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information we have received concerning Ms. Elham Modarresi, Ms. Pouran Nazemi, Ms. Elham and Mr. Vahid Afkari, Mr. Younes Mashayekhi, Ms. Soha Mortezaei, Ms. Zhina Modares Gorji, Ms. Bahareh Hedayar, Mr. Saeid Madani. Ms. Mozhgan Kavusi, Ms. Raha Asgarizadeh, Ms. Alieh Motalebzadeh, Ms. Sepideh Qoliyan, and Ms. Narges Mohammadi.Alleged victims: 16 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the following comments on the Law of the Republic of Tajikistan on Combating Terrorism (hereafter “CT Law”) and the Criminal Code of the Republic of Tajikistan (hereafter “Criminal Code”). We respectfully address a number of serious human rights challenges in relation to the definition of terrorism contained in the legislation which, in our view, is overly broad, the negative and disproportionate impact of the legislation on particular groups, on due process, as well as on the exercise of freedom of opinion and expression, and freedom of peaceful assembly and association. We therefore respectfully encourage your Excellency's Government to review and reconsider certain key aspects to ensure that the law complies with Tajikistan's international human rights obligations. We recall that Special Procedures Experts have raised concerns on some of these issues, particularly in relation to the Pamiri minority (communications TJK 1/2022, TJK 2/2022 and TJK 3/2022), to which the Government has not yet responded.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the recruitment of prisoners serving their custodial sentences in Russian penitentiary facilities, for the private military and security contractor known as the Wagner Group, and their deployment in Ukraine. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the continuing use of excessive force against protesters participating in ongoing demonstrations in August and September 2022. The demonstrations are in response to the previous use of excessive force by security forces against protesters, as well as the continuing economic and financial issues arising from fiscal mismanagement of the debt crisis in Sri LankaAlleged victims: 3 More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con el Señor Oscar René Vargas Escobar, una persona privada de libertad de 76 años de edad en precario estado de salud, que se encuentra en condiciones inhumanas de detencion y cuya vida podría correr peligro si no recibe atención médica inmediata. Su detención y el acceso estrechamente limitado a la atención médica se producirían en el contexto más amplio de condiciones carcelarias inadecuadas de personas detenidas arbitrariamente en Nicaragua.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Informations reçues concernant des exécutions arbitraires, des disparitions forcées, des pillages, incendies et violences sexuelles commis au cours d’opérations militaires menées au cours de l’année 2022 par les forces armées maliennes (FAMa), accompagnées de personnels militaires et de securité russes recrutés par le groupe dit « Wagner », dans la Région de Mopti au centre du Mali.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received regarding the death in suspicious circumstances of former Senator Usman Kakar and calls by the National Assembly Standing Committee on Human Rights and Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) to the Government to investigate the alleged existence of a “kill list” reportedly naming Mr. Kakar as well as several other individuals including Mr. Fazlur Rehman Afridi, Mr. Farhatullah Babar, a former senator, and Ms. Gul Bukhari.Alleged victims: 4 More details... | |
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Information received concerning an alleged smear campaign against Bangladesh-based human rights organisation Odhikar, as well as acts of intimidation and harassment against its Secretary, Mr. Adilur Rahman Khan. We understand that this campaign may also aim to question the humanitarian procedure of the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (hereafter, ‘WGEID’ or ‘Working Group’) as well as the authenticity of the claims brought to it by relatives of the victims and civil society organizations. The allegations received also refer to acts of harassment and intimidation against members of the NGO Maayer Daak (Mothers’ Call). Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
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Information received concerning the arrest,detention and sentencing of Mr. Olivier Vandecastelle, a 41-year-old Belgium humanitarian worker and his subsequent ill-treatment and current critical health condition. Mr. Vandecasteele has worked since 2008 as humanitarian worker for the Non Governmental Organisation Médecins du Monde in different countries and from 2020 to 2021 as the Country Director of Afghan Displacement Relief International in Iran.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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nformation received concerning the alleged arbitrary arrest, continued detention, torture and ill-treatment of Mr. Maziar Shahbakhsh, a child at the time of arrest and another child, both belonging to the Baloch minority. During the first two months of detention of Mr. Maziar Shahbakhsh, he was reportedly subjected to enforced disappearance.Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con la iniciativa de ley número 6099 intitulada "Ley para el fortalecimiento de la paz”, que persigue establecer extinción de la responsabilidad penal y de la pena por amnistía absoluta de los responsables de delitos y graves violaciones a los derechos humanos cometidos durante el conflicto armado interno de Guatemala.Alleged victims: - More details... |
25 Dec 2022 |
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Follow-up on our engagement the Chinese Government since 2017, in particular regarding the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR). We thank the Government for the detailed responses provided to some of our communications and the information received through the China Human Rights Newsletter that your representation in Geneva shares with different stakeholders, including Special Procedures. Alleged victims: - More details... |
07 Mar 2023 |
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Information received regarding the arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance and imminent risk of forced return to China by the Vietnamese authorities of Chinese refugee and human rights defender Mr. Guangping Dong. At the time of writing the present communication, his fate and whereabouts continue to be unknown. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
15 Mar 2023 |
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Information received concerning allegations of the recent increase in the systematic targeting of members of the Baha’i religious minority, including through arrest, summoning for interrogation and mistreatment at detention places.Alleged victims: 14 More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación la situación de emergencia de financiamiento, estructura y personal en que se encuentra el Instituto de Medicina Legal y Ciencias Forenses y el impacto negativo que ello tiene sobre la labor de búsqueda e identificación de personas desaparecidas y en el acceso a la verdad y a la justicia sobre las desapariciones forzadas, ejecuciones extrajudiciales y torturas y/o tratos crueles inhumanos o degradantes, cometidas durante el periodo de violencia que vivió el país entre 1980 y 2000.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information concerning Ms. Esther Alexandra Marinos and Mr. Mushldi Zalqaw Mutebi, who were allegedly subjected to enforced disappearance, arbitrary detention, torture and ill-treatment, including physical and sexual assault by members of the Ugandan security forces. We are also concerned about information received concerning journalist Mr. Lawrence Kitatta, who is subjected to harassment, intimidation and retaliation for his journalistic work.Alleged victims: 3 More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con la situación humanitaria en el Tapón del Darién, que afecta a las personas migrantes que transitan a través de esta ruta, así como alegaciones respecto a la situación en las Estaciones de Recepción de Migrantes (ERM) de Panamá, donde las personas migrantes que llegan a través del Darién se encontrarían supuestamente privadas de libertad, en condiciones deplorables e insalubres, y expuestas a situaciones de abuso por parte de las autoridades que gestionan estos centros.Alleged victims: - More details... |
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Información recibida en relación con los asesinatos de las señoras Esmeralda Gallardo Sánchez y María del Carmen Vázquez, dos mujeres buscadoras de personas desaparecidas en México, los que se enmarcarían en un contexto de crecientes agresiones en contra de familiares y colectivos de búsqueda de personas desaparecidas en el país.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
09 Feb 2023 09 Feb 2023 09 Feb 2023 09 Feb 2023 |
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Information received concerning the purported imminent extradition of Mr Sherif Osman, from the United Arab Emirates to Egypt on the basis of a red notice issued by the Arab Interior Ministers Council under the charge of incitement on social media against the Egyptian Government.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
06 Jan 2023 10 Feb 2023 |
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Information received concerning allegations of denial of legal assistance, torture and ill-treatment, incommunicado detention and enforced disappearance of Ms. Xueqin Huang, Mr. Jianbing Wang, Ms. Fangmei He, Mr. Maodong Yang and Mr. Jitian Tang; and that with the exception of one of these 5 cases, at the time of writing this letter the families of these persons have not received accurate and official information regarding their whereabouts, their health status and well-being, and have not been allowed full and unrestricted access to the detainees after they were detained. Alleged victims: 5 More details... |
10 Jan 2023 |
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Informations concernant le renvoi auprès de la juridiction militaire libanaise, de l'enquête sur la mort de M. Bashar Abdel Saud, un réfugié syrien, qui serait décédé le 31 août 2022 peu après avoir été arrêté et torturé par les forces de sécurité libanaises, et l'absence suivante d'une enquête effective, impartiale et indépendante sur les circonstances de sa mort. Ce cas ferait partie d'une série de cas de civils soumis à des actes de torture et disparitions forcées qui auraient été transférés à des tribunaux militaires qui ne respectent pas les normes d'indépendance et d'impartialité requises pour les procédures judiciaires en vertu du droit international.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
03 Mar 2023 |
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Information received concerning allegations that the authorities have not taken adequate measures to conduct forensic investigations in line with the international standards laid out in the Minnesota Protocol in order to determine the fate and whereabouts of persons forcibly disappeared between July 1994 to January 2017. Furthermore, concerns are raised about the delay in putting in place accountability measures for bringing all perpetrators to justice and to provide victims and their families with effective remedy and reparations. We are also raising concern about the verbal attacks and threats made against Ms. Isatou Ayeshah Jammeh, a victim of human rights violations and human rights defender.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information concerning the risk of imminent execution of Mr. Hussein Abo al-Kheir, a 57-year-old Jordanian citizen, for drug related offenses that does not meet the threshold for “most serious crimes” in a context that continues to indicate a highly alarming acceleration of executions, including of non-nationals, for this type of offence in the country.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
22 Mar 2023 |
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Information received concerning the situation of a Swedish child who was repatriated to Sudan in April 2019. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
16 Jan 2023 |
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Information received concerning the situation of a Swedish child who was repatriated to Sudan in April 2019. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the repeated enforced disappearance, torture and ill treatment, and medical negligence, of human rights defender, Dr. Ahmed Shawky Abdelsattar Mohamed Amasha.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information concerning the alleged enforced disappearances, arbitrary detentions, torture, and extra-judicial killings, reportedly committed by Government security forces between May 1989 and January 1990, in the Matale District, in the context of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) uprising. The allegations received also refer to a complete lack of accountability and judicial action against the State authorities identified as the main perpetrators of the violations committed.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Informations reçues concernant de graves allégations d'usage excessif et létal de la force dans le cadre de manifestations opposées à la prolongation de la période de transition; ces allégations faisant état de 80 morts, d'arrestations et détentions arbitraires, de disparitions forcées et de tortures de manifestants pacifiques, de défenseurs des droits de l’homme et de journalistes.Alleged victims: 18 More details... |
02 Jan 2023 03 Jan 2023 16 Jan 2023 |
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Information received concerning ongoing excessive and lethal use of force by Iranian security forces against protesters demonstrating in response to the death of Mahsa Amini on 16 September 2022, who died after she was detained by the Gasht-e-Ershad (Guidance Patrol) for allegedly not complying with Iran’s compulsory veiling laws. The information refers to a continuous crackdown on civil society by the Iranian authorities, the use of live ammunitions against protesters, sexual and gender-based violence against women, arbitrary arrests, torture, extrajudicial executions and other unlawful killings, as well as the disruption of the Internet, preventing access to and the sharing of information on the protests.Alleged victims: 3 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged failure to comply with your Excellency Government’s obligation to ensure locating, protecting, preserving and exhuming mass and unmarked grave sites, their investigation compliant with international standards with a view to identifying those buried therein and the search for forcibly disappeared persons in connection with the enforced disappearance and summary execution of political dissidents between July and early September in 1988 in 32 cities, and the refusal to provide their families with accurate and complete death certificates.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Comentarios y sugerencias sobre los decretos legislativos nos. 333, 358, 396, 427, 459, 476 y 503 mediante los cuales el Gobierno de Su Excelencia declaró y ha venido prorrogando el régimen de excepción vigente en el país. También ofrecemos nuestros comentarios con relación a los decretos legislativos nos. 337, 339, 341 y 342, mediante los cuales se aprobaron reformas a la Ley Penal, al Código Procesal Penal, a la Ley Especial contra Actos de Terrorismo y a la Ley Penal Juvenil por parte de la Asamblea Legislativa el 27 y 30 de marzo de 2022. Alleged victims: - More details... |
12 Dec 2022 |
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Información recibida en relación con la presunta criminalización de personas defensoras de los derechos del pueblo Garífuna.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
07 Feb 2023 |
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Information received concerning the situation of three Australian children currently being held in Roj camp in North-Eastern Syria. Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
01 Dec 2022 |
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Comentarios sobre las reformas legislativas aprobadas recientemente, mediante las cuales se traslada el control operativo y administrativo de la Guardia Nacional a la Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional (SEDENA), así como sobre la iniciativa de reforma constitucional que pretende extender la participación de las Fuerzas Armadas en tareas de seguridad. Dichas reformas legislativas han sido impulsadas a pesar de ir en contra de lo establecido en la Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos, y en detrimento de las obligaciones internacionales de México en materia de derechos humanos. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the failure to conduct effective investigations into the potentially unlawful deaths of Mr. Ibrahim Alhamil on 20 November 2013, Mr. Suwayh Mahmud Alhamil on 17 November 2014, and Mr. Murad Alhamil on 11 June 2014 in Tarhuna when the region was reportedly under the control of the Al-Kany militia; as well as into the disappearance, torture and subsequent death in custody of Mr. Abdulaziz Salem Husain Bashasha on 13 August 2021; and into the alleged killing of Mr. Ahmed Mohammed Al-Qamoudi Zoiat on 12 August 2021, in the course of an interception at sea off the Libyan coast, by unidentified armed men believed to belong to the Stabilisation Support Agency.Alleged victims: 5 More details... | |
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Informations reçues concernant l'absence d'enquêtes efficaces et indépendantes, visant à identifier des personnes décédées ou disparues et à clarifier les causes et les circonstances de leur décès, suite au naufrage survenu au large des côtes de Tripoli le 23 avril 2022, et ayant entraîné la mort d'au moins sept personnes, tandis que 33 personnes sont toujours portées disparues. Cet incident semble s'inscrire dans un contexte marqué par une absence de volonté d’enquêter et d'une impunité endémique s’agissant d’accidents de navires impliquant des personnes en situation de déplacement, notamment des migrants, des réfugiés et des demandeurs d'asile.Alleged victims: 59 More details... |
29 Nov 2022 |
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Information received concerning the alleged failure of the Iraqi Government to conduct prompt, impartial and effective investigations into the disappearances and potentially unlawful deaths of victims of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), and to criminally prosecute and sanction the perpetrators of those crimes and to provide full reparation to victims, in line with international standards.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged enforced disappearance of Ms. Irina Danilovich, her alleged arbitrary detention, ill-treatment, criminalisation, home search and seizure of her electronic devices and documents, as well as her designation as a “mass media foreign agent”, all of which was reportedly in connection with her legitimate human rights work and the exercise of the freedom of expression.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
09 Sep 2022 |
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Information received concerning allegations of systematic targeting of members of the Baha’i religious minority, including through a series of arrests of individuals, destruction of homes and confiscation of land belonging to members of the Baha’i minority in Iran. The allegations received also refer to the alleged enforced disappearance of one person, Mr. Afif Naemi.Alleged victims: 63 More details... |
09 Mar 2023 |
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Information received concerning the violations of due process and fair trial standards in the arrest and sentencing of Mr. Moaaz Al-Sharqawy by Egypt’s Emergency State Security Court in May 2022; as well as his enforced disappearance, torture and ill-treatment in 2018; and the continued inclusion of his name in the terrorist watch list despite lack of evidence.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
09 Feb 2023 |
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Information received concerning the continued lack of identification and preservation of unmarked and mass grave sites in Indian-administered Kashmir, including the failure to conduct forensic investigations, search processes for the forcibly disappeared, and the lack of progress in identifying the remains of individuals buried in these graves in accordance with international standards.Alleged victims: - More details... |
26 Sep 2022 |
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Information received concerning allegations of enforced disappearance, arbitrary detention and torture or cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment, and denial of access to timely and adequate medical care leading to the death under State custody of Mr. Ayman Mohammed Ali Omar Hadhoud, and the failure to adequately investigate the causes and circumstances of his death in line with applicable international standards. It is alleged that his death in custody forms part of an ongoing pattern of the use of arbitrary arrest, politically motivated prosecution, and inhumane conditions of detention, as well as torture against scholars and researchers in Egypt.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
15 Nov 2022 |
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Information received concerning the arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance and prosecution of Mr. Abdulbaqi Saeed Abdo, who faces the risk of an imminent deportation.Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con el homicidio de once personas y la desaparición forzada de otras dos en el marco de una operación militar el 28 de marzo de 2022 en la vereda de Alto Remanso, Puerto Leguízamo, en el departamento del Putumayo, así como las irregularidades relativas a la investigación de estos hechos. Se alega que las circunstancias de estos hechos estarían relacionadas con un posible patrón de operaciones militares que, invocando el cumplimiento de órdenes de captura emitidas por la autoridad competente, y a pesar de realizar labores de inteligencia que deberían facilitar la captura, priorizarían la eliminación de la persona contra quien va dirigida la orden, incurriendo en presuntas privaciones arbitrarias de la vida al emplear la fuerza de manera innecesaria y desproporcionada.Alleged victims: 11 More details... |
26 Aug 2022 |
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Information serious allegations of arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance, torture and ill-treatment of hundreds of peaceful protesters, human rights defenders and people with a perceived affiliation with the opposition to the military coup of 25 October 2021. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged enforced disappearance and ill-treatment of the journalists and human rights defenders Mr. Oleh Baturin and Mr. Serhiy Tsyhipa, as well as the alleged threats, physical violence, home searches, arbitrary detentions, enforced disappearances, and killings of human rights defenders, among other civil society representatives, in the territories of Ukraine occupied by the Russian Federation.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
09 Aug 2022 |
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Information received concerning the alleged killings of 69 individuals and enforced disappearance of three individuals, reportedly by members of law enforcement including in the course of police operations and in custody, in the period from 1999 to 2020. Whilst the reported cases demonstrate the systemic and sustained nature of the excessive and lethal use of force by Brazilian security forces, they do not represent all those affected by such patterns of alleged human rights abuses. Alleged victims: 72 More details... |
06 Sep 2022 06 Sep 2022 06 Sep 2022 |
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Información recibida en relación con las alegaciones de presuntas violaciones de derechos humanos, o el posible riesgo de ellas, en el marco del Régimen de Excepción y reformas a la legislación penal implementadas recientemente en El Salvador, lo que podría estar conduciendo a un uso excesivo de la fuerza por parte de agentes policiales y militares y a la detención potencialmente arbitraria de cientos de personas sin orden de arresto, en ocasiones sometidas a desapariciones forzadas de corta duración, algunas de las cuales habrían sido sometidas a torturas o tratos crueles, inhumanos o degradantes.Alleged victims: - More details... |
29 Jul 2022 |
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Information received concerning allegations of the enforced disappearance of Mr. Ebrahim Babaei since 21 December 2021.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
10 Aug 2022 |
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Information received concerning allegations of the lack of measures taken to conduct thorough and comprehensive search for individuals forcibly disappeared by the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Syria as well as the lack of investigations compliant with international standards into mass graves in areas now controlled by the Syrian Government.Alleged victims: - More details... |
07 Jul 2022 |
