly arrested in Khuzestan Province on 20 January 2019. The current location of Mr. Bakhshi and Ms. Gholian is not certain.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
15 Apr 2019 |
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Información recibida en relación con amenazas dirigidas en contra de la defensora de derechos humanos, Sra. Indyra Mendoza.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Allegations received concerning the adverse environment for human rights defenders in Ukraine, most recently illustrated by the killing of Ms. Kateryna Handziuk.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
07 Mar 2019 |
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Follow-up to the communication on the murders of Ms. Marielle Franco and her driver.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
09 Jan 2019 20 Feb 2019 |
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Information received concerning the targeting of the Israeli Information Centre for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories, known as B’Tselem and its staff, including allegations of reprisals against Mr. Hagai El-Ad and physical and judicial harassment of Ms. Manal Al-Ja’bri.Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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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 the alleged extrajudicial or arbitrary killing of thirty-two individuals (twenty six-men, five women and one child) in the context of intensifying counter-insurgency operations carried out by members of the Armed Forces, paramilitaries or individuals linked to them. The victims are members of farmers’ organizations, indigenous persons advocating for access to, and protection of, their ancestral lands and their family members.Alleged victims: 32 More details... |
14 Dec 2018 (Ack.) |
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Information received concerning the threats against journalist Ms. Swati Chaturvedi.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the criminalization of consensual sexual relations between adults and the application of punishments for such acts that are contrary to the absolute prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning smear campaigns and the criminalization of migrant rights defenders rescuing migrants, including members of civil society organizations, private individuals and journalists criticizing Italian migration polices, as well as attempts to obstruct their work, allegedly carried out by Italian authorities. Concerns regarding the negative impact on the human rights of migrants based on the proposed law on immigration and security, further criminalising solidarity and leaving many migrants in irregular situations.Alleged victims: 7 More details... |
20 May 2019 |
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Información recibida en relación con las campañas de desprestigio, hostigamiento, amenazas, ataques, detenciones y cargos criminales contra diez defensoras de derechos humanos y en relación con la detención de cuarenta personas que caminaban hacia el punto de reunión de una manifestación.Alleged victims: 10 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the arrest, enforced disappearance and extrajudicial execution of over 50 migrants from Ghana and other West African countries by Gambian security forces in The Gambia and across the border in Senegal, in July 2005.Alleged victims: 64 More details... |
06 Dec 2019 |
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Information received concerning the arrest, enforced disappearance and extrajudicial execution of over 50 migrants from Ghana and other West African countries by Gambian security forces in The Gambia and across the border in Senegal, in July 2005.Alleged victims: 64 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the arrest, enforced disappearance and extrajudicial execution of over 50 migrants from Ghana and other West African countries by Gambian security forces in The Gambia and across the border in Senegal, in July 2005.Alleged victims: 64 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the arrest, enforced disappearance and extrajudicial execution of over 50 migrants from Ghana and other West African countries by Gambian security forces in The Gambia and across the border in Senegal, in July 2005.Alleged victims: 64 More details... | |
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Information received concerning potential serious retrogression in the advancement of the rights of women and their protection from domestic and gender-based violence in the city of Rome and throughout Italy.Alleged victims: - More details... |
29 May 2019 |
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Information received concerning the exclusion of women candidates from the political process in relation to ongoing elections.Alleged victims: - More details... |
27 Nov 2018 (Ack.) |
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Information received concerning the arbitrary arrests and detentions of the human rights defenders, Ms. Israa Al-Ghomgham, Ms. Samar Badawi, Ms. Nassima Al-Sadah, Ms. Nouf Abdulaziz, Ms. Mayya Al-Zahrani, Ms. Hatoon Al-Fassi.Alleged victims: 6 More details... |
29 Oct 2018 29 Jan 2019 |
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Information received concerning the reported arrest and arbitrary detention of human rights defenders Ms. Hoda Amid, Ms. Najmeh Vahedi and Ms. Rezvaneh Mohammadi, by the Iranian authorities, as well as the continued detention and aggravated charges brought against human rights defender Ms. Nasrin Sotoudeh, and the subsequent arrest of her husband, Mr. Reza Khandan.Alleged victims: 5 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the human rights defenders Mr. Shadi al-Ghazali Harb, Ms. Amal Fathy, Mr. Wael Abbas, Mr. Mohamed Ibrahim Radwan, and Mr. Haytham Mohamadein, who are all being detained on charges relating to freedom of expression and association.Alleged victims: 5 More details... |
23 Jan 2019 |
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Information recieved concerning Ms. Wini Omer. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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In this connection, we would like to draw to the attention of your Excellency’s Government information we have received concerning the denial of medical exit permits by Israeli authorities to Gaza residents in need of life-saving treatment, in particular to women suffering from cancer, as well as that these denials may constitute collective punishment linked to the decision of 1 January 2017 by Israel’s Security Cabinet ordering operative measures to leverage against Hamas.Alleged victims: 4 More details... |
07 Sep 2018 |
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Information received concerning the criminalization, arbitrary detention and risk of deportation of a migrant worker from Kenya who was physically assaulted by ten people on 17 June 2018. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
11 Oct 2018 |
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Informations reçues concernant un nombre alarmant d’allégations de viols commis par des agents étatiques ou d’autres individus agissant en collaboration avec des agents de l’Etat ou avec leur consentement exprès ou tacite, y compris les Imbonerakure, à l’encontre d’opposants présumés ou de membres de leurs familles.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the surveillance, intimidation and harassment against Ms. Yana Tannagasheva and her husband Mr. Vladislav Tannagashev, including from Yuzhanaya mining company, for speaking out about adverse impact of open pit coal mining company on indigenous people in South West Siberia and in possible reprisal for their communication with United Nations mechanisms.Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the burglary and intimidation of Ms. Maryam Hasan. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
30 Aug 2018 |
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Information received concerning the recent arrest and continuous harassment of a woman human rights defender, Ms. Amal Fathy.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning allegations of a pattern of discrimination and violence against Dalit women and girls across India, and the failure of State authorities to effectively respond to various forms of gender-based violence.Alleged victims: - More details... |
30 Dec 2019 |
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Information received concerning Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Directive 11032.3, eliminating a presumption against immigration detention of pregnant women. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the imminent threat to life of journalist Ms. Rana Ayyub, stemming from the dissemination of false information online and pursuant death threats as well as the alleged failure by the authorities to provide effective protection. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
30 Dec 2019 |
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Information received concerning the decision to impose the death penalty upon a juvenile for the killing of a man she was forced to marry after he had raped her and was about to rape her again. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
18 May 2018 12 Jun 2018 |
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Information received concerning the availability of asylum for survivors of domestic abuse and other forms of violence in the United StatesAlleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information we have received concerning the arrest, detention, and prosecution of human rights defender Sophia Donald, as well as the arrest and detention of Ms. Donald’s mother.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged unreasonable delay by the Central Bureau of Investigation to conduct prompt effective and thorough investigations into extrajudicial killings in Manipur despite being ordered by the Supreme Court to do so, as well as alleged harassment by state security forces against, Mr. Sagolsem Menjor Singh, Ms. Ranjeeta Sadokpam and Ms. Salima Memcha and failure to investigate an attack on Mr. Okram Nutankumar who are all human rights defenders working on these cases.Alleged victims: 4 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the criminal prosecution of Ms. Shahindha Ismail, human rights defender in the Maldives for the legitimate exercise of freedom of expression on Twitter.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
23 Jul 2018 |
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Información recibida en relación con alegaciones de hostigamiento, difamación y violencias contra una, defensora de derechos sexuales y reproductivos. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
17 Sep 2018 |
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Information received concerning the forced entry and search of the Organization of Women’s Freedom in Iraq (OWFI) shelter in Al Saadoon, the abduction of a male staff member of OWFI and the removal of a young victim of domestic violence who was receiving psychological support from OWFI, by approximately 50 armed persons, including police officers.Alleged victims: - More details... |
14 Jun 2018 |
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Information received concerning the Law on Prevention of Violence within the Family, Protection of Victims of Violence within the Family and Restoration of Peace in the Family, adopted by the National Assembly (Parliament) of Armenia on 8 December 2017.Alleged victims: - More details... |
31 May 2018 |
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Information received concerning the killing of Ms Marielle Franco and her driver.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
23 Mar 2018 27 Mar 2018 12 Sep 2018 |
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Información recibida en relación con el reciente asesinato, en Puerto Cortés, de una mujer transgénero, Jennifer Cristal López (José Denis Ramos Gámes) y de un hombre gay, Jorge Antonio Rodas García.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
17 May 2018 |
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Information received concerning the alleged arbitrary arrest and detention of Bangladeshi women and children in West Bengal, who may also be potential victims of trafficking in persons. Alleged victims: 5 More details... | |
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Alleged extrajudicial or arbitrary killings of 27 individuals and attempted killing of several others, in the context of the intensifying counter-insurgency operations allegedly carried out by members of the Armed Forces, paramilitaries or individuals linked to them.Alleged victims: 28 More details... |
05 Mar 2018 (Ack.) 16 Nov 2020 |
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Information received concerning governmental decisions banning pregnant girls and adolescent mothers from attending schools and barring the dissemination of materials relevant to this issue.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received with regards to the rape and sexual assault of two indigenous sisters by members of the armed forces in Orachari village, in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, and their subsequent treatment by the armed forces.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
21 Mar 2018 (Ack.) 16 Apr 2018 |
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Information received concerning a series of demonstrations that took place in different cities of Sudan from 6 January to 31 January 2018. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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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 (Ack.) |
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Information received concerning the treatment of Ms. Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee and Ms. Fatemeh (Atena) Daemi by the Iranian authorities.Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Information received concerning a proposed amendment to the Act of 7January 1993 on Family-Planning, Human Embryo Protection and Conditions of Legal Pregnancy Termination, which would further restrict the already limited access to abortion in Poland. If adopted, the proposed amendment would repeal point (2) of article 4(a)(1) of the above-mentioned Act and would consequently prohibit the termination of pregnancy in case of foetal impairments despite the fact that, according to information received, the majority of terminations of pregnancy in Poland (96% in 2016) are carried out on the grounds of severe or fatal foetal impairments.Alleged victims: - More details... |
19 Aug 2019 |
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Information received concerning instances of sexual and gender-based violence during the election periods.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning continued infringement upon the rights to freedom of expression through the court hearing on 5 December 2017, against signatories to the 11 January 2016 Peace Petition, publicly known as “Academics for Peace Petition”.Alleged victims: - More details... |
09 Feb 2018 |
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Information received concerning allegations of human rights violations resulting from the continued refusal of the Republic of the Philippines to espouse claims against the Government of Japan for crimes of sexual violence suffered by thousands of women and girls at the hands of Japanese military forces during the Second World War.Alleged victims: - More details... |
03 Apr 2018 |
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Information received concerning the enslavement and auctioning of enslaved African migrants in markets in Libya, which increasingly expose them to trafficking and forced labour. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the enslavement and auctioning of enslaved African migrants in markets in Libya, which increasingly expose them to trafficking and forced labour, following the signature of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Italy and the Libyan Government of National Accord in February 2017. Alleged victims: - More details... |
07 Feb 2018 |
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Information received concerning the alleged kidnapping and possible harm of Amnah AlJuaid, in connection with policies discriminating against women in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
04 Jan 2018 |
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Informations reçues concernant des attaques physiques, menaces de mort et actes d’intimidation et de harcèlement contre Mme Maximilienne Ngo Mbe et Mme Alice Nkom.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
11 Jul 2018 |
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Información recibida en relación a las alegaciones de tortura recibidas respecto de las señoras Sofía Viridiana Sánchez Guerra, Verónica Razo Casales, Corina de Jesús Utrera Domínguez, Denise Blanco Lobato, Guillermina Martínez Torres, Gloria Elena Bautista Gómez, Vianey Cedillo Trejo, Brenda Quevedo Cruz y Taylin Narda Meylin Clotet Wang. Alleged victims: 9 More details... |
05 Apr 2018 |
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Información recibida en relación con alegaciones de vigilancia, intimidaciones, agresiones físicas y procedimientos judiciales contra la Sra. Leticia Ramos Herrería, que se encontrarían vinculados a la expresión de posturas críticas al Gobierno de Cuba así como a sus actividades como defensora de derechos humanos.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
15 Dec 2017 |
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Información recibida en relación con diversos actos de intimidación, difamación y amenazas de muerte en contra de la Sra. Helena Maleno Garzón, mismos que parecen relacionarse con su condición de mujer y con sus actividades como defensora de derechos humanos en materia de migración. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
25 Jan 2018 |
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Information received concerning 119 women victims in relation to alleged sexual violence and excessive use of force by mine security and police guarding the Porgera Joint Venture (PJV) gold mine and a failure to provide effective remedy for the women victims.Alleged victims: 119 More details... | |
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Information received concerning 119 women victims in relation to alleged sexual violence and excessive use of force by mine security and police guarding the Porgera Joint Venture (PJV) gold mine and a failure to provide effective remedy for the women victims.Alleged victims: 119 More details... |
13 Dec 2017 |
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Information received concerning 119 women victims in relation to alleged sexual violence and excessive use of force by mine security and police guarding the Porgera Joint Venture (PJV) gold mine and a failure to provide effective remedy for the women victims.Alleged victims: 119 More details... |
23 Nov 2017 |
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Information received concerning alleged acts of intimidation, harassment and death threats online against Ms Angkhana Neelapaijit, Ms Anchana Heemmina and Ms Anchana Hemmina, which appear to be in connection with the exercise of the right to freedom of expression in the performance of their human rights work.Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
22 Sep 2017 (Ack.) |
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Informations reçues concernant les mesures de réparation ordonnées par la Cour d'appel de N'Djamena pour les violations des droits humains commises sous le régime répressif de l’Etat tchadien entre 1982 et 1990, ainsi que les peines de travaux forcés, dictées par la Cour.Alleged victims: 7000 More details... | |
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Información recibida respecto respecto al actual proyecto de ley que permitiría la interrupción voluntaria del embarazo en casos específicos y la actual demora de su aprobación. Asimismo, quisiéramos señalar a la eventual atención del Tribunal Constitucional los aspectos que se exponen a continuación, en caso que llegara a conocer del proyecto de ley en control de constitucionalidad.Alleged victims: - More details... |
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Information received concerning the Nepal Act on the Commission on Investigation of Disappeared Persons, Truth and Reconciliation 2071, adopted on 25 April 2014 (henceforth “TRC Act”); the lack of significant progress in the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and Commission on the Investigation of Enforced Disappearance (CIEDP); and the need to enhance participation and to better guarantee the protection of victims and witnesses.Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
31 Jul 2017 (Ack.) |
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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 (Ack.) |
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Information received concerning the alleged arbitrary arrest and detention of a human rights defender, Ms. Ebtesam Abdullhusain Ali Alsaegh, in the Isa Town women’s prison by agents of the National Security Agency (NSA), as well as the torture and ill-treatment she is at imminent risk of being subjected to.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
08 Aug 2017 |
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Información recibida en relación con el reciente asesinato, en los alrededores de la capital, Tegucigalpa, de una mujer transexual, que también era una activista de los derechos de las personas LGBTI, la Sra. Sherlyn Montoya.Alleged victims: 106 More details... | |
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Informations reçues concernant le projet de loi 103-13 sur les violences faites aux femmes, approuvé par le Conseil de gouvernement le 17 mars 2016, voté et amendé par la Chambre des représentants le 20 juillet 2016 et actuellement examiné par la Chambre des Conseillers en vue d’un possible vote.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the draft Reproductive Health Act introduced in the New York State Senate on 17 January 2017, and currently awaiting approval by the state Senate. Alleged victims: - More details... |
29 Aug 2017 (Ack.) |
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Información recibida en relación con 3 asesinatos de mujeres trans en la ciudad de San Luis Talpa, así como las alegaciones de actos de intimidaciones y amenazas, incluidos actos de extorsión contra una defensora de derechos humanos.Alleged victims: 4 More details... |
21 Jul 2017 |
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Información recibida en relación con alegaciones de actos de intimidación, difamación y amenaza, en algunos casos amenazas de muerte, en contra de las señoras Lottie Cunningham Wren, Juana Bilbano, Vilma Núñez de Escorcia y Francisca Ramírez, así como contra miembros de sus familias, presuntamente en relación con su trabajo legítimo como defensoras de derechos humanos en Nicaragua.Alleged victims: 4 More details... |
02 Jun 2017 |
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Información recibida en relación con el asesinato de una defensora de derechos humanos , madre de una joven desaparecida y representante de una communidad del estado de Tamaulipas.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
17 Jan 2018 10 Sep 2018 |
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Information received concerning the alleged continuous arbitrary detention of human rights defender Ms. Fatemeh (Atena) Daemi, as well as the recent sentencing of her two sisters, Ms. Hanieh Daemi and Ms. Ensieh Daemi.Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
10 Oct 2017 |
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Information received concerning the alleged harassment by security agents as well as permanent surveillance of Ms. Wang Qiaoling, the wife of the detained human rights lawyer Li Heping, and of Ms. Li Wenzu, the wife of another detained human rights lawyer, Wang Quanzhang, following their expressions of support for their husbands and their campaigns in different media to voice their situation.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
29 May 2017 |
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Información recibida respecto al actual proyecto de reforma del Código Penal y la total prohibición del aborto que debería ser debatido próximamente en el Congreso.Alleged victims: - More details... |
15 Jun 2017 |
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Information received concerning alleged human rights violations committed in the context of security operations in the Omerli, Nusaybin and Artuklu districts of Mardin province in southeast Turkey, including raids on and destruction of houses, surveillance of residents, deprivation of access to food, safe drinking water and sanitation, and health services, arbitrary arrests and detentions, acts of torture and ill-treatment, enforced disappearances, and killings.Alleged victims: 38 More details... |
06 Jun 2017 |
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información recibida en relación con el asesinato de la periodista chihuahuense Miroslava Breach Valducea, presuntamente como represalia por su trabajo periodístico. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
05 Dec 2017 |
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Information received concerning the alleged use of discriminatory male guardianship laws to arbitrarily arrest and detain a woman human rights defender in retaliation for her human rights work.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
20 Apr 2017 22 May 2017 |
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Information received concerning the alleged arbitrary arrest and detention in a psychiatric institution of human rights defender, Ms. Elena Urlaeva, as well as the verbal attacks to which she has been subjected while in police custody, which appear to be related to her legitimate human rights activities and her cooperation with international organizations. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
28 Apr 2017 |
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information received concerning the alleged unfair trial and sentencing to death of Ms. Jennifer Dalquez.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
20 Apr 2017 (Ack.) 25 Apr 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... |
01 Jun 2017 01 Jun 2017 (Annex) |
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Promulgación por parte de la Asamblea Legislativa Plurinominal de Bolivia, de la Ley No. 897 que crea una Comisión de la Verdad “para esclarecer los asesinatos, desapariciones forzadas, torturas, detenciones arbitrarias y violencia sexual, entendidas como violaciones graves de derechos humanos, fundados en motivos políticos e ideológicos, acontecidos en Bolivia del 4 de noviembre de 1964 al 10 de octubre de 1982”.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Información recibida con respecto al proyecto de Decreto para despenalizar el aborto en ciertas causales.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning allegations of continuous detention and judicial proceedings against a woman human rights defender which appear to be related to her legitimate human rights activities and represent criminalization of the exercise of her right to freedom of expression, including on the Internet.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
27 Jan 2017 |
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Information received concerning the recent arrest and continuous harassment of a woman human rights defender, Ms. Azza Soliman, which appears to be related to her human rights advocacy.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
03 Feb 2017 |
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Information received concerning the ill-treatment and harassment of two women human rights defenders, Ms. Elena Urlaeva and Ms. Malohat Eshonkulova, through arbitrary arrest and detention, beatings, death threats and confiscation of property by the police, which appear to be related to their legitimate human rights activities of monitoring incidents of forced labour in the cotton industry, and represent a criminalization of the exercise of their right to freedom of expression.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
02 Dec 2016 |
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Information received concerning the arrest, the lack of due process and fair trial, and arbitrary conviction and sentencing of Ms. Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee, Ms. Fatemeh Daemi, and Mr. Arash Sadeghi, by the Iranian authorities, criminalizing the legitimate exercise of their right to freedom of expression.Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
28 Dec 2016 |
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Information received concerning the decision from the Ministry to deny a license on minimum requirements for provision of social services for the Autonomous Women's House Zagreb.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the imminent execution of Ms. Zeinab Sekaanvand Lokran, who was sentenced to death on murder charges.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
17 Nov 2016 |
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Information received concerning the detention, trial and sentence of Ms. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe to five years of imprisonment on unknown charges, and the deterioration of her health condition over the past months.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
06 Feb 2017 (Ack.) |
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Información recibida respecto al caso de Citlali, una niña que habría sido víctima de agresión sexual y a la que se le habría negado el acceso a un aborto legal y seguro en el Estado de Sonora, lo que no estaría en conformidad con las leyes y normas nacionales e internacionales de derechos humanos y habría seriamente puesto en peligro el disfrute de los derechos humanos de la víctima, en particular los derechos de la niña a la integridad física y al más alto nivel posible de salud física y mental.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
14 Dec 2016 |
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Information received concerning the alleged forced evictions and demolition of approximately 100 houses in Rangpuri Pahadi, in the South of Vasant Kunj, Delhi, without prior notice, resettlement plan or a court order, as well as police violence and prolonged detention of three women who resisted the demolitions of their homes.Alleged victims: 3 More details... | |
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Information received concerning alleged killings, attempted killings, attacks, death threats and harassment against human rights defenders working on land-related rights, including women human rights defenders and indigenous leaders, in different States in Brazil.Alleged victims: 35 More details... |
21 Feb 2017 18 Jul 2017 |
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Información recibida respecto a violencia sexual y condiciones de detención que constituyen tratos crueles, inhumanos y degradantes contra mujeres privadas de libertad y niños y niñas que las acompañan en el Instituto Nacional de Orientación Femenina - Cárcel de Mujeres de Los Teques. Alleged victims: 627 More details... |
14 Dec 2016 |
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Additional information received regarding the arrest and detention of Ms. Homa Hoodfar.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
23 Jan 2017 |
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Información recibida en relación con la reforma del código penal de la Republica Dominicana, que fue adoptada recientemente por la Cámara de Diputados del Congreso dominicano.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged arbitrary arrests and detentions of leading human rights lawyer and co-founder of the Defenders of Human Rights Centre (DHRC) Mr. Abdolfattah Soltani, former student activist Mr. Arash Sadeghi, and human rights defender and journalist Ms. Narges Mohammadi, all currently held in Evin Prison under unreasonably harsh and unjust conditions.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
09 Aug 2016 28 Dec 2016 05 Jan 2017 07 Feb 2017 |
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Informations reçues concernant une tentative d’atteinte à la vie de Mme. Aline Bahogwerhe en représailles de l’action en justice intentée par la victime pour viol contre un agent de l’Etat.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Información recibida respecto a la situación de María Teresa Rivera, una de las mujeres que cumplen penas de prisión por cuestiones relacionadas con el embarazo así como la penalización del aborto en El Salvador la cual no está en conformidad con las leyes y normas internacionales de derechos humanos, ya que continúa restringiendo el derecho de las mujeres y las niñas a la integridad física y al más alto nivel posible de salud física y mental.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning allegations of travel ban against a woman human rights defender, Ms. Mozn Hassan.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
12 Aug 2016 |
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Información recibida en relación con alegaciones de uso excesivo de fuerza durante varias marchas organizadas por las Damas de Blanco, así como la violencia, los arrestos y las detenciones arbitrarias contra sus participantes por parte de las fuerzas de policía.Alleged victims: 5 More details... |
12 Sep 2016 |
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Information received concerning the arrest and detention of Ms. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe. Ms. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, aged 37, is a project manager for the Thomson-Reuters Foundation, where she deals with training projects. She is a dual Iranian-British national and her daughter is a British citizen. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
25 Aug 2016 |
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Information received concerning the case of Ms. Layal Al Kayaje, who is facing imminent trial before a military court for “defamation and libel against the Lebanese army”. Ms. Layal Al Kayaje is a 31-year-old Palestinian, born in Lebanon from a Lebanese mother. She resides in Abra, Saida, and is a former owner of a veterinary clinic in Abra. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the arrest and detention of Ms. Homa Hoodfar. Ms. Homa Hoodfar, aged 65, is an internationally renowned and widely published anthropologist researcher, of Iranian, Canadian and Irish nationalities. She studied a range of issues related to women’s roles and status in Muslim contexts as well as on development, refugees and informal economy. Apart from teaching at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada, she regularly participated in international research projects, including in partnerships with universities, research-based networks such as Women Living Under Muslims Laws, and civil society organizations such as Shirkat Gah (Women’s Resource Centre). Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
22 Aug 2016 |
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Información recibida en relación con el proyecto de código penal presentado al Congreso el 19 de mayo pasado. Este proyecto no estaría en conformidad con las leyes y normas internacionales de derechos humanos y podría seriamente poner en peligro el disfrute de los derechos humanos en el país, en particular los derechos de las mujeres y las niñas a la integridad física y al más alto nivel posible de salud física y mental.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Alleged arbitrary detention of a Lutheran pastor and harassment and torture of his wife, in Gia Lai province, Vietnam. According to the information received, Pastor Nguyen Cong Chinh was arrested on 28 April 2011, repeatedly tortured and sentenced to 11 years in prison for “undermining national unity policy”. He remains in prison. On 14 April 2016, Mrs. Tran Thi Hong, his wife, was arrested for several hours and tortured by the police, who tried to force her to provide information on a meeting she had held on 30 April 2016 with the Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom of the United States of America. She is regularly subjected to surveillance and harassment by the police. Despite Mr. Nguyen Cong Chinh’s attempts to have the Lutheran American-Vietnamese Protestant Church registered according to Vietnamese law, its application was rejected in 2010.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
13 Apr 2017 |
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Alegaciones relativas a agresiones físicas y amenazas, y a la falta de protección adecuada de manifestantes y defensores de derechos humanos por parte de las fuerzas de seguridad en el marco de una manifestación pacífica. Según la información recibida, el 15 de abril de 2016, se desplazaba un grupo de personas para participar en una manifestación del Encuentro Internacional de los Pueblos “Berta Cáceres Vive”. En este contexto, se habrían producido graves incidentes, incluyendo agresiones físicas, contra varios centenares de personas que habrían sido parte de esta caravana. Asimismo, varias personas habrían proferido amenazas directas contra varios manifestantes, incluyendo los Sres. Tomás Gómez y Sotero Chavarría, integrantes de la Coordinación General del Consejo Cívico de Organizaciones Populares e Indígenas de Honduras (COPINH). Además, el 9 de mayo, se reportaron represiones violentas de otra manifestación pacífica por parte de miembros del COPINH, cuyos miembros habrían llegado desde las comunidades indígenas lencas hasta las inmediaciones de la Casa Presidencia en Tegucigalpa para exigir la instauración de una Comisión Internacional e Independiente para investigar el asesinato de Berta Cáceres. Después de la movilización, miembros del COPINH habrían sido objeto de detenciones así como de seguimientos y hostigamientos por parte de agentes de la policía. En particular, desde el 10 de mayo de 2016, se habrían producido diversos pronunciamientos e intimidaciones directas relacionadas con el trabajo realizado por la defensora de derechos humanos Giulia Fellin. Similares asuntos destacados en esta comunicación han sido abordados en comunicaciones anteriores: el 8 de junio de 2004, caso HND 3/2004, el 12 de agosto de 2004, caso HND 6/2004, el 7 de abril de 2006, caso HND 1/2006, el 6 de julio de 2009, caso HND 5/2009, el 27 de agosto de 2013, referencia A/HRC/25/74, caso HND 4/2013, el 2 de abril de 2014, referencia A/HRC/27/72, caso HND 2/2014, el 9 de abril de 2014, referencia A/HRC/27/72, caso HND 3/2014, el 8 de marzo de 2016, caso HND 2/2016, el 18 de marzo de 2016, caso HND 3/2016.Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Alleged detrimental human rights impact of a draft law proposed by a civic committee, aiming at prohibiting and criminalizing abortion under all circumstances. According to the information received, in April 2016, the “Stop abortion” civic committee presented a draft law revising the Family Planning, Human Embryo Protection and Conditions of Permissibility of Abortion Act of 7 January 1993 and the Penal Code of 1997. The proposed revisions include replacing the term “human foetus” by “the conceived child” or “the unborn child”, prohibiting abortion under all circumstances and criminalizing all persons intentionally causing the death or the severe impairment/injury of the foetus, including the woman herself. Under current legislation abortion is authorised in cases of threat to the life and health of the woman, when the foetus suffers from a “severe and irreversible foetal defect or incurable illness [threatening] the foetus’ life” and when the pregnancy results from rape and incest. Alleged victims: - More details... |