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Information received concerning allegations of the lack of measures taken to conduct comprehensive and thorough search for individuals disappeared by the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) in Syria and lack of investigations compliant with international standards with regard to mass graves in areas now controlled by the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES). We have also received information on the alleged operation of local counter-terrorism mechanisms which do not comply with international due process standards, the alleged failure to consistently question and prosecute former ISIL members in relation to acts tantamount to enforced disappearance and extrajudicial executions and the application of amnesties or similar measures to former ISIL members leading to impunity.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the ruling of the Brazilian Federal Supreme Court of 11 May 2020, which denies the extradition of a person to Argentina for the investigation of four interrelated judicial cases concerning crimes against humanity and grave human rights violations committed in the clandestine detention center ‘ESMA’ between 1976 and 1979.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged assault and excessive use of force by police officers, against Tamil relatives of disappeared persons during a protest in Jaffna, which resulted in the injury of several women, including Ms. Mariyasuresh Easwary and Ms. Jenithta Sivanandan.Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged abduction and enforced disappearance of Mr. Mykola Mykolaiovych Sydorenko, presumably by members of the Main Directorate of the National Police in the Donetsk region and Security Service of Ukraine, in Bakhmut.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged decision of the Amnesty Recommendation Committee of the Truth, Reparation and Reconciliation Commission (TRRC) to recommend the granting of amnesty to Mr. Sanna Sabally, who is accused of serious human rights violations that may reach the threshold of crimes against humanity.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the situation of migrants and asylum seekers, including families and children, attempting to reach Poland through its border with Belarus. Concerns include persons allegedly stranded at the border, as well as those who are held in detention facilities in Poland, where they are allegedly subjected to dire conditions of detention.Alleged victims: 1800 More details... |
27 May 2022 |
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Information received concerning the desecration and destruction of the Gayanasarana Buddha Monastery located in Falaharia, Chittagong district, the perpetrated violence against its monks, members of the Buddhist minority, which led to the enforced disappearance and death of Mr. Ronankor Vikku, as well as the prolonged detention and judicial harassment of the monastery’s principle, Venerable Saranankar Mahathera.Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Informations reçues concernant l’usage excessif de la force lors des arrestations et des disparitions forcées alléguées de MM. Noureddine Bhiri et Fathi Beldi, dans le cadre d’une mesure d’assignation à résidence, ainsi que les mesures de représailles qui auraient été prises à l’encontre de M. Abdelrazzak Al Kilani, l’avocat de M. Bhiri.Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
08 Jun 2022 |
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Información recibida en relación con las agresiones en contra de la señora Alma Rosa Villalobos Valdés e integrantes de su familia, quienes habrían sido detenidos, golpeados y sometidos a otros malos tratos por agentes de la Agencia de Investigación Criminal de Guanajuato (AIC). La señora Villalobos es integrante de la organización Hasta Encontrarte, un colectivo dedicado a proteger y defender los derechos humanos de las mujeres víctimas de la desaparición u homicidios en el estado de Guanajuato.Alleged victims: 5 More details... |
19 Oct 2022 |
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Information received concerning the alleged use of automatic immigration detention of Venezuelan migrants and asylum seekers, including children, arriving irregularly to Curaçao, where they are held in dire conditions of detention for indefinite periods of time.Alleged victims: - More details... |
29 Apr 2022 |
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Information received concerning the ongoing practice of pushbacks of migrants by the Coast Guard of Trinidad and Tobago, including a recent incident of interception of a boat with 39 Venezuelan migrants and asylum seekers on board, including 10 children, and the alleged use of firearms during this operation, which reportedly resulted in the death of a one-year-old child and the injury of his mother. Alleged victims: 39 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged acts of intimidation and harassment against relatives of disappeared persons, human rights defenders and civil society organizations in Bangladesh because of their work and co-operation with international bodies and UN mechanisms in the field of human rights.Alleged victims: 6 More details... |
12 May 2022 |
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Information received regarding the arrest, detention and subsequent enforced disappearance of Tibetan writer Mr. Lobsang Lhundup (pen name of Dhi Lhaden), musician Mr. Lhundrup Drakpa, and teacher Ms. Rinchen Kyi, allegedly in connection with their cultural activities in favour of the Tibetan minority language and culture. Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
14 Apr 2022 |
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Information received concerning allegations of racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance against members of the Tigrayan ethnic group, as well as other serious human rights violations committed against them, since the outbreak of the conflict between the Ethiopian federal Government and its armed forces and the Tigray People's Liberation Front in November 2020. Alleged victims: - More details... |
14 Apr 2022 |
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Información recibida en relación con los presuntos actos de desprestigio e incitación a la violencia dirigidos contra el memorial “El Ojo que Llora” y los actos de estigmatización, intimidación y amenaza dirigidos contra las personas que participaron en el acto de reconocimiento del sitio como Patrimonio Cultural de la Nación, todos ellos registrados en las redes sociales.Alleged victims: - More details... |
04 May 2022 |
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Information received concerning Ms. Amira Osman, a Sudanese women’s rights activist, who has been arbitrarily arrested in Khartoum, on 22 January 2022, and ever since subjected to enforced disappearance with no information on her fate or whereabouts.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
11 Mar 2022 |
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Information received concerning the alleged arrest and subsequent enforced disappearances of human rights defenders Mr. Wang Jianbing and Mr. Yang Maodong (pen-name Guo Feixiong), who are facing the charge of “inciting subversion of State power”, and concerning Mr. Tang Jitian, who has been reported as forcibly disappeared since 10 December 2021.Alleged victims: 9 More details... |
01 Apr 2022 |
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Information we have received concerning the alleged disappearance of human rights defender, Mr. Steve Abua.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
02 Feb 2022 16 Mar 2022 |
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Information received concerning the water and environmental policies in Khuzestan province which have led to a serious water and environmental crisis impacting life, livelihood, biodiversity and the environment. Further information is received at the violent dispersal by police and security forces of peaceful protests in Khuzestan province who protested the water crisis; the use of lethal force against unarmed protesters leading to the killing of at least nine individuals, including at least one child, and the injuring of a number of others; arrest and alleged arbitrary detention of protesters some of them being or have been subjected to enforced disappearance; and disruptions to internet access and mobile data.Alleged victims: 10 More details... |
08 Mar 2022 |
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Information received about the inclusion on a terrorist list of two human rights defenders, Mr. Hamad Mohammed Al-Shamsi and Mr. Mohammed Saqr Al-Zaabi; and academics and activists Mr. Ahmed Mohammed Al-Shaiba Al-Nuaimi, and Mr Saeed Nasser Al-Tenaiji. Alleged victims: 4 More details... | |
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Information received concerning reports of acts constituting torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment resulting in deaths of individuals under custody of the State, without subsequent independent investigation into the cause of death and without accountability for perpetrators.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
09 Mar 2022 |
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Information received concerning allegations of forced returns of Venezuelan migrants, including asylum seekers, without any individualised assessment of their protection needs and risks faced upon return; as well as allegations of pushbacks carried out at sea by the Trinidadian authorities.Alleged victims: 204 More details... | |
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Information received received about the excessive and lethal use of force against protesters in the context of the large demonstrations held across many cities in Kazakhstan since the beginning of January 2022, as well as the widespread arrests and detention of protesters on charges related to counter-terrorism and the alleged enforced disappearances of trade unionists. We would like to bring further attention to information received on the targeted harassment of civil society activists, human rights defenders and journalists.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
18 Mar 2022 |
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Information received concerning the alleged lack of investigations into the killing and subsequent concealment and disappearance of the mortal remains of South African-Austrian photojournalist Anton Lazarus Hammerl on 5 April 2011, in the desert on the outskirts of Brega, eastern Libya, reportedly by troops loyal to Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning Mr. Dzmitry Padlobnikau, who is reportedly at risk of forced return from the Russian Federation to Belarus, where he is likely to be subjected to torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, arbitrary detention and enforced disappearance. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
03 Mar 2022 |
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Información recibida en relación a la Proposición de Ley sobre bebés robados en el Estado español. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the arrest ill-treatment, enforced disappearance,continued detention and sentencing of student activist Ms. Leila Hosseinzadeh and the arrest and continued detention of labor rights defender Mr. Hirad Pirbodaghi.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
28 Jul 2022 |
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Información recibida en relación los presuntos ataques y amenazas en contra de la señora Coline Manon Christine Fanon y contra su hermano el señor Dino Ernesto Suchite Rodríguez y otros integrantes de su familia, así como en contra la fundación Racines Perdues - Raices Perdidas.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
14 Feb 2022 |
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Información recibida en relación con la detención, posterior desaparición forzada de corta duración, malos tratos y procesamiento de Sr. Lorenzo Rosales Fajardo, pastor de la Iglesia Monte de Sion en Palma Soriano, Cuba.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
01 Mar 2022 |
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Information received concerning the failure of Russian authorities to investigate and prosecute the torture and execution of a Syrian citizen, allegedly committed by individuals affiliated to the so-called Wagner Group.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
25 Feb 2022 |
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Update on the action in process to review and bring the ‘Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act No. 48 of 1979 as amended by Act No. 10 of 1982’ [hereinafter ‘PTA’] published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2218/68 on 12 March 2021 in line with international norms and standards within a time bound process.Alleged victims: - More details... |
10 Dec 2021 11 Dec 2021 16 Dec 2021 |
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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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Información recibida en relación con los alegados actos de criminalización y persecución en contra de víctimas de graves violaciones de derechos humanos, y de personas quienes les defienden y acompañan, en el marco de la investigación penal del caso conocido como “Fosas Clandestinas en San Fernando”, en particular en contra de la defensora Ana Lorena Delgadillo Pérez, la periodista Marcela Turati y la perito Mercedes Doretti. Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
31 May 2022 |
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Information received concerning the ongoing judicial harassment against Mr. Adilur Rahman Khan and Mr. Nasiruddin Elan, respectively Secretary and Director of the human rights non-governmental organisation Odhikar. Mr. Adilur Rahman Khan is also a member of the World Organization against Torture’s (OMCT) General Assembly, and Secretary-General of the International Federation for Human Rights ( FIDH). Odhikar was founded in 1995 and advocates for civil and political rights, and reports on enforced disappearances. It is a member of various international networks.Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Information received concerning allegations of intimidations, searches and confiscations committed during raids performed by national security agents on Mr. Khurram Parvez’s residence and office premises at Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society (JKCCS) – a human rights and civil society organisation - as well as his subsequent arbitrary arrest and detention on charges related to conspiracy and terrorism.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the Criminal Laws (Amendment) Bill 2021, codifying enforced disappearance as an autonomous crime in Pakistan, which includes clauses that run contrary to the spirit and objectives of a law to criminalize enforced disappearances.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning alleged acts of harassment against Ms. Sandya Ekneligoda, reportedly in reprisal for her efforts to seek the truth about the fate and whereabouts of her husband, disappeared journalist Prageeth Ekneligoda. Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
25 Jan 2022 |
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Información recibida en relación al Proyecto de Ley sobre la sustitución de penas privativas de libertad por régimen de prisión domiciliaria para procesados y condenados mayores de sesenta y cinco años - y la permanencia a futuro del citado régimen- por razones humanitarias o trato humanitario, superpoblación del sistema penitenciario y su agravamiento ante la emergencia sanitaria causada por la pandemia de COVID-19. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the arrest, enforced disappearance and continued detention of Mr. Reda Abdulrahman Ali Mohamed, a former teacher, and member of the Quranist minority belief movement in Egypt.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning alleged extrajudicial killings, abductions and enforced disappearance.Alleged victims: 6 More details... |
28 Jan 2022 |
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Information received concerning acts of intimidation and reprisals against Mr. Noël Zihabamwe and persons associated with him, following the demarches undertaken to search for, and establish the fate and whereabouts of his forcibly disappeared brothers, Mr. Antoine Zihabamwe and Mr. Jean Nsengimana.Alleged victims: 3 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged continued detention, physical assault and ill-treatment of four journalists currently held in a prisoner exchange facility in Sana’a. Since August 2021, the whereabouts of one of the journalists remains unknown.Alleged victims: 4 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 09 Nov 2021 |
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Information received concerning the continued renewal of the pretrial detention of a number of journalists and human rights defenders, which in all cases, this detention exceeds the legal limit for which an individual can be held in pretrial detention under Egyptian law. Moreover, we have received equally worrisome information in relation to the physical and psychological integrity of these individuals and information concerning their trials. Alleged victims: 5 More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con los actos de amenaza y hostigamiento en contra del señor Jimmy Francisco Ortiz Rodríguez. El señor Ortiz es un abogado, defensor de derechos humanos y familiar de dos víctimas de desaparición forzada, cuyos casos permanecen sin esclarecer y bajo la revisión del Grupo de Trabajo. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
06 Jan 2022 |
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Información recibida en relación con la ostensible demora en que viene incurriendo la Corte Suprema de Justicia de la República Argentina, en resolver causas por crímenes contra la humanidad y graves violaciones de los derechos humanos, incluyendo desapariciones forzadas, cometidos durante la dictadura miliar, que esperan resolución desde hace años.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Report of the Standing Committee on Interior on the Criminal Laws (Amendment) Bill 2021, which proposes the introduction of amendments and additional clauses into the Bill, which would run contrary to the spirit and objectives of a law to criminalize enforced disappearances.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con los ataques y amenazas en contra de la señora Paula Rojas Nieto, integrante de la organización no gubernamental Colectivo Buscadoras en el estado de Guanajuato. El Colectivo Buscadoras es una entidad que reúne a familias de personas desaparecidas.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Informations reçues concernant les allégations d'utilisation continue de de personel et d’individus recrutés par le groupe dit « Wagner », et d'acteurs exerçant des activités liées au mercenariat et d'entreprises militaires et de sécurité privées en République Centrafricaine (RCA), ainsi que des violations graves et systématiques des droits de l'homme et du droit international humanitaire commises par ces acteurs sur l'ensemble du territoire.Alleged victims: 80 More details... | |
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Informations reçues concernant des allégations lies a l’ impact négatif que la législation et les régulations adoptées en Algérie depuis la fin de la guerre civile ont eu sur la réalisation des droits des victimes à un recours effectif, à la justice, et à la vérité en relation aux graves violations des droits humains commises pendant cette période, ainsi que des allégations lies au restrictions excessives aux droits à la liberté d'expression, de réunion pacifique et d'association contenu dans le cadre juridique algérienne qui porteraient atteinte aux activités des victimes et leurs association et qui auraient abouti à la criminalisation de leurs manifestations pacifiques demandant justice pour les violations susmentionnées.Alleged victims: - More details... |
22 Nov 2021 26 Nov 2021 30 Nov 2021 |
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Informations reçues concernant M. Slimane Bouhafs, un citoyen algérien reconnu en tant que réfugié en Tunisie, qui aurait été disparu le 25 août 2021 à Tunis, avant de réapparaître quatre jours plus tard dans un commissariat de police à Alger accusé de crimes de terrorisme en lien avec ses activités de militantisme.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Informations reçues concernant M. Slimane Bouhafs, un citoyen algérien reconnu en tant que réfugié en Tunisie, qui aurait été disparu le 25 août 2021 à Tunis, avant de réapparaître quatre jours plus tard dans un commissariat de police à Alger accusé de crimes de terrorisme en lien avec ses activités de militantisme.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
18 Nov 2021 18 Nov 2021 |
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Information received on the ongoing arbitrary detention and alleged ill-treatment of Mr. Oqaba Alaa Labib Hashad and Mr. Mohamed Ibrahim Radwan.Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the case of Mr. Mohammed al-Shakhouri and and Mr. Asaad Makki Shubbar, who were sentenced to death following trials which did not meet due process guarantees and for crimes which do not appear to meet the “most serious crimes” threshold.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
22 Oct 2021 |
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Information received concerning the imminent execution of Mr. Heidar Ghorbani, an Iranian from the Kurdish minority.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
22 Oct 2021 |
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Information received concerning allegations of enforced disappearance, arbitrary detention, torture and ill-treatment of Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, by Kenyan security officials, as well as his illegal rendition to Nigeria, to face trial for terrorism related charges, which are believed to be linked to his leadership of the “Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)” group.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
17 Sep 2021 |
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Information received concerning allegations of enforced disappearance, arbitrary detention, torture and ill-treatment of Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, by Kenyan security officials, as well as his illegal rendition to Nigeria, to face trial for terrorism related charges, which are believed to be related to his leadership of the organization “Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)” group.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con las alegaciones de detención arbitraria y posterior desaparición forzada, y amenazas en perjuicio de un defensor de derechos humanos, quien se mantiene incomunicado y sin acceso a medicinas y atención médica, por actos presuntamente relacionados con su labor como defensor de derechos humanos y participación en protestas sociales.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the enforced disappearances of Mr. Hamidullah Arbabi and Mr. Falah Heidari, of the Baloch and Arab minority, respectively.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
13 Oct 2021 |
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Information received concerning the alleged imminent execution of Mr. Mahmoud Ebada Abdelmaqsod Eid, who was sentenced to death following a trial, which did not meet due process guarantees including admitting a confession reportedly obtained through torture.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Concerns about the adoption and implementation of a recent regulation, titled ‘Prevention of Terrorism (De-radicalization from holding violent extremist religious ideology) Regulations No. 01 of 2021’ [hereinafter ‘Regulation’] under section 27 of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act No. 48 of 1979 as amended by Act No. 10 of 1982 [hereinafter ‘PTA’] published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2218/68 on 12 March 2021. In this regard, we wish to express our serious concern and to encourage the rescission of the Regulation because its provisions are contrary to Sri Lanka’s international legal obligations. Alleged victims: - More details... |
11 Aug 2021 |
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Información recibida en relación con alegaciones sobre las posibles detenciones arbitrarias y desapariciones forzadas, alegaciones de uso excesivo de la fuerza por parte de policías y militares contra manifestantes, periodistas y personas defensoras de derechos humanos en el contexto de protestas pacíficas que se iniciaron el 11 de julio de 2021, así como reportes de suspensión del servicio de internet y telecomunicaciones durante las manifestaciones.Alleged victims: - More details... |
05 Aug 2021 05 Aug 2021 05 Aug 2021 |
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Information received concerning the alleged enforced disappearance and arbitrary detention and charges against Kenyan human rights defender Malcolm Bidali.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
08 Sep 2021 |
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Informations reçues concernant l'arrestation arbitraire présumée du défenseur des droits de l'homme M. Jean Paul et la disparition du défenseur des droits de l'homme M. Habumuremyi, « Angelo ».Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con la revocación de la sentencia condenatoria en contra de cinco miembros de la Secretaría de Marina acusados de la desaparición forzada del señor Armando Humberto del Bosque Villareal, ocurrida el 3 agosto 2013 en la localidad de Colombia, municipio de Anáhuac, estado de Nuevo León, México.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
18 Aug 2022 |
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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 reportedly imminent execution of 12 individuals following a mass trial, which failed to meet due process and fair trial standards, marred by allegations of enforced disappearances, torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment and arbitrary detention.Alleged victims: 12 More details... |
08 Sep 2021 |
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Information received concerning the alleged arbitrary detention and enforced disappearance of two Tibetan Buddhists, Mr. Go Sherab Gyatso and Mr. Rinchen Tsultrim.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
27 Aug 2021 |
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Información recibida en relación con los asesinatos del señor Javier Barajas Piña y la señora Rosario Zavala Aguilar y las amenazas en contra de las señoras Norma Patricia Barrón Núñez y Angélica Zamudio Almanza en el marco del aumento de agresiones en contra de familiares y colectivos en búsqueda de personas desaparecidas en Guanajuato.Alleged victims: 4 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the allegations of enforced disappearance followed by the death in custody of Mr. Muhammad Ashraf Khan Sehrai. He suffered from type 2 diabetes and hypertension and reportedly had no access to his medication since his abduction. Alleged victims: 3 More details... | |
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Information received concerning allegations of pushbacks of migrants from Cyprus to Lebanon and Turkey carried out at sea by the Republic of Cyprus Port and Marine Police, and the alleged unreasonable use of force involved in some of these pushback operations.Alleged victims: 550 More details... |
08 Sep 2021 |
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Información recibida en relación a la presunta ejecución de Efraín Espinoza Pérez y Mario Alberto Vázquez Aguilar, Jorge Armando Hernández Pérez, Jordán López de la Cruz y Abenamar Hernández; así como el secuestro y tortura de Sebastián Ramírez Gómez, Miguel Mendoza de la Torre, José del Carmen Solano de la Torre, Belisario Velázquez de la Torre, y las heridas sufridas por José Alfredo Solano Espinosa, en el municipio de Venustiano Carranza, Estado de Chiapas, México, el 4 de mayo de 2021. Otro hecho similar habría ocurrido el 12 de junio de 2021. Las víctimas, activistas campesinos, pertenecen a la comunidad indígena Tzotzil.Alleged victims: 11 More details... |
03 Sep 2021 |
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Information received concerning the abduction and potential enforced disappearance of human rights defender Mansour Mohamed Atti Al-Maghrabi.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged imminent extradition of Mr. Ravil Mingazov to Russia where he may risk torture and arbitrary detention. He is a former detainee at Guantanamo Bay who has been resettled in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), in 2017, detained in an unknown location without charges or trial and subjected to ill-treatment. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the recent tabling in the National Assembly of the bill to criminalize enforced disappearances in Pakistan.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning alleged violations of the rights of Sheikh Zuhair Jasim Mohamed Abbas and Mr. Ali Abdul Husain Ali Hasan Ali AlWazeer, including arbitrary arrest, enforced disappearance, torture and non-access to due process. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
24 Aug 2021 |
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Information received concerning the ongoing trial of Syrian human rights defender Abdulrahman Muhammad Al-Nahhas.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
18 Aug 2021 |
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Information received concerning the arbitrary detention of 12 human rights defenders, under investigation for the alleged commission of crimes carrying potentially lengthy prison sentences, and related allegations of grave ill-treatment and poor conditions of detention. Three of these individuals were allegedly targeted for their cooperation or attempted cooperation with the UN, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights. Alleged victims: 12 More details... | |
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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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Information received concerning the alleged long-term arbitrary detention of human rights defender, Dawit Isaak.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received regarding the decision of the official Organization of the Behesht Zahra to not allow members of the Baha’i faith to bury their dead in new gravesites at Golestan Javid cemetery in Tehran.Alleged victims: - More details... |
23 Jul 2021 |
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Information received concerning the alleged arbitrary arrest, harassment and criminalisation of woman human rights defender Ms. Renalyn Tejero, and the raid on the homes and subsequent arrest of human rights defenders Ms. Maria Jesusa “Sasah” Sta. Rosa and Mr. Dan Balucio.Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
02 Sep 2021 |
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informations reçues concernant des allégations selon lesquelles M. Walid Nekiche aurait été détenu au secret et torturé. Ces allégations font également état de la lenteur des procédures juridiques destinées à enquêter indépendamment sur ces allégations, et si elles étaient avérées, de poursuivre les tortionnaires et garantir réparation à la victime. Elles font aussi état de pressions exercées sur M. Nekiche pour qu’il retire sa plainte de torture. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
13 Aug 2021 |
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Information received concerning participants of the Saturday Mothers/People (CurmatesiAnneleri/Insanlari)Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
08 Jul 2021 |
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Information received concerning the dispersal by law enforcement authorities and members of the ruling party Awami League of a series of peaceful demonstrations organized by different political and civil society groups during and after Indian Prime Minister Modi’s visit to attend the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the country's independence and the birth centenary of 'Bangabandhu' Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and the alleged related excessive use of force against demonstrators which led to at least 17 people being killed and several injured.Alleged victims: 218 More details... | |
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Information received concerning a fire at the Immigration, Passports and Naturalisation Authority (IPNA) compound in Sana'a, controlled by Ansar Allah, which has led to the deaths of at least 44 migrants held in the detention facility and injured over 200 others. Alleged victims: 450 More details... | |
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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 09 Aug 2021 |
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Information received concerning Abdulrahman Gamal Metwally Ibrahim and Omar Gamal Metwally Ibrahim, two brothers who reportedly were arbitrarily arrested in connection to the military coup of 2013 and subjected to torture and ill-treatment by security officials while in custody.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
25 May 2021 |
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Information received concerning the arbitrary detention of seventeen human rights defenders sentenced or under investigation or trial for the alleged commission of crimes against the State, that carry prison sentences of 10 years or more. Such crimes would have been perpetrated in connection to activities aimed to the promotion and defence of human rights and in the exercise of their public freedoms. Alleged victims: 17 More details... |
26 Jun 2021 |
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Information received concerning the situation of the Hmong community located in the Phou Bia region, referred as to “ChaoFa Hmong”. More precisely, with regards to reported acts of intimidation and reprisals by the Lao military forces against the relatives of an elderly Hmong man and three Hmong girls, victims of enforced disappearance since March 2020, following an intervention by Special Procedures mandate-holders on 31 August 2020.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación a la presunta desaparición forzada y detención arbitraria de los Sres. Guillermo José Zárraga Lázaro, Antonio José Sequea Torres, Oreste Alfredo Schiavo Lavieri, Eliant Felipe Cesar Carballo y Carlos Arturo Rosario Pimentel, así como a las supuestas violaciones del derecho a la asistencia de un abogado de su elección y del principio de la igualdad de armas entre la defensa y la fiscalía. Alleged victims: 5 More details... |
24 Jun 2021 17 Aug 2021 |
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Information received concerning the appointment of new members of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) that is not in compliance with the Paris Princplies and severely undermines the NHRC’s independence thereby restricting the ability of the people of Nepal to access remedies for alleged human rights violations which is a key component of a free and enabling civic space.Alleged victims: - More details... |
29 Apr 2021 |
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Información recibida en relación con la falta sistemática de investigaciones efectivas y de cooperación transregional entre los países centroamericanos y México para atender los numerosos casos de desapariciones de migrantes, incluidas las desapariciones forzadas, informar a sus familiares, preservar los datos forenses, repatriar los restos humanos y proporcionar una reparación adecuada a las víctimas.Alleged victims: - More details... |
15 Nov 2021 |
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Información recibida en relación con la falta sistemática de investigaciones efectivas y de cooperación transregional entre los países centroamericanos y México para atender los numerosos casos de desapariciones de migrantes, incluidas las desapariciones forzadas, informar a sus familiares, preservar los datos forenses, repatriar los restos humanos y proporcionar una reparación adecuada a las víctimas.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con la falta sistemática de investigaciones efectivas y de cooperación transregional entre los países centroamericanos y México para atender los numerosos casos de desapariciones de migrantes, incluidas las desapariciones forzadas, informar a sus familiares, preservar los datos forenses, repatriar los restos humanos y proporcionar una reparación adecuada a las víctimas.Alleged victims: - More details... |
17 Jun 2021 |
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Información recibida en relación con la falta sistemática de investigaciones efectivas y de cooperación transregional entre los países centroamericanos y México para atender los numerosos casos de desapariciones de migrantes, incluidas las desapariciones forzadas, informar a sus familiares, preservar los datos forenses, repatriar los restos humanos y proporcionar una reparación adecuada a las víctimas.Alleged victims: - More details... |
08 Jul 2021 |
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Informations reçues concernant les meurtres de M. Floribert Chebeya, défenseur des droits de l'homme, et de son collègue, M. Fidèle Bazana, en 2010. En particulier, nous avons reçu de nouvelles allégations concernant les circonstances et les responsables présumés de ces meurtres. Ces nouvelles informations semblent confirmer que les enquêtes et les procédures judiciaires effectuées antérieurement n'ont pas permis de garantir la pleine responsabilité de tous les auteurs de ces crimes. Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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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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Information received concerning alleged human rights violations,– including arbitrary detentions and arrests, enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, torture, impediments to the exercise of freedom of opinion and expression as well as obstacles to freedom of assembly that have been reported in the context of the electoral process 2020-2021. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
01 Apr 2021 |
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Information received concerning the alleged arbitrary arrests, torture, and in some cases inappropriate access to medical care while in detention, as well as prosecution of several human rights defenders and persons associated to them.Alleged victims: 7 More details... | |
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Information received concerning allegations of arbitrary detention, extrajudicial killing, enforced disappearance and torture and ill-treatment against Messrs. Waheed Para, Irfan Ahmad Dar, Naseer Ahmad Wani, including reprisals against Mr. Waheed Para by Indian intelligence following engagement with current and future UN Security Council members.Alleged victims: 3 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the torture and ill-treatment while in detention of Ahmed Kabir Kishore and Mushtaq Ahmed, and the subsequent death in custody of Mr Ahmed.Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the recruitment and use of private military and security personnel in the context of the ongoing hostilities in the Central African Republic in support of the Central African Army Forces.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the recruitment and use of private military and security personnel in the context of the ongoing hostilities in the Central African Republic in support of the Central African Army Forces.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
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Information received concerning the alleged extrajudicial killing by individuals linked to the Iraqi armed forces of Mr Jasib Hattab Abboud Al Heliji, father of human rights defender Ali Jasib Hattab Al Holaijy, who remains forcibly disappeared.Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Information received concerning Mr. Osama Talal Abbas Al-Mahruqi, a dual Saudi and Australian national, reportedly extradited from Morocco to Saudi Arabia, despite the provisional measures ordered by the United Nations Committee Against Torture (UNCAT), on the basis of the potential risk of torture and other ill-treatment. Since his extradition on 13 March 2021, no information on Mr. Al-Mahruqi’s fate or whereabouts is available. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
28 Apr 2021 |
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Information received concerning the involvement of Russian private military and security personnel in the context of the ongoing hostilities in the Central African Republic in support of the Central African Armed Forces and their alleged involvement in international humanitarian law and human rights abuses including extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances and torture, some of which may amount to international crimes.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
20 May 2021 |
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Informations reçues concernant M. Osama Talal Abbas Al-Mahruqi, ayant la double nationalité saoudienne et australienne, qui aurait été extradé du Maroc vers l’Arabie Saoudite, malgré les mesures provisoires ordonnées par le Comité contre la torture des Nations Unies (UNCAT), sur la base du potentiel risque de torture et autres mauvais traitements. Depuis son extradition, le 13 mars 2021, aucune information sur le sort ou l’endroit où se trouve M. Al-Mahruqi n’est disponible. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
25 Jun 2021 |
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Información recibida en relación con las intervenciones realizadas en el cementerio alterno de El Copey, ubicado en el departamento del Cesar, y la falta de protección de los restos de las víctimas de desapariciones forzadas y ejecuciones extrajudiciales allí enterradas. Alleged victims: - More details... |
11 May 2021 21 Jun 2021 |
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Informations reçues concernant M. Inssa Mohamed (alias Bobocha), un opposant politique qui aurait été renvoyé de force à deux reprises de Madagascar aux ComoresAlleged victims: 1 More details... |
19 Mar 2021 07 May 2021 |
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Informations reçues concernant M. Inssa Mohamed (alias Bobocha), un opposant politique qui aurait été renvoyé de force à deux reprises de Madagascar aux ComoresAlleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged steady increase in the number and widespread practice of enforced disappearance of persons belonging to minorities, as well as of political activists and human rights defenders, in the province of Sindh, Pakistan.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Informations reçues concernant la disparition forcée, l’arrestation et la détention arbitraire, les mauvais traitements ou la torture et les éventuels meurtres de réfugiés burundais en Tanzanie ; ainsi que la prétendue détention arbitraire et la disparition forcée de réfugiés burundais rapatriés de force au Burundi.Alleged victims: 200 More details... |
07 Apr 2021 |
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Información recibida en relación con la ejecución extrajudicial y desaparición forzada de al menos 19 personas, en su mayoría migrantes, en el municipio de Camargo, Tamaulipas, en el norte de México.Alleged victims: 19 More details... |
15 Apr 2021 |
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Information received concerning the risk of imminent execution of Mr. Hossein Silawi, Mr. Ali KHasraji and Mr. Naser KHafajian, individuals of the Ahwazi Arab minority, as well as a series of executions of individuals of the Baluchi minority. We furthermore would like to bring to your Excellency’s Government’s attention information received at the risk to arbitrary deprivation life of Mr. Behnam Mahjoubi, a Gonabadi sufi religious minority, following his enter into coma while in state custody. The alleged violations form part of what appears to be an escalation of a systematic crackdown on minority groups, particularly intensified since mid-December 2020.Alleged victims: 4 More details... |
20 Apr 2021 26 Apr 2021 |
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Information received concerning the arrest of over 100 individuals from the Kurdish minority in several towns and cities of Iran.Alleged victims: 110 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged violations of the right to peaceful assembly, the internet shutdowns, arbitrary arrest and detention of journalists, protesters and political figures in the aftermath of the military coup on 1 February 2021.Alleged victims: 450 More details... |
29 Apr 2021 |
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Information received concerning what appear to be acts of retaliation, which included allegedly meritless charges, judicial harassment and seemingly arbitrary detention, against Mr. Nurgeldi Halykov, an independent journalist, who was reportedly sentenced to four years in prison for fraud shortly after he had allegedly shared a photograph of a World Health Organisation (WHO) delegation that were visiting Turkmenistan in July 2020.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
18 Mar 2021 |
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Information received concerning alleged arbitrary arrest and detention of Salekh Magamadov (20 years old) and Ismail Isayev (17 years old), as well as their subsequent transfer to the Chechen Republic. Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
22 Mar 2021 |
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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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Informations reçues concernant l'absence de progrès substantiels du processus de justice transitionnelle décrit dans les lois organiques n°2013-53 et n° 2014-17, en particulier dans les domaines des réparations et de la redevabilité; ainsi qu'en ce qui concerne les tentatives d'invalidation du travail de l’Instance Vérité et Dignité et de son héritage, en soutien à la recherche de la vérité et de la justice pour les violations passées des droits de l'Homme commises en Tunisie. Les informations reçues concernant les projets de loi présentés au Parlement, et d'autres en cours d'élaboration, qui pourraient avoir des répercussions négatives sur les Chambres pénales spécialisées et la redevabilité pour les violations flagrantes des droits de l'Homme, la corruption financière et la mauvaise utilisation des fonds publics sont également portées à votre attention. Alleged victims: - More details... |
08 Apr 2021 16 Jun 2021 |
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Information received regarding the alleged enforced disappearance of human rights defender Mr. Sombath Somphone since 2012.Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged detention, enforced disappearance and extrajudicial execution of Mr. Apinus Zanambani, and Mr. Luther Zanambani, at the hand of the military in Suagapa, Intan Jaya, Papua.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
17 May 2021 |
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Information concerning the prosecution and imprisonment of Yuri Alexeevich Dmitriev, a historian and civil rights activist, that suggests the charges against him have been fabricated and are without grounds. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
24 Mar 2021 24 Mar 2021 |
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Information received concerning Burundian refugees in the refugee camps of Nduta, Nyarugusu and Mtendeli in the Kigoma region in Tanzania, who have faced serious human rights violations for several years, including arbitrary detention, torture and enforced disappearances. Alleged victims: 230 More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con la iniciativa con proyecto de decreto por el que se expide la Ley de la Fiscalía General de la República (LFGR) y se abroga la Ley Orgánica de la Fiscalía General de la República (Ley Orgánica) vigente, publicada en la Gaceta del Senado el día 7 de octubre de 2020 (la iniciativa) que posiblemente se discutirá en periodo extraordinario el 15 de enero de 2021 conforme a la petición hecha por la Comisión de Justicia del Senado.Alleged victims: - More details... |
12 Nov 2021 |
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Information received concerning persistent and severe restrictions to fundamental freedoms in the United Republic of Tanzania (Tanzania) in the context of the October 2020 elections.Alleged victims: - More details... |
08 Feb 2021 |
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Information received concerning Mr. Selami Simsek, who is reportedly facing an imminent transfer from Albania to Turkey during which he may be at risk of enforced disappearance. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con los daños ocasionados al memorial “El Ojo que Llora.Alleged victims: - More details... |
22 Apr 2021 |
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Information received concerning the alleged enforced disappearance of the journalist, and human rights activist, Mudassar Mahmood, alias Naaru, and threats and acts of intimidation against persons associated with him, as well as the alleged short term enforced disappearance of the journalist Matiullah Jan and ongoing acts of intimidation against him. Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Information received regarding allegations of intimidations, searches and confiscations committed during raids performed by national security agents in Jammu & Kashmir.Alleged victims: 3 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the continued intimidation, threats of reprisal and harassment faced by human rights defender, Fazal ur Rehman Afridi, president of the Institut de Recherche et d’Études Stratégiques de Khyber (IRESK) and member of the Pashtun Protection Movement (PTM). Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the denial of adequate and timely health care in custody leading to the deaths of Mr. Ibrahim Hassan Abdel-Ghany Al-Batea, Mr. Magdy Taha Mohamed El-Qalawy and Mr. Tony Hasan Khalifa Farghal.Alleged victims: 3 More details... | |
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Information received following comments and suggestions on the 2017 Law on Combating Crimes of Terrorism and its Financing, which was recently amended on 19 June 2020.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged enforced disappearance of Mr. Siam Theerawut, a Thai national, believed to have been arrested by the authorities of Viet Nam in 2019; and the case of Mr. Truong Duy Nhat, a Vietnamese blogger and journalist who was allegedly apprehended by Thai police and returned to Viet Nam in 2019, and who remains in detention in Viet Nam. Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
18 Mar 2021 |