30 Jun 2016 |
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Alleged harassment, attacks and threats against five women human rights defenders. According to the information received, on 3 October 2015, a resolution was passed by the Bastar Bar Association, prohibiting Ms. Shalini Gera and Ms. Isha Khandelwal, two human rights lawyers, from representing their clients, indigenous Adivasis, in Jagdalpur. Following a complaint by the lawyers, an interim order allowed them to practice again. On 18 February 2016, the landlord of Ms. Gera and Ms. Khandelwal was pressured by police to evict the lawyers from their offices. In January 2016, after Ms. Bela Bhatia had assisted several Adivasi women who had allegedly been raped by police officers, she faced intimidation from a police organisation. Police visited her home numerous times and her mobile phone was tracked. On 20 February 2016, the landlady of Ms. Bhatia was called to the police station in Jagdalpur and pressured to ask Ms. Bhatia to leave her home. On 7 February 2016, the home of Ms. Malini Subramanium, a journalist, was targeted by a group of 20 persons shouting abusive slogans at her. On 18 February, Ms. Subramanium’s landlord was forced by the police to evict Ms. Subramanium from her residence. On 1 August 2015, Ms. Soni Sori, an indigenous rights defender, held a press conference on the murder of a villager, and subsequently became the object of a slander campaign. On 20 February 2016, she was attacked by three unidentified men throwing chemical substance near Jawbanga, Chhattisgarh, resulting in her hospitalisation. Alleged victims: 5 More details... | |
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Alleged arbitrary detention and charges brought against a human rights defender with serious medical conditions, for her legitimate human rights work and the exercise of her rights to freedom of association and freedom of expression. According to the information received, in May 2015, Ms. Narges Mohammadi was detained and charged with several offences allegedly related to her human rights work at the Defenders of Human Rights Center. In October 2015, she suffered from seizures and was transferred to hospital where she was handcuffed to the bed and constantly supervised by security officers. Security officers returned her to prison, against her doctor’s advice, where she remains to date. The next hearing of her trial is scheduled to take place on 20 April 2016. Serious concern is expressed for Ms. Mohammadi’s health and the alleged reason for her detention and the charges brought against her, namely her human rights work. Ms. Mohammadi was the subject of five previous communications sent on 29 October 2015, see A/HRC/31/79, case no. IRN 20/2015; 19 May 2015, see A/HRC/30/27, case no. IRN 5/2015; 27 March 2012, see A/HRC/21/49, case no. IRN 5/2012; 11 October 2011, see A/HRC/19/44, case no. IRN 13/2011; and 23 June 2010, see A/HRC/16/44/Add.1, case no. IRN 16/2010.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
09 Aug 2016 08 Sep 2017 |
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Allegations concerning forced religious conversion of children, denial of the right to access to justice and to a remedy by their mothers as well of their equal rights and responsibilities in matters relating to their children. According to the information received, in the cases of Ms. X and Ms. Y, the religious conversion of their husbands to Islam had legal consequences, resulting in the violation of their equal rights and responsibilities on matters related to their children, including their custody, as well as their access to justice and their right to a remedy. In the case of Ms. Y, the failure of the High Court, while deciding the custody of the children, to recognize and consider her history of abuse by her former husband as well as the alleged violent abduction of her son by him, combined with the inaction of the authorities to act, raises concern as it may justify and legitimize acts of gender-based violence. In both cases, judicial decisions undermine the primacy of constitutional laws over religious and customary laws, due to the existence of an inconsistent dual legal system, resulting in violations of women’s rights to equality in law, their right to remedy and non-discrimination in marriage and family relationships.Alleged victims: 9 More details... |
23 Feb 2017 |
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Alegaciones de violaciones del derecho de las mujeres y las niñas a la integridad física y al más alto nivel posible de salud física y mental en El Salvador. Según la información recibida sobre la situación de los derechos a la salud sexual y reproductiva de las mujeres en El Salvador, en particular, en el contexto de los riesgos del virus Zika para las mujeres embarazadas, el derecho de las mujeres y las niñas a la integridad física y al más alto nivel posible de salud física y mental, continúan siendo restringidos en El Salvador. A pesar de los esfuerzos realizados por el Gobierno para responder a la epidemia del Zika, las mujeres todavía tienen que enfrentar obstáculos en el acceso a la anticoncepción, incluida la anticoncepción de emergencia. También se expresan preocupaciones con respecto a un posible aumento de los abortos inseguros en este contexto, dada la prohibición total de la interrupción del embarazo en el país.Alleged victims: - More details... |
06 Jul 2016 |
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Allegations of individual human rights violations as well as specific concerns particularly affecting the Afro-Colombian community in the municipality of. Buenaventura, Valle de Cauca Department, Colombia. According to the information received, despite the increased presence of public security forces in Buenaventura since 2014, criminal organized groups continue to exercise strong social, economic and local control over the lives and activities of its inhabitants, including by implementing invisible frontiers and imposing curfews in some of the neighbourhoods. These groups are said to be responsible for various criminal activities such as extortion, death threats, murder, enforced disappearances, imposition of various types of punishments, sexual violence against women and girls, child recruitment and forced displacement and eviction, aimed at taking control of the territory and the different communities living in the urban area of Buenaventura.Alleged victims: - More details... |
18 Jan 2017 |
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Alleged pattern of attacks against persons with albinism in Zambia. According to the information received, during the second half of 2015, three persons with albinism, namely Ms. Charity Zimba (age 37), Mr. Billy Chulu (age 46) and Mr. Jeffrey Sikanyai (age 36) were attacked and dismembered, resulting in the death of Ms. Zimba and Mr. Sikanyai. Moreover, in January 2016, an attempt was made to kidnap a 15-year-old boy with albinism close to Lusaka. Serious concern is expressed at these alleged attacks, as they appear to have had the purpose of using, or selling for use, body parts for witchcraft purposes. In this context, further concerns are expressed about the physical and mental integrity of persons with albinism, including women who are at risk of attacks resulting in death and mutilation, as well as in the trafficking of body parts.Alleged victims: 4 More details... | |
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Alegaciones sobre actos de hostigamiento, amenazas de muerte, y un plan de desaparición contra una periodista y defensora de derechos humanos, así como por fallas en un proceso judicial por tortura psíquica de la cual fue víctima, así como sobre amenazas y hostigamiento a su abogado y familias respectivas. Según las informaciones recibidas, la Sra. Claudia Julieta Duque Orrego, actualmente víctima y testigo en dos juicios penales en contra de funcionarios de la dirección general de inteligencia y funcionarios de contrainteligencia, ha sido objeto de nuevas amenazas y hostigamiento, las cuales han incrementado en el marco del desarrollo de los juicios. Se alegas asimismo fallas en el desarrollo efectivo de las investigaciones e interpelación de los presuntos responsables de estos hechos. La Sra. Duque ha sido objeto de comunicaciones anteriores, enviadas el 23 de septiembre de 2004, véase E/CN.4/2005/101/Add.1 caso no. COL 41/2004, el 23 de mayo de 2008, véase A/HRC/10/12/Add.1 caso no. COL 12/2008, el 13 de julio de 2009 y el 30 de octubre de 2009, véase A/HRC/13/22/Add.1, casos no. COL 16/2009, y no. COL 20/2009, y el 7 de octubre de 2011, véase A/HRC/19/44, caso no. COL 9/2011. Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
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Comunicación relativa al desarrollo de tres procesos judiciales sobre violaciones manifiestas de las normas internacionales de derechos humanos y violaciones graves del derecho internacional humanitario, ocurridas durante el período del conflicto armado interno en Guatemala. Según las informaciones recibidas, procedimientos judiciales habrían iniciado en tres causas conocidas por los nombres de CREOMPAZ; Molina Theissen; y Sepur Zarco. Dieciocho militares en situación de retiro habrían sido objeto de órdenes de captura y habrían sido acusados de varios delitos incluyendo delitos de lesa humanidad, masacres, desaparición forzada, incluso en el caso de un niño, Marco Antonio Molina Theissen, así como la esclavitud sexual y laboral de mujeres q’eqchíes que vivían en la comunidad de Sepur Zarco, donde estaba ubicada una base militar durante la época del conflicto armado interno. En el contexto de estos procesos judiciales, se reportan un creciente número de mensajes y actos intimidatorios, incluyendo de grupos ligados a los militares acusados, que buscarían desacreditar y presionar a las víctimas y a quienes les apoyan en este proceso. Esta comunicación se refiere a comunicaciones anteriores enviadas el 22 de diciembre de 2014, ver A/HRC/29/50, caso no. GTM 8/2014; 18 de agosto de 2014, ver A/HRC/28/85, caso no. GTM 5/2014; el 2 de mayo 2014, ver A/HRC/27/72, caso no. GTM 4/2014; el 30 de octubre 2013, ver A/HRC/25/74, caso no. GTM 9/2013; el 17 de mayo 2013, ver A/HRC/24/21, caso, no. GTM 5/2013; y el 15 de marzo 2013, ver A/HRC/24/21, caso no. GTM 2/2013.Alleged victims: - More details... |
06 Apr 2016 24 May 2016 |
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Allégations d’enlèvement, assassinat et amputation d’une jeune fille atteinte d’albinisme au Burundi. Selon les informations reçues, le 17 février 2016, une enfant, âgée de 4 ans et atteinte albinisme, a été enlevée, assassinée, puis amputée d’un bras. Il est probable que l’agression ait été perpétrée dans le but de découper des parties du corps de la victime afin de les utiliser, ou de les vendre en vue de leur utilisation dans le cadre de rituels de sorcellerie.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Alegaciones sobre la adopción de las reformas del Código Penal de la República Dominicana que debería haber entrado en vigor el 19 de diciembre de 2015. Según las informaciones recibidas, el 19 de diciembre de 2014, el Presidente de la República Dominicana promulgó la Ley 550-14 aprobada por el Congreso que reformaba el Código Penal. En enero de 2015, tres organizaciones de la sociedad civil apelaron la Ley 550-14 ante el Tribunal Constitucional para cuestionar la constitucionalidad de los artículos 107 a 110, relativos al aborto. El 2 de diciembre de 2015, el Tribunal Constitucional declaró inconstitucional el procedimiento que rodea la expedición del Código Penal, ya que la reforma fue aprobada solo por la Cámara del Congreso de los Diputados. La reforma debía incluir también los votos del Senado. Aunque el Tribunal no se ha pronunciado sobre las cuestiones de fondo relacionadas al aborto, se restablecieron las disposiciones del Código Penal de 1884 que criminalizan totalmente el aborto. Se expresa preocupación en cuanto al restablecimiento del Código Penal de 1884 y se reiteran las mismas preocupaciones relativas DOM 2/2014, a la violación de los derechos básicos de las mujeres y adolescentes, ya expresadas en la comunicación enviada el 11 de diciembre de 2014, ver A/HRC/29/50, caso no. DOM 2/2014. La reforma también incluía la tipificación del feminicidio establecida en la Ley 550-14. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Allegations concerning the reported abduction and subsequent forced conversion and marriage of a 15 year old Hindu girl, in Allah Dino Magsi Village, Qambar Shahdadkot, Sindh province. On 19 April 2015, six men allegedly kidnapped a 15 year old girl in her home at 1 p.m. in front of her parents. Thereafter her parents reportedly tried to register a First Information Report at the police station on several occasions but were repeatedly sent away. On 25 April 2015, a statement from the girl was reportedly published in a newspaper in which she declared that she was 22 years old, had converted to Islam, changed her name and had married a boy. The parents allegedly brought the case to the Session Court of Qambar Shahdadkot, Larkana, which decided on 2 June 2015 to have the girl placed in a shelter called Dar-ul-Aman and have her age determined. One of the alleged perpetrators reportedly filed an application before the High Court Sindh, Circuit Court, Larkana to challenge the decision of the judge from the Session Court. On 24 June 2015, the High Court allegedly judged that the girl was an adult under Sharia law and suspended the decision of the Session Court thus sending her back to live with the aforementioned boy.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Allegations concerning the delay in signing the Safe Abortion Bill in Sierra Leone, after its adoption by the Parliament. According to the information received, on 8 December 2015, the Parliament of Sierra Leone passed the 2015 Safe Abortion Bill by large majority. On 23 December 2015, the Bill was sent for signature to the President in order to become effective. The 2015 Safe Abortion Bill allows women to have an abortion during the first twelve weeks of gestation, under any circumstances, and between the thirteenth and twenty-fourth weeks of pregnancy in cases of rape, incest, foetal impairment or risk for the woman’s health. The Bill also authorizes abortion for girls under 18, with the consent of a parent, a guardian or an “adult acting in loco parentis”. However, on 6 January 2016, after a meeting with the Inter-Religious Council of Sierra Leone, the President decided to send the Bill to Parliament for reconsideration. After meeting with key parliamentary leaders on 14 January 2016, the Inter-Religious Council of Sierra Leone is expected to address the Parliament on 27 January 2016 in order to express their position on the Bill. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Alleged arbitrary detention, denial of due process and inadequate medical treatment of a human rights defender. According to the information received, Ms. Bahareh Hedayat, a student and prominent women’s rights activist, has been in prison since 31 December 2009. On 5 May 2010, she was sentenced to seven and a half years of imprisonment on charges of crimes against national security, insulting the President and insulting the Supreme Leader. In December 2010, Ms. Hedayat reportedly received an additional six-month prison sentence on charges of “propaganda against the state” for writing a letter from prison, in which she urged Iranian students to continue their peaceful struggle. On 17 August 2015, the Revolutionary Court issued a two-year suspended sentence at the request of Tehran’s Prosecutor General. She is reportedly suffering from chronic illness and has been diagnosed with gallstones during her imprisonment. However, Ms. Hedayat has allegedly been denied adequate medical attention. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
14 Jun 2016 |
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Alleged imminent risk of execution by stoning of an Iranian woman. According to the information received, in November 2013, Ms. Fariba Khalegi was arrested on suspicion of involvement in the murder of her husband. While she was initially released without charge, Ms. Khalegi was later charged with having a sexual relationship with her husband’s alleged, and later convicted, murderer. On 15 October 2014, Ms. Khalegi was reportedly convicted of adultery (zina-ye mohsaneh) and sentenced to death by stoning. The sentence was reportedly upheld by the Supreme Court on 27 January 2015. It is believed that her execution is imminent as all legal avenues of appeal appear to have been exhausted.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
07 Jul 2016 |
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Alleged acts of intimidation and reprisal against three Darfuri students and members of the Darfuri Student Association, including one female, and one woman human rights defender and translator, for cooperating with the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, during the official visit of the former mandate holder to Sudan in May 2015. According to the information received, on 16 May 2015, the four individuals met with a United Nations staff member accompanying the Special Rapporteur in the Corinthia hotel to report on alleged human rights violations. However, the students concluded the meeting due to the intimidating presence of security agents. When the group was leaving the hotel, these agents attempted to arrest the two men and threatened the two women, who were trying to impede the men’s arrest. The four individuals were threatened, even when the Special Rapporteur arrived at the scene. The two male students were placed in a pickup truck and remained in custody in a police station for about seven hours. After the Special Rapporteur left the country, the students continued to receive threats from security officers, including death threats in one case. Alleged victims: - More details... |
01 Mar 2016 (Ack.) 17 Mar 2016 11 Apr 2016 |
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Alleged governmental policy that is discriminatory against pregnant girls and women. According to the information received, on 2 April 2015, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology published a policy statement formally indicating that girls who were pregnant would not be allowed to attend school and complete exams during their pregnancy. This policy entered into force immediately. Grave concern is expressed as this policy seems to be based on misguided, discriminatory and stigmatizing attitudes, beliefs and stereotypes as well as perpetuating gender inequality and violating girls’ and women’s rights to education, economic opportunities, health, including reproductive health, privacy, and physical and psychological integrity and dignity. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Alegaciones sobre actos de violencia física y verbal y actos de intimidación contra mujeres defensoras de derechos humanos. Según las informaciones recibidas, el 20 de octubre de 2015, Lina Solano, Maria Herlinda Gutama, Georgina Gutama, Elsa Urgilés, Nancy Gutama, Etelvina Misacango, Maria Mercedes Gutama y Maria Ángeles Gutama habrían participado en una manifestación pacífica en contra del proyecto minero ‘Rio Blanco’ cuando policías y agentes de seguridad publica las habrían agredido de manera física y verbal y las habrían retenido por más de dos horas. Agentes de seguridad pública las habrían amenazado con detenerlas diciendo que estaban fichadas. Se expresa grave preocupación por estas alegaciones que restringirían indebidamente sus derechos a la libertad de expresión y de la reunión pacífica y sus actividades en la promoción de los derechos humanos.Alleged victims: 8 More details... |
20 Apr 2016 |
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Alleged practice of coerced, unsafe and unethical female sterilisation in Government sponsored camps in India often resulting in injury or death, lack of adequate accountability and access to remedies for victims and their families. According to the information received, the use of substandard sterilisation procedures in India remains common practice despite well-documented risks and abuses. In November 2014, sterilisations performed in Chhattisgarh resulted in the deaths of 13 women and critical injuries to many others. Numerous similar incidents have since occurred despite government reassurances that the situation would be ameliorated. Notably, in Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Madhya Pradesh where one woman died in July 2015 as a result of substandard sterilisation. These coerced sterilization practices are not limited to Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Jharkhand but appear to illustrate a pattern and an approach that infringes upon the liberty and physical integrity of women. The incidents in Chhattisgarh were the subject of a previous communication sent on 11 March 2015, see A/HRC/30/27, case no. IND 3/2015.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Allegations concerning the alleged sexual violence against an Iranian woman and ill-treatment faced by her and her brother in the context of their detention in the Australia Regional Processing Centre in Nauru and their interaction with the Nauru National Police Force. According to the information received an Iranian woman was assaulted and raped while she was on a community visit outside the Australia Regional Processing Centre of Nauru and did not receive adequate and timely medical treatment for her physical and mental health. In addition, her brother was subject to ill- treatment by the Nauru Police Force. Concern was expressed regarding impunity and lack of access to justice for asylum seekers who are victims of serious human rights violations in Nauru, such as sexual violence and ill-treatment and with regard to the targeting of human rights defenders, including asylum seekers who defend rights within these detention facilities. A communication with the same content is being addressed to the Government of Australia, see above, case no. AUS 7/2015.Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Allegations concerning the alleged sexual violence against an Iranian woman and ill-treatment faced by her and her brother in the context of their detention in the Australia Regional Processing Centre in Nauru and their interaction with the Nauru National Police force. According to the information received an Iranian woman was assaulted and raped while she was on a community visit outside the Australia Regional Processing Centre of Nauru and did not receive adequate and timely medical treatment for her physical and mental health. In addition, her brother was subject to ill-treatment by the Nauru Police Force. Concern was expressed regarding impunity and lack of access to justice for asylum seekers who are victims of serious human rights violations in Nauru, such as sexual violence and ill-treatment and with regard to the targeting of human rights defenders, including asylum seekers who defend rights within these detention facilities. A communication with the same content is being addressed to the Government of Nauru, see below, case no. NRU 3/2015.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
17 Dec 2015 |
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Allegation of kidnapping, rape and murder. According to information received, Ms. Huidrom Sharda Devi, 21 years old, from Manipur, India, was allegedly kidnapped and raped on 26 October 2014. Ms. Laishram Surmila Devi, 10 years old, from Manipur, India, was allegedly murdered on 22 January 2014. Ms. Nengneikim Haokip, 18 years old, from Manipur, India, was allegedly raped by personnel of the Assam Rifles, a paramilitary group, on 13 March 2007. Ms. Thangjam Manorama Devi, 32 years old, from, Manipur, India was allegedly raped, tortured and murdered by personnel of the Assam Rifles on 10 July 2004. Some of these violations are reported to be traced to the Armed Forces Special Powers Act of 1958, which allows the armed forces to be deployed in internal conflicts and to enjoy unlimited powers to arrest, search, and shoot to kill. In these cases, the perpetrators have legal immunity from prosecution. Alleged victims: 4 More details... | |
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Alleged arbitrary detention, sentencing to flogging and subjecting human rights activists to a virginity test. According to the information received, Ms. Fatemeh Ekhtesari was sentenced to over 11 years in prison for her collection of poetry. Mr. Mehdi Moosavi was sentenced to six years in prison for his poetry. Ms. Atena Farghadani was sentenced to over twelve years for a cartoon. All three were also charged with “illegitimate sexual relationship short of adultery” for shaking hands with a non-relative of the opposite sex. Ms. Ekhtesari and Mr. Moosavi were sentenced to ninety-nine lashes. Ms. Farghadani has not been sentenced but has already been subjected to forced virginity and pregnancy testing. Ms. Narges Mohammadi, a prominent Iranian rearrested 5 May 2015, has been subjected to harassment and deprived of necessary medical care. Ms Farghadani and Ms Mohammadi have been the subjects of seven previous communications, the most recent of which was sent 4 June 2015, see above, case no. IRN 6/2015.Alleged victims: 4 More details... |
04 Mar 2016 16 Mar 2016 |
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Alegaciones relativas a presuntos actos de tortura a una detenida cometidos por agentes de la autoridad. Según la información recibida, el 10 de julio de 2012, la Sra. Yecenia Armenta Graciano habría sido arrestada en el estado de Sinaloa por miembros de la policía ministerial acusada del homicidio de su marido. El mismo día de su arresto habría sido llevada a un lugar desconocido y torturada. La policía la habría torturado, insultándola, violándola con objetos introducidos en su vagina y ano y amenazándola con violar y matar a sus hijos. Tras la tortura, la Sra. Armenta confesó el homicidio de su marido y habría pasado a custodia policial oficial. En septiembre de 2012 y marzo de 2014 médicos expertos independientes examinaron a la Sra. Armenta y certificaron la consistencia entre las alegaciones de tortura y las evidencias de esta en el cuerpo de la detenida, desmintiendo el informe realizado en 2013 por médicos de la Procuraduría General de la República. En febrero de 2015 el Procurador de Justicia de Sinaloa habría abierto una investigación por tortura, aunque hasta la fecha los policías que pudieron estar implicados permanecen en servicio.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
27 Jan 2016 |
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Allegations concerning the ongoing repatriation to Nigeria of a group of 68 Nigerian women, possible victims of trafficking in persons currently detained at the Center for Identification and Expulsion of Ponte Galeria in Rome, Italy. According to the information received, except for 13 of these women identified as victims of trafficking, international protection requests for all were rejected. In less than two months, between 25 and 30 women had been repatriated and the rest are awaiting imminent deportation. There is concern that the quality of the screening process conducted by the authorities, the characteristic of the group, the number of irregular migrants arriving by sea and the hidden/ dangerous aspect of human trafficking, may have hampered accurate identification of this group and other potential victims of trafficking during the screening process and their protection consideration.Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Allegations concerning the executions of juvenile offenders. According to the information received, on 13 October 2015, Ms. Fatemeh Salbehi was executed in Shiraz. In May 2010, Ms. Salbehi was sentenced to death for allegedly having killed her husband in 2008, when Ms. Salbehi was seventeen years old. In September 2013, the Supreme Court granted a request for a judicial review of her case based on a new provision in Iran’s 2013 Penal Code. Her entire trial in 2014 lasted barely three hours and her sentence was upheld. On 6 October 2015, Mr. Samad Zahabi was reportedly executed in secret in Kermanshah’s Dizel Abad Prison. He was sentenced to death in March 2013 for the killing of a fellow shepherd, which Mr. Zahabi claimed was in self-defence. He was seventeen years old at the time of alleged killing. The Supreme Court had reportedly earlier upheld his death sentence.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
13 Nov 2015 16 Mar 2016 |
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Allegations concerning the release of a man convicted for the rape of a child following a presidential pardon. According to the information received, in February 2014, Mr. X was found guilty of the rape of a 14-year-old girl and sentenced to 18 years of imprisonment. This sentence was confirmed on appeal by the High Court of Zambia on 24 April 2014. However, in July 2015, the President reportedly announced his decision to pardon Mr. X during a visit to Mukobeko Maximum Security Prison in Kabwe. The President also reportedly decided to appoint Mr. X as ambassador for the fight against gender violence. Following his release, Mr. X allegedly assaulted one of his three wives. Moreover, it is alleged that, in August, he released a song in which he condemned those who had criticized his pardon and questioned the length of the sentence handed to him. It is reported that the child victim has suffered from trauma and stigmatisation resulting among others in her dropping out from school and she and her family having had to move houses several times due the public exposure related to her case.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Alleged abduction, killing and dismembering of a young woman with albinism. According to the information received, on 5 August 2015, Ms. Thandazile Sqongwani Mpunzi was reported missing in Phelandaba village in Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa. A search was undertaken by the local chief and the ward council in close cooperation with the community and the police and, on 16 August 2015, the remains of her dismembered body were found in a shallow grave in Phelandaba. Four men, including a minor, were arrested in relation to Ms. Mpunzi’s killing and dismembering and to date they have appeared twice before the Manguzi Magistrate’s Court. The next court appearance is scheduled for 13 October 2015. In addition, the Albinism Society of South Africa has lodged a complaint to the Commission of Gender Equality. Serious concerns are expressed about the alleged abduction, killing and dismembering of Ms. Mpunzi, as these acts appear to have had the purpose of using, or selling for use, her body parts for witchcraft purposes.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Alleged sentencing to flogging and heavy fines for two female students for “indecent dress”. According to the information received, on 14 July 2015 and on 16 August 2015, Ms. Rehab Omer Kakoum and Ms. Ferdous al Toum were charged with “indecent dress” under Article 152 of the 1991 Penal Code of Sudan. Ms. Kakoum was sentenced to pay a fine of 500 Sudanese pounds and Ms. Al Toum was sentenced to be flogged 20 lashes and to pay a fine of 500 Sudanese pounds. Concern is expressed at the physical and psychological integrity of both women in relation to their reported sentences. This communication is sent in follow-up to a previous communication dated 16 July 2015, see above case no. SDN 5/2015. Alleged victims: 10 More details... | |
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Allegations concerning the trafficking for sexual exploitation of two minors in the State of Assam, India. According to the information received, on 26 May 2015, two female minors from Kunthung Rongphar village were taken to Diphu by a distant relative. Once in Diphu they were allegedly locked up in different premises and repeatedly raped by four men over the following two days. The two victims were reportedly returned to their home in the evening of 28 May 2015. The parents of the victims have lodged a complaint with the relevant authorities. The alleged perpetrators, who were positively identified by both minors with the help of an Investigating Officer, were reportedly granted interim bail by the Guwahati High Court. It is further reported that their hearing has been repeatedly postponed.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
31 Aug 2015 |
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Alleged excessive use of force by the police to disperse a peaceful protest in Kathmandu, and serious injuries sustained by several protestors. According to the information received, on 4 August 2015, approximately 100 Dalit human rights defenders took part in a peaceful demonstration in the Bijuli Bazar area in Kathmandu to protest against the current draft of the country’s new Constitution that allegedly unduly restricts the political rights of the members of the Dalit community, and call on the law-makers to include them in the constitution-making process. The police forces dispersed the peaceful crowd, reportedly using excessive force. 26 demonstrators were injured, including Ms. Kamala Hemchuri, President of the Professional Development Resource Center, Ms. Durga Sob, Chairperson the Feminist Dalit Organization, and Mr. Ganesh B.K., Chairperson of the Rastriya Dalit Network. Serious concerns are expressed about the alleged excessive use of force against peaceful demonstrators, in the exercise of their legitimate rights to freedom of opinion and expression and freedom of peaceful assembly. Further concerns are expressed about the situation of Dalit human rights defenders, including women human rights defenders, who are most at risk of attacks and retaliation.Alleged victims: 3 More details... | |
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Alegaciones de abuso sexual y violación de dos mujeres (incluyendo una menor) por soldados. Según la información recibida, el 10 de julio de 2013, la Sra. X, de 15 años, estaba en una habitación del hotel Centenario en Nuevo Laredo, cuando soldados entraron a su habitación. Un soldado le agarró la cabeza y tapó su boca mientras otro la violaba con violencia. Éste último, también la violó violentamente. Otro soldado la forzó a tener sexo oral, amenazándola con una pistola. Durante las agresiones, los demás soldados observaron la escena riéndose. Una semana después, patrullas del ejército fueron a su casa. La víctima reconoció algunos de los hombres que abusaron de ella y se sintió amenazada. Según la información recibida, el 19 de septiembre de 2013, la Sra. Y de 22 años, fue a un concierto con dos miembros de la Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional, luego del cual cuando les pidió que la llevaran a su casa, éstos la llevaron al cuartel militar de Nuevo Laredo, donde la sacaron a la fuerza del vehículo y la ingresaron a un cuarto donde la violaron sexualmente. La víctima fue amenazada de no denunciar el caso, fue golpeada en sus piernas y su abdomen y fue dejada en la calle. Después del incidente, percibió ser perseguida.Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Allegations concerning the arrest of 12 female students and charges against 10 of them for indecent dress, risking corporal punishment of up to 40 lashes. According to the information received, on 25 June 2015, the Public Order Police arrested 12 female students between 17 and 23 years old in front of the Evangelical Baptist Church, Khartoum, where they had attended a ceremony, and took them to a local police station. Two of the students were released about four hours after their arrest. The 10 others were released on bail on 27 June 2015 but charged with "indecent dress" under Article 152 of Sudan’s 1991 Criminal Act. The punishment, if found guilty, is 40 lashes or a fine or both. In practice the law has been reported to be used exclusively against women. One of the students, aged 17, appeared in court on 7 July 2015 and, because of her age, was transferred to a Juvenile Court. It is reported that the other nine students, have appeared or will appear in court on 9, 13, 16 and 17 July 2015.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Alleged systematic and persistent human rights violations of individuals belonging to Shia, Christian, Ahmadi, Hindu, Sikh and Sufi minority communities in Pakistan by non-state actors, and failure of the authorities to prevent, protect and investigate those acts with due diligence. According to the information received, since 2013, a large number of attacks in the form of intimidation, forced marriage, including child marriage, forced conversion, persecution, discrimination, hostility, violence and killings, and targeting members of religious minorities have taken place. The climate of impunity is allegedly fostered by Pakistan’s blasphemy laws and anti-Ahmadi laws, which allow for heavy punishments and have been used to prosecute and punish members of religious minorities and those who attempt to defend or speak out for them. Currently, there are at least 17 individuals on death row and another 19 serving life sentences for blasphemy in Pakistan. Reference is made to previous related communications sent on 22 November 2010, see A/HRC/16/53/Add.1, paras. 326-335; on 22 March 2012, see A/HRC/21/49, case no. PAK 3/2012; on 16 April, 22 May and 30 May 2014, see A/HRC/27/72, case nos. PAK 5/2014, PAK 7/2014 and PAK 8/2014; on 23 October and 5 November 2014, see A/HRC/28/85, case nos. PAK 11/2014 and PAK 13/2014; and on 1 December 2014, see A/HRC/29/50, case no. PAK 14/2014.Alleged victims: 10 More details... |
21 Aug 2015 |
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Allegations concerning the possible detrimental impact of the ongoing reform of the 1929 Child Marriage Restraint Act on the rights of women and girls in Bangladesh. According to the information received, the Government of Bangladesh is currently reforming the 1929 Child Marriage Restraint Act. It is alleged that a proposed amendment includes an exception to the current minimum age of marriage of 18 for girls and 21 for boys. The suggested provision allegedly allows for the marriage of girls from the age of 16 with the consent of parents and the agreement of the court. It is further alleged that the revised Act has not been shared with civil society. Concern is expressed regarding the aforementioned envisaged exception in the revised Act which would in effect condone and legitimize child and forced marriages.Alleged victims: - More details... |
22 Jun 2015 |
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Carta que acusa recibo y agradece la respuesta al llamamiento urgente enviado con anterioridad sobre el caso de la niña embarazada. Asimismo, la carta toma nota y agradece la invitación cursada a todos los titulares de mandato implicados a visitar Paraguay. Los titulares de mandato reiteran su preocupación e interés en dar seguimiento al caso y se ponen a disposición de las autoridades para proporcionar el asesoramiento necesario acerca de los estándares internacionales aplicable así como sobre medidas para su adecuada implementación. Este caso fue objeto de una comunicación previa enviada el 8 de mayo de 2015, ver A/HRC/30/27, caso PRG 1/2015.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Alegaciones de falta de debida diligencia por parte del Estado Paraguayo para prevenir abusos sexuales de una niña embarazada de 10 años, y asegurar una protección y tratamiento adecuado que garantice la integridad física y mental de la niña. De acuerdo con la información recibida, el 21 de abril de 2015, se estableció un embarazo de 21 semanas a un niña de 10 años, que presuntamente fue el resultado de los abusos sexuales reiterados por un pariente cercano, aunque su madre había denunciado los abusos sexuales al Ministerio Publico en 2014. A pesar de las solicitudes, en conformidad con la ley, de la madre de la niña y de expertos médicos, de acuerdo con la ley, para terminar el embarazo que pone en riesgo la vida de la niña, el Estado no ha tomado medidas para proteger la salud, así como la integridad física y mental e incluso la vida, de la niña de 10 años. La ley del aborto en Paraguay es muy restrictiva y sólo autoriza la interrupción del embarazo cuando la vida de la madre está en riesgo. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
12 May 2015 20 May 2015 |
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Allegations of mass summary executions of Yezidi men and of forced conversion to Islam and deportation of Yezidi women and girls held captive by the so-called Islamic State from Iraq to Syria. According to the information received, up to 2,500 members of the Yezidi minority community, who are being held by the so-called Islamic State (ISIL) in the territory of Tal Afar in Iraq’s Nineveh province, have been forced to convert to Islam. Older girls and young women have allegedly been sold to, abused, sexually exploited and enslaved by ISIL fighters. On 26 April 2015, ISIL troops moved the 2,500 captive members of the Yezidi minority community to a school in Tal Afar. Subsequently, up to 700 men and teenage boys were reportedly separated from the rest of the group and moved to the village of Jino near Tal Afar. Furthermore, girls of a young age were reportedly also separated from the rest of the group. On 27 April 2015, up to 400 Yezidi men, from the above-mentioned group, were executed in an unknown location in Ayathiya and/or Zummar sub-districts. The remaining women and children are allegedly to be moved to Syria. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Allegations concerning the public lynching and setting on fire of an Afghan woman accused of burning a copy of the Quran. According to the information received, on 19 March 2015, after having been accused of burning a copy of the Quran at a public shrine in Kabul city, a mob comprised of approximately 30 men physically assaulted a 27-year-old student named Farkhunda with stones and sticks and ran her over with a vehicle three times. As a result, the victim died and her corpse was subsequently set on fire. Reportedly the police arrived at the scene while the lynching was ongoing but failed to adequately respond to the mob violence and prevent the victim’s death. On 20 March 2015, President Ashraf Ghani appointed a commission to investigate the case from a religious and legal point of view. On 24 March 2015, the criminal investigation, which was initiated by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Kabul province, was reportedly transferred to the CID at the Headquarters of the Ministry of Interior given the high profile of the case. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Allegations of charges brought against a women human rights defender for testifying on the violent dispersal by police officers of a peaceful protest and the death of a female activist. According to the information received, on 24 January 2015, Ms. Azza Soliman, President of the Board of Trustees of the Centre for Egyptian Women’s Legal Assistance (CEWLA), witnessed the violent dispersal of a peaceful protest in Cairo - in which she did not take part - including the shooting of activist Ms. Shaimaa al-Sabbagh. After learning that Ms. Al-Sabbagh had died from her injuries, Ms. Soliman voluntarily went to the Prosecution’s Office to give testimony of the events and file a complaint against the involved security forces. After testifying, Ms. Soliman was however informed by the Prosecutor that she was being accused of breaching Law 107 of 2013 on the Right to Public Meetings, Processions and Peaceful Demonstration. On 23 March 2015, official charges were brought against Ms. Soliman for “illegal gathering” and “participating in an unauthorized protest that harmed public security” under Law 107. The scheduled first hearing before the Abdeen Misdemeanor Court of 4 April 2015 was postponed to 9 May 2015. Law 107 of 2013 was the subject of two previous communications sent on 12 February 2013, see A/HRC/23/51, case no. EGY 4/2013, and on 20 March 2013, see A/HRC/24/21, case no. EGY 5/2013. Ms. Al-Sabbagh was the subject of a previous communication sent on 30 January 2015, see A/HRC/29/50, case no. EGY 2/2015.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
28 Jul 2015 |
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Alleged arbitrary arrest and detention of over one hundred individuals in relation to peaceful protests calling for amendments to the National Education Bill and/or the release of previously arrested protestors. According to the information received, on 10 March 2015, 127 peaceful protestors calling for amendments to the National Education Law were arrested in Letpadan, Myanmar. Out of these 127 persons, 69 (58 men and 11 women) remain detained in Tharawaddy prison and face charges under five provisions of the penal code. If convicted on all counts, they may face up to 20 years’ imprisonment. 11 other protestors, who have been released on bail, are being charged under three provisions of the penal code, while one more protestor remains detained in Myingyan prison. It is alleged that 20 women out of the 127 initial detainees were administered pregnancy tests in detention and that two other women, Ms. Phyo Pyo Aung and Ms. Ei Thinzar Maung, were severely beaten and verbally abused by female police officers. In various parts of the country, another 13 individuals, mostly members of the All Burma Federation of Student Unions, have been detained, and/or charged under the penal code and/or article 18 of the Law on Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful procession or had arrest warrants issued against them. The situation of peaceful protesters and their supporters calling for changes to the National Education Law was the subject of a previous communication sent on 6 March 2015, see above, case no. MMR 2/2015.Alleged victims: 16 More details... |
31 Jul 2015 |
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Allegations concerning the persistence of provisions in North Irelands’ domestic legislation relating to abortion which restrict women and girls’ right to health and physical integrity under international human rights law. According to the information received, under the 1861 Offences Against the Person Act and the 1945 Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Act, women or those who help a woman to have an abortion, may face life imprisonment. Furthermore, the 1967 Abortion Act does not apply in Northern Ireland. Abortion is only acceptable when there is a risk to the physical or mental health of the woman or existing children in the family, and abnormalities that could lead to a child being “seriously handicapped”. After the Ministry of Justice announced in December 2013 their intention to prepare a consultation document to review abortion laws in Northern Ireland, the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission was granted leave to pursue a judicial review of these laws on 2 February 2015, the next stage of this legal challenge being a three-day hearing in June 2015.Alleged victims: - More details... |
15 Jul 2015 |
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Presunta detención arbitraria, malos tratos y situación de riesgo en detención debido a falta de tratamiento médico adecuado de una defensora de derechos humanos y líder de una comunidad indígena en el estado de Nayarit. De acuerdo con la información recibida, el día 21 de agosto de 2013 la Sra. Nestora Salgado García, dirigente de la comunidad indígena y coordinadora de la Policía Comunitaria en Olinalá, fue detenida y trasladada al Centro Federal de detención de Mujeres ‘Noroeste’, la cárcel de máxima seguridad de Nayarit. Posteriormente, la Sra. Salgado fue acusada del secuestro del representante legal municipal y los adolescentes. Se alega que hubo una supuesta falta de garantías del debido proceso, así como malos tratos a la detenida. Sra. Salgado está en riesgo ya que no está recibiendo el tratamiento médico adecuado. Se expresa preocupación por la presunta detención arbitraria, el arresto y la detención continuada de Sra. Salgado. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
15 May 2015 15 May 2015 15 May 2015 |
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Alleged existence of unsafe, substandard and unethical sterilisation camps resulting in medical complications and deaths of several women. According to the information received, on 8 and 10 November 2014, procedures performed in a sterilisation camp in the State of Chhattisgarh funded by the State Government of Chhattisgarh resulted in the deaths of 13 women and critical condition of 70 others. The procedures were reportedly performed without free and informed consent, in facilities of deplorable and unhygienic conditions, and with sub-standard clinical procedures. Women of low socio-economic standing were actively targeted and incentivised by the State Government of Chhattisgarh to undergo the sterilisation procedure, and there was a general lack of information regarding the consequences and risks of the sterilisation.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Allegations concerning the ongoing detention and trial of nine bloggers and journalists charged under the Criminal Code and the 2009 Anti-Terrorism Proclamation for their legitimate exercise of the rights to freedom of expression and association. According to the information received, on 17 July 2014, the Federal First Instance Court, Arada First Bench, reportedly charged six members of the so-called Zone Nine Bloggers and three freelance journalists with terrorism under the Criminal Code and the 2009 Anti-Terrorism Proclamation. The six bloggers are: Mr. Befeqadu Hailu, Mr. Atenaf Berahane, Mr. Zelalem Kibret, Mr. Natnael Feleke, Mr. Abel Wabela, and Ms. Mahlet Fantahun. The three journalists are: Mr. Tesfalem Waldyes, Mr. Asmamaw Giorigis, and Ms. Edom Kasaye. It is alleged that their arrests and criminalization result from their work as bloggers and journalists and their legitimate exercise of their right to freedom of opinion and expression. It is reported that they could face sentences of 15 years in prison. The above-mentioned allegations were addressed in an earlier communication sent on 30 April 2014, see A/HRC/27/72, case no. ETH 3/2014Alleged victims: 9 More details... | |
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Allegations of retrogression in the enjoyment of the right to health, including reproductive health, and physical integrity by women and girls in Texas, United States of America. According to the information received, further to the implementation of the Texas House Bill 2 (HB2) relating to the regulation of abortion procedures, providers and facilities, of the 41 abortion clinics which were open in Texas in May 2013, only 17 remain open today. Most of these clinics are located in Texas’ five largest cities, which implies that access to safe abortion has been most severely curtailed for poor, rural, and immigrant women unable to travel to urban centres. Serious concern is expressed that HB2 and its implementation appears to gravely undermine women and girls’ enjoyment of their rights to health, including reproductive health, and physical integrity, in contravention of international human rights law and standards.Alleged victims: - More details... |
23 Jun 2015 02 Jul 2015 |
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Allegations of physical abuse, rape and murder of two female ethnic Kachin schoolteachers by members of the Myanmar army in Northern Shan State. According to the information received, during the night of 19 January 2015, two ethnic Kachin schoolteachers were physically abused, raped and murdered in their rooms in the dormitory inside the Kachin Baptist Convention church compound. The incident occurred in Kaung Kha village between Nan Taung and Mung Baw village tracts, Muse Township in the Northern Shan State. The two female victims, Maran Lu Ra, aged 20, and Tangbau Hkwan Nan Tsin, aged 21, were allegedly found in a state of undress with signs of having been beaten with a blunt instrument. Reports suggest that locals have accused soldiers of the 503rd Light Infantry Battalion of the Myanmar Army (Tatmadaw), who are stationed around 100 metres from where the incident took place, of being involved in the rape and murder of the two young women. Furthermore, it was reported that an initial investigation into the double murder failed to implicate Government soldiers, and that a military representative warned that legal action would be taken against those who accuse soldiers of involvement in this case. Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Allegations of arbitrary arrest and detention of a woman human rights defender and member of the Council for Defence of Educational Rights in Iran. According to the information received, on 24 October 2014, Ms. Mehdieh Golrou was arrested after her participation in a peaceful protest on 22 October 2014 to denounce a series of acid attacks against women in Ispahan. She was taken to Evin Prison, where she was held in solitary confinement for 60 days, before being moved to another cell. While Ms. Golrou is yet to be charged, her case has been referred to Branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran. Although she is allowed family visits, which are always attended by interrogators, Ms. Golrou has not been allowed to consult with the defence lawyer appointed by her family. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Alegaciones de amenazas y represalias en contra de operadores de justicia por los asesinatos de dos fiscales y de una defensora pública. Según la información recibida, el 10 de octubre de 2014, fueron asesinadas en la ciudad de San Pedro Sula, la Sra. X y la Sra. Y, fiscales que fueron interceptadas por dos camionetas de las cuales se bajaron desconocidos y les dispararon. El 23 de octubre de 2014, la Sra. Z, defensora pública, fue asesinada en la ciudad de Catacamas. Se expresa seria preocupación en relación con la situación de inseguridad de las y los operadores de justicia en Honduras y las amenazas y ataques de los que con frecuencia son víctimas. Además se expresa seria preocupación en relación con las amenazas de las que han sido objeto los familiares de las víctimas.Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
27 Mar 2015 |
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Alegaciones sobre la posible aplicación de una amnistía por los delitos de genocidio y crímenes de lesa humanidad, retrasos en el proceso judicial y alegaciones relativas a la falta de garantías de imparcialidad e independencia en la selección de magistrados de la Corte Suprema y salas de apelaciones. Según las informaciones recibidas, los retrasos debidos a la anulación de una fase del debate del juicio por genocidio y crímenes de lesa humanidad contra el ex Jefe de Estado Sr. Efraín Ríos Montt; la posible re-victimización de los testigos y víctimas si tuvieran que volver a dar testimonio; la posible aplicación de una amnistía a delitos que constituirían violaciones graves de los derechos humanos, crímenes de lesa humanidad y genocidio; así como la falta de garantías para la imparcialidad e independencia de la justicia señaladas en el proceso de selección de magistrados de la Corte Suprema y salas de apelaciones, vulnerarían el derecho a la verdad y el acceso a la justicia para las víctimas y familiares de violaciones graves de los derechos humanos cometidas en Guatemala durante el conflicto armado interno. Esta comunicación se refiere a comunicaciones anteriores enviadas el 18 de agosto de 2014, ver A/HRC/28/85, caso no. GTM 5/2014; el 2 de mayo 2014, ver A/HRC/27/72, caso no. GTM 4/2014; el 30 de octubre 2013, ver A/HRC/25/74, caso no. GTM 9/2013; el 17 de mayo 2013, ver A/HRC/24/21, caso, no. GTM 5/2013; y el 15 de marzo 2013, ver A/HRC/24/21, caso no. GTM 2/2013.Alleged victims: - More details... |
26 Dec 2014 15 Jan 2015 |
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Allegations concerning the application of the New South Wales’ Victims’ Rights and Support Act 2013, which appears to have a discriminatory impact on victims of gender-based violence. According to the information received, in July 2013, the New South Wales Government passed the Victims’ Rights and Support Bill, which was introduced on 7 May 2013, abolishing the existing scheme for Compensation and replacing it with a new ‘Support Scheme’. Concern is expressed in relation to the application of the Act which contravenes the right to equality and non-discrimination, and the right to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health of women who have been subjected to violence. Further concern is expressed that the new law hinders the rights of women to have access to justice and effective remedies, including compensation, for the harms that they have suffered.Alleged victims: - More details... |
17 Feb 2015 |
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Alegaciones en relación al femicidio del que fueron víctimas dos mujeres. Según la información recibida, el 19 de noviembre de 2014, los dos cuerpos sin vida de María José Alvarado, representante de Honduras en un certamen de belleza, y su hermana Sofía Trinidad Alvarado fueron encontrados cerca del Balneario El Aguagua. Se informa que el 25 de noviembre se llevó a cabo la audiencia inicial en contra de los cuatro imputados, la cual fue presidida por la jueza de Jurisdicción Nacional en el Juzgado Primero de Letras de la ciudad de Santa Bárbara. El 26 de noviembre, los imputados fueron trasladados a la ciudad de San Pedro Sula donde se les dio lectura de la respectiva resolución, en la que se dictó el auto formal de procesamiento con medida cautelar de prisión preventiva en el Centro Penal de la ciudad de San Pedro Sula.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
18 Feb 2015 |
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Alegaciones sobre las consecuencias negativas que la adopción de la reforma del Código Penal de la República Dominicana tendría al mantener la penalización total del aborto. De acuerdo con la información recibida, el 18 de noviembre de 2014, el Congreso dominicano aprobó una reforma integral del Código Penal, la cual establece que las mujeres que obtengan servicios de aborto, y quienes presten estos servicios, se expondrán a sanciones penales. Se informa que, el 28 de noviembre de 2014, el Presidente de la República Dominicana tomó la decisión de no promulgar el Código Penal y envió una serie de observaciones al Presidente de la Cámara de Diputados sobre los artículos que criminalizan la interrupción del embarazo. Se expresa preocupación sobre el hecho de que, de aprobarse, la reforma vulneraría derechos básicos de las mujeres y las adolescentes, incluido el derecho a la vida y al más alto nivel de salud física y mental.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Alleged physical, sexual and psychological abuse, of a woman and failure of the police to effectively investigate reported gender-based violent crimes. According to the information received, between 2006 and 2014, the alleged victim consistently suffered multiple forms of abuse, including forced pornography, physical and psychological abuse and extortion, by a number of individuals in the Boisar region. The victim has to date not been able to seek adequate recourse to justice. Concern is expressed, among others, regarding the mental state and well-being of the victim and the potential lack of adequate interventions to support her recovery and social re-integration.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
11 Dec 2014 |
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Allegations of abduction, child marriage and forced conversion to Islam in Pakistan. According to the information received, a 12-year-old Hindu girl was abducted, taken to a Madrassa “Dar Ul Uloom Ahsan Al Barakat”, forced into marriage and converted to Islam. Grave concern is raised that this case may be part of an ongoing pattern of violations affecting the Hindu religious minority community in Pakistan, as during October and November 2014 there have been at least four similar reported cases in Sindh Province alone. Particular concern is further expressed at allegations that Pakistan police in the above-mentioned cases have refused to duly fulfill their role and provide support and protection to parents belonging to the Hindu religious minority community, of which the daughters have been abducted.Alleged victims: 7 More details... | |
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Allegations concerning the slow progress of the trial in the case of the “Maguindanao Massacre”, the killing of witnesses to the trial, and the lack of reparations to the victims. According to the information received, the trial on the massacre of 58 persons, including 24 women and 30 journalists, started in 2010 before the Regional Trial Court of Quezon City; however, not a single case has been concluded. Reportedly, at least four witnesses have been killed and relatives of witnesses have also reported attacks, threats and harassment. No form of reparation has been provided to the victims. Media coverage of the trial has reportedly been banned since mid-2014. This case was the subject of earlier communications sent on 30 November 2009, see A/HRC/14/23/Add.1, paras.1840-1880 (case no. PHL 11/2009), on 23 December 2009, see A/HRC/16/52/Add.1, para. 167 (case no. PHL 13/2009) and on 19 July 2010 see A/HRC/17/27/Add.1, paras. 1815-1822 (case no. PHL 7/2010).Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Alegaciones recibidas relacionadas con disposiciones en la legislación y en la práctica que discriminan a las mujeres y las niñas de manera directa o indirecta, tal como aquellas disposiciones en el Código Civil que consienten el matrimonio precoz y refuerzan determinados estereotipos en detrimento de la igualdad de género. Autorizar el matrimonio de las niñas menores de 18 años es una práctica discriminatoria, enraizada en las prácticas perjudiciales, consuetudinarias u otras basadas en roles estereotipados de hombres y mujeres, y de niñas y niños.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Alleged abduction and trafficking of two minor girls. According to the information received, on 29 July 2014, Ms. Y, a 16-year-old student residing near the Indo-Bangladeshi border, was invited to visit her friend’s brother-in law’s house, an acquaintance of her family, while visiting her grandfather. When she did not return home, her family questioned the man, who allegedly confessed that he had taken her to an address in Bangladesh. After her family was not able to find her at the address provided by the man, Ms. Y’s mother filed a written complaint with the Swarupnagar Police on 11 September 2014. The officer on duty however did not register the complaint as a First Instance Report (FIR). On 19 August 2014, Ms. X, a 16-year-old student, did not return home after leaving her house for school located in West Bengal. That evening, her father received a telephone call informing him that she had been abducted and trafficked to Mumbai. On 23 August 2014, Ms. X’s father attempted to lodge a complaint with the Swarupnagar Police, however, they refused to register a FIR. On 8 September 2014, he filed a written complaint before the Superintendent of Police of 24 North Parganas. The whereabouts of both girls remain unknown. Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
09 Dec 2014 |
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Allegations concerning persistence of legislation which directly or indirectly discriminates against women and girls, including provisions allowing for child marriage and polygamy. According to the information received, the 1929 Child Marriage Restraint Act, the 1872 Special Marriage Act and the 1961 Muslim Family Law Ordinance contravene international human rights law and standards in that they establish a different age for marriage for boys and girls, allow for girls to be married as young as 14 and permit polygamy. Concern is expressed that permitting girls’ marriage under the age of 18 is a discriminatory practice, rooted in prejudicial, customary or other practices based on stereotyped roles for men and women, and for boys and girls. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Alleged persistence of legislation which directly or indirectly discriminates against women and girls, including provisions allowing for child marriage and polygamy. According to the information received, the Civil Code, the Shiite Personal Status Law and other general laws contravene international human rights law and standards in that they permit girls as young as 16 years old to get married whereas boys cannot marry before they reach the age of 18, and permit polygamy and temporary marriages. Concern is expressed that permitting girls’ marriage under the age of 18 is a discriminatory practice, rooted in prejudicial, customary or other practices based on stereotyped roles for women and men, girls and boys. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Alegaciones relativas a la denegación de acceso a la justicia a una víctima de violencia contra las mujeres y a su familia en Nicaragua. Según la información recibida, la Sra. Dina Alexandra Carrión fue encontrada muerta con un impacto de bala en el garaje de su casa el 3 de abril del 2010, presuntamente asesinada por su esposo. Se alega que desde el inicio de las investigaciones se observaron serias anomalías por parte de las autoridades quienes tipificaron el caso calificándolo como un suicidio. Según la información recibida, existieron una serie de irregularidades durante la investigación y el proceso judicial, así como un retardo injustificado por parte de las autoridades judiciales en responder a las solicitudes de partes y esclarecer diligentemente el fallecimiento de la Sra. Carrión. Se expresa preocupación por las alegaciones referentes a los obstáculos presentes en el sistema de justicia nicaragüense que impiden tanto la interposición de denuncias como el debido proceso judicial en los casos de violencia contra las mujeres. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Supuesto impacto restrictivo que el Decreto No. 42-2014 que contiene el “Reglamento a la Ley 779, Ley Integral contra la violencia hacia las mujeres de Reformas a las Ley No. 641 “Código Penal”, tendría en la regulación de la protección de la violencia hacia la mujer. Según la información recibida, el 31 de julio de 2014, el Presidente de la República emitió el Decreto No. 42-2014 que contiene el “Reglamento a la Ley No. 779, Ley Integral contra la violencia hacia las mujeres y de reformas a la Ley No. 641 “Código Penal”. De acuerdo con la información recibida, este decreto presidencial restringiría y contradiría más aún la reformada Ley No. 779 que regula la violencia hacia las mujeres. La reforma a la Ley No. 779 fue objeto de una comunicación previa enviada el 26 de noviembre de 2013, vea A/HRC/25/74, caso NIC 2/2013. Alleged victims: - More details... |
25 Nov 2014 |
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Alleged arrest, detention, and sentencing of seven individuals for exercising their right to freedom of expression, including in the form of art, and their right to take part in cultural life without discrimination on the basis of sex and gender. On 19 May 2014, Iranian police officers arrested Mr. Sassan Soleimani, Ms. Reyhaneh Taravadi, Ms. Neda Motameni, Ms. Afshin Sohrabi, Mr. Bardia Moradi, and Mr. Roham Shamekhi for appearing in a video. They were released on bail the following day after a publicized forced apology. On 18 September 2014, they were sentenced to prison terms ranging between six months and one year, with a suspension for three years, as well as to 91 lashes each. On 20 June 2014, Ms. Ghoncheh Gavami, a British-Iranian national was arrested outside the Azadi Stadium in Iran, for protesting against the State’s ban on Iranian women watching volleyball and football games in stadiums. She was initially held in Vozara Detention Centre before her transfer to Evin Prison, Tehran, where she was held in solitary confinement without access to a lawyer for 41 days. On 1 October 2014, she went on hunger strike in protest of her continued detention. Alleged victims: 7 More details... | |
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Alleged risk of imminent execution of a woman after a trial that did not meet fair trial and due process guarantees. According to the information received, on 29 September 2014, authorities transferred Ms. Reyhaneh Jabbari from Gharchak Prison in Tehran to Raja’i Shahr Prison where she was scheduled to be executed the next morning. Ms. Jabbari was sentenced to death in 2007 for allegedly killing a member of the Iranian intelligence services after he attempted to rape her. Raja’i Shahr Prison authorities reportedly confirmed the scheduled execution to Ms. Jabbari’s mother and asked her to go to the prison facility on 30 September 2014 to collect the body. However, Ms. Jabbari’s execution was postponed for 10 days and she was sent back to Gharchak Prison. Ms. Jabbari was the subject of a previous communication sent to the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran on 14 April 2014, see A/HRC/27/72, case no. IRN 6/2014.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
13 Feb 2015 |
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Alegaciones recibidas sobre la situación de 17 mujeres encarceladas por razones relacionadas con el embarazo y respecto a la penalización del aborto en El Salvador bajo cualquier circunstancia que no parece estar en conformidad con las leyes y normas internacionales de derechos humanos, ya que continúa restringiendo el derecho de las mujeres y las niñas a la integridad física y al más alto nivel posible de salud física y mental.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Allegations concerning the non-compliance with international human rights standards of the Shariah Penal Code Order, 2013 (SPC), enacted in Brunei Darussalam. According to the information received, the SPC’s implementation is taking place in three phases. The first phase became operational on 1 May 2014. The second and third phases are expected to commence in 2015 and 2016 respectively. Reportedly, contrary to international human rights standards, the SPC provides inter alia, for the mandatory death penalty and its use for some non-violent acts, including same-sex relations, insulting Islam and its doctrines, and witchcraft. The SPC also stipulates stoning as a method of execution, as well as corporal punishment by amputation and flogging, and allows reliance merely on the accused’s confession in order to reach a guilty verdict. Concern is expressed that the SPC discriminates against women and religious minorities; institutionalizes gender-based stereotypes of women regarding their social role and responsibility to preserve the honour of the family; criminalizes blasphemy; and imposes restrictions on the right to freedom of opinion and expression. Alleged victims: - More details... |
13 Nov 2014 11 Mar 2015 |
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Allegations of summary executions and acts of violence against women by Brazilian security forces. According to the information received, since the beginning of 2014, Brazilian security forces may have summarily executed more than 30 people in the community of Acari (Rio de Janeiro) during military police operations. During these operations, security forces reportedly destroyed people’s belongings, illegally entered private houses, and threatened and beat women. Concerns are raised about the indiscriminate use of firearms and the situation of women at risk during these operations. Concern is also raised about the legal framework of police incursions in private residences without legal warrants. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Allegations of non-compliance of the reform of the Criminal Code with international human rights law, including the right of women and girls to the highest attainable standard of health and physical integrity. According to the information received, on 19 August 2014, the Department of Justice of the Philippines announced the completion of Book II of the Criminal Code, which does not contain any exceptions to the total ban on abortions. As a result, it is reported that the Criminal Code will continue to impose criminal penalties on women and girls undergoing abortions under any circumstances, leaving them at serious risk of abuse, harassment and discrimination, as well as prosecution and punishment. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Allegations of abduction, rape and trafficking of two minors and the subsequent refusal of the police to register the complaints. According to information received, on 2 December 2013, Ms. X, 16 years old, was abducted and trafficked across the border while travelling from Asuraina Village Development Committee (VDC) to Hattiban, a town near the Indian border. She remained in captivity for 18 days during which she was sexually abused. She managed to escape and return to Nepal where she tried to file a complaint with the police. However, the police refused to register the first information report (FIR). Ms. Y, 17 years old, was abducted by a neighbour and his son on 16 June 2014 in the Rupandehi district. Her mother witnessed the abduction. The police refused to register a complaint that the victims’ brother was trying to file on 27 June 2014 because one of the perpetrators had filed an injunction before the District Court. Ms. Y’s whereabouts are still unknown. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Allegations of threats and attacks against a human rights defender, and an attack against her family and raid on her home. According to the information received, on 23 May 2014, a human rights defender promoting the rights of sex workers in Brazil publicly denounced the actions of the police against sex workers during a raid on a building in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, where approximately 300 women were working as prostitutes. On 4 June 2014, the human rights defender again denounced the above-mentioned actions of the police at a public hearing. On 21 June 2014, she was abducted by four men in a car, cut on her neck and arm with a knife, and threatened with the aim of getting her to stop reporting on the raid. Two days later, she received a death threat from a police officer. On 30 July 2014, her mother’s home was raided by unknown individuals. Concern is expressed at the threats and attacks against the human rights defender and her family.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
10 Dec 2014 |
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Alleged arbitrary arrest, detention, ill-treatment and torture in custody of a student activist by members of the military forces. According to the information received, Ms. Kritsuda Khunasen, a student activist advocating for the “Red Shirts” supporters of the ousted Prime Minister Thakshin Shinawatra, was allegedly detained in an unidentified military camp without charges from 28 May to 24 June 2014. It is reported that soldiers interrogated Ms. Khunasen on a daily basis and punched her in her face, head, stomach and entire body. In addition, soldiers reportedly put a plastic bag over her head and wrapped a piece of cloth around it to suffocate her. On 25 June 2014, Ms. Khunasen was released from military custody. It is alleged that on 10 August 2014, the Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant against her without reasonable grounds. A previous communication concerning the summoning and arrest of demonstrators by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) was sent on 28 May 2014, see A/HRC/27/72, case no. 6/2014.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Allegations of excessive use of force by Government employees, private security and police officers against environmental human rights defenders and communities affected, who were protesting against the construction of sixty-nine high-voltage (765kv) nuclear power transmission towers by the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) in five villages of Miryang, Gyeongsang-do Province. According to the information received, the protesters share a grave concern that these nuclear power towers will cause environmental destruction and damage to food crops, resulting in serious violations of human rights for the largely aging population, notably the right to an adequate standard of living, the right to food and the right to health. Reportedly, most residents are senior citizens in their seventies, who have been denied meaningful, participatory consultations with Government agencies or KEPCO since 2007. Reports indicate that peaceful protests have been violently suppressed since 2012. The most recent incident occurred on 11 June 2014 when around 2,000 police officers and 200 Miryang public officers were mobilized against approximately 100 senior residents conducting ‘sit-in’ protests at five construction sites, resulting in a series of human rights abuses, including personal injuries, the illegal arrest of protesters and the illegal collection of video footage.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
22 Oct 2014 |
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Allegations of ongoing attacks against persons with albinism resulting in death or severe maiming, and of lack of adequate protection. According to the information received, persons with the genetic condition of albinism are being targeted in brutal, ritualized attacks for the harvesting of their body parts throughout the territory of the United Republic of Tanzania. It is reported that at least 139 attacks took place throughout Tanzania between 2007 and 2014. Investigations, prosecutions and sentencing concerning cases involving attacks against persons with albinism are extremely rare. It is further reported that when legal proceedings do occur, due process is typically not afforded to the victims, whose testimony is usually not considered, and who are not provided with legal assistance. Furthermore, persons with albinism living in State institutions are subjected to inhumane living conditions and treatment. Children in particular are allegedly subjected to severe mistreatment in the form of physical abuse and sexual violence. Similar concerns were raised in an earlier communication sent on 18 March 2013, see A/HRC/24/21, case no. TZA 1/2013. Alleged victims: 3 More details... | |