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Information received concerning at least six alleged cases of Thai political activists disappearing abroad, namely Wanchalearm Satsaksit, Siam Theerawut, Surachai Danwattananusorn, Chatchan Bubphawan, Kraidej Luelert, and Itthipol Sukpan, and concern that this may point to a pattern of extraterritorial enforced disappearance. Alleged victims: 8 More details... |
14 Dec 2020 |
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Information received concerning at least four alleged cases of Thai political activists disappearing in Lao People’s Democratic Republic, namely Surachai Danwattananusorn, Chatchan Bubphawan, Kraidej Luelert, Itthipol Sukpan as well as the alleged enforced disappearance in Thailand of Lao PDR national Od Sayavong and the lack of progress in the search and investigation of these cases.Alleged victims: 5 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the case of Mr. Wanchalearm Satsaksit, in Cambodia, a Thai political opposition member who disappeared in Cambodia as well as the case Mr. Osman Karaca, a dual Mexican-Turkish national who was arrested in Cambodia in November 2018, subjected to enforced disappearance for several days and then deported to Turkey. Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
07 Feb 2021 03 Mar 2021 |
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Information received concerning torture and ill-treatment of prisoners of war and cases of enforced disappearance during the armed conflict in and around the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone. We also call on your Excellency’s Government to honour the ceasefire agreement to ensure lasting peace, including by returning captives and bodies of the dead to their respective countries of origin and to their families.Alleged victims: - More details... |
30 Dec 2020 30 Dec 2020 30 Dec 2020 30 Dec 2020 |
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Information received regarding allegations of arbitrary detention and ill-treatment of a minor and the death of his father, Mr. Serajul Mustafa, while in police custody.Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Information received concerning torture and ill-treatment of prisoners of war and cases of enforced disappearance during the armed conflict in and around the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone. We also call on your Excellency’s Government to honour the ceasefire agreement to ensure lasting peace, including by returning captives and bodies of the dead to their respective countries of origin and to their families.Alleged victims: - More details... |
22 Feb 2021 22 Feb 2021 22 Feb 2021 22 Feb 2021 22 Feb 2021 |
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Información recibida con relación a la falta de investigaciones efectivas y cooperación binacional para atender los casos de desapariciones transfronterizas de personas, incluyendo personas migrantes y trabajadoras fronterizas, por actores armados no estatales, incluyendo grupos armados organizados y grupos criminales, en la zona fronteriza entre Colombia y Venezuela.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Información recibida con relación a la falta de investigaciones efectivas y cooperación binacional para atender los casos de desapariciones transfronterizas de personas, incluyendo personas migrantes, refugiadas y trabajadoras fronterizas, por actores armados no estatales, incluyendo grupos armados organizados y grupos criminales, en la zona fronteriza entre Colombia y Venezuela.Alleged victims: - More details... |
02 Feb 2021 25 Feb 2021 25 Feb 2021 |
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Information concerning the detention, arrest and charging of human rights defender and lawyer Qin Yongpei and the alleged arbitrary detention and enforced disappearance of human rights defender and lawyer Chang Weiping in “residential surveillance at a designated location”.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
28 Dec 2020 |
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Information received concerning the alleged arbitrary detention of journalist Mr Sherwan Amin Naao Sherwani.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
29 Dec 2020 |
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Information received concerning the arrest and filing of official charges for terrorism and national security related crimes against human rights defenders Gasser Abdel Rakez, Karim Ennarah and Mohamed Basheer in apparent retaliation for a human rights meeting they held with representatives of the diplomatic community, under the auspices of their NGO, the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR). We also bring to the attention of your Excellency’s Government information regarding the continued pre-trial detention of another EIPR staff, Patrick Zaki as well as the ongoing criminalization, travel ban and freeze of assets of Hossam Bahgat founder and former Executive Director of the same organization. Alleged victims: 6 More details... | |
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Informations reçues concernant des allégations de détention arbitraire et disparition forcée à l’encontre de Mme Gbalet Pulcherie Edith, de MM. Djehi Bi Cyrille et Gbaou Gédéon Junior, de M. Kouakou N’goran Aime César, ainsi que de M. Pascal Affi N'Guessan, ainsi qu’à des restrictions indues au droit de réunion pacifique. Alleged victims: 5 More details... |
04 Dec 2020 25 Jan 2021 |
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Information received concerning the alleged enforced disappearance of Mr. Alisher Haydarov in Ukraine prior to his forcible return to Uzbekistan, where he is likely to face arbitrary detention, prosecution and, potentially, torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment because of his professed religion or beliefs or his imputed affiliation with an extremist organization or movement. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged enforced disappearance of Mr. Alisher Haydarov in Ukraine prior to his forcible return to Uzbekistan, where he is likely to face arbitrary detention, prosecution and, potentially, torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment because of his professed religion or beliefs or his imputed affiliation with an extremist organization or movement. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
04 Feb 2021 04 Feb 2021 |
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Información recibida sobre la independización del terreno, destinado a la construcción del Santuario de la Memoria La Hoyada, a favor del Ministerio de Transportes y Comunicaciones (MTC) para la ampliación del Aeropuerto “Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendevil Duarte.”Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Información recibida con relación a las alegaciones de privación de libertad del Sr. Muaz Türkyılmaz, un nacional turco, y su potencial extradición a Turquía, donde existen razones fundadas para creer que estaría en peligro de desaparición forzada y detención arbitraria.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
08 Jan 2021 |
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Information received concerning the alleged enforced disappearance of human rights defender Ali Jasib Hattab Al Holaijy.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 reported detention and enforced disappearance of Swedish-Iranian national Mr. Habib Chaab in Turkey, and that he may be in danger of transfer to Iran, which would put him at risk of serious human rights violations, including torture and other cruel inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, and being sentenced to death following an unfair trial. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
05 Jan 2021 |
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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 05 Jan 2021 |
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Information received concerning Mr. Bilal Al-Bayush, Ms. Walla Ahmadou, and Ms. Raghda Awad, who have been allegedly arbitrarily detained, subjected to enforced disappearance and torture by the Syrian Government forces amid the ongoing conflict in Syria. Alleged victims: 3 More details... | |
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Informations reçues concernant M. Insaa Mohamed Bouboucha qui aurait fait l'objet d'un enlèvement extraterritorial commandité par l'Etat et aurait été renvoyé de force aux Comores depuis Madagascar. M. Bouboucha aurait été soumis à des mauvais traitements, se verrait refuser l'accès aux soins médicaux et serait actuellement détenu arbitrairement à la prison centrale de Moroni.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
12 Apr 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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Informations reçues concernant M. Insaa Mohamed Bouboucha qui aurait fait l'objet d'un enlèvement extraterritorial commandité par l'Etat et aurait été renvoyé de force aux Comores depuis Madagascar. M. Bouboucha aurait été soumis à des mauvais traitements, se verrait refuser l'accès aux soins médicaux et serait actuellement détenu arbitrairement à la prison centrale de Moroni.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
15 Dec 2020 |
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Información recibida relativa al Acuerdo por el que se dispone de la Fuerza Armada permanente para llevar a cabo tareas de seguridad pública de manera extraordinaria, regulada, fiscalizada, subordinada y complementaria (el Acuerdo), publicado el 11 de mayo de 2020 y que está en vigor desde el 12 de mayo de 2020 hasta el 27 de marzo de 2024.Alleged victims: - More details... |
23 Oct 2020 |
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Informations reçues concernant des allégations de restrictions au droit à la liberté de réunion pacifique, d’usage excessif de la force lors de manifestations pacifiques du 22 septembre 2020, ainsi que des allégations d’arrestations et de détentions arbitraires des manifestants et d’actes de tortures, traitements cruels, inhumains ou dégradants à leur encontre.Alleged victims: 622 More details... |
07 Dec 2020 |
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Information received concerning alleged police harassment and excessive use of force against demonstrators during a peaceful assembly for the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances held on 30 August 2020, in the districts of Jaffna and Batticaloa. Alleged victims: 8 More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con la muerte de dos niñas en el Departamento de Concepción, Paraguay como resultado de un operativo llevado a cabo por la Fuerza de Tarea Conjunta, que podría constituir ejecución arbitraria, desaparaciones forzadas de corta duración, y posible tortura, además de irregularidades relacionadas con procedimientos de identificación y evidencias forenses por parte del estado. Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
19 Nov 2020 03 Dec 2020 |
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Information received concerning allegations of arbitrary arrest and detention, torture and death penalty imposed as a result of an unfair trial in relation to ten Yemeni journalists.Alleged victims: 10 More details... | |
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En este contexto, quisiéramos señalar a la atención urgente del Gobierno de su Excelencia la información que hemos recibido en relación con la detención e inicio de investigaciones penales en contra de Carla Verónica Martínez Jiménez, Isela Verenice Olimpia Montoya y Verónica Durán Lara, todas ellas familiares de personas desaparecidas, defensoras de derechos humanos, y también miembros de la organización Colectivo A Tu Encuentro, así como de la defensora María del Carmen Ramírez, activista de la organización civil Guanajuato Despertó, por su participación en manifestaciones en el estado de Guanajuato, en México. El Colectivo A Tu Encuentro lleva a cabo actividades para la búsqueda de verdad y justicia sobre las personas desaparecidas, incluyendo la interposición de denuncias, búsquedas forenses en campo y en servicios forenses, así como búsquedas de vida en centros penitenciarios y hospitalarios. Además dicha organización participa en mesas de interlocución con autoridades estatales y federales para que se de atención a la búsqueda de sus familiares bajo un enfoque integral y participativo. Según la información recibida: El 10 de julio a las 9:00 a.m., las Señoras Isela Verenice Olimpia Montoya, Carla Verónica Martínez Jiménez, Verónica Durán Lara y María del Carmen Ramírez, fueron detenidas durante una manifestación, por agentes de las Fuerzas de Seguridad Pública del Estado, cerca de la glorieta Santa Fe a unos metros de la caseta de cobro Guanajuato-Silao, en la Ciudad de Guanajuato. Dicha manifestación pacífica, tenía como propósito denunciar la falta de participación de familiares de personas desaparecidas en la elección del titular de la Comisión de Búsqueda estatal recientemente establecida mediante la Ley sobre desapariciones. Anteriormente, el 9 de julio 2020, las personas mencionadas se reunieron durante la manifestación para mostrar las fotografías de sus familiares en el Teatro Juárez en la Ciudad de Guanajuato. Cabe destacar que la movilización, según se informa, se dio de manera pacífica y haciendo ejercicio de los derechos a la libertad de expresión y a la libertad de reunión pacífica y de asociación. Después de su arresto, las señoras Olimpia Montoya, Martínez Jiménez, Durán Lara y Ramírez, fueron trasladadas a las instalaciones de la Dirección de Policía Municipal Preventiva de Guanajuato, Guanajuato. Inicialmente se les comunicó que se les detenía por haber obstruido la vía pública. En los registros policiales de la detención en el apartado de circunstancias que motivaron la detención únicamente se mencionan las conductas de obstrucción. Se señala que en ningún momento se informó a las defensoras de que estaban detenidas por lesiones. Sin embargo, posteriormente se declaró legal la detención por obstrucción y lesiones. Se inició la carpeta de investigación identificada con el número 63433/2020 del índice de la Agencia de investigación número 3 de la ciudad de Guanajuato. A las 3:00 p.m. del mismo día, las personas mencionadas fueron liberadas. Sin embargo, se les informó que seguirían siendo investigadas. Tras la solicitud de la copia de la carpeta de investigación, se descubrió que la investigación oficial se sostiene mediante la denuncia por agentes de las Fuerzas de Seguridad Pública del Estado de Guanajuato. En la información de la carpeta de investigación, se encuentra como único elemento de evidencia del delito, la presencia de las personas mencionadas en el lugar de los hechos, mientras se llevaba a cabo la manifestación. No se hace referencia a acciones o conductas llevadas a cabo por las señoras Montoya, Martínez Jiménez, Durán Lara y Ramírez de manera individualizada, señalando circunstancias específicas de tiempo, modo y lugar, que pudieran actualizar el delito de lesiones a los elementos de seguridad. Además, ninguno de los testimonios documentados en la carpeta de investigación señalaba explícitamente la participación de mujeres como autoras materiales de actos de violencia. Según la información recibida, se documentan también deficiencias procesales y un uso desviado del derecho penal, particularmente dirigido en contra de mujeres familiares de personas desaparecidas que ejercían su derecho a la libertad de reunión para exigir verdad y justicia. Las personas mencionadas, debían firmar el acta de lectura de derecho sin presencia de un defensor legal para poder ser liberadas. El 16 de julio de 2020, las defensoras presentaron un escrito solicitando la terminación de la investigación penal en contra de ellas, sin obtener respuesta. El mismo día, las personas mencionadas interpusieron una denuncia por delito de abuso de autoridad y falsedad de declaraciones ante la autoridad del Ministerio Público, pero en vano. En el caso de la señora Carla Verónica Martínez Jiménez, la criminalización del hecho, mediática y por declaraciones de funcionarios, resultó en la pérdida de su empleo. Según la información recibida, las acciones por parte del Estado resultan no solamente en la detención arbitraria de personas ejerciendo su derecho a la libertad de expresión, a participar en asuntos públicos y el derecho a la libertad de reunión, sino que también sostiene la re victimización continua de familiares de personas desaparecidas, generando un contexto aún más adverso en su búsqueda de verdad y justicia. Tras los hechos de la manifestación, se señaló el uso arbitrario y desproporcionado de la fuerza por parte de los agentes de las Fuerzas de Seguridad Pública del Estado, que fueron superiores en número a los protestantes durante la manifestación. Según la información recibida, la manifestación se llevó a cabo de forma pacífica y se informa de que el uso de la fuerza fue iniciado por la operación policial. El secretario de seguridad pública del Estado de Guanajuato dio declaraciones públicas justificando la acción policial de las cuáles se desprende que la decisión de actuar violentamente contra una manifestación hasta ese momento pacífica se debía únicamente a la afectación al tráfico rodado. Además, no se consideró la especial vulnerabilidad de las participantes de la manifestación, siendo principalmente mujeres familiares de personas desaparecidas. Estos casos se darían en un contexto de creciente violencia y graves violaciones de derechos humanos, incluyendo desapariciones forzadas, así como la ausencia de mecanismos de participación por familiares de personas desaparecidas en procesos de búsqueda de verdad y justicia, generando así la re victimización institucional de familiares de personas desaparecidas en el estado de Guanajuato. Sin establecer de antemano una conclusión sobre los hechos anteriormente expuestos, quisiéramos expresar nuestra profunda preocupación por la reciente detención y las investigaciones penales en contra de las defensoras anteriormente mencionadas Isela Verenice Olimpia Montoya, Carla Verónica Martínez Jiménez y Verónica Durán Lara, familiares de personas desaparecidas y la defensora María del Carmen Ramírez por su participación en manifestaciones en el estado de Guanajuato, México. De confirmarse, las alegaciones arriba mencionadas podrían configurar violaciones de los derechos a la libertad y a la seguridad personal, a la libertad de reunión pacífica y de asociación y a las garantías de debido proceso, estipulados en los artículos 9 y 10 de la Declaración Universal de los Derechos Humanos y los artículos 9, 14, 21 y 22 del Pacto internacional de Derechos Civiles y Políticos (PIDCP), ratificado por México el 23 marzo 1981. Asimismo, nos preocupa que estas alegaciones puedan constituir violaciones graves de las obligaciones contenidas en la Declaración sobre la protección de todas las personas contra las desapariciones forzadas y la Convención Internacional para la protección de todas las personas contra las desapariciones forzadas, ratificada por México en 18 de marzo de 2008. En cuanto a las medidas de seguridad de los Estados en su respuesta a la crisis de COVID-19, la Alta Comisionada de las Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos declaró que las medidas para contener y combatir la propagación de COVID-19 deberían llevarse a cabo siempre en estricta conformidad con las normas de derechos humanos y de manera necesaria y proporcional al riesgo evaluado. Asimismo, el Experto Independiente sobre la protección contra la violencia y la discriminación por motivos de orientación sexual o identidad de género subrayó que los gobiernos no deben utilizar las medidas de COVID-19 para dirigirse a las personas por su orientación sexual o identidad de género o para enjuiciarlas. Los Estados deberán garantizar que las víctimas de violaciones de los derechos humanos que se hayan perpetrado utilizando la norma COVID-19 como excusa o como resultado de las medidas aplicadas para hacer frente a la pandemia tengan acceso a la reparación, incluida la no repetición y las reparaciones. En relación con las alegaciones arriba mencionadas, sírvase encontrar adjunto el Anexo de referencias al derecho internacional de los derechos humanos el cual resume los instrumentos y principios internacionales pertinentes. Alleged victims: 4 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the imminent executions of Mr. Heidar Ghorbani and Mr. Arsalan Khodkam, two Iranians from the Kurdish minority, after they were both sentenced to death for baghi (armed rebellion against the state) and moharebeh (taking up arms to take lives or property and to create fear in the public) respectively. There are serious concerns in both cases related to due process, adherence to fair trial guarantees, a lack of evidence and alleged use of torture to extract forced confessions.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
24 Nov 2020 |
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Information received concerning Mr. Paul Rusesabagina, who has been forcibly transferred from Dubai to Kigali under uncertain circumstances, and is currently detained in Rwanda facing terrorism related charges. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
21 Dec 2020 |
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Information received concerning Mr. Paul Rusesabagina, who has been forcibly transferred from Dubai to Kigali under uncertain circumstances, and is currently detained in Rwanda facing terrorism related charges. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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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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Información recibida en relación con el contexto de menoscabo y cuestionamiento de los mecanismos del Sistema Integral de Verdad, Justicia, Reparación y No Repetición, en particular sobre la Jurisdicción Especial para la Paz (JEP) y la Comisión para el Esclarecimiento de la Verdad, la Convivencia y la No Repetición (CEV), y de críticas y ataques a la reputación de los integrantes de ambas instituciones en virtud de sus actividades previas relacionadas con su labor en defensa de los derechos humanos.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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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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Información recibida en relación con las desapariciones de 73 migrantes que se dirigían de Venezuela a las islas de Curazao y Trinidad y Tobago en tres embarcaciones distintas durante el periodo comprendido entre abril y julio 2019Alleged victims: 73 More details... |
18 May 2021 |
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Information received concerning allegations of the continued refusal to disclose the circumstances of death and remains of thousands of political dissidents who were forcibly disappeared and then allegedly extrajudicial executed between July and early September in 1988 in 32 cities, and the authorities’ refusal to provide families with accurate and complete death certificates.Alleged victims: 6 More details... | |
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Information received concerning threats, acts of intimidation and legal prosecution of Mr. Asaduzzaman Noor, and the ongoing harassment of his family members in Bangladesh.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the continued disappearance and risk of torture and ill-treatment of Mr. Idris Khattak. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
04 Feb 2021 |
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Information received concerning the alarming situation of the Hmong indigenous community located in the Phou Bia region (referred to as the “ChaoFa Hmong”), including the indiscriminate attacks against the community, enforced and involuntary disappearances, denying access to food and lacking health care and access to safe and drinking water.Alleged victims: 4 More details... | |
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Information received concerning allegation of torture and ill-treatment against detained protestersAlleged victims: 2 More details... |
31 Aug 2020 |
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Information received concerning the situation of Mohammad Awsam Abdulaziz Ali Rashed, a student at the Faculty of Engineering, Mechatronics Department and his father, Awsam Abdulaziz Ali Rashed who are allegedly both in detention following an unfair trial before the military court and whose fate remains unknown since 1 March 2020.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
09 Sep 2020 |
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Informations reçues concernant des allégations de pratiques sécuritaires systématiques d’arrestation arbitraire, disparition forcée, torture et mauvais traitement, détention prolongée sans jugement ainsi que des exécutions extrajudiciaires, commises à l’encontre de treize individus appartenant à la minorité anglophone dans les régions nord-ouest et sud-ouest du Cameroun.Alleged victims: 13 More details... |
14 Oct 2020 07 Dec 2020 |
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Information received concerning the trial and sentencing, behind closed doors, of Mr. Yu Wensheng.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
23 Oct 2020 |
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Information received regarding continued detention of human rights defenders and other individuals in Egyptian prisons, who, since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, have had their communication with the outside world heavily restricted, their pre-trial detentions renewed in absentia and are at grave risk of contracting the COVID-19 virus.Alleged victims: 12 More details... | |