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Alegaciones de tortura y malos tratos contra la Sra. Claudia Medina Tamariz cometidos por agentes de la Secretaría de Marina, en el Estado de Veracruz. Según información recibida, el 7 de agosto de 2012, la Sra. Claudia Medina Tamariz fue detenida ilegalmente por efectivos de la Marina y trasladada de forma clandestina a dependencias de la Secretaría de Marina en el Puerto de Veracruz, donde fue amenazada, golpeada, severamente torturada y agredida sexualmente, estando incomunicada durante aproximadamente 36 horas. Asimismo, la Sra. Medina habría sido forzada a firmar una confesión sin presencia de un abogado y exhibida a los medios de comunicación como culpable de los delitos que se le imputaban.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
05 Nov 2014 |
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Supuesto impacto restrictivo que el proyecto de “Ley orgánica para la protección de la vida del concebido y los derechos de la mujer embarazada” tendría en la salud sexual y reproductiva de las mujeres en España. Según la información recibida, desde 2010, la legislación española permitía a mujeres y niñas acceder a un aborto a petición, durante el período inicial del embarazo. Sin embargo, el 20 de diciembre de 2013, un proyecto de ley habría sido adoptado por parte del Consejo de Ministros, el cual limitaría las posibilidades de realizar abortos legales. De acuerdo con la información recibida, según el proyecto de ley, el acceso a abortos legales quedaría limitado únicamente a casos en los que la salud física o mental de la mujer se vea en peligro y en los que el embarazo sea el resultado de violencia sexual. Alleged victims: - More details... |
31 Mar 2015 |
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Alleged attacks, threats and acts of intimidation against members of a non-governmental organization (NGO) actively involved in commemorating the Srebrenica genocide of 1995. According to the information received, on 8 July 2014, during a commemoration of the genocide, Ms. Staša Zajovic, co-founder of the NGO Women in Black, and three staff members of the same organization, were physically and verbally attacked in Valjevo by a group of assailants, some of whom were wearing t-shirts bearing the image of Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic. The police reportedly failed to provide adequate protection. Prior to this incident, the then spokesperson of the Anti-Terrorist Unit of the Ministry of Interior had incited hooligans to act violently against members of Women in Black. A nationalist right wing organization also organized a hostile protest in front of the organization’s premises. Alleged victims: - More details... |
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Alleged arrest, imprisonment and denial of medical care to journalists and human rights activists in the Islamic Republic of Iran. According to the information received, during the months of June and July 2014, a number of prominent journalists, women’s rights activists, a filmmaker and a blogger critical of the Government were arrested, charged and imprisoned for what appears to be the exercise of their rights to freedom of opinion and expression, and of peaceful assembly and association. Ms. Mahnaz Mohammadi and Mr. Mehdi Khazali were arrested, Ms. Reyhane Tabatabaie and Ms. Marzieh Rasouli were summoned to prison to serve their prison term, and Mr. Mashaollah Shamsolvaeizan was charged with propaganda against the State for having given interviews and speeches. Mr. Mashaollah Shamsolvaeizan was released after posting bail, whereas Mr. Khazali was released on health grounds. Ms. Mohammadi was the subject of two earlier communications sent on 7 March 2007, see A/HRC/7/14/Add.1, Para. 276, and 8 July 2011, see A/HRC/19/44, case no. IRN 9/2011. Ms. Rasouli was the subject of an earlier communication sent on 16 February 2012, see A/HRC/20/30, case no. IRN 1/2012.Alleged victims: 5 More details... | |
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Presuntos ataques, detenciones arbitrarias y actos de represalia contra defensores y defensoras de derechos humanos en Cuba. Según las informaciones recibidas, defensores y defensoras de derechos humanos han sufrido ataques, detenciones arbitrarias y actos de represalia desde comienzos de 2014, y en especial durante junio de 2014. Los Sres. Roberto Almager Gonzalez y Gilberto Hernandez Lao, integrantes de la Unión Patriótica de Cuba (UNPACU), habrían sido víctimas de repetidas detenciones y violencia por parte de agentes del orden. El Sr. Roberto de Jesús Guerra Pérez, periodista independiente, habría sido atacado y amenazado en conexión con su trabajo. El Sr. Jorge Luis García Pérez “Antúnez”, Secretario Nacional del Frente Nacional de Resistencia Cívica Orlando Zapata Tamayo (Frente OZT), y la Sra. Yris Pérez Aguilera habrían sido detenidos y agredidos por agentes del orden. La Sra. Berta Soler, líder del movimiento Las Damas de Blanco y su marido, el Sr. Angel Moya, habrían sido golpeados y detenidos por agentes del orden. La UNPACU, el Frente OZT y Las Damas de Blanco han sido objeto de varias comunicaciones anteriores, enviadas el 22 de mayo de 2006, véase , para; el 7 de abril de 2008, véase A/HRC/10/12/Add.1, para 851-855; el 30 de abril de 2008, véase arriba, para 856-862; el 19 de mayo de 2008, véase arriba, para 863-869; el 8 de julio de 2008, véase arriba, para 870-876; el 3 de abril de 2009, véase, para; el 2 de septiembre de 2011, véase A/HRC/19/44, caso no. CUB 2/2011; el 15 de noviembre de 2011, véase arriba, caso no. CUB 3/2011; el 19 de enero de 2012, véase A/HRC/20/30, caso no. CUB 5/2011; el 9 de febrero de 2012, véase arriba, caso no. CUB 2/2012; el 22 de marzo de 2012, véase A/HRC/21/49, caso no. CUB 3/2012; el 9 de octubre de 2012, véase A/HRC/22/67, caso no. CUB 6/2012; el 4 de noviembre de 2013, véase A/HRC/25/74, caso no. CUB 5/2013; el 28 de febrero de 2014, véase A/HRC/26/21, caso no. CUB 1/2014. Alleged victims: 6 More details... | |
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Allégations sur la situation des ressortissants de la République Démocratique du Congo expulsés par les forces de l’ordre congolaises depuis Avril 2014. Selon les informations reçues, le 4 avril 2014, une opération policière nommée « Mbata ya Bakolo » (en français : la gifle des ainés) aurait été lancée à Brazzaville. Depuis lors plus de 130 000 ressortissants de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC) auraient été expulsés de la République du Congo (Brazzaville). Les préoccupations comprennent l’expulsion massive des ressortissants de la République Démocratique du Congo dans le cadre de l’opération policière nommée « Mbata ya Bakolo » et en outre, les allégations de mauvais traitement, abus d’autorité, détention arbitraire, et violences sexuelles dont sont victimes les ressortissants du RDC sont préoccupants ainsi que le fait que ces expulsions auraient été menées sans décision de justice et sans qu’aucune mesure de protection ne soit offerte aux personnes concernées. Alleged victims: 4 More details... |
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Alleged discriminatory legislation and practices against women and girls in the Republic of Yemen allowing for child marriage and trafficking in girls for sexual purposes or “tourism marriage”. According to the information received, since the Personal Status Law No. 20 of 1992 was abrogated in 1999, there is no legislative framework in Yemen expressly specifying a minimum age of marriage. Current law permits marriage of a girl less than 15 years old, with the consent of her guardian. In 2009, the Government of Yemen reportedly introduced a bill proposing a minimum age of marriage for both girls and boys of 17 years. Following a debate in the Yemeni national Parliament in 2010, the Shari’a Legislative Committee reportedly made recommendations against establishing a minimum age of marriage, claiming that setting such a minimum age contradicted Islamic principles. Subsequent discussion of the bill was postponed. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Allegations of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment due to the overall situation of detention and, in particular, the overcrowding of holding cells in police stations in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. According to the information received, most of the holding cells in police stations in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul are in poor condition and heavily overcrowded, hampering access to adequate health care for persons in detention and creating security risks for both inmates and police officers. It is reported that none of the 28 police stations are adequately equipped to hold people in custody, even for short periods of time. Besides the issue of overcrowding, the holding cells generally lack adequate sanitation, ventilation and light, leading to a level of hygiene that is generally extremely poor. Furthermore, access to medical care is extremely limited.Alleged victims: - More details... |
19 Sep 2014 11 Nov 2014 |
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Allégations de menaces de mort contre une défenseure des droits de l’homme renommée. Selon les informations reçues, Mme Aminetou Mint El Moctar, défenseure des droits de l’homme renommée et présidente de l’Association des femmes chefs de famille, fait l’objet de menaces de mort depuis qu’elle a dénoncé des actes de persécutions et de harcèlement commis par des groupes islamistes radicaux contre les personnes accusées d’apostasie. Il est rapporté que les autorités étatiques n’ont mis en place aucune mesure de protection pour assurer la sécurité de Mme Mint El Moctar. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Alleged arbitrary closure of a human rights organization promoting women’s rights and gender equality. According to the information received, on 24 June 2014, the Salmmah Women’s Resource Centre, a human rights association promoting women’s rights and gender equality registered with the Ministry of Justice, was closed down by the authorities. It is reported that this measure was taken a few weeks after the organization promoted women’s rights and gender equality in various fora.Alleged victims: - More details... |
26 Aug 2014 |
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Alleged killing of a human rights defender by unknown assailants in Benghazi, Libya. According to the information received, on 25 June 2014, Ms. Salwa Bugaighis, co-founder of the Libyan Women’s Platform for Peace and vice-chair of the Preparatory Commission for the National Dialogue, was shot dead by unknown assailants in her home in Benghazi. Her husband, Mr. Issam Bugaighis, who is a member of the Benghazi municipal council, has been reported missing since the attack. The assassination of Ms. Bugaighis came on the day of the country’s parliamentary elections in a climate of increased violence targeted at human defenders and political figures in Libya. Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Alleged detention and deportation of unaccompanied migrant children arriving at the southwest border of the United States of America. According to the information received, since October 2013, immigration officials have apprehended tens of thousands of unaccompanied migrant children arriving at the southwest border of the United States of America, and detained them in improvised detention centres where they are held in inhumane conditions and do not receive special protection measures such as psychological or age-appropriate care. Many of the unaccompanied children are unable to access the refugee status determining procedures. Despite a sharp increase in the number of children claiming that they fear returning to their countries of origin, there have been reports of massive deportations.Alleged victims: - More details... |
25 Nov 2014 |
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Alleged beating and continued harassment of a woman of Tamil origin after she reported that two military officers raped her in June 2010. According to the information received, investigations and court proceedings have continued for the past four years, and Ms. X has been relocated with the support of a women’s organization. It is reported that a man who moved into Ms. X new area of residence repeatedly harassed her and her family, and on 22 March 2014, severely beat her. Ms. X. allegedly complained to the police many times, but they have not investigated further. It is also reported that Ms. X was falsely accused of, and arrested by the police for selling alcohol without a licence two days before the Jaffna Court was scheduled to take up her rape case. Subsequently, during the court proceedings, the lawyer representing the military officers cross examined Ms. X on the events to try to prove that her testimony was inconsistent. Ms. X was the subject of a previous communication sent on 14 December 2011, see A/HRC/20/30, case No. LKA 10/2011.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
18 Aug 2014 26 Nov 2014 |
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Alleged incompatibility of the recently adopted Nepal Act on the Commission on Investigation of Disappeared Persons, Truth and Reconciliation, 2071 (2014), with international obligations. According to the information received, the Act, adopted on 25 April 2014, is incompatible with international obligations in the areas of 1) the competence of the Commission to recommend amnesties for perpetrators, including for gross violations of human rights and serious violations of international humanitarian law, 2) the competence of the Commission to initiate reconciliation processes in the absence of a request by the victim or the offender, and 3) the selection procedures for Commission members.Alleged victims: - More details... |
12 Dec 2014 |
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Alleged risk of imminent execution of a young woman, after being sentenced to death under “qesas” (“retribution-in-kind”) for killing her husband in 2010. According to the information received, Branch 17 of the Criminal Court in Ahvaz convicted Ms. Razieh Ebrahimi for murder in 2010 and sentenced her to death. Her execution was reportedly due to be implemented several months ago, but was halted after she told the authorities that she had committed the crime when she was 17 years old. A subsequent appeal by the legal counsel of Ms. Ebrahimi to the Supreme Court of Iran, on the grounds that she was a minor at the time of the crime and did not understand the consequences of her actions, was unsuccessful. Ms. Ebrahimi had been forced to marry at the age of 14 and allegedly “snapped” and killed her husband after suffering years of abuse, both physically and psychologically, by him. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
30 Sep 2014 |
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Alleged arbitrary detention and ill-treatment of 24 human rights defenders, including several women human rights defenders, following a demonstration against Law 107. According to the information received, on 21 June 2014, over 30 protesters were arrested in Cairo. On 22 June 2012, 24 protesters were charged with inter alia “sabotaging public properties” and “taking part in showing off force with the objective of terrorizing the public.” The first hearing of the 24 arrested protestors, including Ms. Yara Sallam, member of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) and Ms. Sanaa Seif (member of the “No to Military Trials for Civilians” campaign) took place on 29 June 2014 and the next hearing has been scheduled for 13 September 2014. Grave concern is expressed at the alleged ill-treatment in custody of women human rights defenders protesting Law 107. Four previous communications have been sent on Law 107; on 12 February 2013, see A/HRC/23/51, case no. EGY 4/2013; on 17 April 2013, see A/HRC/24/21, case no. EGY 6/2013; on 24 December 2013, see A/HRC/26/21, case no. EGY 19/2013; and on 19 June 2014, see above case no. EGY 8/2014.Alleged victims: 5 More details... |
28 Nov 2014 |
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Alleged abduction, gang-rape, and murder of two teenage girls and failure of the authorities to effectively respond after their abductions were reported. According to the information received, on the night of 27 May 2014, Ms. X and Ms. Y, both minors, were abducted as they walked to a field to relieve themselves because they had no access to sanitation at home. After being made aware of this incident, the girls’ fathers reportedly went to the police station in the village to report their daughters as missing. However, the local police officers insulted them and refused to help, reportedly because the two young women belonged to a lower caste. The girls were later found dead, hanging from a tree in a mango orchard. It is reported that they had been gang-raped before they were killed.Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Allegations concerning the confirmation of death sentences against 220 individuals in Egypt, following unfair and politically motivated trials. According to the information received, on 24 March 2014, a Court in Minya sentenced 529 people to death on charges related to an attack in August 2013 on a police station in Matay, in protest of the violent dispersal of supporters of former President Mohamed Morsi. The sentences were pronounced following legal proceedings reportedly marred with irregularities. On 28 April 2014, another group of 683 individuals were provisionally sentenced to death by the same Court in connection to an attack on a police station in al-Adwa, following a similar trial purportedly similarly procedurally flawed. Also on 28 April 2014, the Court confirmed 37 of the 529 provisional death sentences imposed on 24 March 2014. On 21 June 2014, the Court upheld 183 of the 683 provisional death sentences imposed on 28 April 2014. The defendants are all allegedly supporters of former president Mohamed Morsi.Alleged victims: - More details... |
04 Jul 2014 |
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Allegations concerning the raid of the Egyptian Centre for Economic and Social Rights (ECESR) and the assault and temporary arrest of ECESR staff. According to the information received, on 22 May 2014, between 12 and 1 p.m., the ECESR’s office in Alexandria hosted a press conference which was followed by a short protest. Shortly after, police officers arrived and arrested 15 individuals including two staff members of ECESR – Mr. Mohammed Awwad and Mr. Mostafa Eissa. The police officers then raided the ECESR office and confiscated documents and equipment. The arrested individuals were reportedly released without charge in the evening of the same day. ECESR was the subject of an earlier communication sent on 24 December 2013, see A/HRC/26/21, case no. EGY 19/2013.Alleged victims: 4 More details... |
14 Aug 2014 |
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Alleged gang rape of a woman accused of engaging in extramarital sex and subsequent threat of corporal punishment by caning. According to the information received, on 7 May, 2014, Ms. X, a 26-year-old woman from Kampung Lhok Bani, Kota Langsa, was gang raped by a group of eight vigilantes who accused her of engaging in extramarital sex. After the assault took place, the attackers took Ms. X to the Shariah police where it was determined that she should be caned as a form of punishment for allegedly engaging in extramarital sex. Serious concern is expressed regarding the physical and psychological integrity of Ms. X, and information indicating that she could, despite being a victim of gang rape, be subjected to corporal punishment through caning.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Alleged brutal murder of a 25-year-old woman by members of her own family in what they describe as a crime in the name of honour. According to the information received, on 27 May 2014, Ms. Farzana Praveen and Mr. X were on their way to the Lahore High Court to make a statement that Ms. Praveen had married Mr. X of her own free will, after her father filed a complaint of kidnapping against Mr. X. A short distance from the High Court gate, the couple was reportedly stopped by Ms. Praveen’s father, her two brothers, three cousins, and approximately 20 other men and women. Ms. Praveen was beaten up until she fell down. One of her brothers then reportedly delivered several blows to her head with a brick, resulting in her death. Serious concern is expressed that the brutal killing of Ms. Praveen took place outside of the Lahore High Court allegedly without the intervention of police or other law enforcement officials and that, in general, gender-motivated killings of women, including killings in the name of honour, do not receive stringent punishment. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Allegations of excessive and indiscriminate use of force against peaceful protestors, including women and children, in the regional state of Oromia. According to the information received, security forces and Agazi military special forces violently cracked down on peaceful protests taking place in various cities of Oromia. Reportedly, at least 35 people were killed, including at least eight children and one woman; at least 18 peaceful protestors were injured, including at least five children; and at least 143 peaceful protestors and bystanders were arrested, including at least 20 children and three women. In addition, two members of the Oromo Federalist Congress were arrested for speaking to the press about the wave of killings and detentions. It is reported that the majority of those arrested remain in incommunicado detention to date and have been subjected to torture. Grave concerns are expressed at the excessive and indiscriminate use of force against, and arrest and incommunicado detention of, peaceful protestors, including women and children. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Allegations of arbitrary detention, denial of a fair trial and due process, ill-treatment and the issuing of an unlawful sentence on the basis of unfounded evidence and improper indictment on grounds of adultery and/or of apostasy. According to the information received Ms. Meriam Ibrahim, a 27-year-old pregnant Sudanese woman, is currently detained at Omdurman’s Women Prison near Khartoum with her 20 month-old son. She is facing the punishments of public flogging and execution under the 1991 Criminal Act if found guilty of charges of apostasy and adultery in a hearing to be held by Sudan’s Criminal Court on 15 May 2014. Concerns are expressed at the physical and mental safety of Ms. Ibrahim, a pregnant woman in prison with her son under harsh conditions; the existence of legislation that permits flogging; at the restrictions on Ms. Ibrahim’s right to practice and profess peacefully her religious beliefs; and at her right to a fair trial and due process.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Allegations of ill-treatment, neglect, inadequate medical care and restricted movement of princesses Sahar (1971), Maha (1972), Hala (1974), and Jawaher (1976) born of the union between His Royal Highness King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Ms. Alanoud Al Fayez. According to the information received, the four princesses are confined in royal compounds of the Jeddah palace; are not free to choose their medical caretakers and are given treatments and medicine without informed consent; are prevented from leaving the country; and have not had any physical contact with their mother, Ms. Al Fayez, who left the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 2003. Princesses Hala and Maha are reportedly both ill and deprived of appropriate treatment. It is further reported that following recent the media attention to their situation, two of the four princesses have been unable to purchase their food freely.Alleged victims: 4 More details... | |
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Alleged prosecution and conviction of a domestic violence survivor, after she fired a warning shot into the ceiling, during an altercation with her abuser. According to the information received, Ms. Marissa Alexander, an African-American woman from Florida, was arrested on 1 August 2010, after shooting upward into the ceiling during an altercation with her abusive husband. Ms. Alexander reportedly had earlier obtained a court issued “Injunction for Protection” against her husband. It is reported that no one was injured from the shot fired by Ms. Alexander. She was nonetheless, charged with three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon with no intent to harm. Subsequent to her sentencing, Ms. Alexander filed for appeal, and her retrial is scheduled for July 28, 2014. The State Attorney allegedly continues the prosecution of Ms. Alexander, and is now seeking 3 consecutive 20-year sentences. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
18 Jul 2014 |
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Alleged attempted killing and intimidation of a human rights defender. According to the information received, Ms. Nurainee Uma, a paralegal at the Muslim Attorney Center Foundation (MAC), was shot at by two unidentified individuals on a motorcycle. She managed to escape unharmed and reportedly filed a complaint at the Muang Yala police station the same evening. The following day, the police visited the scene of the attempted murder, however no further investigation of her case has taken place. Since Ms. Nurainee Uma started working for MAC in 2007, military officers have allegedly intimidated her and searched her house on a number of occasions. Grave concern is expressed that the attempted killing and intimidation of Ms. Nurainee Uma might be linked to her work documenting human rights violations in Thailand.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
09 Oct 2014 |
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Allegations of arrest and ill-treatment in detention of a human rights defender. According to the information received, Ms. Ge Zhihui participated in a training outside of China about the United Nations human rights mechanisms in early 2014. Ms. Zhihui was reportedly arrested at her home on 1 March 2014, and is currently detained in Fengtai District Detention Centre on charges of “illegal assembly”, “creating a disturbance” and “using cult to undermine implementation of the law”. Ms. Zhihui has reportedly been ill-treated in detention; she has been handcuffed and chained, denied permission to shower for twenty days and denied toilet breaks during her interrogations. She has reportedly been transferred to hospital on two occasions in relation to a brain infarct, anemia and kaliopenia due to her treatment in detention. Grave concern is expressed that her arrest and detention may be directly linked to her legitimate human rights activities and her participation in a training about the United Nations human rights mechanisms. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Alegaciones de abuso de poder por parte del Tribunal de Honor del Colegio de Abogados y Notarios de Guatemala que suspendió a una jueza del ejercicio de la profesión de abogada por un año. Según la información recibida, el Tribunal de Honor informó el 4 de abril de 2014 a la Jueza Yassmin Barrios que iba a ser sancionada pecuniariamente, amonestada y suspendida en el ejercicio de su profesión de abogada por un año por haber supuestamente cometido una falta grave durante el juicio contra el Sr. Efraín Ríos Montt y el Sr. José Mauricio Rodríguez Sánchez por genocidio y delitos contra los deberes de humanidad. Se informa que el abogado que habría presentado la denuncia ante el Tribunal de Honor era uno de los defensores del imputado Rodríguez Sánchez. Se alega que el Tribunal de Honor actuó fuera de su competencia y que el órgano legalmente competente para evaluar las actuaciones de los jueces e imponerles las sanciones disciplinarias, la Junta de Disciplina Judicial, ya había desestimado la misma denuncia. Se expresa profunda preocupación ante la decisión emitida por el Tribunal de Honor que se enmarca en un contexto de ataques, amenazas e intimidación que afecta a los operadores de justicia que luchan contra la impunidad de graves violaciones a los derechos humanos en Guatemala. La Jueza Barrios ya fue objeto de un llamamiento urgente previo en el cual se denunciaban supuestas amenazas e intimidaciones, enviada con fecha 30 de octubre de 2013, ver A/HRC/25/74, no. de caso GTM 9/2013. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Alleged incommunicado detention of bloggers and freelance journalists who have been advocating for a space for free public dialogue, freedom of expression and access to information in Ethiopia. According to the information received, six members of the blogging collective Zone Nine, Messrs’ Befeqadu Hailu, Atnaf Berahane, Zelalem Kiberet, Natnael Feleke and Abel Wabela, and Ms. Mahlet Fantahun, and three freelance journalists, Messrs’ Tesfalem Waldyes and Asemamaw Haile Giorgis, and Ms. Edom Kasaye, are being held incommunicado at the Maikelawi detention centre since 25 and 26 April 2014. They reportedly appeared at Arada first instance court on Sunday 27 April 2014 and are scheduled to appear before the court on 7 and 8 May 2014 on charges of working with foreign human rights organizations and inciting violence through social media to create instability in the country.Alleged victims: 9 More details... | |
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Alleged arrest, detention, conviction and sentencing of four individuals on the sole basis of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity. According to the information received, the four individuals, two of them identifying as male-to-female transgender, were arrested without a warrant at their apartment in Cairo on 1 April 2014. They were allegedly subjected to both physical and sexual violence in detention. They were interrogated by the prosecutor on 2 April 2014 and sentenced on 7 April 2014 to several years in prison on charges related to “debauchery” under Law 10/1961. Concerns are expressed at the allegations of physical and sexual violence while in detention and that the individuals may have been sentenced on the sole basis of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Alleged risk of imminent execution in violation of international human rights law. According to the information received, Ms. Rayhaneh Jabbari is at risk of imminent execution by hanging after being convicted of murdering Mr. Morteza Abdolali Sarbandi, a physician and member of the Iranian intelligence services, who allegedly attempted to rape her on 7 July 2007. Ms. Jabbari was arrested on 8 July 2007 and has since then been held in Evin prison in Tehran. She was allegedly tortured until she confessed to the murder. During the trial against her, the defendant reportedly claimed that the killing occurred in self-defence. Ms. Jabbari was reportedly not allowed to be assisted by a lawyer of her own choosing. The first-instance court sentenced her to death, which was later upheld by the Supreme Court.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Alleged risk of imminent execution of a migrant worker in violation of international human rights law. According to the information received, Ms. Satinah Binti Jumadi Ahmad, a 41-year-old migrant worker from Indonesia, is at risk of imminent execution in Saudi Arabia. She was reportedly sentenced to death in 2010 for the murder of her employer. The defendant claimed however that the killing had occurred in self-defence and after months of abuse by her employer. It is unclear to what extent the circumstances surrounding the killing committed by Ms. Ahmad were considered during the trial against her. Ms. Ahmad is reported to risk execution as of 3 April 2014, if compensation is not paid to the family of the employer. Reportedly, the death penalty is used disproportionately against foreign nationals in Saudi Arabia. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Allegations of a series of killings, attempted killings and death threats against indigenous leaders, peasant leaders and environmental activists in the Philippines. According to the information received, Mr. Gilbert Paborada was killed on 3 October 2012, after he had received a number of death threats. On 19 October 2013, at around 2 p.m., Ms. Elisa Lascoña Tulid and her family were shot at. Ms. Tulid died from the wounds she sustained, while her family members survived the attack. On 1 December 2013, Mr. Rolen Langala was killed. On 3 January 2014, Mr. Marcelo Monterona was killed. On 5 February 2014, Mr. Julieto Lauron and Ms. Nermie Lapatis were shot. Mr. Lauron died instantaneously, while Ms. Lapatis survived the attack. Mr. Sixto V. Bagasala Jr. was killed on 15 February 2014. Grave concern is expressed that these violent attacks might have been linked to their peaceful and legitimate work in defending human rights in the Philippines.Alleged victims: 7 More details... | |
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Allegations of harassment and assault of a human rights defender and his wife, and the ongoing detention of three of his friends. According to the information received, on 9 February 2014, Mr. Nguyen Bac Truyen’s house was raided by around 100 police officers. Mr. Nguyen was beaten by the police, his belongings were confiscated and he was transferred to Chi Hoa prison in Ho Chi Minh City. Mr. Nguyen was released the following day. On 11 February 2014, a group of 21 colleagues and friends of Mr. Nguyen went to visit his family. All 21 individuals were arrested by the police. On 13 February, 18 of the individuals were released, while Ms. Bui Thi Minh Hang, Ms. Nguyen Thi Thuy Quynh, and Mr. Nguyen Van Minh are still in detention. On 24 February 2014, Mr. Nguyen Bac Truyen and his wife were on their way to a meeting at a diplomatic mission when they were brutally attacked by four undercover police officers.Alleged victims: 5 More details... |
30 May 2014 |
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Alleged trend of violent dispersal of peaceful assemblies, repeated arbitrary arrests of peaceful protestors, and reported sexual abuse of a female demonstrator. According to the information received, on 17 February 2014, three police officers from Nairobi’s Huruma police station arrested seven members of Highway Self-Help Group (HSHG), a non-governmental organisation advocating for youth development. These persons were Ms. Sarah Ashina, Mr. George Luvala, Ms. Susan Mutindi, Mr. Alex Kamande, Mr. Francis Gachui, Mr. Steven Muturi and Mr. Peter Mwangi. Allegedly one of the police officer in charge of the arrest of Ms. Ashina, who was eight months pregnant at the time, slapped her in the face and pushed her to the ground. Police officers also reportedly kicked and beat the other six members of HSHG with sticks and guns. Other recent reports include the arbitrary arrests of members of the social movements Bunge la Mwananchi and Bunge la Wamama Mashinani, including Messrs’ Wilfred Olal, Gacheke Gachihi, John Koome and Nelson Mandela, on 13 February 2014, and of Messrs’ Kiptoo Kipkorir John, Wilfred Olal and John Koome on 15 October 2013. A case of sexual abuse of a female demonstrator by a police officer in the course of her arrest was also reported.Alleged victims: - More details... |
21 Mar 2014 |
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Alleged arrest, detention and sentencing to seven years in prison of a student and women’s rights activist. According to the information received, Ms. Maryam Shafipour, a Qazvin University student, was arrested on 27 July 2013. Following her arrest, Ms. Shafipour reportedly spent over two months in solitary confinement and without access to a lawyer. On 2 March 2014, she was sentenced to seven years in prison on charges of “spreading propaganda against the system”, “assembly and collusion against national security”, and “membership of the Advocacy Council for the Right to Education”. Grave concerns are expressed that Ms. Shafipour might have been targeted due to her peaceful and legitimate activities as a student women’s rights activist. Further concerns are expressed about her treatment while in detention and that she was denied access to a lawyer.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Alleged risk of imminent executions in violation of international human rights law. According to the information received, Mr. Rouhollah Tavani was sentenced to death under charges of “Sabb Al-Nabi” (insults to the Prophet of Islam or other Great Prophets), for allegedly insulting the Holy Prophet and producing alcoholic beverages, which does not constitute “most serious crimes” under international law. Furthermore, Mr. Tavani reportedly suffers from psychosocial disabilities. In a second case, Ms. Farzaneh Moradi was scheduled to be executed on 1 February 2014 for the alleged murder of her husband. Ms. Moradi’s execution was postponed for one month, reportedly due to a lack of evidence that she was the perpetrator of the crime. Concern is expressed about the inadequate examination during the proceedings of the personal circumstances of Ms. Moradi, including the fact that she was a victim of forced and early marriage. Further concerns are expressed in respect of the lack of fair trial guarantees in both cases. Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
04 Aug 2014 29 Sep 2014 |
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Alleged excessive use of force against, killings, injuries, enforced disappearances of, and/or arbitrary arrests and detention of, largely peaceful protestors and journalists in the context of Euromaidan (“Independence Square”) protests. According to the information received, during the Euromaidan protests, which have been ongoing in Kiev and other parts of the country since November 2013, 29 individuals have been killed, including from excessive use of force by law enforcement authorities; 28 individuals have been held incommunicado and/or disappeared and abducted; many individuals have been arrested and, oftentimes pursuant to a court order, have been detained in prison or held under house arrest, on a preventive basis as a security measure, for either participating in, or for being perceived as participating in protests; and over 100 journalists, cameramen and photographers, have been injured, some very seriously, by law enforcement officials while covering and reporting on the protests, with some being placed under house arrest.Alleged victims: 55 More details... | |
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Alleged violent disruption of the Queer Festival Merlinka in Sarajevo. According to the information received, on 1 February 2014, a group of unidentified individuals reportedly stormed the Art Cinema Kriterion in Sarajevo where the aforementioned festival was taking place. They shouted hateful remarks against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered persons (LGBT). They then physically assaulted three attendees who sustained minor physical injuries, and psychologically traumatised over 25 other attendees who were subsequently moved to safe locations in the city. A couple of hours prior to the attack, the organizers had reported to the police a series of threats against the festival made on Facebook. However, the police failed to provide protection to the organizers and participants, despite reassurances that police officers would be deployed during different events of the festival. Serious concerns are expressed about the violent disruption of the Queer Festival Merlinka and the ongoing harassment of LGBT persons in the country.Alleged victims: - More details... |
17 Apr 2014 |
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Allegations of arbitrary arrest and detention of a Kuwaiti national on the basis of her gender identity. According to the information received, Ms. X was arrested by the police in the Hawalli neighbourhood on 21 January 2014 and taken to the Salmiya main branch of the Department of Criminal Investigation. On 23 January 2014, she was reportedly transferred to the Kuwait Central Prison and remained in detention at the time of writing. She was reportedly charged with “imitation of the opposite sex”, which is a criminal offence under Amendment 198 of the Kuwaiti Penal Code. According to reports, Ms. X had no prior criminal record and there was no indication that she was suspected of committing any criminal offence at the time of the arrest. She was arrested only on the basis of her gender identity and expression. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Allegations of discrimination against women caused by provisions contained in the 2013 Matrimonial Property Bill. According to the information received, the 2013 Matrimonial Property Bill, adopted by the National Parliament of the Republic of Kenya on 12 November 2013, denies women the right to marital property upon divorce or death of their spouse, unless they can prove they made a financial contribution during their marriage. It has also been reported that only a minority of women own land title deeds in their own names or jointly with men in Kenya and that traditional customary laws regard property as the sole preserve of men, with women often struggling to provide for themselves and their children when they are widowed, divorced or separated. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Alleged detention, ill treatment and conviction of a woman, victim of rape who reported the crime to the police. According to information received, in the evening of 5 March and the early hours of 6 March 2013, Ms. X, a Norwegian national, was raped by a colleague at the hotel where she was staying, while on a business trip to Dubai. After reporting the rape to the police, Ms. X was placed in detention for four days, during which time she was allegedly held in an overcrowded communal cell with poor ventilation and sanitation facilities; not offered the opportunity of contacting either the Norwegian consulate, nor a lawyer or her family; forced to endure threats and intimidation by police officers; and made to sign documents she did not understand. On 16 July 2013, a Misdemeanour Court convicted and sentenced her to a total of 16 months in prison for, among others, “engaging in consensual sexual relations outside of marriage” and “illegal consumption of alcohol”. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
13 Mar 2014 |
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Alleged abduction and rape of a woman, followed by her arbitrary detention. According to information received, on 28 November 2013, Ms. X, age 21, was forcefully abducted and raped by her ex-boyfriend. After reporting this incident to the Sigatoka police, she continued to be threatened and harassed by the perpetrator, and no action was taken to detain him or investigate the matter. On 1 January 2014, Ms. X was taken into police custody accused of providing false information, faking a kidnapping, and sending threats to herself. She was taken into custody for six days. It is reported that Ms. X did not have access to a court-appointed lawyer during her detention; she has continued to receive threats by the alleged perpetrator, and has suffered acts of intimidation, violence and coercion by the police.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Alleged failure to provide compensation and enforce remedies for two Thai nationals, who were trafficked from Thailand to Italy. According to the information received, in 2006, Ms. X and Ms. Y were promised well paying jobs in Italy by one of their neighbours. However, upon arrival in the country in February 2006, they were forced into prostitution. Less than four months following their arrival, reports indicate that the police raided the brothel where they were forced to work in. The two victims were initially arrested for irregularly residing in the country but after screening interviews the charges were dropped and they were repatriated to Thailand. After their return, the two women pressed charges and on 12 October 2007 the Court of First Instance of Thailand convicted the accused under the Act to Prevent and Suppress Prostitution and handed her an 18 year imprisonment sentence as well as compensation for the victims. It is alleged that the accused escaped from Thailand to Italy before the verdict was delivered and that the conviction has yet to be enforced and compensation paid.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
22 Jul 2014 |
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Alleged failure to provide compensation and enforce remedies for two Thai nationals, who were trafficked from Thailand to Italy. According to the information received, in 2006, Ms. X and Ms. Y were promised well paying jobs in Italy by one of their neighbours. However, upon arrival in the country in February 2006, they were forced into prostitution. Less than four months following their arrival, reports indicate that the police raided the brothel where they were forced to work in. The two victims were initially arrested for irregularly residing in the country but after screening interviews the charges were dropped and they were repatriated to Thailand. After their return, the two women pressed charges and on 12 October 2007 the Court of First Instance of Thailand convicted the accused under the Act to Prevent and Suppress Prostitution and handed her an 18 year imprisonment sentence as well as compensation for the victims. It is alleged that the accused escaped from Thailand to Italy before the verdict was delivered and that the conviction has yet to be enforced and compensation paid. Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
06 Mar 2014 |
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Alleged disproportionate use of force and arbitrary arrest of peaceful protestors, including journalists and human rights defenders, by Egyptian security forces. According to the information received, on 26 November 2013, a peaceful assembly took place in front of the Shura Council. Protestors reportedly called for the abrogation of Law 107 “For organizing the right to peaceful public meetings, processions and protests”, adopted by Presidential Decree on 24 November 2013, and expressed dissent against a constitutional amendment that allegedly allows for military trials of civilians. According to reports, security forces dispersed the peaceful assembly and physically assaulted, arrested and held for up to four days approximately 50 peaceful protestors, including journalists and prominent human rights defenders Ms. Mona Seif, Mr. Ahmad Harara, Ms. Rasha Azab, Mr. Mohamed Abdelazia and Ms. Salma Said. On 27 November 2013, Mr. Ahmed Maher and Mr. Alaa Abd El Fattah were allegedly arrested for inciting the protests.Alleged victims: 7 More details... |
30 Dec 2013 21 Jan 2014 |
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Alleged risk of corporal punishment of up to 40 lashes of Ms Najlaa Mohammed Ali and Mr Amin Senada. According to information received, on 21 October 2013, Ms Ali and Mr Senada were arrested by members of Sudan’s police and security forces in Port Sudan and charged with ‘indecent behaviour’ for riding in the same car together. If convicted, both would be at risk of being flogged with up to 40 lashes in line with Article 152 of Sudan’s 1991 Criminal Code.Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Allegations concerning legislation which discriminates against women and girls, including provisions allowing for child marriage, including between a child and legal guardian, and polygamy. According to the information received, article 1401 of the Civil Code of the Islamic Republic of Iran provides for marriage of girls at 13 years; the 2013 Family Protection Law of the Islamic Republic of Iran reportedly allows for two types of marriage contracts, full or temporary, and polygamy is also legal under this law. Furthermore, on 22 September 2013, the Islamic Consultative Assembly reportedly ratified the “Unsupervised or III Supervised Children and Youth Protection Bill”, Article 27 of which allows for a marriage between a child and his/her legal guardian in circumstances where a child “has reached maturity / puberty” and “marriage with the guardian would be in the best interests of the child”.Alleged victims: - More details... |
14 Feb 2014 |
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Alegaciones en relación con la reforma de la Ley contra la violencia hacia las mujeres y de reformas del Código Penal de Nicaragua. Según la información recibida, el 25 de septiembre de 2013, la Asamblea Nacional aprobó la “Ley de Modificación al Artículo 46 y Adición a los Artículos 30 y 32 de la Ley 779, titulada Ley Integral contra la Violencia hacia las Mujeres y de Reformas a la Ley No. 641, Código Penal”. Resulta preocupante observar que, tras la aprobación de un marco legislativo comprensivo para la lucha contra la violencia de género, se haya introducido un mecanismo de mediación que supone un agravamiento en la situación de vulnerabilidad de las víctimas. Se considera absolutamente desafortunado el hecho que esta reforma pueda poner a las víctimas de violencia de género ante un riesgo aún mayor.Alleged victims: - More details... |
20 Jan 2014 |
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Alleged incidents of settler violence against women and their families. According to information received, Ms X, a woman from Al Mazra’a Al Qibliyeh, West Bank, was allegedly severely beaten by four settlers as she picked herbs near her home; Ms Y, was allegedly shot at by Israeli settlers, who attacked her and her family while planting almond trees on their land; and Ms Z, a 62 year old woman, was allegedly attacked by armed settlers in her home. Concern is expressed regarding the reported continued violence against women and their families, perpetrated by Israeli settlers in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, as well as the alleged failure of the Israeli authorities to prevent, respond to, protect against, and provide redress for these acts.Alleged victims: 3 More details... | |
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Alleged risk of corporal punishment of up to 40 lashes of Ms Amira Osman Hamed. According to information received, Ms Osman Hamed, a 35-year-old civil engineer and women’s rights activist, was charged with ‘indecent or immoral dress’ for refusing to wear a headscarf. If found guilty, Ms Osman Hamed could face corporal punishment of up to 40 lashes. Serious concern was expressed regarding the physical and psychological integrity of Ms Osman Hamed, and the existence of legislation that permits corporal punishment of women.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Presuntos arrestos, actos violencia por parte de las fuerzas del orden, denegación de tratamiento médico en detención así como amenazas contra defensoras de derechos humanos y sus familiares. Según las informaciones recibidas, el 15 de agosto de 2013, Sra. Adela Gómez Martínez y su familia habrían sido arrestadas y detenidas sin una orden de detención. Sus dos hijos habrían sido liberados, pero se alega que habrían sufrido malos tratos. Además, se alega que la Sra. Adela Gómez Martínez no recibió el tratamiento médico adecuado para una enfermedad que padece. Sra. Adela Gómez Martínez fue liberada el 18 de octubre de 2013, pero el Sr. Noé Hernández Caballero permanecía en detención en el momento de enviar esta comunicación. El 17 de octubre de 2013, Sra. María Luisa García Andrade habría recibido dos llamadas anónimas amenazándole con secuestrar y asesinar a sus hijos. Se alega que las medidas de protección para la Sra. María Luisa García Andrade y su familia estarían en proceso de retirada. Sra. María Luisa García Andrade y sus hijos son beneficiarios de medidas cautelares otorgada por la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos.Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
04 Dec 2013 |
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Allegations of forced labour in prison amounting to slavery and acts of retaliation by prison authorities. This communication follows up to an earlier UA submitted on 8 October 2013 (current report, RUS 8/2013), regarding the situation of Ms Nadezhda Tolokonnikova. The original UA related to allegations of forced labour in prison amounting to slavery, which reportedly resulted in retaliation by prison authorities, a hunger strike by Ms Tolokonnikova, and her hospitalization. No response to the previous UA was received by Government authorities at the time of writing. According to the updated information received, Ms Tolokonnikova was repeatedly denied access to members of her legal team. Since 8 October 2013, she has also been transferred to a number of different prisons, including transit prisons with authorities allegedly refusing to reveal her exact whereabouts, which remained at the time of writing still unknown. Interventions by Ombudsman, Parliamentary deputies and others at the national level have not succeeding in clarifying her location and wellbeing. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
03 Dec 2013 |
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Supuesto impacto que el nuevo Código Penal de Ecuador tendría en la salud sexual y reproductiva de las mujeres en Ecuador. Según la información recibida, el actual Código Penal sólo permite el aborto si se practica para evitar un peligro para la vida o salud de la mujer embarazada, o si el embarazo es consecuencia de una violación, pero únicamente en una mujer que padezca de discapacidad mental. El nuevo Código Penal, cuya propuesta se discute actualmente en la Asamblea Nacional, no ampliaría los casos de despenalización del aborto. Se expresa preocupación ya que, en caso de que el Código Penal no sea revisado y modificado de acuerdo con las garantías de los derechos sexuales y reproductivos, el aborto continuará siendo criminalizado, lo que aumentaría el número de abortos inseguros y el riesgo de las mujeres a sufrir graves y duraderas consecuencias para su salud física y mental, incluyendo riesgo de muerte y discapacidad.Alleged victims: - More details... |
06 Jan 2014 |
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Allegations of violence and other human rights abuses against tribal/ indigenous peoples. According to the information received, members of indigenous peoples of the Chittagong Hill Tracts have experienced murders, harassment, intimidation, religious persecution and sexual violence against indigenous women and children. Allegedly, this violence is linked to land disputes that originate from Government policies that have promoted the migration of Bengali citizens to settle in the Chittagong Hill Tracts over the course of several decades in order to alter the demographic composition of the region. It is reported that the Chittagong Hill Tracts Accord of 1997, providing for the recognition of the Chittagong Hills Tracts as a “tribal inhabited region”, the promotion of indigenous cultures, customary laws and rights to customary lands and natural resources, which brought an end to an armed insurgency that arose in the 1970s had not been implemented. Alleged victims: - More details... |
01 Nov 2013 07 Feb 2014 |
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Allégations d’une attaque et d’une série d’actes d’intimidation et de menaces contre deux femmes défenseures des droits de l’homme. Selon les informations reçues, Mme Malya Villard Apollon et Mme Eramithe Delva auraient fait l’objet d’actes d’intimidation et de menaces et leurs enfants auraient subi une tentative d’enlèvement. Par ailleurs, les quatre chiens de Mme Apollon auraient été empoisonnés. Selon les dernières informations, le 23 août 2013, la maison de Mme Apollon aurait été prise d’assaut par un groupe d’hommes armés. Mme Apollon et Mme Delva travaillent pour la Commission des Femmes Victimes pour les Victimes (KOFAVIV), une organisation de femmes actives dans les zones les plus pauvres de Port-au-Prince.Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Alleged excessive use of force by police and arbitrary arrest of individuals exercising their right to freedom of peaceful assembly. According to the information received, on 19 September 2013, police dispersed a peaceful demonstration organized by the Women and Men of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA), a civic movement that defends women’s rights and freedoms. Three leaders of the Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA), Ms Jenni Williams, Ms Magodonga Mahlangu and Ms Taurai Nyamanhindi, were arrested, before being released a few hours later. It is reported that WOZA members have been subjected to harassment due to their human rights activities for several years. WOZA members have been the subject of previous communications by Special Procedures mandate-holders dated 27 February 2012 (A/HRC/20/30), 26 October 2011 (A/HRC/19/44), 8 July 2011 (A/HRC/19/44), 22 April 2010 (A/HRC/16/44/Add.1, para 2536), 21 January 2010 (A/HRC/16/44/Add.1, para 2314-2316), 8 July 2008 (A/HRC/10/12/Add.1, para 2829-2833), 6 June 2008 (A/HRC/10/12/Add.1, para. 2799-2813), 12 June 2007 (A/HRC/7/28/Add.1, para 2077-2081), 7 December 2006 (A/HRC/7/28/Add.1, para 2050-2053), 15 September 2006 (A/HRC/4/37/Add.1, para 741), 16 February 2006 (A/HRC/4/37/Add.1, para 735), 28 June 2005 (E/CN.4/2006/95/Add.1, para 607), 20 May 2005 (E/CN.4/2006/95/Add.1, para 606), 19 April 2005 (E/CN.4/2006/95/Add.1, para 605), and 29 September 2004 (E/CN.4/2005/101/Add.1, para 622).Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
24 Oct 2013 |
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Allegations of gang-rape of a pregnant woman by seven men; and of threats and acts of violence, harassment and intimidation by the alleged perpetrators. According to the information received, on 17 August 2013, while returning home, Ms X was approached by a young individual who offered to accompany her to the village of Y, her hometown. Soon after she accepted, Ms X was forced to get in a mini-bus and was taken to a field outside the village of Y. Ms X was brutally gang-raped by 7 men during the whole night. On 22 August 2013, five persons allegedly broke into Ms X’s house and threatened to kill her. It is reported that the alleged perpetrators were only apprehended by the police after a relative of Ms X had filed a formal complaint, and that they were released within 72 hours. It is further reported that the parents of the alleged perpetrators and a police officer visited Ms X and her relative at their home and forced her to sign a written declaration affirming that she had no complaint of rape against the alleged perpetrators. It is further alleged that the police failed to respond quickly and effectively after the above incidents were reported and that those officers investigating this case colluded with the alleged perpetrators.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
04 Mar 2014 |
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Alleged arbitrary arrest and detention of three labour rights activists, and alleged torture of and denial of medical treatment to one of them. According to the information received, Ms X, Mr Y and Mr Z were arrested in February 2010. They were sentenced in October 2010 without legal counsel in relation to a strike they organized at a factory in Tra Vinh province. The Appeals Court, on 18 March 2011, upheld the initial verdict. Ms X has reportedly been subjected to torture and ill-treatment while in detention. It is further alleged that at the time of writing, she was gravely ill and had been denied all requests for medical attention. Alleged victims: 3 More details... | |
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Presunta inadecuación de las disposiciones del Código Penal relativas a la penalización de los servicios de salud sexual y reproductiva con respecto a las obligaciones internacionales de derechos humanos. Tras la solicitud del Alto tribunal de la opinión de expertos independientes de las Naciones Unidas, esta carta presenta la opinión de dichos expertos sobre las obligaciones internacionales de derechos humanos en el contexto de la reproducción sexual y reproductiva con el fin de asistir al Alto Tribunal en la decisión sobre la revisión de los artículos 263 a 266 del Código Penal. La carta transmite la preocupación de que si el Código Penal no se revisa de acuerdo con las debidas garantías de los derechos sexuales y reproductivos consagrados en la Constitución Política de Bolivia y el derecho internacional de derechos humanos, la continua penalización del aborto incrementará el número de abortos inseguros exponiendo a las mujeres a consecuencias graves y duraderas para su salud física y mental, incluyendo el riesgo de muerte y discapacidad.Alleged victims: - More details... |
20 Sep 2013 |
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Alleged violent attack against the residents of Camp Ashraf. According to the information received, on 1 September 2013, the residents of Camp Ashraf were subjected to a violent attack. While the facts were still being established, there were allegations that the attack might have been perpetrated by the Iraqi security forces. As a result, 52 individuals were reportedly killed and others were injured. It is alleged that the persons killed did not manifest any signs of aggression. In addition, seven residents of the camp, namely Ms Mahnaz Azizi, Ms Vajihe Karbalaey, Ms Fatehma Sakhie, Ms Fatemeh Tahoori, Ms Lila Nabahat, Ms Zahra Ramezany, and Mr Mohammad Ratebi, were reportedly abducted during the attack. It is alleged that they may be held by the Iraqi security forces and at the time of writing were at risk of imminent extradition to the Islamic Republic of Iran. The 42 residents, who remained in Camp Ashraf, were allegedly threatened with another attack.Alleged victims: - More details... |
11 Nov 2013 |
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Allegations of threats and harassment of Armenian women’s non-governmental organizations and women human rights defenders. According to the information received, the Women’s Resource Centre, a grass-roots non-governmental organization combatting discrimination based on gender and providing psychological and legal support to survivors of gender-based violence in Armenia, has been the subject of online threats and calls for violence against it following the adoption of draft Law No. 57 on Equal Rights and Equal Opportunities for Men and Women by the Armenian Parliament in May 2013. Reportedly, extremist groups manipulating the meaning of some provisions in the above-mentioned law and disseminate misleading information on social networks sites describing women’s NGOs and women human rights defenders as, inter alia, “traitors of the nation” and “destroyers of families”.Alleged victims: - More details... |
27 Feb 2014 |
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Alleged serious acts of violence and ill-treatment of women and threats to journalists and human rights defenders. According to the information received, on 13 August 2013, Ms X, a resident of the Punjab region, was allegedly abducted by a group of around six persons. Ms X was beaten up, dragged by her hair and forced to parade through a busy local market. She was then taken to the group’s gang leader where she was tied to a tree inside a compound and subjected to serious acts of violence. It is reported that, after the rescue of Ms X, the police did not proceed with arresting any suspects, although her attackers were allegedly seen in the compound attempting to kill her. On 14 August 2013, journalists and human rights defenders, when inquiring about the case at the police station, were allegedly threatened by a police officer. A day later, a case was reportedly filed for interfering with police affairs, although the identities of the persons charged were not disclosed. In addition, at the time of transmission of this communication, no First Instance Report (FIR) had been filed on this case.Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
04 Sep 2013 |
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Alleged 2011 legislative ban on the coverage of contraceptives under public health insurance which discriminates against women and adolescent girls. According to the information received, Act No. 363/2011 Coll. of Laws prohibits public health insurance coverage of any form of modern contraception if intended, under Art I. sections 16(4)(e)(1) and 37(5)©(6), “for the regulation of conception”. It is alleged that, in comparison with men, this ban disproportionally affects women’s enjoyment of many economic and social rights including the right to health, the right to work and participation in public life. It has also been reported that there is currently inadequate instruction on sex education in schools and that health workers are unable to adequately advise women on use of contraception.Alleged victims: - More details... |
12 Nov 2013 |
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Allegations of sorcery-related killings. According to the information received, on 5 May 2013, Ms Visalta Kuricanza Paulo Muacahia, a 57 year old peasant, was found dead nearby the Tafe River, in Cafunfo, Lunda Norte Province. Her body was naked and tied up, her genitals mutilated and her face and legs burnt. On 7 May 2013 a similar killing was reported in the area of Tchimango. Ms Aida Sanehena, aged 47, was hanged near a mining area. Her face and some body parts were also burnt. According to reports, two other killings of a similar nature have been reported, on 8 December 2012, and on 14 April 2013.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
10 Jan 2014 |
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Allegations of arbitrary detention, torture and ill-treatment of Ms Rihanna Al-Musawi and Ms Nafeesa Al-Asfoor, and of lack of judicial safeguards while in detention; and of arbitrary detention of Mr Abas Al-Asfoor. According to the information received, on 20 April 2013, Ms Rihanna Abdulla Al-Musawi, Ms Nafeesa Al-Asfoor and Mr Abas Ibrahim Ahmed Al-Asfoor were arrested at the Bahrain International Circuit on charges of attempting to commit a terrorist act at the Formula 1 race competition. On 29 April 2013, during interrogations at Riffa Police Station, masked men reportedly beat and threatened Ms Rihanna Al-Musawi, and Ms Al-Asfoor with electric shocks and arresting relatives for the purposes of extracting confessions. The whereabouts of Mr Abas Al-Asfoor remained unknown at the time of transmission of this communication.Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
01 Oct 2013 |
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Allégations de détention arbitraire d’une dirigeante politique dont l’état de santé serait particulièrement préoccupant. Selon les informations reçues, le 13 mai 2013, Mme Clara Nsegue Eyí aurait été arrêtée alors qu’elle prévoyait de prendre part à une manifestation pacifique. Le 27 mai 2013, le lendemain des élections générales, elle aurait été remise en liberté sans avoir été jugée ni mise en examen, mais aurait été interdite de quitter la ville de Mongomo. Il est rapporté que résidant à Malabo, elle n’aurait pas suivi cette restriction à sa liberté de mouvement et aurait rejoint Malabo à la mi-juin. Elle aurait alors été de nouveau arrêtée, mais au moment de l’envoi de la présente communication, n’aurait fait l’objet d’aucune mise en examen. Selon les informations transmises, Mme Eyí est gravement malade et souffre d’une tumeur nécessitant des soins urgents. La situation de Mme Clara Nsegue Eyí a fait l’objet d’un appel urgent envoyé le 24 mai 2013 (A/HRC/24/21). Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Allegations concerning conditions of detention that may amount to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or even torture and possible refoulement of more than 1800 ethnic Rohingya migrants and refugees in immigration detention centers in Thailand. According to the information received, escalating violence in Rakhine, Myanmar, has displaced thousands of Rohingya people, many of whom fled by boat to neighbouring Thailand. Thailand treats these migrants and refugees as irregular immigrants and has detained them in immigration detention centers for over five months in conditions that may amount to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or even torture. Between 19 March and 22 July 2013, seven men and one boy allegedly died as a result of poor conditions and lack of medical care in the centers. In the Phang Nga detention center near Phuket, there are 276 Rohingya men detained in cells meant only for 5-15 persons. Their lack of exercise is emaciating their leg muscles. Furthermore, there is serious concern of refoulement and possible repatriation to Myanmar, since Thai authorities have restricted the Rohingyas’ stay to six months.Alleged victims: - More details... |
05 Aug 2013 30 Oct 2013 |
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Presuntos actos de intimidación y represalias contras dos abogadas y defensoras de derechos humanos por su cooperación con el Comité de Naciones Unidas para la Discriminación contra la Mujer durante la 55 sesión del mismo. Según la información recibida, las Sras. Diversent y Flores habrían sido objeto de actos de intimidación y acoso por parte de miembros del Gobierno y organizaciones no-gubernamentales durante la revisión de los informes periódicos séptimo y octavo de Cuba por el Comité de Naciones Unidas para la Discriminación contra la Mujer. Las Sras. Diversent y Flores son abogadas y trabajan para CubaLex, un centro que proporciona asesoramiento e información legal relacionada con el ejercicio de derechos básicos y libertades fundamentales.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
19 Aug 2013 |
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Allegations of excessive use of force in dispersing a peaceful religious gathering of Tibetans celebrating the birthday of the Dalai Lama. According to the information received, on 6 July 2013, when monks from Nyitso monastery and nuns from Gedhen Choeling nunnery, as well as laypeople, gathered at the bottom of the Machen Pomra mountain in Dawu, Ganzi county, to celebrate the birthday of the Dalai Lama, security forces brutally dispersed the peaceful crowd, opening fire and using tear gas. It is reported that several individuals were critically injured, as well as arrested and detained.Alleged victims: 14 More details... |
10 Sep 2013 |
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Allégations de violations flagrantes et systématiques des droits de l’homme en République centrafricaine. Selon les informations reçues, depuis les événements du 24 mars 2013 qui ont conduit la coalition Séléka au pouvoir, il y aurait une aggravation de la situation des droits de l’homme. Des exactions auraient été commises sur les populations civiles, sur l’ensemble du territoire. De nombreux cas d’assassinat, de torture, de violence sexuelle envers les femmes et les filles, de disparitions forcées, de « justice populaire » ainsi que de pillages systématiques ont été portés à l’attention des Procédures Spéciales. Ceux-ci suggèrent un climat d’insécurité généralisé, l’absence d’état de droit et une impunité favorisant des abus graves et systématiques, qui seraient majoritairement commis par des groupes armés affiliés à la coalition Séléka. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Alleged denial of appropriate health care and discrimination against a drug user living with HIV and Hepatitis C. According to the information received, Ms X was allegedly pressured into having an abortion on 10 June 2011 by her gynaecologist. On 4 July 2011, Ms X decided not to undergo the abortion. On 2 August 2011, she was admitted to a drug treatment centre after overdosing on 11 July. Ms X was allegedly forced to leave the clinic on 11 August 2011 since the doctor considered her to be healthy. Following severe abdominal pain, she gave birth through caesarean to a healthy infant on 28 August 2011. On 20 August 2012, Ms X filed an official complaint with the Ministry of Health. She received a reply on 10 December stating that the medical care provided to her was in full compliance with Russian legislation. Ms X filed a complaint with the district court, on 29 December, alleging that her right to health, to be free from discrimination and ill-treatment had been violated. The court rejected her complaint and, on 11 March 2013, Ms X appealed to the regional court, which eventually upheld the decisions of the previous court. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
24 Oct 2013 |
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Alleged killing of a woman human rights defender and her sister, and attacks and death threats against her family members. According to the information received, on 4 June 2013, Ms X was brutally attacked in her private residence in Hyderabad. She reportedly died shortly after the attack from the injuries received. The killing is reportedly connected to her work as a woman human rights defender in Sindh province. Moreover, on 29 June 2013, three armed men shot her sister, Ms Y, as she returned from a court hearing for a petition to demand an inquiry into the murder of her sister. Other family members have been attacked and received death threats in response to making similar demands.Alleged victims: 4 More details... |
18 Jul 2013 |
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Allegations relating to at least 90 cases of sexual violence against women since 30 June 2013 during protests, partly due to the absence of police. According to the information received, during several protests that have taken place in Egypt since 30 June 2013, numerous cases of sexual violence against women protesters have been recorded, partly due to the lack of police presence.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Allegations of arbitrary detention and forcible dispersal of women human rights defenders in the context of a peaceful protest in West Bengal. According to the information received, on 13 June 2013, at approximately 7.30 a.m., a group of human rights defenders from the women’s human rights network “Maitree” reportedly held a peaceful demonstration in the proximity of the residence of the Chief Minister of West Bengal. Defenders were protesting against the inadequate response by the Chief Minister to cases of gang-rape and killing of a 20 year old student as she returned home from Kamduni college on 7 June 2013, and of a 14-year-old schoolgirl in the Nadia district shortly after, on 10 June 2013. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Allegations concerning the revised Islamic Penal Code which provides for the use of the death penalty for some non-violent acts and discriminates against women and religious minorities. According to the information received, the revised Islamic Penal Code (IPC), which was approved by the Parliament and subsequently signed by the President on 1 June 2013, provides for the use of the death penalty for some non-violent acts and discriminates against women and religious minorities. It retains stoning as punishment and provides for the death penalty for sodomy for the non-Muslim party in same-sex relations; insulting the Prophet Mohammad; possessing or selling illicit drugs;, theft for the fourth time; Moharebeh (enmity against God) and Fisad-fil-arz (corruption on earth). The Code also incorporates diverse corporal punishments inter alia, amputation, flogging and crucifixion.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Allegations of violent dispersal by law enforcement authorities of peaceful demonstrations organized by Kamlari activists in Nepal. According to the information received, from 31 May to 4 June, the police violently dispersed a series of peaceful protests held in Kathmandu, Dang, Kailai and Kanchanpur. The mentioned protests were organized by freed Kamlari activists to ensure accountability for the killing of a 12-year old Kamlari girl in Dang in March 2013. Moreover, Kamlari activists were protesting more generally against the Kamaiya traditional system of bonded labour in place in several parts of Nepal. In the course of the police operations, police officers injured many and sexually assaulted some protestors. The police also detained groups of protestors for several hours.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Alleged excessive use of force by law enforcement officials against a group of Rohingyas engaged in a peaceful protest, which included the fatal shooting of three Rohingya women. According to information received, a crowd of approximately 40 to 50 mostly Rohingya women gathered in their village of Pa Rein in Rakhine State to protest against the construction of new temporary housing. Following the reported refusal of the protestors to leave the construction site, security forces allegedly fired shots into the air and directly into the crowd. In addition to the three women reportedly killed by the shots, three men and two women were injured by the gunfire.Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
22 Jul 2013 |
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Supuestos ataques, amenazas, actos de intimidación y agresión física contra mujeres defensoras de derechos humanos en las regiones del norte de Colombia. Según las informaciones recibidas, la Sra. Martha Elena Díaz Ospino habría recibido amenazas de muerte por parte de grupos armados ilegales en enero y abril de 2013. Asimismo, las Sras. Gloria Amparo Suárez y Yolanda Becerra fueron supuestamente amenazadas por un hombre desconocido en febrero de 2013. Las Sras. Jackeline Rojas Castañeda, Doris Flórez, Carolina Rubio y Ana Teresa Rueda recibieron un correo electrónico amenazante en febrero de 2013. La Sra. Yeidy Yeraldin Rojas Chacón habría sido secuestrada, maltratada y drogada por desconocidos en febrero de 2013. Se informa además que la Sra. Nancy Julieth recibió amenazas tras un atentado contra su vida en febrero de 2013. La Sra. Bernardina Bermúdez habría sido intimidada y amenazada por desconocidos que buscaban a la Sra. Lilia Peña en febrero de 2013. La Sra. Luz Elsia Almanza Suárez recibió una amenaza de muerte el día 23 de febrero de 2013. Los miembros de la Corporación Escuela de Formación Popular Sandra Rondón Pinto recibieron amenazas de muerte en marzo de 2013. Se informa asimismo que en marzo de 2013 tuvo lugar un supuesto atentado contra la junta directiva de la Asociación Campesina de Catatumbo cuando dos desconocidos lanzaron un explosivo contra edificio en el cual se estaba celebrando una reunión de la junta.Alleged victims: 16 More details... | |
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Alegaciones recibidas sobre la situación de una mujer, a quien se le habría negado los procedimientos médicos necesarios para salvar su vida, misma que estaría en peligro por sufrir una patología grave resultado de un embarazo no viable. Segun la información recibida, la señora Beatriz Adriana García, de 22 años de edad, presenta una patología grave con un grado alto de peligro de muerte por cursar un embarazo que, además de poner en peligro la vida de la madre, no tendría viabilidad de sobrevivencia extrauterina por presentar anencefalia fetal. A pesar del diagnóstico, no se habrían aplicado los procedimientos necesarios para interrumpir el embarazo ya que la terminación del embarazo está prohibida bajo cualquier circunstancia en El Salvador.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