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Information received concerning Mr. Mohamed Ramadhan Issa Ali Hassan and Mr. Hussain Ali Moosa Hassan Mohamed, two Bahraini nationals, who are facing imminent execution following the confirmation of a death penalty against them by the Court of Cassation, on 13 July 2020.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
28 Sep 2020 |
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Information received concerning Zahra Ahmed Mohamed, who was subjected to psychological pain and suffering as a result of the enforced disappearance of her husband, Mohammed al-Asad, who was abducted and disappeared by the Governments of the United States of America and Djibouti. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning Zahra Ahmed Mohamed, who was subjected to psychological pain and suffering as a result of the enforced disappearance of her husband, Mohammed al-Asad, who was abducted and disappeared by the Governments of the United States of America and Djibouti. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
24 Sep 2020 |
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Information received concerning allegations of twenty former Guantánamo detainees, who have been resettled in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
19 Jan 2021 |
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Information received concerning allegations of twenty former Guantánamo detainees, who have been resettled in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged abduction and enforced disappearance in Cambodia of Mr. Wanchalearm Satsaksit, a Thai political activist, and the lack of progress in the investigation.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
10 Aug 2020 |
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Information received concerning the alleged abduction and enforced disappearance in Cambodia of Mr. Wanchalearm Satsaksit and the lack of progress in the investigation. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
12 Aug 2020 |
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Information received concerning a Yemeni national living in Saudi Arabia, who was arrested at a checkpoint in Yemen, detained from 19 May to 25 June 2018 in unofficial detention facilities and allegedly tortured and intimidated, by Yemeni forces and their allies. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning a Yemeni national living in Saudi Arabia, who was arrested at a checkpoint in Yemen, detained from 19 May to 25 June 2018 in unofficial detention facilities and allegedly tortured and intimidated, by Yemeni and Emirati forces. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning a Yemeni national living in Saudi Arabia, who was arrested at a checkpoint in Yemen, detained from 19 May to 25 June 2018 in unofficial detention facilities and allegedly tortured and intimidated, by Yemeni forces and their allies. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received regarding the arrest of human rights defender Mr. Abdollah Bozorgzadeh and his potential extradition to Iran.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
02 Sep 2020 |
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Informations reçues concernant des allégations de disparition forcée, torture et décès en détention de M. Samuel Ajiekah Abuwe, alias « Samuel Wazizi », du 2 août 2019 au 5 juin 2020, ainsi que la détention arbitraire et la disparition forcée de M. Njoka Kingsley Fomonyuy arrêté le 15 mai 2020.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
03 Sep 2020 04 Jan 2021 |
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Information received concerning the sudden closure of the Jammu and Kashmir State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) in October 2019 which has currently left the people of the region with limited legal recourse to seek justice for potential human rights violations committed against them including enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, torture and sexual violence and created uncertainty as to how pending cases will be treated.Alleged victims: 639 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged renewed public remarks made by President Jair Bolsonaro and members of his Government denying the existence of a military dictatorship in Brazil between 1964 and 1985, positively assessing the events occurred during this period, and trivializing the violations committed, as well as concerning the alleged interference with the work of existing transitional justice mechanisms.Alleged victims: - More details... |
26 Aug 2020 |
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Information received concerning the alleged continued enforced disappearance of Republic of Korea civilians and prisoners of war following the outbreak of the Korean war on 25 June 1950 as well as individuals abducted following the war including Republic of Korean, Japanese and other nationals.Alleged victims: 500 More details... |
30 Jun 2020 |
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Information received concerning the enforced disappearance and reported secret execution of Hedayat Abdollahpour, a member of the Kurdish minority.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
07 Aug 2020 |
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Information received concerning the alleged abduction and disappearance in Cambodia of Mr. Wanchalearm Satsaksit, a Thai political activist.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
15 Jun 2020 10 Aug 2020 |
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Information received concerning the alleged abduction and enforced disappearance in Cambodia of Mr. Wanchalearm Satsaksit.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
19 Jun 2020 |
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Information received concerning the continued disappearance and risk of torture and ill-treatment of Mr. Idris Khattak.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
16 Jun 2020 |
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Informations reçues concernant l'absence de recours effectifs pour les victimes de violations des droits de l'homme pendant la période dite du "Passif humanitaire" en Mauritanie et le projet de loi sur la justice transitionnelle présenté à l'Assemblée nationale à ce sujet.Alleged victims: - More details... |
23 Sep 2020 |
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Information received concerning the role of Keenie Meenie Services Ltd. as well as UK nationals employed and/or contracted by the company, in violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law that were allegedly committed during the armed conflict in Sri Lanka between 1984 and 1988, as well as the related lack of accountability and remedies for victims.Alleged victims: - More details... |
02 Aug 2020 |
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Information received concerning the role of Keenie Meenie Services Ltd. as well as UK nationals employed and/or contracted by the company, in violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law that were allegedly committed during the armed conflict in Sri Lanka between 1984 and 1988, as well as the related lack of accountability and remedies for victims.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the role of Keenie Meenie Services Ltd. as well as UK nationals employed and/or contracted by the company, in violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law that were allegedly committed during the armed conflict in Sri Lanka between 1984 and 1988, as well as the related lack of accountability and remedies for victims.Alleged victims: - More details... |
02 Aug 2020 02 Aug 2020 06 Sep 2020 |
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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 16 Jun 2020 |
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Information received concerning the arrest and ongoing pre-trial detention of prominent labour rights activists and trade union leaders including Haytham Mohamadein, Hassan Barbary, Alla Essam and Khalil Rizk.Alleged victims: 5 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the continued enforced disappearance of Gedhun Cheokyi Nyima, and the regulation of reincarnation of Tibetan living Buddhas against the religious traditions and practices of the Tibetan Buddhist minority. The 17 May 2020 marked 25 years since the disappearance of Gedhun Cheokyi Nyima.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
08 Jul 2020 |
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Information received concerning acts of intimidation and harassment of human rights defenders working for the non-governmental organisation MBAKITA.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
26 Aug 2020 |
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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 allegations of the forced eviction of over 7,000 residents of Kariobangi, Nairobi, during the COVID-19 pandemic, in order to use the land for a development project, and the serious threats made against woman human rights defender Ms. Ruth Mumbi, who may be at risk of enforced disappearance for defending the right to housing of the evicted individuals.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the enforced dispapearance of Hossein Silawi, Ali Khasraji, Naser Khafajian, members of the Ahwazi Arab minority, and Hedayat Abdollahpour a member of the Kurdish minority and fears that they may be at risk of torture or secret executionAlleged victims: 4 More details... |
08 Oct 2020 |
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Información recibida en relación a presuntos actos constitutivos de tortura y otras violaciones al derecho a la integridad personal en contra del Sr. Yonny Ronay Chacón González (en adelante denominado el Sr. Chacón González), durante su detención en el estado de Chiapas, México y llevadas a cabo por agentes de la Policía Judicial del estado mencionado. Así como en contra de los Sres. Jesús Iván Figueroa Gómez, Luis Adrián Figueroa Gómez y Juan Antonio Figueroa Gómez durante su detención en el estado de Chihuahua, México, y llevadas a cabo por agentes ministeriales adscritos a la unidad antiextorsión del estado mencionado.Alleged victims: 4 More details... |
30 Dec 2021 |
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Concerns about policies with regards to addressing enforced disappearances in the country and recent statements from the Government on this issue. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the penalties faced by individuals during the COVID-19 outbreak, in particular the arbitrary detention of Mr. Guo Quan and the enforced disappearance Mr. Xu Zhiyong, as a result of the legitimate exercise of their right to freedom of expression.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
06 Jul 2020 |
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Information received concerning what appears to be a systematic practice of state-sponsored extraterritorial abductions and forcible return of Turkish nationals from multiple States to Turkey. Alleged victims: 28 More details... |
11 Jun 2020 |
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Information received concerning the cases of 432 army cadets missing from Tikrit since 12 June 2014.Alleged victims: 432 More details... |
14 Oct 2020 |
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Información recibida en relación con la reactivación del proyecto de ley que regula la sustitución de penas privativas de libertad por razones humanitarias, más conocido como “Ley Humanitaria” (Boletín 12.345-073).Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the physical abuse and deportation to Iran of Messrs. Saeed Tamjidi and Mohammad Rajabi, who were later prosecuted and sentenced to death by the Iranian authoritiesAlleged victims: 2 More details... |
11 Jun 2020 17 Jul 2020 |
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Information received concerning the arrest, detention and sentencing to death of Messrs. Amir Hossein Moradi, Saeed Tamjidi, and Mohammad Rajabi, on charges of arson and property damage during the November 2019 protests in Tehran, and amid serious concerns related to due process, adherence to fair trial guarantees and use of torture to extract forced confessions.Alleged victims: 3 More details... | |
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Concerns over incompliance with requirements set out in the Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage ConventionAlleged victims: 3 More details... | |
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Concerns over incompliance with requirements set out in the Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage ConventionAlleged victims: 3 More details... | |
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Concerns regarding the national legal framework and the exclusion of indigenous peoples from forest management in ThailandAlleged victims: 3 More details... |
09 Apr 2021 |
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Information we have received concerning the continued detention of Mr. Ammar al Baluchi, a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) detainee at Guantanamo Bay. Alleged victims: 1 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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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 alleged enforced disappearance of journalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol, the undue delay by the authorities to initiate investigations into the disappearance, and the opening of investigations against him for offences under the Digital Security Act.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged arbitrary arrest and potential enforced disappearance of Ms. Truong Thi Ha while crossing the border from Laos to Viet Nam, in what appears to be an act of reprisal for her human rights advocacy.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
25 May 2020 |
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Information received regarding the arbitrary arrest and detention of human rights defender Abdulrahman Shdeifat.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
04 Jun 2020 |
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Information received concerning the continued arbitrary detention of journalists Mr. Mohamed Al-Yammani and Mr. Mohamed Badr whose charges have not been communicated by authorities, and the detention, torture and ongoing judicial harassment of human rights defender Mr. Patrick George Zaki.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
12 May 2020 |
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Informations reçues concernant des allégations d’arrestation violente et de détention arbitraire d'un défenseur des droits de l’homme.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
20 Apr 2020 |
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Information received concerning the custodial death of Mr. Zaki Mubarak Youssef in Silivri Prison near Istanbul, Turkey. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
22 May 2020 |
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Información relativa a la desaparición forzada de un ciudadano mexicano Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged imminent deportation of Mr. Selami Şimşek from Albania to Turkey, where he is likely to face detention, prosecution and, potentially, torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, for his perceived or imputed affiliation to the Hizmet/Gulen movement. The information received also indicates that Mr. Şimşek is at risk of enforced disappearance in transit from Albania, following the alleged short-term enforced disappearance and expulsion to Turkey of Mr. Harun Çelik on 1 January 2020.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
11 Aug 2020 |
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Information received concerning the alleged intimidation and harassment of lawyer and human rights defender Mr. Oleg Volchek for the legitimate exercise of his professional activities.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
23 Apr 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 what appears to be the arbitrary detention and risk of ill-treatment or torture of Mr. Shao Zhongguo, as a reprisal for his activities as a human rights defender, and his association with Mr. Gao Zhisheng, another human rights defender whose fate and whereabouts are currently unknown.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
02 Apr 2020 |
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Information received concerning allegations of arbitrary arrest and enforced disappearance of three human rights defenders. Mr. Ding Jiaxi, Mr. Zhang Zhongshun and Mr. Dai Zhenya were each arrested on 26 December at different locations and placed under Residential Surveillance in Designated Location (RSDL). Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
02 Apr 2020 |
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Information received concerning Ali Ebrahim Mohamed Ameen Ebrahim AlArab, Husain Ali Redha Ebrahim Khamis Barbar, Isa Jaafar Isa Hasan AlAbd, Majeed Ahmed Habib Ahmed, Ali AbdulAziz Ali Husain Mohamed, Salah Saeed Saleh Ali Hasan AlHammar, Ali Hasan Ali Ashoor Ali, and Sadiq Jaafar Isa Abdulla Hasan AlAbd who reportedly have been subjected to torture or other ill-treatment.Alleged victims: 8 More details... |
09 May 2020 |
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The application of the Anti-Terrorism Law, Protest Law, Association Law, and NGO law raise serious concerns regarding increasing practices of arbitrary detention, allegations of torture, the absence of judicial oversight and procedural safeguards, restrictions on freedom of expression, the right to freedom of thought, and the right to freedom of peaceful assembly. The effects of these laws in the Sinai region have also resulted in violations of socio-economic rights including the right to education, the right to secure housing, the right to sustainable development and the rights to food and water.Alleged victims: - More details... |
08 Apr 2020 10 Mar 2021 |
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Information received concerning protests held in various parts of Iran since 11 January 2020 and the alleged disproportionate response by law enforcement, including excessive use of force leading to injury, arbitrary arrest and detention, enforced disappearance, and ill-treatment of protesters.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged imposition of the statute of limitations –known as zastara- to wartime victims seeking reparations through the judicial system, as well as the imposition of court fees to victims whose claims have been barred due to the imposition of the aforementioned statute.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the lack of accountability in the alleged cases of enforced disappearance and summary execution of Mr. Yuriy Zakharenko, Mr. Anatoliy Krasovskiy, and Mr. Dmitriy Zavadski.Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
23 Mar 2020 |
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Information received concerning the alleged continued disappearance of 11 individuals, including Jeong Gyeong-Suk, Lee Dong-Ki, Jang Ki-Yeong, and Choi Jeong-Woong, after the hijacking of Korean Air Lines flight YS-11 in 1969.Alleged victims: 5 More details... |
24 Feb 2020 |
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Information received concerning the enforced disappearance, alleged arbitrary detention and subsequent charges with non-bailable financial crimes against human rights lawyer Tito Magoti and journalist Erick Kabendera.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
02 Jul 2020 |
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Información recibida en relación con la supuesta detención arbitraria, desaparición forzada, incomunicación y falta de garantías procesales para un juicio justo, del Diputado de la Asamblea Nacional, Gilber Caro, y su asistente, el periodista Victor Ugas, quienes fueron arrestados el 20 de diciembre de 2019 por fuerzas de seguridad del Estado.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
27 Mar 2020 |
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Information received concerning the decision that your Excellency’s Government took on 7 November 2019 to deport two North Korean individuals who were reportedly seized in the East Sea on 2 November 2019, to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. This decision was reportedly taken based on their alleged confession of having killed 16 persons on the boat they were spotted on by the Republic of Korea Navy.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
28 Feb 2020 |
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Information received concerning the announcement made by the Government of the Republic of Korea on 7 November 2019. Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the arrest, continued detention without any charge and ill-treatment of Dr. Mohammed Al Khoudary, his son, Dr. Hani Al Khoudary and Mr. Adelrahman Mohammed Farhanah.Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
27 Mar 2020 |
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Information received concerning the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Actions (In Aid of Civil Power) Ordinance 2019, issued by the Provincial Governor on 5 August 2019, which allegedly assigns wide-ranging powers to the armed forces. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the arrests of at least 62 individuals following raids at the offices of several civil society organisations, as well as the houses of their members, and the alleged abduction of human rights defender Ms. Honey Mae Suazo.Alleged victims: 71 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged short-term enforced disappearance, and then detention of journalist Mr. Reda Fhelboom.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the use of force against protestors leading to the killing of at least 234 individuals, and the reported arrest of 7000 individuals. Concerns relating to conditions of detention including mistreatment of detainees, as well as restrictions on journalists covering the events.Alleged victims: 7000 More details... |
18 Feb 2020 |
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Information received concerning the need to protect the right to life of four French women, and their children. While their whereabouts are currently unknown, they may be either in North East Syria, including in areas that may be under the control of Turkish authorities, or in Turkey. We also wish to inform you that a letter expressing similar concerns has been sent to the Government of France. We are bringing these cases to your attention in the hope that the Turkish authorities may be able to trace the location of these four women and their children and assist in their repatriation to France.Alleged victims: 11 More details... |
09 Mar 2020 |
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Informations reçues concernant la situation extrêmement précaire de quatre femmes françaises, et de leurs enfants, qui se trouveraient au Nord-Est de la Syrie, ou en Turquie. Une lettre exprimant des préoccupations similaires est en cours d’envoi au Gouvernement turc.Alleged victims: 11 More details... |
14 Feb 2020 |
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Information received concerning the alleged arbitrary detention, short-term enforced disappearance and charging of health rights defenders from the organisation Changsha Funeng, Messrs. Cheng Yuan, Liu Dazhi and Wu Gejianxiong, in connection with their advocacy for non-discrimination and the rights of disadvantaged groups, as well as the investigations opened against Mr. Cheng’s wife and brother.Alleged victims: 5 More details... |
23 Dec 2019 |
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Information received concerning the alleged abduction of two Yemeni journalists, Mr. Bilal Al-Arifi and Mr. Mohammed Al-Salahi.Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged enforced disappearances and deaths in custody of at least 27 individuals due to torture, inhumane treatment, degrading living conditions, and denial of medical assistance in the Turkmen prison system, in particular at the maximum-security prison Ovadan Depe.Alleged victims: 28 More details... |
14 Feb 2020 |
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Información recibida en relación con la falta de avances significativos en la implementación de la resolución emitida por la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos el 23 de noviembre de 2009, en el caso “Radilla Pacheco vs. Estados Unidos Mexicanos”.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
12 Feb 2020 |
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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 Mr. Ibrahim Abdelmonem Metwally Hegazy (متولي حجازي عبدالمنعم ابراهيم), in reprisal for his activities as a human rights defender and cooperation with the United Nations Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID).Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged disappearance of Lebanese citizen Andre Morcos. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
30 Jan 2020 |
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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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Informations reçues concernant des allégations d’usage excessif de la force, d’exécutions arbitraires, de torture et d’enlèvements, ainsi que des destructions de biens culturels, et ce depuis décembre 2018. Ces actes auraient été commis dans le contexte des opérations militaires antiterroristes menées par les Forces de défense et de sécurité (FDS) en réponse aux attaques de groupes non armés dans plusieurs régions du pays. Les opérations des FDS prendraient pour cible principalement la communauté pastorale Peule, une minorité ethnolinguistique représentant 10% de la population burkinabé. En conséquence de ces attaques, de nombreux habitants de ces régions ont dû abandonner leurs villages et sont actuellement déplacés.Alleged victims: 1008 More details... |