20 May 2013 |
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Non-judicial remedy program implemented by the mining company Barrick Gold Corporation for women victims of rape by security guards of the Porgera Joint Venture mine in Papua New Guinea. This remedy program was developed by Barrick Gold Corporation in response to specific incidents involving sexual violence perpetrated by mine employees in the Enga province of Papua New Guinea between 1 January 1990 and 31 December 2010.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Alleged undue delays in registration proceedings of a non-governmental organisation, and alleged instances of harassment and arbitrary arrest on the part of the authorities against LGBT individuals. According to the information received, repeated requests from the Blue Diamond Society (BDS) to renew its registration have so far not been honoured by the authorities for unclear reasons. It is reported that as a result of these alleged delays, the organisation has now been forced to start shutting down its operations. It is furthermore reported that LGBT persons, including Ms. Shirju Thapa and Ms. Kopila Khadka, have frequently suffered from arrests and harassment by police forces, and that furthermore LGBT persons are systematically obliged to pay substantially higher bail sums than other individuals detained on similar charges. It is further alleged that transgender persons, including Ms. Anjali Thapa Magar, are being intimidated or physically threatened when they speak out in public in support of the BDS or its staff. Alleged victims: 3 More details... | |
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Supuesto uso excesivo de la fuerza y agresión física contra de una defensora de los derechos humanos, y supuesta negación de atención médica. Según la información recibida, la Sra. Yris Pérez Aguilera habría participado en una marcha pacífica en Santa Clara el día 7 de marzo de 2013 cuando habría sido agredida por dos oficiales de policía. Se informa que dichos oficiales la habrían sacado del coche en el cual se encontraba, la habrían golpeado y lanzado contra el pavimento hasta dejarla sin conocimiento. Tras la agresión, unos vecinos le habrían avisado a su esposo y la defensora habría sido trasladada hacia un hospital. Aunque la Sra. Pérez Aguilera fue llevada a su casa después, durante la noche del día 8 de marzo de 2013 la gravedad de sus heridas habría obligado a su traslado a un hospital en una ambulancia. Según se informa, en el hospital se le habría negado a la Sra. Pérez Aguilera atención médica especializada. Yris Pérez Aguilera es la presidenta del Movimiento Femenino por los Derechos Civiles Rosa Parks. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
21 May 2013 |
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Allegations of forced cessation of activities of a human rights non-governmental organization working on, inter alia, women’s rights in Gilgit-Baltistan. According to the information received, on 25 February 2013, the Home Secretary of Gilgit-Baltistan, upon reception of a letter from the Home Department of Gilgit-Baltistan, issued an order to deputy commissioners and police officers of various districts to stop all activities of AGHE-Pakistan. This decision was allegedly taken due to pressure from religious extremist groups, which had previously made threats to members of the NGO to compel them to stop working on women's rights and girls’ education. AGHE-Pakistan has reportedly been the target of a defamation campaign by sectarian and fundamentalist groups which publicly labeled the NGO as a foreign organization; a number of government agencies reportedly exerted pressure on the organization to stop various projects funded by foreign donorsAlleged victims: - More details... |
25 Mar 2013 |
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Allegations on a new draft law on associations which, if passed without changes, would violate international law and standards pertaining to the right to freedom of association. According to the information received, on 7 March 2013 a new draft law on associations, presented by the Freedom and Justice Party, was presented before the Human Development Committee of the Shura Council. Several provisions of this draft law would unduly and severely restrict the rights to freedom of association and of peaceful assembly. Alleged victims: - More details... |
19 May 2013 |
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Alleged killings of persons with albinism (PWA). According to information received, Mr. X, aged 7, was killed on 31 January 2013 in Kanunge Village, Tabora Region due to his albinism. The following persons were attacked allegedly due to their albinism: Mr. Y, aged seven months, and his mother were attacked on 5 February 2013 at approximately 21.00 hours in Simiyu Region near Lamadi; Ms. Maria Chambanenge, aged 39, was attacked at her house in Mkowe Village, Rukwa Region, Western Tanzania on 11 February 2013 at approximately 02:00; Mr. Z, aged 10, was attacked on 15 February 2013, while returning home from school in Msia Village, Rukwa Region, Western Tanzania. It is alleged that in terms of local legends and mythologies, PWAs will vanish if killed. Furthermore, sexual intercourse with a female PWA is regarded as serving as an effective cure for HIV/AIDS. Alleged victims: 4 More details... |
26 Mar 2013 |
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Possible establishment of a compensation mechanism for victims of non-consensual sterilizations in the Czech Republic. According to the information received, on 9 September 2004, the first in a series of complaints was filed to the Public Defender of Rights (“Ombudsman”) of the Czech Republic by a group of Romani women with allegations of non-consensual sterilization. These led first to a comprehensive report on the issue by the Ombudsman in 2005, and then in 2009 to an official expression of regret by the Government. On 17 February 2012, the Government Council for Human Rights recommended payment of compensation to all women victims of sterilization procedures carried out not in conformity with the legislation. The Government is yet to favorably consider the Council’s recommendations. Alleged victims: - More details... |
24 May 2013 |
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Allegations of of arbitrary detention and acts of harassment, intimidation and violence against a group Nuba women and men in Kadugli, South Kordofan. According to the information received, on 10 November 2012, a group of 15 women living in Kadugli, capital of the South Kordofan, were called in for interrogation by security forces in suspicion of their support to members of the Sudanese Peoples Liberation Movement /North (SPLM/N). The women were subsequently detained. On 11 November, another group of 18 women and one man, father of one of the women, were also detained in Kadugli on similar grounds, raising the number of detainees to 34 persons. Most women in detention are allegedly married and have dependent children in need of care. Alleged victims: 34 More details... | |
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Allegations concerning legal provisions that allow sentencing of sexually abused minors on charges of fornication. According to the information received, a number of cases of sexually abused minors sentenced to flogging on charges of fornication have been reported in the news media. The Penal Code lacks specific provisions criminalizing sexual violence. In the absence of this, sentencing judges can resort to subsidiary law to sentence juveniles who have been victims of sexual violence on charges of fornication. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Allegations of repeated acts of harassments against civil society actors, mostly working on human rights issues. According to the information received, on 11 February 2013, police officers searched the offices of the Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) in Harare on the grounds that ZPP allegedly had subversive material, documents, gadgets or recordings and had contravened the Immigration Act. On 19 February 2013, police officers searched the Harare offices of the Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN), which has been suspected of having committed the same offense as the ZPP. On the same day, ZESN offices in Masvingo were burglarised by unidentified men. It is reported that these incidents follow a series of other searches and acts of harassments against non-governmental organizations and their members. On 14 February 2013, nine members of the Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA), who were taking part in a peaceful protest outside Parliament building in Harare, were reportedly assaulted and arrested by police forces. Most of them were released without any charge a few hours after their arrests. It is alleged that these measures form part of a continuing campaign aimed at intimidating and silencing associations, in the context of the forthcoming referendum and elections in Zimbabwe. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). According to information received, on 12 February 2013, the United States Senate approved Bill S.47, a bipartisan Bill that would reauthorize the VAWA. The Bill is now to be considered by the United States House of Representatives. The Violence against Women Act has steadily expanded funding to address domestic violence and, with each reauthorization, has included historically underserved groups. It has played a crucial role in providing guidance to State and local level governments, and in facilitating their adequate responses to violence against women. The Bill currently being debated contains key provisions that bolster indigenous tribes’ ability to prosecute cases involving violence against indigenous women. The reauthorization of the Act is of upmost importance to continue improving the Government’s ability to hold perpetrators accountable and provide protection to women victims of violence.Alleged victims: - More details... |
16 May 2013 |
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Alleged torture and murder of 20-year-old woman who was accused of sorcery. According to information received, on 6 February, 2013 Ms. Kepari Leniata, a 20-year old woman who was accused of killing a 6-year old boy through sorcery, was burnt alive in front of a crowd in Mount Hagen, while attempts by law enforcement officials to intervene failed. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Alleged abduction of a minor girl by a man, for the purpose of marriage and converting her to Islam. According to the information received, on 9 January 2013, Ms X, an 11-year old girl from the Yazidi community of northern Iraq was forcefully abducted by Mr. Y of the Goran tribe, from Kalakchi village. Mr. Y is a 20-year old vegetable vendor who has been selling his produce at the market of Sheikha. Ms X was forced into a car and taken away by Mr. Y. The alleged intention of Mr. Y was to marry the girl, and it is feared that she may have been raped. It is reported that the two individuals have since married. The father of the abducted girl reported the incident to police authorities, including to the Alqush Police Station which forwarded the file to the Telkaif Court. Furthermore, the father opened a case with the Shekhan Court, which belongs to the Kurdistan Regional Government, but no investigation or prosecution had taken place at the time of sending the communication.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Allegation of repeated excessive use of force and physical assaults against protesters; and the adoption of emergency orders resulting in further restrictions to fundamental freedoms. According to the information received, since 24 January 2013, thousands of individuals have been participating in mass protests in Cairo and in other cities to mark the second anniversary of the revolution and to call for political reforms. During these protests, numerous cases of excessive use of force by police have been reported. Moreover, the protests have been characterized by a large number of sexual assaults against female protesters in Cairo’s Tahrir square. Reportedly, the number of sexual harassment cases has dramatically increased since November 2012. On 27 and 30 November 2012, Ms. Janet Abdel Alim, a rights activist, was sexually harassed in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, when she intervened to protect a colleague from being sexually harassed. In reaction to clashes and violence which have occurred during recent protests, President Morsi declared, on Sunday 27 January, a state of emergency, which will provide the authorities with the right to bring civilians before military courts.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Allegations concerning the impact of Ireland’s restrictive abortion laws on the reproductive health of women and girls. According to the information received, women and girls in Ireland are unable to access medical services for abortion under any circumstances, including where pregnancy poses a risk to the lives or health of women, cases of rape or incest, and cases where the foetus will not survive until the end of term. Procuring or assisting in an unlawful abortion is a criminal offence reportedly punishable by up to life imprisonment. It is also alleged that despite the Irish Supreme Court’s verdict that abortions are lawful in cases where there is a real and substantial risk to the life of the pregnant women, including the risk of suicide; medical services for abortion reportedly remain unavailable due to lack of legislation to give effect to this ruling. It is also alleged that in order to access safe and legal abortion services, women and girls travel outside Ireland. Women and girls who cannot afford to travel abroad to access safe and legal abortion services, allegedly often perform unsafe abortions in Ireland. Alleged victims: - More details... |
30 Apr 2013 |
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Alleged risk of imminent execution after proceedings that did not comply with international human rights law standards of fair trial and due process guarantees. According to the information received, on 24 August 2011, Ms. Li Yan, aged 41, was sentenced to death by the Ziyang City Intermediate People’s Court for the murder of her husband on 3 November 2010. The Supreme People’s Court in Beijing rejected her appeal and she is reportedly at risk of imminent execution. Allegedly, Ms. Li Yan committed the murder after being subjected to prolonged domestic violence and the repeated failure of the police authorities to protect her and investigate the abuses against her. During the legal proceedings conducted against her, Ms. Li Yan reportedly did not receive adequate legal assistance. The evidence of the defence was allegedly not given adequate consideration, and the defence witnesses were reportedly not invited to testify.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
21 Mar 2013 |
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Letter requesting information on a new bill signed by President Almazbek Atambaev that increases criminal penalty for bride kidnapping from three to seven years. Information is also sought regarding any further steps taken by the Government to implement the recommendations contained in the report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women presented to the Human Rights Council in June 2010 upon visiting the country.Alleged victims: - More details... |
14 Mar 2013 |
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Allegations of arbitrary arrest and detention of human rights defenders and other individuals. According to the information received, on 29 October 2006, Mr. Anas Hamad Al Kharboush was arrested, and has been detained since without charge or trial. On 24 September 2012, his wife Ms. Al Kharboush and their three children were allegedly arrested in the context of a peaceful demonstration that gathered more than 100 persons, who protested against allegedly arbitrary detentions of their family members and conditions in detention. While two children of Ms. Al Kharboush were released shortly after, one of them was allegedly maintained in detention for four days. On the occasion of this protest, the Police reportedly arrested about 60 male protesters. The other protesters were reportedly confined to a desert area, where they were kept without food or water for close to a day. At the time the communication was sent, three persons arrested during this demonstration were still in detention. Alleged victims: 5 More details... | |
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Alleged killing of seven human rights defenders working for the non-governmental organisation Support with Working Solutions (SWWS). According to the information received, on 1 January 2013, the human rights defenders Ms. Shohrat Bibi, Ms. Rahila Gul, Ms. Zahida Bibi, Ms. Asmat Bibi, Ms. Gul Naz, Ms. Lubna Mahmoud and Mr. Amjid Ali were ambushed by four unidentified armed men while travelling home by car from Swabi. The seven were shot dead while the driver was injured. SWWS, the non-governmental organisation for which the human rights defenders worked, reportedly provides maternal healthcare, education and microfinance.Alleged victims: 7 More details... |
04 Feb 2013 |
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Presunto asesinato, actos de intimidación y acoso, incluyendo amenazas de muerte y malos tratos de activistas sindicales. Según la información recibida, el día 15 de diciembre de 2012, la Sra. Rosa Helena Bernal Pinto, activista y defensora de los derechos humanos, habría sido asesinada en conexión con sus actividades en defensa de los derechos humanos. El 5 de octubre de 2012, trabajadores de la Unión Sindical Obrera habrían sido atacados por agentes del Escuadrón Móvil Antidisturbios mientras llevaban a cabo una protesta pacífica en Puerto Gaitán. Se informa de que, durante estos incidentes, el Sr. Jhon Alexander Rodríguez Quintero, líder y activista sindical, habría sido golpeado y, posteriormente, habría recibido amenazas de muerte, junto con su escolta. Estos actos se enmarcarían en un contexto caracterizado por la gran actividad que desarrollan varias empresas petroleras en esa región, dando lugar a graves amenazas contra los defensores de los derechos humanos de manera reiterada. Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
02 May 2013 |
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Presunta violación sexual y agresiones sufridas por una Jueza. Según la información recibida, María Lourdes Afiuni Mora fue arrestada y mantenida en detención en espera de juicio durante más de tres años como represalia por haber aplicado una recomendación del Grupo de Trabajo sobre la Detención Arbitraria del Consejo de Derechos Humanos en favor de un ciudadano venezolano. De conformidad con las informaciones recibidas, la Jueza Afiuni Mora fue conducida en diciembre de 2009 al Instituto Nacional de Orientación Femenina (INOF) donde habría sufrido diversas agresiones y actos de intimidación por parte de otras detenidas, algunas de las cuales fueron enviadas a prisión por la Jueza, así como una violación sexual por parte de un agente del Gobierno. Esta violación habría culminado en un embarazo, interrumpido por un aborto espontaneo. La Jueza Afiuni fue objeto de cuatro comunicaciones anteriores, (ver A/HRC/20/30 VEN 2/2011, A/HRC/18/51 VEN 8/2010, A/HRC/16/44/Add.1 para 2417, y A/HRC/14/26/Add.1 para 1209).Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Alleged arrest and detention without charges of a Somali journalist reporting on a rape case, and questioning of other journalists. According to the information received, on 10 January 2013 Mr. Abdiaziz Abdinur Ibrahim was summoned by the Central Investigation Department (CID) of the Somali police in Mogadishu. When he complied with the request, he was arrested and detained. He was reportedly held without charge and subjected to prolonged interrogations. The arrest and detention of Abdiaziz Abdinur appears to be linked to an article published by Al Jazeera on 6 January 2013, describing rape in camps for internally displaced people in Mogadishu. The CID allegedly also questioned other Somali journalists in connection with the article, including Mr. Omar Faruk, the Arabic correspondent for Al Jazeera, and Mr. Abdiaziz Mohamed Dirie, a radio journalist, who was reportedly detained for one night in the National Security Agency facilities. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Supuesto impacto del Código Penal de Bolivia en la salud sexual y reproductiva de las mujeres. Según la informacion recibida, el actual Código Penal de Bolivia contiene una serie de leyes que contravienen las garantías de los derechos sexuales y reproductivos incluidos en la Constitución del 2009. El Código Penal impone sanciones para cualquier persona que practique o se someta a un aborto, incluso en condiciones seguras y dentro de las primeras 12 semanas de embarazo (artículos 263 y 269). Así mismo, se alega que el artículo 266 del Código Penal establece que en casos de violación o incesto, una mujer puede tener acceso a abortos legales sólo si inicia un procedimiento de demanda. También se alega que el artículo 254 establece una figura de "homicidio por emoción violenta" que, según la información recibida, ha sido empleada como base para la impunidad en casos de violencia contra las mujeres.Alleged victims: - More details... |
20 Sep 2013 |
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Allegations of violence in the context of protests in Cairo, including killings, injuries and acts of torture and sexual harassment. According to the information received, on 5 December 2012 pro President Morsi groups attacked government opposition protesters, those attacks reportedly continuing until the early hours of the following day. A total of five individuals were killed (Mohamoud Mohamed Ibrahim, Mohamed Khalaf Eissa, Mohamed Mamdouh Ahmed El Husseiny, Mohamed Mohamed El Senoussi and Dr. Karam Guirguis, in addition to another 697 injured. Moreover, three more deaths have been reported from Al Zahraa Hospital (Hani Mohamed Sayed Al Imam, Alaa Tewfiq and an unidentified body). Pro President Morsi groups allegedly tortured some of the protesters. It is further reported that Security forces did not intervene until late. Engineer Mina Philip Gadwas was allegedly stripped of his clothes and brutally tortured. It has been alleged that Ola Shebaya, a woman human rights defender, was brutally beaten, sexually harassed and abducted. According to sources, pro-government protesters stated that they arrested two opposition protesters because they were found to be Christians. Pro President Morsi groups allegedly attacked and attempted to destroy the Satellite transmission units set up by Egyptian state television to cover the protests. Journalist Al Housseiny Abu Deif was allegedly shot and reported to be in the hospital, in a highly critical situation. Alleged victims: 13 More details... | |
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Alleged killing of two women human rights defenders. According to the information received, Ms. Montha Chukaew and Ms. Pranee Boonrat, both members of the Southern Peasants' Federation of Thailand (SPFT) left their community of Khlong Sai Pattana, Surat Thani province, during the morning of 19 November 2012 and were fatally shot by unknown individuals a short distance from the village. As members of the SPFT, Ms. Chukaew and Ms. Boonrat were involved in a land rights dispute between their community and a palm oil company. The Khlong Sai Pattana community has reportedly been the target of previous violent incidents including threats and intimidation which are believed to be related to the community's land rights activities. Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
20 Mar 2013 |
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Alleged continued wave of harassment, stigmatization, threats, and killings of human rights defenders, in particular environmental and indigenous rights defenders, many of whom are women human rights defenders and indigenous leaders. According to the information received, human rights defenders in the Philippines continue to be subjected to increased number of killings, threats, harassment and stigmatization. Reportedly, those individuals and organizations who work to defend the right to the enjoyment of a clean, safe, healthy and sustainable environment and those working to defend indigenous and land rights, including women indigenous leaders, are particularly targeted. Information was received of the increased stigmatization of human rights defenders, in particular those who campaign peacefully against large scale mining projects which infringe on the rights of communities, who are allegedly accused by the Armed Forces of the Philippines as being supporters, sympathizers or members of the New People’s Army or other armed groups. Alleged victims: 13 More details... | |
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Alleged risk of 23 executions and two executions carried out in 2012 against individuals who were minors at the time of the alleged offence. According to the information received, 23 individuals alleged to have been minors at the time of the committed crime, risk execution and two more were executed in 2012 in Yemen, which is in contravention of international human rights law standards prohibiting the imposition of the death penalty against persons aged below eighteen years at the time of the alleged offence. In particular, Messrs. Muhammad Taher Samoum, Waleed Hussein Haikal, and Muhammad Abduh Qasim al-Taweel, all reported to have been minors at the time of committing the alleged crime, are believed to be at risk of imminent execution. Moreover, it is alleged that the death penalty was carried out against the two individuals executed in January and December 2012, respectively, Fuad Ahmad Ali al-Sayyid and Hind al- Barti, after judicial and / or post-conviction proceedings that did not comply with international human rights law provisions of fair trial and due process guarantees. Alleged victims: 4 More details... | |
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Supuesta penalización de la píldora Anticonceptiva de Emergencia. Según la información recibida, en abril de 2009, el Congreso de Honduras aprobó el Decreto No. 54-2009, que establece sanciones penales para la promoción de uso, venta, compra y cualquier política relacionada con la Píldora Anticonceptiva de Emergencia, así como toda comercialización de fármacos anticonceptivos de emergencia. Violaciones al decreto implicarían las mismas sanciones que se imponen para la penalización del aborto en el Código Penal de Honduras, las cuales oscilan entre los tres a diez años de prisión para cualquier persona que practique o se someta a un aborto. El 15 de mayo de 2009, el entonces presidente José Manuel Zelaya Rosales vetó el Decreto, enviándolo así a la Corte Suprema de Justicia para que se pronuncie sobre su constitucionalidad. Mientras tanto, la Secretaria de la Salud aprobó el Acuerdo No. 2744, que incluía las mismas prohibiciones en cuanto a la anticoncepción de emergencia. El 14 de febrero de 2012, la Corte Suprema confirmó el Decreto y lo declaró constitucional. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Alleged arson attack against the offices of non-governmental organization Women with a Vision (WWAV). According to the information received, on 24 May 2012, an unidentified person broke into the offices of WWAV and started at least four fires, which subsequently spread throughout the entire building. Reports state that the room most targeted was that in which the rights-based trainings of WWAV were conducted and where sexual and reproductive health training materials were stored. WWAV is a women’s rights organization based in New Orleans, Louisiana, which seeks to improve the lives of marginalized women through the use of advocacy, health education, supportive services and research. The arson attack reportedly coincided with WWAV's vocal opposition to the enactment on 22 May 2012 of a law related to the termination of pregnancy by the legislature of the State of Louisiana, which prohibits abortion after 20 weeks of gestation, with three exceptions, including when a woman’s life is at risk. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Alegaciones acerca de actos de estigmatización y desprestigio, incluyendo incitación a la violencia, contra prominentes defensoras/defensores y organizaciones de los derechos humanos. Se informa de reiterados actos de estigmatización y desprestigio por parte de una conocida organización que trabaja contra el terrorismo, los cuales podrían contribuir a crear un clima de violencia contra defensores y defensoras de derechos humanos, tales como la Sra. Claudia Samayoa, la Sra. Laura Hurtado Paz y Paz, el Sr. Enrique Corral Alonzo, el Sr. Nery Rodenas, así como contra miembros de la UDEFEGUA, del Comité de Unidad Campesina, de la Fundación Guillermo Toriello, de Action Aid, de la Oficina de Derechos Humanos del Arzobispado de Guatemala y de la plataforma de organizaciones conocida como Convergencia por los Derechos Humanos. Alleged victims: 4 More details... |
26 Mar 2013 |
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Presunta detención preventiva de un grupo de campesinos. Según la información recibida, 13 campesinos, seis de ellos en huelga de hambre, se encuentran detenidos desde el 15 de junio de 2012 en la Penitenciaría de Coronel Oviedo: Sra. Lucía Aguëro Romero, Sr. Felipe Nery Urbina Gamarra, Sr. Luis Olmedo Paredes, Sr. Arnaldo Quintana, Sr. Alcides Ramírez Paniagua, Sr. Juan Carlos Tillería, Sr. Felipe Benítez Balmori, Sr. Adalberto Castro, Sr. Néstor Castro, Sra. María Fanny Olmedo, Sra. Dolores López Peralta, Sr. Arnaldo Quintana, y un menor de edad. Habrían sido acusados, entre otros, de la comisión de los delitos de homicidio doloso; homicidio doloso en grado de tentativa; asociación criminal y coacción grave. La resolución judicial que ordenó la medida cautelar de detención no estuvo motivada y carece de fundamentos legales y fácticos. El proceso judicial penal contra estas personas se encuentra prácticamente paralizado y presentaría una serie de omisiones y contradicciones. Estas personas habrían sido golpeadas y fueron objeto de malos tratos luego de su detención y algunas incluso habrían sido torturadas.Alleged victims: 12 More details... |
25 Jan 2013 |
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The communication refers to the recent electoral process and outcome in the United States of America and emphasizes that this is an opportune moment in the US to advance equality and women’s human rights, including in political and public life. It also encourages the Government to fulfill its long-standing expression of intent to ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Alleged acts of intimidation against woman human rights defender as a result of her cooperation with the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights. According to the information received, on 10 October 2012, Ms. Nazik Kabalo participated in a side event held during the 52nd Session of the African Commission for Human and People’s Rights, during which she provided a presentation on the situation of women’s rights in Sudan, including information on reported cases of rape in Darfur. Following the side event, Ms. Kabalo was reportedly subjected to acts of intimidation by two individuals, one of whom allegedly identified himself as a representative of the Ministry of Defence of Sudan and who had recorded the side event. Ms. Nazik is the Program Manager of Arry Organization, a non-governmental organization which promotes human rights in Sudan, particularly in Blue Nile, Darfur and the Nuba Mountains. She is also the Coordinator of the Sudanese Women Human Rights Defenders Project, which supports women human rights defenders in Sudan. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Allegations in relation to a regulation on female genital mutilation passed in November 2010. According to the information received, in November 2010, regulation No.1636/MENKES/PER/XI/2010 concerning female circumcision, which authorizes certain medical professionals such as doctors, midwives and nurses to perform it, was passed. The regulation defines the practice of female circumcision as ‘the act of scratching the skin covering the front of the clitoris, without hurting the clitoris.’ (article 1.1). The procedure includes ‘a scratch on the skin covering the front of the clitoris (frenulum clitoris) using the head of a single use sterile needle’ (article 4.2 (g)). It has been reported that, in response to concerns raised by civil society organizations in a petition presented to the Ministry of Health, the latter replied that the regulation on female circumcision was to protect women from the harmful practices of female circumcision and female genital mutilation.Alleged victims: - More details... |
21 Jan 2013 |
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Follow up to the 30 December 2011 communication (A/HRC/20/30, MMR 5/2011) regarding the alleged abduction and rape of Ms. Sumlut Roi Ja by military personnel attached to Light Infantry Battalion 321, Mu Bum frontline post in Momouk district, Kachin state, and the alleged detention and sexual assault of three other women at the same military post. The Government of Myanmar’s 22 March 2012 reply to the 30 December communication stated that the authorities concerned, including military and civil officials, had conducted an initial investigation into the case and that further investigations were being pursued to produce more concrete results. This communication asks for an update on the results of these further investigations to enable the mandate holders to ascertain the facts regarding the allegations contained in the 30 December communication and to ascertain the current status of the alleged victims.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
16 Mar 2013 |
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Supuestas amenazas de muerte contra dos periodistas. Según las informaciones recibidas, el 1 de octubre de 2012, un artículo titulado “Día del Niño” fue publicado por la periodista y defensora de los derechos humanos Sra. Carolina Vásquez Araya en la Prensa Libre, en el que denuncio la violación de hijas de trabajadores agrícolas por los administradores o propietarios de fincas. Durante los días que siguieron a la publicación de dicho artículo, la Sra. Vásquez Araya recibió varias amenazas de muerte por correo electrónico. El 5 de octubre de 2012, el periodista y radiodifusor el Sr. Jorge Jacobs habría denunciado en directo que él y su familia fueron víctimas de amenazas de muerte, después de haber publicado una columna el día anterior en la Prensa Libre. El artículo, titulado “Pepsi bye?”, trataba de una posible adquisición de una empresa de bebidas carbonatadas por un grupo regional. Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
29 Nov 2012 20 Dec 2012 |
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Allégations de viol commis par des policiers. Selon les informations reçues, Mme. X, âgée de 27 ans, aurait été appréhendée avec son compagnon le 3 Septembre 2012, par une patrouille de police dans la nuit du 3 au 4 septembre 2012. Suite au viol, la victime a été amenée dans une clinique. Par la suite, la victime et son compagnon se seraient rendus au Commissariat de police pour porter plainte pour viol, mais auraient étés aussi inculpés pour outrage public à la pudeur. La victime de viol collectif par des agents de police serait aujourd’hui poursuivie pour outrage public à la pudeur. De victime, elle serait maintenant aussi coupable.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
14 Feb 2013 |
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Allegation of charges brought against a political activist and human rights defender. According to the information received, on 15 March 2012, Ms. Jalila Khamis Koko was arrested at her home in Khartoum, by agents of the National Security Services (NSS) and was later transferred to Omdurman prison in the capital. On 15 September 2012, Ms. Khamis Koko was summoned by the Prosecutor and Khartoum Criminal Court on charges of crimes against the state. She faces six charges, five of which are categorized as crimes against the state, and two of them carry the death penalty. Prior to her arrest, Ms. Khamis Koko was working as a volunteer by providing humanitarian support to Internally Displaced People from Southern Kordofan. In June 2011, she reportedly appeared in a Youtube video in which she denounced the conditions in conflict affected areas of Southern Kordofan and called for a ceasefire. Ms. Khamis Koko was a member of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement – North (SPLM-N), an opposition party which was banned in September 2011. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Alleged assassination attempt against an advocate for girl’s education by the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). According to information received, on 9 October, 2012 two gunmen stopped the school bus in which Ms. Malala Yousafzai was returning home from school in the Swat Valley, Pakistan, and shot her and two other girls, critically injuring Ms. Yousafzai. On 10 October, a spokesperson for the TTP claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement to national and international media, and indicated that if she survives, she, and others who preach “secularism and so called enlightened modernism” will be targeted again. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
27 Mar 2013 |
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Posible adopción por el Congreso de la República del “Proyecto de acto legislativo por el cual se reforman los artículos 116, 152 y 221 de la Constitución Política de Colombia” (Fuero Penal Militar), el cual podría afectar seriamente el Estado de Derecho y la lucha contra la impunidad en Colombia. Alleged victims: - More details... |
30 Oct 2012 30 Oct 2012 |
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Allégations d’exécutions extrajudiciaires, de disparitions forcées, tortures, détentions arbitraires et violences contre les femmes commises dans le contexte du conflit armé au nord du Mali. Selon les informations reçues, le 24 janvier 2012, des membres du Mouvement National pour la Libération de l’Azawad (MNLA) et du groupe islamiste Ansar Dine, auraient pris des civils en otages et se seraient servis d’eux comme boucliers humains pour attaquer le camp militaire de l’armée malienne d’Aguelhock. 153 soldats maliens auraient été faits prisonniers puis exécutés. A la suite de la prise de la ville de Gao, le 31 mars 2012, des corps dénudés auraient été découverts et des têtes de soldats auraient été suspendues au mur du camp militaire et sur le pont de Wabaria. Depuis la prise et l’occupation des villes de Gao et Tombouctou, les informations reçues indiquaient au moins 50 cas de tentatives de viols et de viols de femmes et de jeunes filles mineures commis par des membres du MNLA. En avril 2012, des militaires maliens auraient exécuté six personnes à Sévaré. Depuis le 1er mai 2012, de nombreux militaires et policiers auraient été arrêtés par la junte militaire et auraient subi des actes de tortures. Dans la nuit du 2 au 3 mai 2012, au moins 21 soldats auraient été enlevés de leur cellule au camp militaire de Kati. Au moment d’envoi de cette communication, il était ignoré où ils se trouvaient. Par ailleurs, sept soldats, auraient été toujours détenus incommunicado au camp Kati. Il s’agirait de MM. Moussa Traoré, Abidine Guindo, Boubou Sidibé, Seydou Dicko, Moh Ouatarra, Archival, et Bouba Traoré.Dans la nuit du 8 au 9 septembre 2012, 16 personnes appartenant à la Dawa, un mouvement de prêcheurs musulmans, soupçonnées d’appartenir au Mouvement pour l’unicité et le jihad en Afrique de l’Ouest, auraient été tuées au camp militaire de Diabaly. Alleged victims: 25 More details... | |
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Alleged intimidation of and threats against women human rights defenders. According to the information received, members of leading women’s rights organization WOREC Nepal and LGBTI rights organization Mitini Nepal have been subjected to threats and intimidation, reportedly as a result of their support of Ms X, a victim of domestic violence, following her self-identification as a lesbian. On 28 August 2012, police reportedly surrounded the offices of Mitini Nepal in Lazimpat, Kathmandu. After their withdrawal, several plain-clothes individuals remained, to allegedly monitor the organization’s activities. President of Mitini Nepal, Ms. Laxmi Ghalan, has reportedly received a number of threatening phone calls. On 30 August 2012, a group of individuals, claiming to be relatives of X, allegedly raided the offices of WOREC in Balkumari, Lalitpur. The group was allegedly accompanied by seven police officers, who did not enter the offices. It is reported that also on 30 August, four police officers visited the offices of Mitini Nepal, accompanied by relatives of X, and accused staff of hiding X. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Alegacion de amenaza contra una defensora de los derechos humanos. Según las informaciones recibidas, el 22 de agosto de 2012, un hombre no identificado en una motocicleta sin placas de matricula habría acercado a la Sra. Gladys Lanza Ochoa a media cuadra de su vivienda y le habría preguntado por un lugar. La Sra. Lanza Ochoa siguió caminando rápido y se metió a un negocio cercano, mientras tanto, una camioneta negra con vidrios polarizados y sin placas de matrícula habría aparecido y circulado de forma repentina. Cuando la Sra. Lanza Ochoa salio del negocio, la motocicleta negra apareció de nuevo, y al verla, se huyó. La Sra. Gladys Lanza Ochoa es Coordinadora Nacional del Movimiento de Mujeres por la Paz Visitación Padilla, un colectivo nacional de defensoras de los derechos humanos en Honduras. La Sra. Lanza Ochoa fue objeto de una comunicación anterior (ver A/HRC/18/51, HND 4/2011).Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Alleged sentencing to death by stoning for adultery of a 23-year old Sudanese woman resident of South Kordofan. According to information received, on 10 July 2012, Ms. Layla Ibrahim Issa was sentenced to death by stoning by the Mayo court in Khartoum, on charges of adultery under article 146 of Sudan’s Criminal Code of 1991 (Decision No. N/A/15/execution/2012). The charge of adultery was reportedly brought against Ms. Ibrahim Issa by her husband, who claimed her 6 month old child is not his. It is reported that the court did not brief Ms. Ibrahim Issa about her rights, that she did not have access to a lawyer during her trial in contradiction of Article 135 of the 1991 Criminal Procedure Act, and that she was convicted based on her alleged confession. She is reportedly now detained in Omdurman Women’s Prison in shackles together with her 6-month old baby. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
18 Sep 2012 |
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Allégation d’exécution par lapidation d’un couple non marié au Nord du Mali. Selon les informations reçues, le 29 juillet 2012, Mme Achamor wallet Boussa et M. Erlaf ag Ogaz auraient été tués par lapidation à Aguelhok, au Nord du Mali, par un groupe islamiste armé. La scène se serait produite devant une foule d’environ 200 personnes. La ville d’Aguelhok aurait été contrôlée par le groupe armé islamiste Ansar Dine (défenseurs de l’islam), allié d’Al-Qaïda au Maghreb islamique (AQMI) La ville d’Aguelhok aurait été quittée par la grande majorité de ses quelques 3000 habitants depuis qu’elle était contrôlée par les islamistes. D’autres femmes des localités proches d’Aguelhok et de Tessalit, en particulier les mères célibataires et les filles non mariées en état de grossesse, courraient le risque de subir le même sort. Leurs familles ne disposaient d’aucun moyen pour les faire partir vers les régions non-occupées du Sud du Mali.Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Presunta amenaza de muerte contra periodista y defensora de los derechos humanos. Según las informaciones recibidas, el 29 de julio de 2012, la Sra. Lydia Cacho Ribeiro se encontró en su hogar cuando habría recibido una amenaza de muerte de un individuo no identificado por medio de su transceptor de mano, utilizado únicamente en casos de emergencia. La Sra. Ribeiro es directora y fundadora del Centro Integral de Atención a las Mujeres (CIAM) en Cancún, Estado de Quintana Roo, una organización no gubernamental que trabaja a favor de víctimas de violencia sexual y doméstica y víctimas de trata sexual, y tambien autora de seis libros sobre el crimen organizado, la pornografía infantil y la trata sexual. Se informa que desde la publicación de su libro “Los demonios del Edén: el poder detrás de la pornografía infantil” en 2005, en el que denunció una red de pornografía infantil y supuestos actos de abuso sexual de niños por parte de un conocido empresario, la Sra. Ribeiro habría sido víctima de un atentado de muerte, detención arbitraria, acoso, tortura y extradición ilegal a otro estado. La Sra. Ribeiro ha sido objeto de comunicaciones anteriores (ver A/HRC/13/22/Add. 1, para. 1509).Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
07 Nov 2012 |
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Presuntas agresiones físicas y detención de defensores de los derechos humanos. Según las informaciones recibidas, el 4 de junio de 2012, el Padre Marco Arana Zegarra se habría encontrado sentado en la Plaza de Armas en Cajamarca, participando en una manifestación pacífica contra el proyecto minero Conga, cuando habría sido detenido por un grupo de aproximadamente 20 policías antidisturbios. Lo habrían tirado al piso, golpeado y pateado. Había sido liberado en la madrugada del 5 de julio de 2012. Según se informa, en otro incidente relacionado, el 21 de junio de 2012, las Sras. Amparo Abanto y Genoveva Gómez habrían sido golpeadas por aproximadamente veinte policías en la Primera Comisaría de Cajamarca donde se encontraban para comprobar el estado de siete personas que habrían sido detenidas durante las manifestaciones contra el proyecto de explotación minera Conga. La Sra. Amparo Abanto es integrante del Grupo de Formación e Intervención para el Desarrollo Sostenible (GRUFIDES) y abogada de la Coordinadora Nacional de Derechos Humanos (CNDDHH). La Sra. Genoveva Gómez es abogada comisionada de la Defensoría del Pueblo, en Cajamarca.Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
16 Nov 2012 |
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Alleged torture by forces associated with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the failure of the authorities to investigate and hold the perpetrators accountable. According to the information received, Ms. Melissa Roxas was abducted, detained, and tortured by forces associated with the AFP from 20 to 25 May 2009. According to the allegation, remedy was sought through the Court of Appeals in the Philippines, but while the Court included in its findings that Ms. Roxas was subject to detention and torture, there had been no effort to hold the perpetrators accountable. In addition, investigations by the National Commission for Human Rights have allegedly been significantly obstructed by the military.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Alleged human rights implications of proposed regulations which would require the deportation of pregnant migrant workers from Thailand to give birth in their home country. According to the information received, the Minister of Labour has proposed to introduce a regulation to deport pregnant migrant workers from Thailand. A working group under the Labour Ministry’s Department of Labour Protection and Welfare has two months to draft regulations for the implementation of this proposal. Reportedly, many pregnant workers are uncertain about their ability to reclaim their jobs upon returning to Thailand, and are concerned about the possibility of additional expenses incurred related to travel and recruitment fees. It is also feared that pregnant migrant women may seek unsafe abortions as their only option to stay employed, exposing them to serious health risks, including risk of death.Alleged victims: - More details... |
26 Jul 2012 |
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Alleged killing of a woman human right defender in Hayatabad. According to information received, on 4 July 2012, at approximately 6:30 a.m., Ms. Fareeda Afridi was on her way from her house in Tehsil Jamrud Ghundi Kali to her office in Hayatabad, when she was reportedly cornered by two motorcyclists who shot and killed her. Ms. Afridi was a 25-year-old activist who, together with her sister Noorzia Afridi, co-founded Sawera, the Society for Appraisal and Women Empowerment in Rural Areas, an organization focusing on promoting women's and children's rights, their education and empowerment.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
19 Jul 2012 |
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Alleged killing of two women. According to information received, in early July 2012, Ms. Najiba, a 22 year old woman allegedly accused of adultery, was killed in public, amidst a crowd. A video showing her killing was afterwards made public and widely distributed among social media. It is reported that Ms. Najiba was married to a Taliban member, and was accused of committing adultery with a Taliban commander. It was also reported that on 13 July 2012, Ms. Hanifa Safi, a regional representative of the Afghan Ministry of Women Affairs in Laghman province, as well as her husband were killed while driving through the provincial capital, Mehtar Lam, when a bomb attached to their car allegedly exploded. Ms. Safi was reportedly the second provincial head of women’s affairs to be assassinated since these posts were created. Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
04 Oct 2012 |
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Allegations of arbitrary deprivation of liberty and ill-treatment of a 17 year old girl following her peaceful exercise of the rights to freedom of opinion and expression and assembly. According to the information received, on 24 June 2012, Ms. X started a peaceful protest on the main market of Kardze (Ganzi) by throwing leaflets in the air and raising slogans that called for the return of Dalai Lama, for freedom of the Tibetan A.P. and for the release of the Panchen Lama and political prisoners. She was allegedly arrested and beaten by security personnel. Her father was not allowed to see her until 28 June 2012, when she had been taken to the hospital. Reportedly, she had injuries on her hands, back and legs. Ms X has been held in detention at Kardze County’s Detention Centre. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
28 Sep 2012 |
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Alleged killing of human rights defender and alleged acts of intimidation against two women human rights defenders. According to the information received, on 17 March 2012, a Terrestrial Mining Corporation (TMC) employee was overheard expressing the intention to kill those individuals interfering with mining operations, mentioning several individuals by name, including Mr. Francisco Canayong. On 1 May, Mr. Canayong was allegedly stabbed and killed while on his way home. Reportedly, on 6 May, the aforementioned TMC employee fired a shot at the house of Ms. Nenita Lacasa and Ms. Carolyn Borja. Shots were also allegedly fired at the same house on 23 May. Mr. Canayong was a member of the Carapdapan Movement for Development Association (CAMADA). Ms. Lacasa is a programme officer with the same association and Ms. Borja is its president. CAMADA monitors and campaigns against illegal mining operations in the municipality of Salcedo, Province of Eastern Samar.Alleged victims: 3 More details... | |
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Presunto atentado contra la vida de una defensora de derechos humanos. Según las informaciones recibidas, el 13 de junio de 2012, aproximadamente a las 6.30 de la tarde, la Sra. Telma Yolanda Oquelí Veliz del Cid viajaba sola en coche desde la Aldea La Puya hacia San José El Golfo cuando se habría encontrado con dos hombres a bordo de una motocicleta. Se informa que uno de los hombres habría sacado un arma de fuego y habría disparado cuatro veces. Uno de los tiros habría impactado a la Sra. Yolanda Oquelí. La Sra. Yolanda Oquelí es una de las activistas más visibles de la iniciativa comunitaria de San José del Golfo y San Pedro Ayampu, un movimiento de vecinos que defiende su territorio y el medio ambiente ante la expansión minera en San José del Golfo y San Pedro Ayampuc en el Departamento de Guatemala. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
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Alleged arbitrary restrictions on associations to receive foreign funding. According to the information received, some human rights associations, including the New Woman Foundation and the Center for Egyptian Women Legal Assistance (CEWLA), have been facing arbitrary refusal or unjustified delay in receiving funding from abroad. The restrictions have had serious implications on the work carried out by the concerned associations, which had to drastically reduce their activities. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Alleged abduction, forced conversion and forced marriage of three Hindu women, and death threats against two parliamentarians who criticized a Supreme Court decision that allowed their return to their alleged kidnappers. According to the information received, Ms. X, Ms. Lata Kumari and Ms. Y were kidnapped, forcefully converted to Islam, and forced into marriage in early 2012. It is reported that the Supreme Court intervened in these cases and on April 18, 2012, ordered that the women be allowed to decide whether they wished to remain with their husbands. They agreed to do so. It is alleged that the Court did not take into consideration the violent nature of the abduction, and the climate of fear and intimidation faced by these women and their families, when requesting them to take a decision. After the Supreme Court hearings, Messrs. Khursheed Khokhar and Pitamber Sewani, criticized this decision and later received death threats for defending minority rights in the country.Alleged victims: 5 More details... |
07 Jun 2012 |
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Alleged sentencing to death by stoning for adultery. According to information received, on May 13 2012, the criminal court of Ombada in Khartoum, central Sudan, sentenced Ms. Intisar Sharif Abdallah, 20 years old and mother of three children, to death by stoning based on charges of adultery, under article 146 of Sudan’s criminal code of 1991. It is reported that although she had initially pleaded not guilty, she admitted to the charges at a later hearing, after reportedly being beaten by her brother. The conviction was based solely on this testimony. It is reported that during the trial, Ms. Sharif Abdallah did not have access to a lawyer, nor an interpreter, despite the fact that she has a limited knowledge of Arabic, while the man co-accused of the same charges was simply released after denying them. Ms. Sharif Abdallah is reportedly being detained with her youngest son, who is four months old, while her two other children are in the care of her family. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
17 May 2013 |
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Alleged arrests, charges and acts of coercion against human rights defenders for the land disputes in Phnom Penh. According to the information received, on 24 May 2012, thirteen women of Boeung Kak Lake community - Kong Chantha, Tol Sreypov, Tep Vanny, Pov Sophea, Suong Samai, Pan Chhunret, Heng Nom, Chan Navy, Po Davy, Nguon Kimleang, Song Sreyleap, Chheng Leap and Nget Kun; were sentenced to up to two and a half years imprisonment after a summary trial by the Phnom Penh Court of First Instance. The police allegedly arrested two other Boeung Kak representatives, Ms. Ly Channary and Mr. Say Sareoun, who were waiting outside the courthouse to testify. Venerable Loun Sovath reportedly participated in a peaceful gathering in front of the court to express his solidarity with the community and was forcibly taken away by police in plain clothes, gendarme and military police, intervention police and monks to Botum Pagoda where about 50 religious leaders questioned him over his activism. Alleged victims: 16 More details... | |
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Alleged continued acts of harassments and intimidation against human rights defenders. According to the information received, Ms. Ingrid Turinawe, who was on her way to participate in a public rally organized by the For God and My Country (4GC) group on 20 April 2012, was arrested by the police. It is reported that her breast was violently grabbed and squeezed by a police officer during her arrest. It is reported that Ms. Turinawe as well as other activists calling for political reforms in Uganda have been, over the past months, subjected to harassment and intimidation. On 4 April 2012, the political pressure group ‘Activists for Change’ (A4C) was declared as an unlawful society by the authorities, one day before a planned demonstration During the first week of May, the group ‘For God and My Country’ (4GC) was also declared as an unlawful society.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Presuntas amenazas de muerte, seguimientos y agresiones en contra de defensores de derechos humanos. Según las informaciones recibidas, el primero de mayo, el Padre Alberto Franco, Secretario Ejecutivo de la Comisión Intereclesial de Justicia y Paz (CIJP), habría sido seguido por hombres que se trasladaban en motocicleta. El 8 de mayo, el Sr. Danilo Rueda, un abogado de la CIJP, también habría sido seguido. Además, el 7 de mayo de 2012, un individuo no identificado habría disparado un arma de fuego hacia el interior de las oficinas de ‘Women’s Link Worldwide’ (WLW). El disparo habría roto el cristal de seguridad justo arriba de la cabeza de la Sra. Mónica Roa, directora de programa de WLW. También se informa que dos comunicados habrían sido publicados en el mes de mayo que amenazarían a varios defensores de derechos humanos y organizaciones de derechos humanos, uno en el nombre del grupo paramilitar ‘Los Rastrojos – Comandos Urbanos’, y el otro en el nombre del grupo paramilitar ‘Águilas Negras – Bloque Capital’. Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
23 Oct 2012 |
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Alleged detention of band members of ‘Pussy Riot’ in Moscow on the charge of “hooliganism”. According to the information received, on 4 March 2012, Ms. Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Ms. Maria Alekhina were arrested and charged with hooliganism for allegedly performing a punk prayer at the Christ the Saviour Cathedral. Reportedly, Ms. Ekaterina Samutsevich was arrested on 15 March 2012 and charged with similar offence. Since their arrest, some of their family members, some people supporting them as well as one of their lawyers allegedly received threats. On 19 April 2012, Tagansky Court in Moscow had reportedly extended the detention of the three women to 24 June 2012. Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
17 Aug 2012 |
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Alleged mass deportations of Congolese nationals from Angola to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and the serious violations of their human rights in the expulsion process. According to the information received, in March 2012, over seven thousand DRC nationals were expelled from Angola, under degrading conditions, which included sexual violence against women. Allegedly, four DRC nationals who were detained by the Angolan authorities died of asphyxiation whilst awaiting deportation. These allegations follow up from ongoing concern about the mass expulsions of migrants from Angola, and have been subject to investigations by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, UN Special Rapporteurs (see A/HRC/18/51, case no AGO 1/2011) and the Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) on Sexual Violence in Conflict. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Alleged rape of an 18-year-old girl by her stepfather, a police officer, for more than five years. According to the information received, Ms. X (18), a resident in Punjab Province was continuously raped for five years by her stepfather, a police officer of the area. The victim also stated that she was forced to have three abortions. She also reported that she had been threatened by the perpetrator not to talk about the matter with anyone, and that when she reported the facts to the police station, she was threatened not to file a complaint. It is finally reported that the mother of the victim has been disappeared for the last 10 months and her whereabouts remain unknown. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
10 Dec 2012 |
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Presuntos ataques, actos de hostigamiento y amenazas de muerte contra dos miembros del Comité de Familiares de Detenidos Desaparecidos en Honduras (COFADEH). Según la información recibida, el 22 de febrero de 2012, la Sra. Dina Meetabel Meza Elvir habría recibido dos mensajes a su celular que habrían contenido amenazas de muerte y de violencia sexual. Además, se informa que en el mes de abril de 2012, habría recibido llamadas amenazadoras y habría sido objeto de actos de hostigamiento. También se informa que la Sra. Kenia Veliza Oliva Cardona habría sido objeto de ataques y actos de hostigamiento a partir de julio de 2009 hasta noviembre de 2011. Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Allegations of repeated physical and sexual abuse of an Ethiopian migrant domestic worker, leading to suicide. According to the information received, Ms. Alem Dechasa, a 33-year-old Ethiopian migrant domestic worker, was repeatedly physically and sexually abused by her employer. As a result of fleeing her employer’s house and seeking assistance at the Ethiopian Consulate in Lebanon, Alem Dechasa was physically beaten and forcibly dragged into a car by two men. It is alleged that Alem Dechasa was later taken to a mental institution where she committed suicide. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
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Alleged conviction and sentencing of civil society activists in relation to the exercise of their legitimate rights to freedom of expression and freedom of peaceful assembly. According to the information received, on 19 March 2012, Mr. Munyaradzi Gwisai, Ms. Antonater Choto, Mr. Tatenda Mombeyarara, Mr.Eddson Chakuma, Mr. Hopewell Gumbo and Mr. Welcome Zimuto, who had been arrested in February 2011 during a meeting where a video on the “Arab Spring” was presented, were convicted of conspiring to commit public violence in violation of section 188 of the Criminal Code. It is reported that the conviction and sentencing violate the activists’ rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly and further aim to induce fear among pro-democracy activists. They were reportedly subjected to torture and ill treatment by police while in detention. Furthermore, following the sentencing of these activists, seven supporters -– Mr. Joram Chikwadze, Mr. Pride Mukono, Mr. Tinashe Chisaira, Mr. Tinashe Mtyaso, Ms. Cozet Chirinda, Mr. Francis Mufambi and Mr. Tryvine Musokeri - who were demonstrating outside the court, were arrested. They have been charged with disorderly conduct in a public place. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Alleged arbitrary arrest and detention with sexual assault and torture by the Israeli military forces. According to the information received, Ms. X was arrested at her home by Israeli military forces and then taken to the Salem detention center, where she was reportedly beaten and sexually assaulted. She started a hunger strike to protest her detention and was allegedly placed in solitary confinement as a result. Reports indicate that her detention is based on secret information collected by the Israeli Security Agency and available to the military judge but not to the detainee or her lawyers. In a press release on 14 March 2012, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 expressed concern about the situation of Ms. X and urged for her release. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Alleged abduction, forced marriage and forced conversion to Islam of a seventeen-year-old Hindu girl in Pakistan. According to the information received, Ms. X was abducted from her home on 24 February 2012, by Mr. Y and other armed men, including Mr. Z. Allegedly, she was held in custody in the residence of Mr. A, a member of the National Assembly. On 25 February 2012, Ms. X pleaded before a civil judge in Ghotki court to return home to her parents, she testified that she had been kidnapped and forced to change her religion against her will. On 27 February 2012, Ms. X again appeared in court but in Mathelo. During this second hearing, Ms. X was under pressure and changed her statement. The civil judge announced that she has embraced Islam and that she would be in the custody of Mr. Y. Since the court’s announcement, Ms. X’s whereabouts remained unknown to her family. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
12 Jul 2012 |
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Alleged acts of dowry related domestic violence leading to the death of two women. According to the information received, Ms. Akhi Shutrodhor and Ms. Mosammat Sabina Akhter were beaten by their husbands and in-laws, which led to severe injuries causing their death. The violence was allegedly related to the victims’ parents’ incapacity to pay the full dowry due to their financial situation. Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
29 Mar 2012 |
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Alleged continued harassments of members of the Women and Men of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA), including excessive use of force and arrests of activists during peaceful demonstrations. According to the information received, on 7 February 2012, the riot police broke up a demonstration of WOZA, a civic movement that defends women’s rights and freedoms. 14 persons, including ten WOZA members and four bystanders, were arrested. The ten WOZA members have been charged for “criminal nuisance” under Section 46 of the Criminal Law. On 14 February 2012, a peaceful march to commemorate the 10th anniversary of WOZA was reportedly met with brutal repression, leaving ten participants to seek medical attention. Reportedly, WOZA members have been, over the past months, harassed for their human rights activities. On 19 January 2012, 17 WOZA members, including 16 women, were arrested and further physically abused during their seven hours arrest by police officers in Bulawayo. On 12 December 2011, two WOZA members were charged with “theft” and “kidnapping” following a peaceful march to commemorate the International Day of Peace in Bulawayo. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Presuntas amenazas de muerte. Según las informaciones recibidas, en enero de 2012, las Sras. Itsmania Pineda Platero y Gilda Silvestrucci habrían recibido amenazas de muerte de desconocidos por teléfono. Se habría amenazado también a la famila de la Sra. Silvestrucci. La Sra. Pineda Platero es directora de la Asociación Xibalba, una organización que trabaja sobre la seguridad pública y la rehabilitación de jóvenes. También es autora de un blog. La Sra. Silvestrucci es periodista y presenta un programa de radio centrado en cuestiones de derechos humanos. Las Sras. Pineda Platero y Silvestrucci son miembros de Periodistas por la Vida y la Libertad de Expresión, un grupo que, en diciembre de 2011, organizó una marcha para llamar la atención al número alto de supuestos asesinatos y agresiones contra periodistas en Honduras.Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Presunto atentado contra la vida de una defensora de derechos humanos. Según las informaciones recibidas, el 3 de febrero de 2012, la Sra. Norma Esther Andrade, maestra y cofundadora y Presidente honoraria de la organización Nuestras Hijas de Regreso a Casa (NHRC), habría sido atacada en su nuevo domicilio en la ciudad de México por una persona desconocida. La Sra. Andrade habría recibido tratamiento en el hospital por heridas recibidas en el cuello y en la mandíbula. La Sra. Andrade se habría trasladado fuera de la Ciudad Juárez donde vivía previamente después de sufrir otro atentado contra su vida el 2 de diciembre de 2011. La Sra. Andrade fue objeto de dos comunicaciones anteriores, el 4 de junio de 2008 (ver A/HRC/10/12/Add.1, para 1736) y el 6 de enero de 2012 (ver arriba, MEX 30/2011).Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
06 Nov 2012 |
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Alleged trafficking of girl children from the districts of 24 North Parganas and Murshidabad, West Bengal State, for the purpose of sexual exploitation, and the alleged systematic failure of the police to investigate such incidents. According to the information received, Ms. A, aged about 14 years old, was trafficked on 9 October 2011 to Karnataka State, for prostitution. She was later rescued. Ms. B, aged about 14 years, was trafficked from her village. It is alleged that she was held in captivity and raped before her rescue. Ms. C, aged about 15 years old, was trafficked from her village on 30 May 2011, to Bangalore, where she was allegedly sold into prostitution. The victim to date has not been rescued. Ms. D, about 15 years old, was trafficked into Bangladesh. The victim allegedly married Mr X, and was allegedly sold by her husband into sex slavery in Bangladesh. Alleged victims: 4 More details... |
08 Aug 2012 |
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Alleged arrest and detention of Ethiopian Christians linked to their exercise of freedom of religion. According to the information received, on 15 December 2011, a group of 35 Ethiopian Christians was arrested in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia while travelling to their place of worship. Twenty nine women have been held in Amber 2 section of Briman Prison and the six men were held in section 10 of Briman Prison. Their arrest and detention is reportedly linked to their exercise of freedom of religion; they have been informally charged with “illicit mingling with the opposite sex”. The detainees face imminent deportation and had not had access to consular assistance. Further allegations were received on ill-treatment in detention and violence against female detainees. Alleged victims: 35 More details... | |
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Allegations of arrest, detention and ill-treatment of a human rights activist /blogger and a school teacher.. According to the information received, on 15 December 2011, Ms. Zainab Al Khawaja and Ms Massoma Al Sayed were arrested while staging a peaceful sit-in at a roundabout in Budaiya. Reportedly, riot police responded to the peaceful protest by deploying tear gas causing the protestors to leave the roundabout.Both women were taken to Budaiya police station and interrogated. It is alleged that both women were subjected to ill-treatment while in detention. Both women have been charged with taking part and calling for an illegal gathering and assaulting a female police officer while a third charge of inciting hatred against the regime has been brought against Ms. AlKhawaja. On 20 December 2011, Ms. Al Khawaja and Ms. Al Sayed, who had been detained in a women’s detention facility in Isa Town, were reportedly released on bail. Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
21 Mar 2012 |
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Alleged violence against women by the Egyptian military in the context of the protests that took place in Cairo in November and December 2011. According to the information received, Ms. A (a journalist under training), Ms. B (an independent film maker), Ms. C (student), Ms. D (student), and a fifth victim (a reporter) were sexually assaulted and beaten for their participation in the peaceful protests taking place in Cairo in November and December 2011. According to information received, women human rights defenders who participate in demonstrations are increasingly targeted by security forces to prevent them from participating in the public sphere through the use of physical harm, intentional humiliation, and sexual assault accompanied by social stigma. Alleged victims: 4 More details... |
04 Apr 2013 |
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Presunto atentado y amenazas contra integrantes de la organización Nuestras Hijas de Regreso a Casa (NHRC). Según las informaciones recibidas, el 2 de diciembre de 2011, la Sra. Norma Esther Andrade, maestra y cofundadora y Presidente honoraria de la NHRC habría sido agredida frente a su domicilio en Ciudad Juárez. Un hombre desconocido se habría acercado mientras que se dirigía a su coche con sus dos nietos menores de edad y le habría disparado antes de huir La Sra. Andrade y su familia, así como el personal del NHRC, habrían sido objeto repetido de amenazas desde junio de 2002 hasta la fecha. Desde febrero de 2011, las Sras. María Luisa García Andrade y Marisela Ortiz, cofundadora de NHRC, habitan fuera de Ciudad Juárez por razones de seguridad. El día 30 de setiembre de 2011, la Sra. García Andrade habría presentado una denuncia a las autoridades federales tras recibir una amenaza por teléfono. Unos días después, habría recibido una amenaza de muerte en su contra y contra su familia por medio de un conocido. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
22 Feb 2012 |
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Alleged abduction and rape. According to information received, Ms. X, a 28-year-old resident of B. Village in Momouk district, Kachin State, was abducted on 28 October 2011 and subsequently raped by military personnel attached to Light Infantry Battalion 321, Mu Bum frontline post in Momouk district, Kachin State. Reportedly, villagers from her village who escaped from the same military post had testified that there were four women, including Ms. X, cleaning and cooking for the military during the day and gang-raped at night. On 1 November 2011, Ms. X’s family reportedly lodged a complaint at the military post in Loije town and begged for her release. A military commander at the post informed them that Ms. X. would be released the following day on 2 November 2011. However, she was not released. Villagers from Hkai Bang have since reportedly fled to more secure places. Recent reports received suggest that there had been other cases of women and girls being gang-raped and some killed by the military in Kachin state. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
22 Mar 2012 |
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Allegations of detention of and acts of intimidation against a group of human rights and political activists who were planning to attend a peaceful protest in Jaffna on the occasion of Human Rights Day. According to the information received, on 10 December 2011, 42 human rights and political activists from the south of the country were prevented by security forces from joining a peaceful protest in Jaffna to mark Human Rights Day. They were detained for a couple of hours, and their materials confiscated and never returned. A number of activists also faced acts of intimidation from police officers. Alleged victims: - More details... |
23 Dec 2013 |
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Alleged negative impact of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) government proposal to abolish the Overseas Domestic Worker (ODW) visa system. According to the information received, the ODW visa system has been hailed as best practice and provides important safeguards to prevent abuse, exploitation and trafficking of migrant domestic workers. If the ODW visa system is abolished, this will contribute to facilitating contemporary forms of slavery practices, including trafficking, by allowing employers to bring migrant workers to the UK with no legal protection. Migrant domestic workers would also be tied to their employer and if their rights are violated, they may face the dilemma of continuing to suffer or fleeing and becoming irregular in the UK. Migrant domestic workers themselves would be unable to seek justice through criminal courts or employment tribunals for violations of their right to be free from servitude and other human rights violations. Alleged victims: - More details... |
23 Feb 2012 |