07 Jan 2020 13 Feb 2020 |
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Información recibida relativa a la presunta muerte en custodia del Capitán de corbeta Rafael Acosta Arévalo el 29 de junio de 2019 Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
04 May 2021 |
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We offer the following comments on the effect and application of the Counter-Terrorism Law of the People’s Republic of China (Counter-Terrorism Law) promulgated on 27 December 2015 effective as of 1 January 2016 and its Regional Implementing Measures, the 2016 Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Implementing Measures of the Counter-Terrorism Law of the People's Republic of China.Alleged victims: - More details... |
16 Dec 2019 |
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Información recibida en relación con los asesinatos, desapariciones forzadas y el incremento de riesgos y violaciones a los derechos humanos de los defensores y defensoras que ejercen su labor en Colombia.Alleged victims: 86 More details... |
23 Dec 2019 08 Jan 2020 |
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Informations reçues concernant des allégations d’arrestations et de détentions arbitraires de M. Fadel Breika et M. Moulay Abba Bouzaid.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance and torture of 20 individuals convicted in a mass trial. The individuals were accused of belonging to a terrorist organization under the Act No. 58 of 2006 on the Protection of Society from Terrorist Acts. We received information that, all of the 20 individuals convicted have remained in prison and have exhausted all available domestic remedies. In particular, we are concerned that the allegations of arbitrary arrests, disappearances, and deficiencies in fair trial proceedings have not been addressed by your Excellency’s government to date.Alleged victims: 20 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the armed conflict in Rakhine State between the Tatmadaw and the Arakan Army.Alleged victims: 173 More details... |
24 Oct 2019 24 Oct 2019 |
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Information received concerning the armed conflict in Rakhine State between the Tatmadaw and the Arakan Army.Alleged victims: 173 More details... |
29 Nov 2019 |
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Información recibida relativa a la próxima discusión en la Primera Sala de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación del proyecto de sentencia relativo al amparo en revisión no. 835/2018.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
30 Jan 2020 30 Jan 2020 |
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Information received concerning the situation of Mr. Tashpolat Tiyip, a Chinese nationals of Uyghur origin, who was reportedly sentenced to death and may be at risk of execution.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
09 Dec 2019 |
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Information received concerning the potential disappearance of Mr. Od Sayavong.Alleged victims: 4 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the potential disappearance of Mr. Od Sayavong.Alleged victims: 4 More details... |
17 Jan 2020 |
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Information received concerning the detention and sentencing of Mr. Huang Qi. Mr. Huang Qi was the head of the human rights organization Tianwang Human Rights Service and founder of the human rights website 64tianwang.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged police intimidation and harassment since 2005 and subsequent detention on 9 December 2018 of Mr. Wang Yi and Mrs. Jiang Rong, founders of the Early Rain Covenant Church.Alleged victims: 15 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged arbitrary detention and enforced disappearance of human rights defender Ms. Chen Jianfang.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
10 Oct 2019 |
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Information received concerning severe restrictions on freedom of expression and freedom of peaceful assembly and of association imposed during the past week in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, as well as the arbitrary arrests and detention of political figures, journalists, members of civil society and human rights defenders in the state, and violations to the right to life.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the remarks made by President Bolsonaro about the enforced disappearance of Mr. Fernando Augusto de Santa Cruz Oliveira.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the continued arbitrary detention of the Iranian-Swedish academic Mr. Ahmadreza Djalali and serious concerns related to his treatment and the possibility of imminent execution. Mr. Djalali has been detained in Iran since April 2016. Subsequently, the Iranian courts convicted him of “enmity against God” and sentenced him to death on 21 October 2017. It is reported Mr. Djalali has been tortured during his detention and denied medical treatment for life-threatening medical conditions.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación a la sentencia de la Cámara de Apelaciones de Paraguay de 22 de mayo del 2019. Dicha sentencia extingue la causa penal contra los procesados Camilo Almada Morel y Eusebio Torres Romero, por delitos relacionados con detención arbitraria, ejecución arbitraria y tortura, ocurridos entre abril de 1976 y mayo de 1979, y dispone su sobreseimiento definitivo. Dicha sentencia daría lugar a la impunidad de crímenes de lesa humanidad y sería contraria a la imprescriptibilidad de dichos crímenes. Alleged victims: - More details... |
14 Aug 2020 |
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Informations reçues concernant une proposition de loi visant à démanteler les chambres criminelles spécialisées en Tunisie et à les remplacer par une institution qui impliquerait une impunité systémique pour les violations flagrantes des droits de l'homme commises en Tunisie entre 1955 et 2013, annulant ainsi les progrès essentiels que le pays a fait sur la voie de l'État de droit.Alleged victims: - 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 the arrest, detention and prosecution under terrorism-related charges of human rights defenders, critics and peaceful protesters for the exercise of their rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly , in particular in the context of the February train accident at Ramses Station in Cairo and the Africa Cup of Nations hosted by Egypt.Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance and charging of labour rights defenders Messrs. Chengbing Ke, Zhili Wei and Zhengjun Yang. Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
20 Sep 2019 |
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Information received regarding an amendment bill to revise the existing act of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Act-2012, potentially severely undermining the NHRC’s authority, effectiveness and independence and limiting the Nepali people’s ability to access justice.Alleged victims: - More details... |
17 Jan 2020 |
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Informations reçues concernant des allégations de disparition forcée du défenseur de droits de l’homme, M. Franklin Mowha.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación a la posible falta de renovación del Convenio Interinstitucional 24-2009 entre el Ministerio de Gobernación y el Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes sobre el Archivo Histórico de la Policía Nacional (AHPN), lo cual podría conllevar un eventual traslado del mismo y la pérdida o destrucción de documentos, así como su desmantelamiento.Alleged victims: - More details... |
28 Jun 2019 |
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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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Information received concerning the alleged enforced disappearance of, and charges against, 15 individuals, including human rights defenders who are board members of the Egyptian Coordination for Rights and Freedoms (ECRF), in connection with case no. 1552/2018, and the alleged enforced disappearance of the Executive Director of the ECRF, who is charged in case no. 441/2018. Allegations have also been received regarding a reported smear campaign against a number of human rights organisations in Egyptian media.Alleged victims: 33 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged continuing violations of the human rights of Mr. Jiang Tianyong. Mr. Jiang is a renowned human rights lawyer who represented clients in a number of high-profile cases over the last decade.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
27 Jun 2019 |
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Información recibida en relación con el asesinato del excombatiente Dimar Torres Arévalo en proceso de reincorporación en el marco de la implementación del Acuerdo Final para la Terminación del Conflicto y la construcción de una Paz Estable y Duradera. La información proporcionada se enmarca en el día 22 de abril de 2019.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
12 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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Información recibida sobre la ola de ataques e intentos de intimidación contra defensores de derechos humanos, integrantes y colaboradores de la organización Corriente del Pueblo Sol Rojo, que se ha intensificado en los primeros meses de 2019, y en particular el asesinato del defensor de derechos humanos, el Sr. Luis Armando Fuentes Aquino y la desparación forzosa del Sr. Ernesto Sernas García, abogado de miembros de la organización. Alleged victims: 6 More details... |
10 Jul 2019 |
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Information received concerning the arrest and detention of, and charges against, five labour rights defenders, as a result of their advocacy for labour rights and better working conditions at the Jasic Technology plant in Shenzhen, and for their attempts to form a trade union.Alleged victims: 31 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the arrest and detention of, and charges against, five labour rights defenders, as well as the enforced disappearance of one of them as a result of their advocacy for labour rights and better working conditions at the Jasic Technology factory in Shenzhen, and for their attempts to form a trade union.Alleged victims: 31 More details... |
21 May 2019 |
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Information received concerning the arbitrary arrest, enforced disappearance and subsequent repatriation of Mr. Truong Duy Nhat from Thailand to Viet Nam, as well as the surveillance and intimidation of Mr. Bach Hong Quyen.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
30 Jan 2020 |
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Information received concerning the arbitrary arrest, enforced disappearance and subsequent repatriation of Mr. Truong Duy Nhat from Thailand to Viet Nam, as well as the surveillance and intimidation of Mr. Bach Hong Quyen.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
24 Apr 2019 20 Jun 2019 |
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Información recibida en relación con los proyectos a realizar en la guarnición militar de Campo de Mayo -donde se localizaron numerosos centros clandestinos de detención durante la dictadura-, que podrían poner en riesgo los derechos de las víctimas de crímenes de lesa humanidad, en particular el derecho a conocer la verdad sobre las circunstancias de las desaparición forzada, la evolución y los resultados de la investigación, y el paradero de la persona desaparecida y/o fallecida, y a obtener garantías de no repetición de las violaciones sufridas tales como la preservación de los sitios de memoria histórica.Alleged victims: - More details... |
14 Jun 2019 14 Jun 2019 14 Jun 2019 14 Jun 2019 14 Jun 2019 |
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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 alleged enforced disappearance of the environmental human rights defender Mr. Shanmugam Thangasamy, in connection to his participation in a press conference during which he denounced the involvement of senior police officials in the killing of 13 persons on 22 May 2018 during a protest opposing the environmental pollution caused by the Sterlite Copper Smelting Plant in Thoothukudi.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
30 Dec 2019 |
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Information received concerning alleged arrest and enforced disappearance of Yemeni journalist, Marwan Ali Naji Al Muraisy in Saudi Arabia.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
05 Apr 2019 |
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Information received concerning the arrest and arbitrary detention initially at an unknown location of Mr Osman Mirghani. Mr Mirghani is a journalist and editor-in-chief of the newspaper Al-TayyarAlleged victims: 1 More details... |
29 Mar 2019 01 Apr 2019 |
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Information received alleging violations and their consequences afterwards attributable to Turkey in relation to the tragic events that affected the Armenian minority from 1915 to 1923. Alleged victims: 600000 More details... |
17 May 2019 17 May 2019 17 May 2019 |
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Information received concerning the alleged forcible return from Azerbaijan to Turkey, of Turkish asylum seekers. We also refer to serious allegations indicating that one of them was subjected to torture while in detention in Azerbaijan, prior to his deportation. Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
24 May 2019 |
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Information received concerning the alleged enforced disappearance and extrajudicial, summary, or arbitrary executions in late 2018 of three Thai political activists affiliated with the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), Alleged victims: 4 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged enforced disappearance and extrajudicial, summary, or arbitrary executions in late 2018 of three Thai political activists affiliated with the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), Alleged victims: 4 More details... |
14 Mar 2019 |
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Information received regarding alleged attacks and renewed harassment of the indigenous Karen peoples in the Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex (KKFC) by officials of the National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department and over the failure to ensure accountability for these violations. Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
19 Mar 2019 |
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Information received regarding alleged attacks and renewed harassment of the indigenous Karen peoples in the Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex (KKFC) by officials of the National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department and over the failure to ensure accountability for these violations. Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
08 Mar 2019 |
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Information received concerning Mr Kashoggi's killing. Alleged victims: 5 More details... |
23 Apr 2019 |
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Información recibida en relación a amenazas de muerte y actos de intimidación cometidos en contra de la Sra. Alfamir Castillo Bermúdez, su abogado el Sr. German Romero Sánchez, y la Fundación Nydia Erika Bautista y sus integrantes, en relación con el juicio del general Mario Montoya Uribe.Alleged victims: 7 More details... |
16 Apr 2019 |
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Information received regarding alleged attacks and renewed harassment of the indigenous Karen peoples in the Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex (KKFC) by officials of the National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department and over the failure to ensure accountability for these violations.Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
23 Apr 2019 |
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Information received concerning the arrest and alleged enforced disappearance of a journalist and human rights defender.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning human rights violations against two persons with albinism, namely, the killing of Mr. Yassin Phiri on 31 December 2018, and the abduction of one-year old Eunice Nkonjera, on 22 January 2019, for the alleged purposesAlleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Información recibida relativa a las reformas constitucionales aprobadas el pasado 16 de enero por la Cámara de Diputados sobre la Guardia Nacional y otros temas relevantes Alleged victims: - More details... |
24 Jan 2020 |
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Information received concerning the alleged arbitrary arrest, detention, enforced disappearance and death of Mr. Saleh Omar Barghouthi and subsequent punitive measures imposed on his family since 12 December 2018.Alleged victims: 11 More details... | |
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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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Information received concerning a Pakistani national who is forcibly disappeared and at risk of being deported from the United Arab Emirates back to PakistanAlleged victims: 1 More details... |
13 May 2019 |
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Information received concerning the continuous enforced disappearance and alleged death of Ms. Sheikha Latifa al Maktoum.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
21 Dec 2018 |
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Information received concerning the alleged reprisals against a human rights defender and against her husband, for her cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights. Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged denial of requests made by Mrs. Lee Ching-yu to visit her husband Mr. Li Ming-Che who has been detained in Chi-Shan prison, where he is serving his 5-year term since December 2017.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
22 Dec 2018 |
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En este contexto, quisiéramos señalar a su atención urgente la información que hemos recibido en relación a la próxima discusión por el Pleno de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación de las acciones de inconstitucionalidad promovidas contra la Ley de Seguridad Interior. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the revision of the Xianjian Uyghur Autonomous Region Regulation on De-extremification, which targets Turkic Muslim ethnic, linguistic and religious minorities as well as Kazakh nationals.Alleged victims: - 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 the enforced disappearance of Mr. Berhane Abrehe and the arrest and incommunicado detention of his wife Mrs. Almaz Habtemariam Sibhatu, both former freedom fighters.Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and allegations of his murder at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning allegations of unlawful arrest, enforced disappearance and torture against Mr. Imad Al Tamimi (عماد التميمي) and acts of intimidation and threats against Ms. Israa Al Dujaili (إسراء الدجيلي), two human rights defenders, in direct retaliation for their legitimate human rights work. Such acts have also been reported as acts of reprisals for their cooperation with United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights.Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Concerns regarding current discussions on the reform of the European migration and asylum system.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Información adicional recibida en relación a la detención y alegaciones de tortura del Sr. Jaimes CriolloAlleged victims: 1 More details... |
03 Jan 2019 |
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Information received concerning allegations of arbitrary arrest and enforced disappearance of Mr. M in direct retaliation for his legitimate exercise of the right to seeking the truth about the fate and whereabouts of his father and reprisals for his cooperation with United Nations human rights mechanisms.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the use of Residential Surveillance in a Designated Location (RSDL) as amended in the 2012 Criminal Procedure Law Article 73, in relation to persons suspected of endangering State security, of terrorist activities or of involvement in major bribery and where confinement in their own home may ‘impede the investigation’.Alleged victims: - More details... |
23 Nov 2018 |
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Information received concerning allegations of harassment of Ms. Sandya Ekneligoda in reprisal to her efforts to seeking the truth about the fate and whereabouts of her husband. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the incommunicado detention of human rights defender, Mr. Khalid Al-Omair.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
23 Oct 2018 |
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Information received concerning the intimidation of journalists and media outlets ahead of elections in Pakistan.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
05 Oct 2018 |
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Information received regarding the arbitrary arrest, and extrajudicial killings of two internally displaced persons in Mansi township, Kachin State: Hpaugan Yaw, age 65, from Maing Hkawng KBC Camp 1, and Nhkum Naw San (also known as Dauje Naw San Maing Hkawng), age 35, from the Catholic IDP Camp.Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con la detención y desaparición forzada de corta duración de la Sra. Ariana Granadillo-Roca.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
31 Jul 2018 07 Sep 2018 |
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Informations received concerning the arrest and charges against a number of women’s human rights defenders, along with acts of reprisal against Ms. Loujain Al-Hathloul.Alleged victims: 3 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the deteriorating physical and mental health of Mrs. Liu Xia, a Chinese national, poet, human rights defender and wife of the deceased Nobel Peace Prize winner, Mr. Liu Xiaobo. Mrs Liu Xia is reportedly held or physically restricted in an unknown location.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con alegaciones de uso excesivo de la fuerza por parte de cuerpos de seguridad del Estado, incluyendo policía anti-motines y grupos armados pro-gubernamentales (también llamados ‘turbas’, para-policías o paramilitares, ‘motorizados’) en contra de manifestantes en zonas urbanas y rurales, y de estudiantes (incluyendo adolescentes), la cual ha causado, desde su inicio el 18 de abril hasta el 3 de junio al menos 120 muertos, y aproximadamente 1200 personas heridas en varias ciudades del país. Alleged victims: 1100 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the imposition of the death sentence on four Egyptian nationals, including one child, and of life and other lengthy prison sentences on six others, including two children. These sentences were handed down by a court in Giza, in the so-called “Owseem cell” case, following a collective trial that appears to have violated the most basic fair trial and due process guarantees. Several of the defendants were reportedly subjected to enforced disappearance, torture and denial of access to legal representation during investigations. Eight of them were below the age of 18 at the time of the commission of the alleged crime for which they were convicted and sentenced.Alleged victims: 10 More details... | |
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Information received that more than 132 people have been killed by security forces in Bangladesh since 15 May 2018 in the context of the announcement of a ‘war on drugs”; that more than 13,000 individuals have been arrested and a number of others have been subjected to enforced disappearance in the same context; that drug users have been facing increasing difficulties to access health care services; and that the draft Narcotics Control Act, 2018 extends the death penalty to additional drug offenses.Alleged victims: 13000 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the arrest and charges against Mr. Scott Warren. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the arbitrary arrest and detention in Kosovo and illegal deportation to Turkey of six Turkish nationals working for educational institutions allegedly link to the Hizmet/Gulen movementAlleged victims: 6 More details... |
17 Aug 2018 |
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Information received concerning the arbitrary arrest and detention in Kosovo and illegal deportation to Turkey, as well as short-term enforced disappearance, of six Turkish nationals working for educational institutions allegedly linked to the Hizmet/Gulen movement. Alleged victims: 6 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the continuous judicial harassment of Ms. Raheleh Rahemipor, in reprisal to her legitimate exercise of the right to freedom of expression, freedom of peaceful assembly, and against her efforts to seeking the truth about the fate and whereabouts of her brother and his infant daughter.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
04 Sep 2018 |
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Information received concerning the alleged detention, torture and short-term enforced disappearance of poet Galal el Behairy and the issuance of an arrest warrant against musician Ramy Essam, in connection with their song and video “Balaha” that has been recently released on social media.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
26 Oct 2018 |
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Information received concerning the continued arbitrary detention of human rights defenders Mr. Osama Al-Najjar and Mr. Ahmed Mansoor, along with the charges against Mr. Mansoor. Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
05 Jul 2018 |
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Information received concerning the alleged short-term enforced disappearance for several days, arbitrary detention, and charges against human rights defenders Mr. Ezzat Eid Taha Fadl Ghoneim and Mr. Ahmed Tarek Ibrahim Ziada. Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Information received concerning allegations of death threats and physical attack against Mr Faisal Al Tamimi and Mr Iyad Al Roumy, two human rights defenders, in direct retaliation for their right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, and for their legitimate human rights work against enforced disappearances in Iraq.Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con la iniciativa de ley número 5377 que persigue reformar la Ley de Reconciliación Nacional, Decreto 145-96, la cual buscaría establecer una amnistía general y una extinción total de la responsabilidad penal de los responsables de delitos y graves violaciones a los derechos humanos cometidos durante el conflicto armado interno de Guatemala.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged disappearance of Mr. Yousif El Koda, Mr. Amjed El Tayeb and Mr. Omer Ushari Ahmed Mahmoud. Even if some of them had contacts with their relatives, their current place of detention is unknown.Alleged victims: 3 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the temporary detention in a Police Station of Boniyar Police Station for an hour of Advocate Parvez Imorz, Patron of the Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons and President of Jammu Kashmir Colaition of Civil Society, as well as three other lawyers, Advocates Kartik Murukutla, Ghulam Nabi Khan and Qazi Irfan. and the verbal direction from Police preventing them from holding prayers and laying a tombstone on the grave of Mr. Atta Mohammed Khan in Bimyar Village of Chehal, in the Baramulla district of Kashmir.Alleged victims: 4 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged arrest, enforced disappearance, arbitrary detention, torture and narcotics-related charges against Mr. Tahir Teymurov, step-brother of Mr. Sahib Teymurov, in apparent retaliation to an online post made by Mr. Sahib Teymurov, along with harassment of Mr. Sahib Teymurov’s family members.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
07 Mar 2018 13 Apr 2018 |
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Information received concerning the prolonged pre-trial detention of Ms. Hanane Baderraddine Abdalhafez Othman of over nine months, as well as allegations concerning the denial of health care and medical attention while in prison.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the sentencing to death of Messrs. Mohamed AbdulHasan Ahmed Kadhem AlMutaghawi, Fadhel Sayed Abbas Hassan Radhi and Sayed Alawi Husain Alawi Husain along with three other individuals.Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
06 Mar 2018 |
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Information received concerning the alleged arbitrary arrest and detention of Mr. Cemil Tekeli, a Turkish national; in circumstances that could also constitute an enforced disappearance.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning allegations of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings of Mohammed Younis Ali Ibrahim, Mr. Ali Sami Fahim El Far, Mr. Imad El Din Sami El Far and Mr. Omar Abdel Mohamed Abdelbaki, and the enforced disappearance of Mr. Mohammed Shaaban Owais Shaaban Abdelhady and a minor.Alleged victims: 6 More details... | |
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Informations reçues concernant des allégations de disparition forcée et de violation du droit à la liberté d’expression commises par les forces de la police nationale congolaise.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the reported detention of Mr. Mesut Vardak, Mr. Önder Akkuşçi and Mr. Yunus Demirci, and the ongoing house arrest of Mr. Sami Yavuz and Mr. Yılmaz Aytan, as well as the potential risk of deportation of all five individuals to Turkey, which would put them at risk of serious human rights violations, including torture and other cruel inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, and threats to their lives.Alleged victims: 5 More details... | |
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Information we have received concerning the alleged enforced disappearance, torture and judicial proceedings which do not appear to have fulfilled the most stringent guarantees of fair trial and due process standards of Mr. Loutfy Ibrahim Ismael Khalil, Mr. Ahmed Abdel Moneim Salama Ali Salama, Mr. Ahmed Abdel Hady Mohammed al-Suhaimy and Mr. Sameh Abdallah Mohammed Youssef who have been executed, Mr. Abdulsalam Shoaib Abdulsalam Shoaib who has been sentenced to death and a woman who faces a possible death sentence.Alleged victims: 6 More details... |
22 May 2018 |
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Informatin recue concernant des allégations relatives à la perquisition, aux saisies, à l’arrestation de M. Nestor Nibitanga effectuées par la police burundaise, sous le commandement du commissaire de police de la province de Gitega en coopération avec le Service national de renseignement (SNR) ainsi qu’à sa disparition forcé.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
22 Dec 2017 |
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Información recibida en relación al proceso legislativo en curso para la eventual aprobación de una “Ley de Seguridad Interior”, dirigida, entre otras cuestiones, a regular la participación de las Fuerzas Armadas en tareas de seguridad. La ley fue adoptada por la Cámara de Diputados el 30 de noviembre y ha sido remitida al Senado para su debate y adopción.Alleged victims: - More details... |
13 Dec 2017 07 Mar 2018 |
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Información recibida sobre la posible adopción de un indulto presidencial en favor del expresidente Alberto Fujimori, quien fuera sentenciado en 2009 a 25 años de prisión por serias violaciones a los derechos humanos.Alleged victims: - More details... |
13 Dec 2017 |
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Information received concerning the alleged arbitrary arrest and detention of Hosny Ashor al-Mesmary, a Libyan national and business man.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged torture to death in custody of four Syrian refugee men, and the arbitrary detention and disappearance of several others. The information received also concerns the pressure exercised on the legal representation of the families of the victims and the lack of independence of the military court presiding over the case.Alleged victims: 360 More details... |
15 Dec 2017 |
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Information received concerning the abduction and subsequent detention of Mr. Ebrahim Abdelmonem Metwally Hegazy, reportedly in reprisal for his activities as a human rights defender and cooperation with the United Nations Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID).Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
08 Nov 2017 |
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Information received concerning the alleged arrest of Ms. Raheleh Rahemipor, the sister of Mr. Hossein Rahemipor, whose case is under review by the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
27 Oct 2017 |
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Information received concerning allegations of the disappearance of the human rights defender Mr. Gao Zhisheng from his home, which was reported by a member of his family on 13 August 2017. Mr. Gao Zhisheng has been kept under close surveillance by authorities of Yulin City, Shaanxi Province following his release from detention on 8 August 2014.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
13 Oct 2017 |
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Information received concerning the alleged extra-judicial killings, excessive use of force, and enforced disappearances of ethnic Bakonzo people of the Rwenzururu kingdom, including children, by the Ugandan military and police officers during joint operations in Kasese, western Uganda, on 26 and 27 November 2016, as well as concerning obstacles in the investigation of the events.Alleged victims: - More details... |
25 Oct 2017 25 Oct 2017 25 Oct 2017 25 Oct 2017 |
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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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Information received concerning imminent executions of 17 individuals convicted of protest-related charges and on the basis of trials that did not meet fair trial and due process guarantees, including allegations of confessions obtained under torture, as well as allegations of human rights violations in relation to several other death penalty cases at various stages of proceedings before the Specialized Criminal Court and Criminal Court in Saudi Arabia.Alleged victims: 104 More details... |
13 Dec 2017 |
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Information received concerning the alleged acts of threats and intimidation against Mr. Adil Ghaffar, a lawyer and human rights defender who has actively engaged with the UN Human Rights mechanisms, including the Special Procedures.Alleged victims: 1 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 |
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Información recibida en relación a alegaciones sobre el uso de tecnologías de vigilancia por parte de agencias gubernamentales contra miembros del Grupo Interdisciplinario de Expertos Independientes de la Comsión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (GIEI), defensores de derechos humanos, entre ellos integrantes del Centro de Derechos Humanos Miguel Agustín Pro Juárez (Centro Prodh), periodistas y otros miembros de la sociedad civil en México, así como en relación al discurso del Presidente de México solicitando investigaciones contra quienes han señalado al Gobierno mexicano como autor de dichos actos.Alleged victims: 11 More details... |
23 Nov 2017 |
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Información recibida en relación al veredicto de la Junta de Honor del Ejército de Guatemala, en el que recomendó la cancelación de despachos militares y la baja del Ejército del Coronel de Infantería Edgar Rolando Rubio Castañeda, tras la publicación del libro “Desde el Cuartel; Otra Visión de Guatemala”. Asimismo, quisiéramos referirnos a las alegaciones de intimidaciones y amenazas contra el Coronel Rubio Castañeda y su familia en relación con esta publicación.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning a persisting trend of extrajudicial executions by Kenyan police and other security agencies.Alleged victims: 489 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the arrest and detention of Dr. Hanane Baderraddine Abdalhafez Othman, reportedly in connection with her activities as a human rights defender and as an act of reprisals for her cooperation with the United Nations Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
30 Oct 2017 |
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Information received concerning the death sentences imposed on Messrs. Basem Mohsen Elkhorieby (also written Bassem Mohsen), Khaled Askar, Mahmoud Mamhouh Wahba, Ibrahim Yahia Azab, Abd Elrahman Attia and Ahmed al-Waleed al-Shal (also written Ahmed El Waleed El Shal) following trials that did not meet fair trial and due process guarantees.Alleged victims: 6 More details... |
23 Aug 2017 |
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Información recibida en relación con la decisión de la Corte Suprema de Justicia de la Nación Argentina (CSJN) relativa a la aplicación de la ley 24.390 (llamada ley 2x1) en casos de crímenes de lesa humanidad y la adopción de la ley 27.362, que establece que disposiciones de la ley 24.390 no son aplicable en casos de delitos de lesa humanidad, genocidio o crímenes de guerra.Alleged victims: - More details... |
11 Aug 2017 11 Aug 2017 11 Aug 2017 11 Aug 2017 11 Aug 2017 |
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Information received regarding the threats of additional prison terms and relocation to remote detention of Ms. Maryam Akbari Monfared, imprisoned since December 2009, allegedly to keep her from writing open letters about the fate and whereabouts of several thousand political prisoners extrajudicially executed in the summer of 1988. In addition, information has been received about the desecration of mass grave sites in Ahvaz and Mashhad that contains the remains of at least 184 people and 170 people, respectively, who were extra-judicially executed during the summer of 1988.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
11 Aug 2017 11 Sep 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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Información recibida en relación con las amenazas de muerte contra los señores Pablo Chargoñia y Louis Joinet, así como otras once personas involucradas en la promoción de los derechos humanos y la lucha contra la impunidad en Uruguay. Alleged victims: 15 More details... |
27 Jun 2017 03 Jul 2017 |
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Informations et des allégations très inquiétantes reçues concernant des graves atteintes aux droits de l’homme, y compris contre des enfants, attribuées à des militaires des Forces armées de la République démocratique du Congo (FARDC) et d’autres acteurs étatiques, ainsi qu’à des membres de milices de Kamuina Nsapu.Alleged victims: 143 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the abduction, detention, torture and ill-treatment of Dr. Ahmed Shawky Abdelsattar Mohamed Amasha (احمد شوقي عبد الستار محمد عماشه), reportedly in retaliation for his activities as a human rights defender, which included documenting cases of enforced disappearances for the Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council of the United Nations.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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In this connection, we would like to bring to the attention of your Government information we have received concerning the White Paper on the report of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into the clashes between the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) and the Nigerian Army (NA) in Zaria, Kaduna State, between Saturday 12 and Monday 14 December 2015, issued on 5 December 2016 (hereafter “The White Paper”), and in particular some findings and recommendations by the Commission.Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the impending forced repatriation of 31 individuals from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, who are currently under the custody of Chinese authorities in different prisons throughout the country. Alleged victims: 31 More details... |
18 May 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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Information received concerning the arrest of Mr. Ehsan Mazandarani, a journalist, Ms. Hengameh Shahidi, a senior member of the Etemad Melli (National Trust) political party, Ms. Tahereh Riahi, the social affairs editor of the State-funded Borna News Agency, Ms. Zeinab Karimian, a producer for the state-run “Salam Khorshid” (Hello Sun) television show and former reporter for the official Islamic Republic News Agency, Ms. Mehrnaz Haghighi, medical doctor and social activist, Mr. XX, a seventeen-year-old ethnic Arab environmentalist, Mr. Morad Saghafi, director of Goftego magazine and researcher, and Saleh Deldam, a film director and producer.Alleged victims: 20 More details... |
26 Jul 2017 29 Aug 2017 |
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Allégations reçues concernant la détention arbitraire, depuis le 27 février 2017, du défenseur des droits de l’homme M. Rafik Belamrania par les autorités algériennes.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
29 May 2017 |
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Information received concerning the arrest, secret detention, and risk of enforced disappearance of Mr. Ahmed Mansoor, a prominent human rights defender and blogger in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
25 Apr 2017 |
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Information received concerning alleged acts of intimidation and reprisals against a human rights defender and against members of the non-governmental organization “Pupil Salvation Forum”. Alleged victims: 3 More details... | |
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Information received concerning allegations of the arbitrary arrest, short-term disappearance and prolonged incommunicado detention of four human rights defenders and lawyers; of their subjection to torture and other cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment in detention, in particular during Residential Surveillance at Designated Location (RSDL); and that the charges against them might be related to their activities as human rights defenders.Alleged victims: 4 More details... |
18 Apr 2017 |
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Información recibida en relación con los ataques y el hostigamiento contra una defensora de derechos humanos en El Salvador.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
22 May 2017 |
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Información recibida en relación con el actual debate legislativo referente a la creación de la Unidad para la Búsqueda de Personas dadas por Desaparecidas en el contexto y en razón del conflicto armado, contemplada dentro del Sistema Integral de Verdad, Justicia, Reparación y No Repetición, del proceso de paz en Colombia.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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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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Information received concerning the European Commission’s proposal to review the EU Action Plan on Return, which may have implications of returns of migrants to Libya intercepted at sea, in possible violation of the principle of non-refoulement.Alleged victims: - More details... |
10 Apr 2017 |
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Information received concerning the partnership framework under discussion between your Excellency’s Government, the Government of Italy and the European Union, as well as widespread human rights violations, including the detention, unlawful killings, abductions, hostage-taking, forced labour, trafficking, enforced disappearances and torture of migrants. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the possible return of migrants, under the partnership framework under discussion between your Excellency’s Government and the Government of the State of Libya, in violation of the principle of non-refoulement.Alleged victims: - More details... |
21 Feb 2017 |
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Informations reçues concernant des allégations relatives aux mesures de suspension provisoires et de radiation de la liste des ONG autorisées à travailler au Burundi de plusieurs organisations de la société civile burundaise, en particulier, la radiation définitive de la Ligue burundaise des droits de l’homme, ITEKA, organisation membre de la FIDH. Nous souhaiterions par là même attirer l’attention de votre Gouvernement sur les allégations de menaces de mort et d’actes de disparition forcée de plusieurs défenseurs des droits de l’homme.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged detention and enforced disappearnce of two South Sudanese nationals.Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged detention and enforced disappearnce of two South Sudanese Nationals, Mr. Dong Samuel Luak and Mr. Aggrey Idri Ezibon respectievely on 23 and 24 January 2017 in Nairobi, Kenya. Both individuals are members of the Sudan Peoples’ Liberation Movement/Army-In Opposition (SPLM/A-IO). It is further alleged that they might be at imminent risk of deportation from Kenya to South Sudan. Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the prosecution of Ms. Raheleh Rahemipor, the sister of Mr. Hossein Rahemipor, whose case is under review by the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances. Ms. Rahemipor was the subject of previous communications by Special Procedures mandate holders on 5 August 2016 (UA IRN 23/2016) and on 22 November 2016 (UA IRN 29/2016).Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received regarding Mr. Ali Moezzi who was reportedly ending a two-year prison sentence in hall 12 of ward 4 of the high security Gohardasht prison of Karaj in western Teheran when, on 4 January, he was taken to unknown location and has not been seen by his family since then.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged disappearances of four human rights activists, who went missing between 4 and 7 January 2016.Alleged victims: 4 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the disappearance of Mr. Jiang Tianyong, a prominent human rights lawyer who was the subject of the previous communication (UA CHN 13/2016), and the compulsory criminal measures allegedly imposed on him, which appear to be related to his longstanding human rights work and which carry serious consequences on his right to a fair trial.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
20 Jan 2017 |
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Information received concerning allegations of the enforced disappearances of human rights defenders, Mr. Hafiz Idris, following his arrest in Khartoum by the National Intelligence and Security Service of Sudan on 24 November 2016, and Mr. Ibrahim Adam Mudawi, following his arrest in Khartoum on 7 December 2016.Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Information received concerning allegations of arbitrary arrest and enforced disappearance of 24 Sudanese political activists and opponents by the Sudanese National Intelligence Service (NISS) between 4 and 27 November 2016.Alleged victims: 43 More details... |
29 Dec 2016 |
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Information received concerning the “Policy and Legal Framework of the proposed Counter Terrorism Act of Sri Lanka”, insofar as its compatibility with international norms and standards on human rights, particularly as set forth in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, is concerned.Alleged victims: - More details... |
05 Dec 2016 |
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Information received concerning Mr. Jiang Tianyong, a renowned human rights lawyer who has been allegedly disappeared by the authorities due to his human rights work and partly in reprisal of his meeting with the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights in August 2016.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
20 Jan 2017 |
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Information received concerning the continued harassment of Ms. Raheleh Rahemipor, the sister of Mr. Hossein Rahemipor, whose case is under review by the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances. Ms. Rahemipour was the subject of a previous communication by Special Procedures mandate holders on 5 August 2016 (UA IRN 23/2016). Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning allegations of arbitrary arrest and enforced disappearance of ten Sudanese doctors by the Sudanese National Intelligence Service (NISS) between 30 October and 6 November.Alleged victims: 10 More details... |
23 Nov 2016 |
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Informations reçues concernant des allégations d’arrestation et de détention arbitraires survenues à la suite d’un rassemblement pacifique des membres des familles de disparus, qui limiteraient de ce fait les droits à la liberté d’expression et à la liberté de réunion pacifique, ainsi que de l’usage excessif de la force dans le cadre de cette manifestation.Alleged victims: 25 More details... |
06 Mar 2017 |
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Informations reçues concernant les allégations d’intimidation et de représailles à l’encontre de M. Carlos Martín Beristain, Mme Gloria Guzmán et de Mme Arantza Chacón, commises par les forces de sécurité marocaines, empêchant leur entrée dans le pays. Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
19 Jan 2017 |