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Alleged rape of Internally Displaced woman. According to information received,Ms. TKP is a 28 year old Internally Displaced woman of Tamil origin from Vishvamadhu (Mullaitheevu district) Sri Lanka.She was allegedly beaten and raped by two military men on 6 June 2010. The case was allegedly reported to the commander of the 12th mile post army camp on 7 June 2010 who reportedly offered Ms. TKP money in order to dissuade her from pursuing her case any further. It is also reported that on 7 June 2010, Ms. TKP lodged another complaint with the police. It is further alleged that the case was taken up by the Kilinochichi district court on 14 June 2010 where the victim gave her testimony reportedly in the presence of more than 100 military men inside the court. Medical results by the Vavunia hospital which reportedly confirmed that she was raped were also presented to the court. On 16 July 2010, the case was committed to the Jaffna High Court. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Presunto asesinato y amenazas de muerte. Según las informaciones recibidas, en el verano de 2010, un soldado teniente de la XIX Compañía de Infantería No Encuadrada del ejército mexicano, con base en San Felipe, en el estado de Baja California, habría comenzado a hostigar sexualmente la esposa del Sr. A. Tras solicitar al teniente que pusiera poner fin a estos actos, el Sr. A y su familia habrían sido objeto de una campaña de intimidación, presuntamente instigada por tenientes de esta compañía de infantería. El 1 de mayo de 2011, unos soldados habrían asaltado el domicilio del Sr. A tras lo cual, habrían detenido a y torturado su hijo de 16 años, así como dos jóvenes de 16 y 18 años de edad. El 18 de agosto de 2011, un oficial al mando habría amenazado de muerte la familia.. El día siguiente, unos soldados habrían asaltado, torturado y asesinado a A. Los testigos, los Sres. B y C, habrían sido torturados así como amenazados de muerte. El 13 de noviembre de 2011, se habría encontrado una nota de amenaza de muerte en el domicilio del Sr. D, hermano de uno de los testigos. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Supuestos actos de violencia cometidos en contra de la señora X por parte del Coordinador Estatal de la Policía Federal de Querétaro. De acuerdo con la información recibida, el 24 de septiembre de 2011, el Coordinador Estatal de la Policía Federal de Querétaro, se habría presentado en el domicilio la señora X y habría intentado obligarla a tener relaciones sexuales. Ante la negativa de la señora X, el policía la habría golpeado brutalmente con puñetazos y patadas hasta dejarla inconsciente, al mismo tiempo que amenazaba con asesinarla. Tras el ataque, la señora X habría recibido amenazas por parte de su atacante, así como de otros integrantes de la policía federal y de personas desconocidas, advirtiéndole no presentar una denuncia ante las autoridades. Asimismo, la señora X habría enfrentado obstáculos al intentar presentar una denuncia ante las autoridades relevantes. El 27 de septiembre de 2011, la señora X habría logrado presentar su queja ante las autoridades. Sin embargo, aún no se habrían adoptado medidas para investigar al acusado o proveer protección a la víctima, quien habría continuado recibiendo amenazas. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Alleged arbitrary arrest and sentencing of three women human rights defenders and members of the Pink Life Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transvestite and Transsexual Solidarity Association. According to information received, on 25 October 2011 , Ms. Buse Kiliçkaya, Ms. Selay Tunç and Ms. Naz Gudumen, were reportedly found guilty of “resisting public officials and preventing them from performing their duty” and “insults” and were handed down prison sentences by the Ankara 15th Court of First Instance. Ms. Gudumen received a suspended 18-month prison sentence. Ms. Tunc was given a six-month suspended prison sentence. Ms. Kiliçkaya was sentenced to five months in prison and remains at liberty pending the hearing of the appeal of this sentence. The three women were reportedly arrested by police officers on 19 June 2010 in Ankara. When they enquired about the legal reason of their arrest, police officers reportedly indicated that their crime was "to do transvestism" and forcibly pulled them out of their car and insulted them based on their gender identities. The women were brought to the police station where they were held for five hours before being released. They filed an official complaint against the police with the Public Proesecutor for ill-treatment and insults who reportedly dismissed the complaint.Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
21 Feb 2012 |
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Arresto, detención y presuntos malos tratos contra la Sra. Idania Yanes Contreras. Según las informaciones recibidas, el día 31 de octubre de 2011, la Sra. Yanes Contreras habria sido arrestada en el hospital Arnaldo Milián Castro cuando protestaba en defensa de los derechos de su marido, activista que estuvo en prolongada huelga de hambre, y tras el arresto habria sido trasladada a una unidad policial. Según las informaciones recibidas, durante el arrestro la Sra. Yanes Contreras habría sido arrastrada de los cabellos y golpeada severamente en varias partes del cuerpo. El día 3 de noviembre de 2011, la Sra. Yanes Conteras habría sido liberada en un estado delicado de salud y habría ingresado en el Hospital Arnaldo Milián Castro con multiples lesiones. Desde junio de 2011, la Sra. Yanes Contreras es beneficiaria de medidas cautelares otorgadas por la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Alleged threats to a human rights defender. According to information received Ms. Shampa Goswami supporting victims of gender based violence was harrassed by a group of men on 23 October 2011. The group also attempted to blackmail Ms. Goswami. It is further alleged that after reporting the incident to a local police station, the no adequate protection to ensure her safety was provided.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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El día 16 de septiembre de 2009, en la ciudad de Mérida, Yucatán, aproximadamente a las 4:00 horas de la mañana, el señor X, entonces pareja sentimental de la Sra. Grettel Rodríguez Almeida, la habría atacado e intentado asesinar con un cuchillo de 30 centímetros de largo. La señora Rodríguez Almeida recibió heridas en el cuerpo, la cara, los brazos, el abdomen y en la yugular. Tras el ataque, habría sido trasladada a un centro médico donde habría sido suturada de emergencia para salvar su vida. Horas después de la agresión, el señor X habría sido detenido con el arma en su automóvil. Ante la autoridad ministerial, y en presencia de su defensor de oficio, el señor X habría confesado su intención de matar a la señora Rodríguez Almeida. Ante esta evidencia, habría sido consignado por el delito de tentativa de homicidio calificado. A pesar de la existencia de evidencia en su contra, la jueza Segundo de lo Penal del estado de Yucatán, habría reclasificado el delito como “lesiones calificadas” y dictado una sentencia de un año, ocho meses y 25 días contra el señor X. De acuerdo con la información recibida, la jueza, no habría considerado la evidencia presentada, incluyendo el expediente ni los peritajes los exámenes médicos que señalan que hubo peligro de vida a raíz de las siete puñaladas que sufrió la víctima. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Alleged arrest and detention of human rights defenders. According to the information received, on 21 September 2011, Ms. Jenni Williams, the national coordinator of Women in Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA), and Ms. Magodonga Mahlangu were arrested as they attempted to organize a peaceful march in Bulawayo to commemorate the International Day of Peace. Ten other women were reportedly also arrested but were later released without charge and have since filed a complaint against the police claiming that they were beaten and verbally insulted. The police allegedly violently dispersed the crowd and beat members of WOZA with batons, as a result of which over 20 members of WOZA required medical attention and one was hospitalized. On 23 September 2011, Ms. Williams and Ms. Mahlangu were reportedly refused bail and remanded in custody at Mlondolozi female prison in Bulawayo on allegedly fabricated charges of “theft” and “kidnapping”. They were reportedly released on bail on 4 October 2011. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Alleged arrest, detention and sentencing of human rights defenders. According to the information received, on 25 July 2011, Mr. Ali Kalaei, a former member of the Committee of Human Rights Reporters (CHRR), was summoned to serve a seven year prison sentence. Reportedly, on 31 July, Mr. Ahmad Ghabel, a religious scholar and activist, was taken to Vakilabad prison to serve a twenty-month prison sentence, and Mr. Saeed Jalaifar, a member of the CHRR, was detained in Evin Prison. Also on 31 July, Mr. Kouhyar Goudarzi, a member of the CHRR, and Mr. Behnam Ganji were reportedly arrested by plainclothes security forces and were later transferred to Evin Prison. On 1 August, plainclothes security forces allegedly arrested Mr. Goudarzi’s mother, Ms. Parvin Mokhtareh, at her home. On 13 September, Mr. Mohammed Seifzadeh, a founding member of Defenders of Human Rights Centre (DHRC), was reportedly summoned to court. The charges brought against the aforementioned individuals have included, inter alia, “propaganda against the system”, “offending the Leader of the revolution” and “acting against national security”. In September 2011, several lawyers who represent Dervishes were reportedly detained, including Messrs. Farshi Yadollahi, Amir Eslami, Afshin Karampour and Omid Behroozi. Messrs. Mostafa Daneshju, another lawyer of the Dervishes, and Kayvan Samimi Behbahani, a member of the National Council for Peace, are reportedly serving prison sentences.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
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Alleged arrest and detention, ill-treatment, judicial harassment and sentencing of women human rights defenders. According to the information received, Ms. Faranak Farid was arrested in Tabriz on 3 September 2011 by plain-clothes security officials. She was reportedly severely beaten during her arrest, subjected to ill-treatment during interrogation and forced to sign a document which she was unable to read. She was allegedly sentenced to ten days temporary detention based on charges of “insulting the Supreme leader”, “propaganda against the system” and “acting against national security”. The arrest of Ms. Farid was reportedly linked to her involvement in peaceful demonstrations. On 4 September 2011, Ms. Fereshteh Shirazi was allegedly arrested and detained in Amol prison. It is suspected that the reason for her arrest may be related to her women’s rights activities and entries made on her blog. The case is reportedly based on accusations of “acting against State security”, “publicising lies” and “causing unease in the public mind.” On 14 September 2011, Ms. Nasrin Sotoudeh was reportedly sentenced by Branch 54 of the Appeals Court to six years imprisonment and a ten-year ban on practicing as a lawyer. The sentence allegedly relates to charges of “propaganda against the state”, “collusion and gathering with the aim of acting against national security” and “membership of the Defenders of Human Rights Centre”. On 26 September 2011, Branch 26 of the Islamic Revolution Court reportedly sentenced Ms. Narges Mohammadi to eleven years in prison on charges of “assembly and collusion against the national security”, “membership of the Defenders of Human Rights Centre” and “propaganda against the Islamic Republic”. The ruling reportedly referred to Ms. Mohammadi’s human rights activities as attempts to overthrow the Islamic Republic. Ms. Shiva Nazar-Ahai was reportedly sentenced on 8 January 2011 by Branch 36 of the Tehran Appeals Court to four years imprisonment to be spent in internal exile away from her home. The sentence reportedly relates to charges of “attempts to deface the Islamic Government”, “disturbing the public peace of mind” and “waging war against God”.Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
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Alleged violence on the basis of witchcraft accusations and reported lack of response by authorities. According to the information received, following a death in their community, Mr. Mondo Gere and Ms. Rose Nil Gere were accused of sorcery and witchcraft by several community members. Between 22 and 24 July, 2011 they were allegedly kept captive and brutally tortured. It is also reported that another woman, Ms. X, was accused by the community of causing death through sorcery. On 1 September 2011, Ms. X and her four daughters were allegedly attacked and raped. Their house was burnt down and they lost all their belongings. Further reports indicate that the victims and human rights defenders, including defenders Mary Kini and Monica Paulus, have been threatened by the perpetrators. The community has allegedly attempted to pressure the victims to drop the cases and not take them through the formal judicial system. The police had reportedly not taken any action, as no formal investigation had taken place, and the perpetrators had not been prosecuted.Alleged victims: 9 More details... | |
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Alleged destruction of women’s centre. According to the information received, the building housing the Women's Crisis Center, reportedly the first and the only shelter available to women, including victims of violence, in Baku, was destroyed. It is reported that new facilities and support have not been found for the Women's Crisis Center and, therefore, the provision of legal and medical assistance to women has stopped. It is further reported that employees of the Center have allegedly continued to be under surveillance and harassed by the police, especially during their meetings with diplomats and journalists. The destruction of this building was the subject of a previous communication (see above, case no. AZE 2/2011). Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Alleged rape of young woman while in immigration detention. According to the information received, Ms. X, a young woman from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, arrived to Botswana seeking asylum in December 2008. She was reportedly transferred to the Francistown Centre for Illegal Immigrants as a matter of procedure, where she was held and allegedly raped in 2010. As a result of the alleged rape, Ms. X became pregnant and gave birth to a baby girl. In August 2011, Ms. X and her newly-born baby were transferred to the Dukwi Refugee Camp of UNHCR from where they were allegedly forcibly returned to Francistown Centre upon the reported order of the head of the Ministry of Defence, Justice and Security in Gaborone. It is reported that no further information had been released regarding their situation or wellbeing since. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Alleged rape of sex worker by police while in detention. According to information received Ms. X, a sex worker residing in Plattekloof and Kensington, Cape Town, was arbitrarily detained and raped by three police officers at Woodstock Police Station in late October 2009. Ms. X was allegedly approached by two police officers who violently pushed her into in a South African Police Service van, injuring her forehead in the process. She was allegedly then taken to the police station where she was kept in crowded quarters without being informed of any of her rights nor being allowed to make a phone call. She was then allegedly taken to an isolated cell where she was verbally abused by three police-officers who forced her to perform oral sex and subjected her to vaginal rape in exchange for her release. Reportedly, one of the police-officers who raped her continued to harass her. Ms. X had allegedly not filed any formal complaint for fear of suffering. Reportedly, current legislation, which criminalizes sex work in South Africa, increases the vulnerability of sex workers to violence, as it further enhances their social stigmatization and discrimination. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
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Alleged acts of violence on the basis of allegations of witchcraft. According to the information received, Ms. X was accused by her husband of killing his son and two of his brothers as a result of sorcery. On 3 October 2009, her husband reportedly publicly assaulted her and accused her of sorcery, hitting her repeatedly. Ms. X then allegedly left her house together with her two sons, and was rejected by her husband upon her return. In a similar case, Ms. Y was allegedly attacked on 7 September 2010 in Wormai village, 10 kms from Kundiwa town in Chimbu province for allegedly causing the death of her son through sorcery. Five sons of her husband’s brother allegedly attacked her and forced a heated knife into her vagina. The case was allegedly reported to the police in Kundiawa with no actions taken to bring the alleged perpetrators to justice.Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Alleged abduction and gang rape of a woman by the military. According to the information received, Ms. X, a 32-year old woman from the Kulgam district of Kashmir, was abducted and gang raped by two army personnel from 19 to 21 July 2011. On 19 July 2011, Ms. X was allegedly forced by two army personnel carrying rifles and wireless sets to accompany them into the nearby Kadalbal forest where they confined her in a hut and reportedly raped her for two days. Before releasing her, the two men, later allegedly identified as being from the 62-Rashtriya Rifles, threatened her not to report the incident to anyone.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
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Alleged kidnapping, forced conversion and forced marriage. According to the information received, Ms. X, a 24-year-old nursing student at the Shiekh Zaid Medical College in Rahi Yar Khan, was kidnapped while at school. One of the alleged kidnappers, a Muslim bank clerk, allegedly forced Ms. X to convert from Christianity to Islam and later forced her to marry him. Ms. X was reportedly threatened, beaten and forced to sign a declaration stating that she freely converted to Islam. Ms. X’s mother reportedly went to the local police station to file a report. The police officers allegedly refused to intervene on the justification that nothing could be done. Ms. X's mother was reportedly able to file a First Information Report against the perpetrators only after strong protests by the local Christian population. Subsequently, the family allegedly received threats from the police and the alleged kidnappers to convince them to drop the case.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Alleged killing, attacks and threats against women human rights defenders. According to the information received, environmentalist and human rights defender Ms. Shehla Masood was shot dead by an unidentified assailant outside her home in Koh-e-Fiza in Bhopal on 16 August 2011. Some days before the attack, Ms. Masood reportedly spoke to the media of her intention to file a petition against a private college. In 2010, Ms. Masood allegedly reported to authorities that she feared for her life at the hands of a senior officer in the Indian Police Service. In 2008, she had also lodged a complaint regarding this officer. Mmes. Mumta Bibi, Iberei Begum, Najida and Leila Bibi reportedly defend the rights of rural workers and the right to information. On 1 May 2011, following a meeting they had organized, a round of gun shots was reportedly heard near Ms. Mumta Bibi’s house. On 21 June, three men allegedly threatened Ms. Mumta Bibi’s 13-year-old son. The family reportedly lodged a complaint with the police at Yairipok. On 8 May, gun shots were allegedly heard outside Ms. Iberei Begum’s house, and the front door of her home was allegedly kicked in. On 15 May, another shot was reportedly heard near Ms. Begum’s home. On 19 June, Ms. Nadija was reportedly forced into a house by two women and beaten. Ms. Mumta Bibi, who came to her help, was reportedly also beaten. On 20 June, Ms. Leila Bibi’s 15-year-old son was reportedly hit in the face by a resident of Yairipok Mathak Leikai. The assailant then allegedly followed the boy back to his home and attempted to strangle Ms. Leila Bibi’s husband. Alleged victims: 5 More details... |
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Presunto ataque contra dos integrantes de las Damas de Blanco. Según las informaciones recibidas, el 8 de agosto de 2011 las Sras. Rosario Morales la Rosa e Ivonne Mayesa Galano habrían sido golpeadas por aproximadamente 30 oficiales de la Seguridad del Estado en La Habana, por permanecer diez minutos con unos carteles aludiendo al cese de la violencia contra las mujeres, así como la promoción de derechos humanos frente a dicha sección. Las Sras. Morales y Mayesa habrían sido arrestadas aproximadamente 30 veces este año y habrían sido golpeadas durante su detención. El 7 de agosto de 2011, cerca de 15 mujeres integrantes de las Damas de Blanco habrían sido agredidas cuando se manifestaban pacíficamente a la salida de la Catedral de Santiago de Cuba. A otras integrantes se les habría impedido participar en manifestaciones por partidarios del Gobierno. Los días 24 y 30 de julio 2011 otras mujeres habrían sido golpeadas tras una visita a la iglesia. Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Alleged lack of progress in the investigation of the killing of a human rights defender. According to the information received, on 14 July 2011, a joint report was published by human rights organisations outlining apparent shortcomings in the investigation into the killing of Ms. Natalia Estemirova. Allegedly, despite repeated assurances by the Russian authorities that the investigation is progressing, little progress had in fact been made. Reportedly, there was a failure to collect DNA samples from a wide range of suspects in Chechnya, there were discrepancies found in the evidence taken from the car allegedly used in the killing of Ms. Estemirova and there was a lack of willingness to look into the role played by the Kurchaloi district police, who Ms. Estermirova had exposed in connection with an extrajudicial execution two weeks before her death. Mr. Estemirova was the subject of an earlier communication (see A/HRC/13/22/Add.1, para 1870).Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
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Alleged torture and ill-treatment in immigration facilities. According to the information received, 16 gay and transgender individuals were held in various immigration detention facilities between May 2009 and July 2011. J.H. was reportedly sexually assaulted by two fellow detainees. The staff allegedly did not provide adequate protection or investigate the violation. “N” was reportedly sexually assaulted by a guard while in segregation at the Eloy Detention Centre in Arizona. A number of the victims claim to have been subjected to solitary confinement or confined to “lock down” in their cells for 22 hours per day. A number of detainees have reportedly had difficulties accessing their medication at the Santa Ana City Jail in California. Furthermore, there is reportedly a lack of protection from persecution and respect for the principle of non-refoulement for those who risk torture if returned to their home countries on account of their sexual orientation, gender identity or HIV status.Alleged victims: - More details... |
02 Apr 2012 |
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Allegation of torture and ill-treatment of Bahrain correspondent of France 24 and Radio Monte Carlo Doualiya. According to the information received, on May 22, Ms. Nazeeha Saeed was summoned to a police station in the city of Rifa’a (Bahrain) where she was allegedly held for more than 12 hours of interrogation for reported links with the Hezbollah TV station Al-Manar and the Iranian Arabic-language TV station Al-Alam. Upon her release Ms. Saeed was reportedly forced to sign documents without knowing their contents. It is also reported that the Interior Ministry announced proceedings against those responsible for the mistreatment. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
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Alleged incommunicado detention of political prisoner. According to the information received, Ms. Hnin May Aung, also known as Noble Aye, member of All Burma Student Federation Union (ABFSU) and 88 Generation Students, is serving an 11-year sentence in the remote Monywa prison in Sagaing Region. She was reportedly held incommunicado in a punishment cell, in solitary confinement, with a ban on family visits, for writing an open letter criticizing recent statements by State authorities denying the existence of political prisoners. Ms. Hnin May Aung was initially arrested in September 1998 for distributing booklets explaining the military regime's crackdown on the 1996 student movement. She was released under a general prisoner amnesty on 6 July 2005, but was reportedly re-arrested in a midnight raid on her home on 23 August 2007. She was reportedly charged under section 5/96 (4) of the law protecting the peaceful and systematic transfer of state responsibility, section 505/b of the penal code, and section 6 of the law relating to the forming of organizations. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Alleged rape of 14 year-old girl by four members of the security forces. According to the information received, on 19 April 2011, four military men attacked a house located in Taladekapadu village, Narayanpatna Panchayat, Narayanpatna block in Koraput district of Orissa and gang raped a 14 year-old girl. Two weeks later, a complaint was allegedly sent by post to the Superintendent of Police. The inspector in charge of the case allegedly denied the allegation about police involvement saying there was no police operation in the village on the day of the incident. He rather suspected unidentified young people wearing uniforms who have allegedly committed a number of thefts in the area in the month preceding this incident. However, it is alleged that the tribes are often assaulted in the area by the security personnel.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Alleged non-therapeutic, forced sterilization of girls and women with disabilities. According to the information received, non-therapeutic, forced sterilization is performed on young girls and women with disabilities for various purposes, including pregnancy prevention, population control, menstrual management and personal care. Allegedly, cases of non-therapeutic, forced sterilization of girls have occurred in greater numbers than those formally authorized by courts and tribunals, and the existing State and Territory legislation and federal court mechanisms have not adequately addressed these sterilizations.Alleged victims: - More details... |
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Alleged police occupation and suspected poisoning of property used by an NGO. According to the information received, on 10 June 2011, seven or eight men who identified themselves as police officers arrived at the property of Women in Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) located in Bulawayo and forced their way through the gate. They allegedly had no warrant. On 14 June, WOZA reportedly lodged a court application to have the members of the police removed. On receipt of a copy of WOZA’s court application, a police officer allegedly warned that he now “had to deal with Ms. Jenni Williams personally”. Ms. Jenni Williams is the national coordinator of WOZA. On 20 June, the High Court of Bulawayo reportedly ordered the police to vacate the property. When members of WOZA entered the premises, they reportedly noticed a strong smell of chemicals and began to feel unwell. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Supuesta detención arbitraria y tortura. Según la información recibida, el 16 de abril de 2011, una caja fuerte fue supuestamente robada de la casa donde el Sr. Miguel Ángel Rosette García y la Sra. X trabajaban como empleados domésticos. La dueña de la casa les habría entregado a dos agentes de seguridad pública quienes les habrían llevado a un cuarto e interrogado sobre el robo. Los agentes les habrían vendado los ojos, quitado la ropa, colocado un chaleco y golpeado en varias ocasiones. Se alega que los policías les interrogaron de manera insistente sobre el robo, acusándoles de haber cometido el hecho. Durante los días 26 y 27 de abril de 2011 el señor Rosette García y la Sra. X habrían sido torturados nuevamente, en esta ocasión junto con los señores Carlos Alberto Rosette, Miguel Ángel Rosette Méndez y José Simón Balboa Cortes. La Sra. X habría sido objeto de violencia sexual. Estos actos habrían sido cometidos por la policía dependiente de la Fiscalía de Distrito Metropolitana. Según las alegaciones recibidas, habrían sido detenidos sin ninguna orden judicial.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Allégations de mauvais traitements à la prison de Zaki à Salé. Selon les informations reçues, Mme X aurait été arrêtée le 3 décembre 2009 et transférée à la prison de Zaki à Salé. Elle aurait été accusée d’avoir «financé le terrorisme». Elle aurait subi d'énormes pressions psychologiques ainsi que des violences afin qu'elle avoue ce qui lui est reproché. Depuis, elle n’aurait cessé de protester contre le caractère inéquitable de son procès, à l’issue duquel elle a été condamnée à quatre ans de prison, et de ses très mauvaises conditions de détention par plusieurs grèves de la faim. Le 16 mai 2011, la prison de Zaki a connu un mouvement de révolte des détenus. Au cours de cette intervention, Mme X aurait été saisie par plusieurs agents des forces spéciales qui l’auraient jetée à terre et violemment battue sous les yeux des gardiens de la prison. Cependant, l’administration de la prison ne lui aurait fait subir aucun examen médical.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Allegations of attack against peaceful protestors in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square. According to the information received, on 10 June 2011, male and female protestors reportedly demonstrating for Government reforms in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square were brutally assaulted by armed men carrying sticks and clubs. Female protestors were allegedly sexually assaulted. Several protestors went to security forces present on the scene to complain and seek protection, but the forces reportedly refused to intervene. The attackers were allegedly organized and paid by the Government security forces.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Allégation de menaces et actes d’intimidation. Selon les informations reçues, le 10 mars 2011, lors d‘une conférence de presse organisée par la Fédération des Entreprises du Congo à Goma, les organisateurs auraient publiquement menacé Mme Justine Masika Bihamba, Coordinatrice de la Synergie des Femmes pour les Victimes des Violences Sexuelles (SFVS). SFVS est une plateforme de 35 organisations de la société civile qui porte assistance aux femmes et aux jeunes filles victimes de viols et d‘agressions sexuelles. Le 14 mars, un sénateur de la province du nord Kivu aurait publiquement intimidé Mme Masika Bihamba et la SFVS. Le 27 décembre 2010, un magistrat de l‘auditorat militaire de Goma aurait appelé Mme Masika Bihamba afin de la prévenir de sa possible arrestation si elle continuait à dénoncer les violations des droits de l‘homme commises à l‘Est de la RDC.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Alleged abduction and rape by security forces. According to the information received, Ms. Eman al-Obaidi, born in 1982, a law student from Tobruk, was abducted, beaten, sexually assaulted and raped by members of Gadaffi forces before she managed to escape. On 26 March 2011, she was reportedly dragged out of the Rixos Hotel in Tripoli by security officials as she was trying to speak to foreign journalists, and driven to an unknown location. The Government reportedly sought to discredit Ms. Eman al-Obaidi, claiming that she was mentally unstable and accused her of being involved in prostitution. Her fate and whereabouts remained unknown until after her release on 3 April. Shortly after her release, Ms. al-Obaidi was reportedly again arrested at her home and taken to an unknown location for ?criminal investigation? and was released several hours later without any explanation. Ms. al-Obaidi was reportedly prevented by the authorities from leaving Tripoli. Several journalists who had reportedly tried to help Ms. al-Obaidi were kicked, punched, and knocked over by security forces.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Alleged torture inflicted by the army on peaceful demonstrators. According to information received, on 9 March 2011, the Egyptian military arrested 18 women during a peaceful protest in Tahrir Square. The women were initially taken to a Cairo Museum annex where they were reportedly handcuffed, beaten, given electric shocks, and called prostitutes. 17 of them were allegedly transferred to a military prison in Heikstep, where they were forced to take off their clothes to be searched by a female prison guard. The women were then subjected to virginity tests and were threatened that ?those not found to be virgins? would be charged with prostitution. All 17 women were reportedly brought before a military court on 11 March and released on 13 March. Several of them reportedly received one-year suspended prison sentences for disorderly conduct, destroying private and public property, obstructing traffic and carrying weapons.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Allegation that a proposed bill would regulate the operation of women’s shelters. According to the information received, a draft regulation on women‘s shelters undermines rather than upholds the protection provided by the Elimination of Violence against Women law. The acting Minister of Women‘s Affairs had allegedly stated that the government had been determined to take control of all shelters, most of which had been run by NGOs. The proposed draft regulation allegedly creates barriers to admission into shelters, which could result in imminent threats to women trying to escape violence.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Supuesta falta de seguimiento a los hechos violentos ocurridos en San Salvador Atenco. Según la información recibida, a 2 años de lo ocurrido –mayo 2008— solo un policía estatal habría sido condenado, y no existe un solo elemento de seguridad del estado que haya sido considerado responsable o sancionado. A pesar de que el 6 de febrero de 2007, la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación habría determinado iniciar una investigación y que 2 años mas tarde habría emitido una resolución señalando las violaciones a los derechos fundamentales, no habría sido posible fincar responsabilidades penales o garantizar reparaciones a las víctimas – por carecer este órgano de esa facultad. Los hechos ocurridos los días 3 y 4 de mayo de 2006 en San Salvador Atenco fueron objeto de comunicaciones anteriores (ver A/HRC/7/3/Add.1, para 144 y A/HRC/11/6/Add.1, para 398).Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Alleged lack of proper investigation into the rape of a child. According to the information received, on 5 October 2010 X, a 9-year-old girl was raped by Mr. Y. Her parents filed a complaint against the suspect at Peradeniya Police Station. Allegedly, the police had not taken sufficient steps to properly complete the investigation into this rape case, despite new allegations that Mr. Y raped another local girl on 14 October. As Mr. Y is a wealthy entrepreneur, the child‘s parents fear that he may be influencing the law enforcement authorities to avoid prosecution. Mr. Y‘s brother had allegedly threatened to kill X‘s parents if they pursued the case.Alleged victims: 3 More details... | |
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Alleged detention of human rights defenders. According to the information received, Ms. Fatemeh Masjedi and Ms. Maryam Bidgoli were arrested on 7 May 2009 for peacefully gathering signatures for the ?One Million Signatures Campaign?, to support amendments of laws that discriminate against women. They were reportedly found guilty of spreading propaganda against the system in favour of a feminist group and for publication of materials in support of a feminist group opposed to the system, and sentenced to one year‘s imprisonment. This sentence was later reduced to six months. On 29 December, they were summoned to report within 3 days to prison officials in Qom to begin serving the prison sentence, but reportedly they remained free after further appeals. On 28 January 2011, Ms. Masjedi was reportedly once again arrested for peacefully collecting signatures, and taken to an unknown place of detention.Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Supuestas amenazas contra defensoras de derechos humanos. Según las informaciones recibidas, el 10 de marzo de 2011, la Sra. María Luisa García Andrade, la Sra. Marisela Ortiz Rivera y uno de sus hijos, habrían sido amenazados mediante dos mensajes depositados en lugares públicos. La Sra. Ortiz Rivera es fundadora de la organización Nuestras Hijas de Regreso a Casa, y la Sra. García Andrade directora de asuntos jurídicos de la misma organización. La organización lucha contra la impunidad de los secuestros y feminicidios cometidos en Ciudad Juárez. Según se informa, ambas defensoras estarían trabajando sobre casos de desapariciones supuestamente conectados a las redes de un grupo del crimen organizado conocido como ?La Linea?. Tras los hechos referidos, las Sras. Ortiz Rivera y García Andrade habrían dejado Ciudad Juárez con sus hijos por motivos de seguridad. Las Sras. Ortiz Rivera y García Andrade fueron objeto de dos comunicaciones anteriores (ver A/HRC/10/12/Add.1, para 1736 y A/HRC/7/28/Add.1, para 1351).Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Alleged mass deportations. According to the information received, over the last decade there have been mass expulsions by Angolan authorities of migrants, seemingly largely targeted at those involved in informal diamond mining in Northern Angola. While some of the deportees did not have legal residence in Angola, others reportedly possessed residence permits. It is alleged that persons expelled from Angola have been victims of serious human rights violations committed by Angolan law enforcement and security officials in the expulsion process. These include sexual violence, torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. It is further reported that most of the expelled persons from Angola were forcibly returned to the DRC.Alleged victims: - More details... |
30 Mar 2011 (Ack.) |
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Supuestos asesinatos de personas lesbianas, gays, bisexuales, transgénero y travestís. Según las informaciones recibidas, durante 18 meses, 31 personas lesbianas, gays, bisexuales, transgénero y travestís habrían sido asesinadas en el país. Una de estas personas fue el objeto de una comunicación anterior (ver A/HRC/16/44/Add.1, para. 997). El 22 de diciembre de 2010, un travesti de 23 años habría sido encontrada muerta en un una zanja en Comayagüela. Según las informaciones recibidas, su cuerpo habría sido golpeado e incinerado. Ese mismo día, otra travesti de 45 años habría sido encontrada en su casa en Tegucigalpa. Según las informaciones recibidas, su cuerpo habría sido incinerado y mostraba numerosas puñaladas. El 2 de enero de 2011, otra joven travesti habría sido encontrada asesinada en Tegucigalpa. Según informaciones recibidas, su cuerpo habría mostrado heridas de puñal en el pecho.Alleged victims: 30 More details... | |
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Alleged “corrective” rape of a lesbian woman. According to the information received, Ms. X, a lesbian woman, was strangled with a wire, tortured and raped for five hours by Mr. Y, who intended to "turn her straight". Since this incident took place, the court-case addressing it had reportedly been postponed numerous times, and Mr. Y was released on bail. Ms. Z, a local community activist, reached out to Ms. X through a small local charity she set up in the Cape Town township of Gugulethu to rescue and support survivors of "corrective? rape. Mr. Y had allegedly asked family and friends to attack Ms. Z, constantly harassed her and made threats against her life and against her partner.Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Presunto asesinato de defensora de los derechos de las mujeres de Ciudad Juárez. Según las informaciones recibidas, desde el día 8 de diciembre de 2010, la Sra. Marisela Escobedo Ortiz se manifestaba pacíficamente frente al Palacio de Gobierno de Estado de Chihuahua exigiendo justicia por la muerte de su hija, Rubí Marisol Frayre Escobedo, la cual habría sido asesinada a los 16 años en Ciudad Juárez por su pareja sentimental. El 16 de diciembre de 2010, un grupo de hombres habría llegado a la plaza principal de la ciudad de Chihuahua, se habría acercado a la Sra. Escobedo Ortiz y uno de los hombres le habría disparado en la cabeza causándole la muerte. Días antes de este suceso, la Sra. Escobedo Ortiz habría recibido amenazas, por parte de la pareja sentimental de su hija y de la familia de ésta, conminándola a desistir de su reclamo de justicia.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
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