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Information received concerning the abduction of lawyer Ahmad Bin Quasem, which seems to be directly related to his work as part of the legal defence team that represented Mr. Mir Quasem Ali before the International Crimes Tribunal.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con presuntas amenazas y agresiones contra familiares de una víctima de desaparición forzada y su esposa, ambos dirigentes y abogados de la organización de derechos humanos “Desaparecidos Justicia” que apoya a familiares de desaparecidos en el Estado de Querétaro, México; así como las amenazas dirigidas a los integrantes del Centro de Derechos Humanos Miguel Agustín Pro Juárez A.C. (Centro Prodh).Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Information received concerning allegations of arbitrary arrest, detention, intimidation and a travel ban against Mr. Khurram Parvez.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the repression of protests in Ethiopia that has been ongoing since November 2015, especially in the Oromia and Amhara regions.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con los ataques y hostigamiento contra la Sra. Laura Figueroa y el Sr. César Sivo, defensores de derechos humanos involucrados en la busca de la verdad y la justicia por crímenes de lesa humanidad perpetrados durante la dictadura militar.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
28 Nov 2016 |
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Information received concerning allegations of arbitrary arrest, detention, intimidation and travel ban issued against Mr. Khurram Parvez in alleged reprisal for cooperating with the United Nations human rights mechanisms. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
30 Sep 2016 |
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Information received concerning the alleged killing of at least 500 people, and the injury, detention and enforced disappearance of thousands of individuals in the context of protests organized in Ethiopia, particularly in the Oromia and Amhara regions, since November 2015. Alleged victims: 2607 More details... | |
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Information received concerning arbitrary and incommunicado detention, torture and ill-treatment, and denial of fundamental rights of detainees in the aftermath of the failed coup attempt of 15 July 2016. Alleged victims: - More details... |
22 Aug 2016 01 Dec 2016 |
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Información recibida en relación con alegaciones de intervención de comunicaciones privadas y la deslegitimización de personas defensoras de derechos humanos. Alleged victims: 4 More details... |
08 Nov 2016 |
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Information received regarding alleged ill-treatment, torture and execution of civilians by security forces during operations against the Mozambique National Resistance (RENAMO) and the unearthing of a suspected mass grave near Gorongossa, where the bodies of 100-120 children, men and women might rest, as well as attacks reportedly conducted by RENAMO against civilians.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning alleged acts of threats and intimidation against Ms. X, the sister of Mr. Y, whose case is under review by the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Observations from Special Procedures on the ratification of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (25 March 2016), the Prevention of Terrorism Act No 48 of L979 (PTA), and the bill providing for the establishment of the Office on Missing Persons (OMP).Alleged victims: - More details... |
04 Aug 2016 |
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Information received concerning the alleged disappearance, torture and extra-judicial executions of a human rights lawyer, Mr. Willie Kimani, as well as Mr. Josephat Mwenda and Mr. Joseph Muiruri. Alleged victims: 3 More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con el presunto asesinato del señor José Jesús Jiménez Gaona y el atentado en contra de la señora Francisca Vázquez Mendoza; así como acerca de los actos de intimidación y hostigamiento en contra de personas defensoras de derechos humanos y pertenecientes al Comité de Familiares de Detenidos Desaparecidos “Hasta Encontrarlos”.Alleged victims: 4 More details... |
14 Oct 2016 |
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Information received concerning allegations of arbitrary arrest, detention and disappearence of human rights defenders, Mr. Somphone Phimmasone, Mr. Soukane Chaithad, and Ms. Lodkham Thammavong.Alleged victims: 3 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the killing of environmental human rights defender Mr. Payao Panroj; the disappearance of land rights defender Mr. Den Kamlae; the attempted killing of another land rights defender, Mr. Supoj Kansong; and the threats made against a group of environmental human rights defenders from Pichit Province, for their human rights work and exercise of their rights to freedom of expression and freedom of association. Alleged victims: 10 More details... | |
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Information received concerning a key witness in a case of enforced disappearances in Sri Lanka, who is currently being court-martialed by the Sri Lanka Navy. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Informations reçues concernant des allégations de disparitions forcées, d’arrestations et de détentions arbitraires, de traitements cruels, inhumains et dégradants et de violation des droits à la liberté de réunion pacifique et la liberté d’expression commises par les forces de sécurité et de défense tchadiennes.Alleged victims: 5 More details... | |
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Allegations of excessive use of force by Police Intervention Unit officers, as well as disappearances, torture and ill-treatment, in at least one case resulting in death, by National Intelligence agents against peaceful protesters. According to the information received, on 14 April 2016, during a peaceful anti-government demonstration at the Westfield junction, in Serrekunda, the Gambia, Mr. Solo Sandeng, a senior figure and the National Organizing Secretary of the United Democratic Party, Gambia’s main opposition party, together with other protesters, including other senior members of the United Democratic Party, were subjected to excessive use of force as well as arbitrary arrest and detention by Police Intervention Unit officers, in an effort of the latter to disperse the crowd. The total number of arrested people, their whereabouts and their health conditions remain unknown. Mr. Sandeng, who led the demonstrations, is said to have died in police custody as a result of torture by National Intelligence agents. On 16 April, in response to the rumours of Mr. Sandeng’s death, another demonstration was held demanding justice. It is reported that at least 50 persons were arrested during the two demonstrations. During interrogations, National Intelligence agents allegedly inflicted injuries on several protesters; including rape of female members of the United Democratic Party. After the latter demonstration, members of Mr. Sandeng’s family have reportedly been subjected to threats and intimidation and fled the country.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Allegations of acts of intimidation and reprisals, in the form of arbitrary arrest and ill-treatment, against two human rights defenders for their work and cooperation with the United Nations in the field of human rights. According to the information received, on 6 March 2016, Mr. Imad Amara and Mr. Faisal Al Tamimi were on their way to meet with families of disappeared persons as part of their work for the Al Wissam Humanitarian Assembly, a human rights organization that documents cases of enforced disappearances and submits them to the United Nations human rights mechanisms, when their car was stopped at the checkpoint close to the Bab Al Moatham Square in Baghdad by Iraqi military forces. The military forces searched their car and informed both men that an arrest warrant had been issued against them. They were subsequently handcuffed, blindfolded and taken to an unknown location where they were severely beaten, insulted and threatened, while being interrogated about their work. Mr. Amara and Mr. Al Tamimi were released two hours later. Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Presunta desaparición y asesinato de 28 trabajadores en las minas de Oro de Tumeremo, Estado de Bolívar, Venezuela. Según la información recibida, el 4 de marzo de 2016, 28 personas habrían desaparecido después de haber sido agredidas por un grupo criminal ubicado en la zona, presuntamente liderado por una persona ubicada con el alias “el Topo”, quien presuntamente mantiene el control de la extracción de oro en la región en colaboración con las autoridades. Se alega, asimismo, que familiares de las víctimas habrían organizado protestas con el fin de exigir la actuación de las autoridades, pero dichas manifestaciones habrían sido interrumpidas mediante el uso de la fuerza y una creciente presencia militar en la zona. Finalmente, se alega que los medios de comunicación y periodistas habrían enfrentado obstáculos en la cobertura de estos hechos, así como acoso por parte de agentes encargados de hacer cumplir la ley en Tumeremo.Alleged victims: - More details... |
04 Jul 2016 |
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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... |
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Allegations of violent repression of peaceful protests. According to the information received, since mid-November 2015, several peaceful demonstrations have been organized by students throughout the Oromia region of Ethiopia to protest against the “Addis Ababa Integrated Development Master Plan” which aims at expanding Addis Ababa’s municipal boundaries. The police and military have allegedly violently repressed several peaceful demonstrations by firing live ammunition at protesters resulting in the deaths of at least 75 of persons. On 15 December 2015, Ethiopian State intelligence services issued a statement claiming that Oromo protesters had a “direct connection with forces that have taken mission from foreign terrorist groups” and labelling them as “terrorists”, which permits the authorities to enforce the Anti-Terrorism Proclamation 652/2009. Concerns relative to the application of this law have been mentioned in several previous communications since its implementation in 2009, especially in those sent on 05 October 2011, see A/HRC/19/44, case no. ETH 4/2011; 19 December 2011, see A/HRC/20/30, case no. ETH 7/2011; 16 March 2012, see A/HRC/21/49, case no. ETH 1/2012; 31 July 2012, see A/HRC/22/67, ETH 4/2012; 15 April 2014, see A/HRC/27/72, case no. ETH 2/2014; 11 July 2014, see A/HRC/28/85, case no. ETH 6/2014; 27 February 2015, see A/HRC/29/50, case no. ETH 1/2015; 26 February 2015, see A/HRC/29/50, case no. ETH 2/2015; and 21 October 2015, see A/HRC/31/79, case no. ETH 4/2015.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Alleged shortcomings of the “draft law on determining the facts on the position of newborn infants suspected to have disappeared in maternity hospitals in the Republic of Serbia” to adequately secure the establishment of a mechanism aimed at providing individual redress to all parents of infants who have disappeared from maternity wards in Serbia. According to the information received, on 26 March 2013 the European Court of Human Rights found Serbia in violation of the European Convention on Human Rights in the lead case of Zorica Jovanovic v. Serbia, and held that Serbia “must […], take all appropriate measures, preferably by means of a lex specialis […] to secure the establishment of a mechanism aimed at providing individual redress to all parents in a situation such as, or sufficiently similar to, the applicant’s”. In July 2015, a draft law was reportedly circulated to a number of concerned civil society organizations by the Ministry of Justice of Serbia, yet a number of concerns have been raised regarding the content of the draft legislation, as well as the process by which it was drafted.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Allégations de violations du droit à la vie. Selon les informations reçues, entre le 15 novembre 2013 et le 15 février 2014, dans le cadre de l’Opération Likofi menées à Kinshasa, la Police nationale congolaise (PNC) serait responsable de graves violations des droits de l’homme y compris des exécutions sommaires et extrajudiciaires, et des disparitions forcées. Au moins 41 personnes- notamment des jeunes soupçonnés d’appartenir à des bandes armées - ont été exécutées ou sont portées disparues suite à leur arrestation sans mandat. Mise à part la condamnation par le Tribunal militaire de Garnisson du directeur de la Police de Masina à10 ans de travaux forcés aucun progrès significatif n’a été enregistré dans le cadre des enquêtes sur ces allégations. En janvier 2015, la police aurait sévèrement réprimé les manifestations organisées contre une réforme de la loi électorale congolaise. Des opposants politiques et des défenseurs des droits de l’homme ont été réprimés et arrêtés, en négation flagrante de leur liberté d’expression et de réunion. Des exécutions sommaires et extrajudiciaires ont été également rapportées. Le 19 mars 2015, un charnier qui pourrait contenir les corps des victimes des récents évènements a été découvert à Maluku (Kinshasa).Alleged victims: - More details... |
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Alleged prosecution of teachers and teachers’ organizations in the Islamic Republic of Iran. According to the information received, Mr. Esmail Abdi, General Secretary of the Iranian Teachers’ Trade Association (ITTA), was arrested in June 2015 and is currently being held in Evin Prison in Tehran on unknown charges. The whereabouts of Mr. Ramin Zandnia, a well-known and active ITTA member, and Ms. Pravin Mohammadi, a human rights activist, are unknown since their arrest on 15 October 2015 by Revolutionary guards. Mr. Rasoul Bodahi, a member of ITTA, is currently serving a three year prison sentence handed down to him while he was already serving a prison sentence after he had been arrested in September 2009. Mr. Abdholreza Ghanbari, a literature professor and unionist, was arrested on 4 January 2010 and sentenced to 15 years in prison; he remains imprisoned and in poor health. Mr. Ali Akbar Baghani, the Deputy Director of the ITTA, was sentenced to 5 years in prison and has been detained since his arrest in May 2015. Mr. Mohammad Reza Niknejad and Mr. Mehdi Bohlooli, both ITTA activists, were released on a high bail after their arrest on 31 August 2015; their trial is pending. Alleged victims: 7 More details... | |
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Alleged demolition of 37 Christian Catholic and Protestant churches, removal of over 500 churches in Zhejiang Province and enforced disappearance of a Pastor for protesting against the planned demolition of a church. According to the information received, since October 2013, the Zheijang provincial Government systematically removed and destroyed Christian symbols and places of worship in an attempt to reduce the visibility of the Christian religion. Pastor Huang Yizi was arrested and sentenced to one year imprisonment for publicly opposing the demolition of a church in Wenzhou, Zheijang´s biggest city. It is reported that he was repeatedly tortured while in custody. He was released on 1 August 2015 after serving his sentence, but arrested again on 12 September 2015. Authorities acknowledged the arrest but have kept him incommunicado and concealed his fate and whereabouts.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
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Alleged incompatibility of a number of provisions of the Protection of Pakistan Act with international human rights standards. According to the information received, relevant provisions in the Protection of Pakistan Act (PPA) provide security forces involved in the fight against terrorism in Pakistan, including the Army, Frontier Corps, Police and Rangers, with the authority to make arrests without warrants, order preventive detention without adequate safeguards, including in some cases secret detention, and retroactively apply the law to legitimize illegal detentions. The PPA also grants immunity to law enforcement officers who might be responsible for serious human rights violations such as arbitrary detention and enforced disappearance. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Alleged continued refusal to renew the passport of a human rights lawyer since 2004 in an attempt to restrict his work in relation to investigations of enforced disappearances. According to the information received, Mr. Parvez Imroz has been denied the renewal of his passport since 2004. His most recent application for the renewal of his travel documents is currently pending with the Government. On 8 August 2015, he was provided assurances by the Inspector General of the Criminal Investigation Department of Jammu and Kashmir that his current application would be successful. However, his passport remains to be renewed. Mr. Imroz has been the subject of five previous communications, sent on 17 January 2012, see A/HRC/20/30, case no. IND 23/2011; 20 November 2008, case no. IND 31/2008; 8 July 2008, case no. IND 18/2008; 14 September 2006, case no. IND 29/2006; 1 May 2006, case no. IND 16/2006. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
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Alleged acts of harassment and intimidation against human rights defenders, relatives of victims of enforced disappearances and a group of non-governmental organizations. According to information received, an NGO event was to take place on 30 August 2015, on the occasion of the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances. It is reported that less than 24 hours before the event was scheduled, it was suddenly cancelled by the National Press Club, which was set to be the venue for the event, and that several police officers were deployed and remained on the premises throughout the day with no explanation for their presence. It is also reported that families of the disappeared who were scheduled to speak during the event received threatening phone calls. Concern is expressed that these acts are part of a wider effort to silence the voices of those speaking out against enforced disappearances, and to maintain a climate of impunity for such crimes. One of the organizations involved, Odhikar, and its members, have been the subject of several previous communications sent by several special procedures, most recently on 12 August 2015, see above, case no. BGD 5/2015.Alleged victims: - More details... |
06 Oct 2015 |
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Allégations d’exécutions sommaires et extrajudiciaires, de disparitions forcées et de torture. Selon les informations reçues, en décembre 2013, des soldats, originaires de la République du Congo de la Mission internationale de soutien à la Centrafrique (MISCA,) auraient torturé mortellement deux éléments de la milice anti-balaka dans la région de Bossangoa. Les tortionnaires auraient versé du plastique fondu et brûlant sur le corps de leurs victimes, les mutilant jusqu’à ce que mort s’en suive. En mars 2014, dans le village de Boali, suite à une embuscade contre une patrouille des soldats congolais de ladite mission ayant entraîné la mort de l’un d’entre eux et ayant blessé quatre autres, ils auraient procédé à l’arrestation, puis auraient sommairement exécuté plus de dix personnes. D’autres seraient portés disparus. De graves préoccupations sont exprimées quant aux allégations de torture et d’exécutions sommaires commises par des soldats originaires de la République du Congo contre des miliciens anti-balaka et leurs proches. Ce cas a fait l’objet de trois autres communications adressées respectivement au Gouvernement de la République du Congo, numéro cas COG 1/2015; au Gouvernement de la République Centrafricaine, numéro cas CAF 1/2015; ainsi qu’au Département de maintien de la paix de l’Organisation des Nations Unies, numéro cas OTH 6/2015. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Allégations d’exécutions sommaires et extrajudiciaires, de disparitions forcées et de torture. Selon les informations reçues, en décembre 2013, des soldats, originaires de la République du Congo de la Mission internationale de soutien à la Centrafrique (MISCA) auraient torturé mortellement deux éléments de la milice anti-balaka dans la région de Bossangoa. Les tortionnaires auraient versé du plastique fondu et brûlant sur le corps de leurs victimes, les mutilant jusqu’à ce que mort s’en suive. En mars 2014, dans le village de Boali, suite à une embuscade contre une patrouille des soldats congolais de ladite mission ayant entraîné la mort de l’un d’entre eux et ayant blessé quatre autres, ils auraient procédé à l’arrestation, puis auraient sommairement exécuté plus de dix personnes. D’autres seraient portés disparus. De graves préoccupations sont exprimées quant aux allégations de torture et d’exécutions sommaires commises par des soldats originaires de la République de Congo contre des miliciens anti-balaka et leurs proches. Ce cas a fait l’objet de trois autres communications adressées respectivement au Gouvernement de la République du Congo, numéro cas COG 1/2015; au Gouvernement de la République Centrafricaine, numéro cas CAF 1/2015; ainsi qu’à l’Union Africaine, numéro cas OTH 5/2015.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Allégations d’exécutions sommaires et extrajudiciaires, de disparitions forcées et de torture. Selon les informations reçues, en décembre 2013, des soldats, originaires de la République du Congo de la Mission internationale de soutien à la Centrafrique (MISCA) auraient torturé mortellement deux éléments de la milice anti-balaka dans la région de Bossangoa. Les tortionnaires auraient versé du plastique fondu et brûlant sur le corps de leurs victimes, les mutilant jusqu’à ce que mort s’en suive. En mars 2014, dans le village de Boali, suite à une embuscade contre une patrouille des soldats congolais de ladite mission ayant entraîné la mort de l’un d’entre eux et ayant blessé quatre autres, ils auraient procédé à l’arrestation, puis auraient sommairement exécuté plus de dix personnes. D’autres seraient portés disparus. De graves préoccupations sont exprimées quant aux allégations de torture et d’exécutions sommaires commises par des soldats originaires de la République du Congo contre des miliciens anti-balaka et leurs proches. Ce cas a fait l’objet de trois autres communications adressées respectivement au Gouvernement de la République Centrafricaine, numéro cas CAF 1/2015; à l’Union Africaine, numéro cas OTH 5/2015; ainsi qu’au Département de maintien de la paix de l’Organisation des Nations Unies, numéro cas OTH 6/2015. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Allégations d’exécutions sommaires et extrajudiciaires, de disparitions forcées et de torture. Selon les informations reçues, en décembre 2013, des soldats, originaires de la République du Congo, de la Mission internationale de soutien à la Centrafrique (MISCA), auraient torturé mortellement deux éléments de la milice anti-balaka dans la région de Bossangoa. Les tortionnaires auraient versé du plastique fondu et brûlant sur le corps de leurs victimes, les mutilant jusqu’à ce que mort s’en suive. En mars 2014, dans le village de Boali, suite à une embuscade contre une patrouille des soldats congolais de ladite mission ayant entraîné la mort de l’un d’entre eux et ayant blessé quatre autres, ils auraient procédé à l’arrestation, puis auraient sommairement exécuté plus de dix personnes. D’autres seraient portés disparus. De graves préoccupations sont exprimées quant aux allégations de torture et d’exécutions sommaires commises par des soldats originaires de la République du Congo contre des miliciens anti-balaka et leurs proches. Ce cas a fait l’objet de trois autres communications adressées respectivement au Gouvernement de la République du Congo, numéro cas COG 1/2015; à l’Union Africaine, numéro cas OTH 5/2015; ainsi qu’au Département de maintien de la paix de l’Organisation des Nations Unies, numéro cas OTH 6/2015. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Allegations of enforced disappearance of a social worker and investigative journalist in retaliation for her work on enforced disappearances in Pakistan. According to the information received, the social worker had in particular been working on the reported disappearance of Mr. Hamid Nehal Ahmed Ansari and been supporting Mr. Ansari’s family since his disappearance. She was due to give evidence on Mr. Ansari’s case on 24 August 2015, at the Joint Intelligence Team hearing. On 19 August 2015, the social worker was allegedly abducted from a bus stop near her usual place of residence in Lahore and taken away in a car to an unknown location. It is believed that the abduction of the social worker was intended to prevent her from attending the hearing. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Alleged enforced disappearance of a Russian national in Ukraine after being released from detention. According to the information received, on 6 March 2015, the Ovidiopol District Court of Odessa region passed a sentence which found Mr. X guilty of “trespass against the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine”. The court also decided to exempt Mr. X from punishment under the regime of probation. After being released from custody, Mr. X was allegedly invited by convoy officers to receive his personal belongings. Mr. X was reportedly approached by several individuals, allegedly belonging to the Security Service of the Odessa Region in Ukraine, who used violence to place him into a minibus and drove off. It is reported that no messages or phone calls have been received from Mr. X since then. His fate and whereabouts remain unknown to date.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
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