Date Type Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply COD 1/2015 20/05/2015 Democratic AL Republic of the Congo Discrimination against women; Lettre concernant des normes discriminatoires envers les femmes dans le Code de la Famille congolais de 1987. Selon les informations reçues, les articles 352, 353, 444, 448, 450, 454 et 497 du Code de la famille de la République démocratique du Congo de 1987 sont discriminatoires à l’égard de la femme et stipulent en outre que le mari est le chef du ménage et que l’épouse lui doit obéissance, qu’une femme doit obtenir la permission de son mari pour tous les actes juridiques dans lesquels elle s’oblige à une prestation qu’elle doit effectuer en personne, que le mari détermine la résidence familiale et peut gérer et administrer les biens de son épouse. MKD 2/2015 20/05/2015 The former JUA Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Arbitrary detention; Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Alleged arbitrary arrest, detention and prosecution of a large number of individuals in 30/07/2015 the context of peaceful protests in the city of Skopje between 5 and 13 May 2015. According to the information received, on 5 May 2015, 42 people were arrested and detained for their presumed role in peaceful protests denouncing police brutality and the lack of accountability for the killing of a protestor on 6 June 2011, which occurred in the context of the post-2011 parliamentary election celebrations, in Skopje. Information further suggests that out of these 42 people, 12 were placed in pre-trial detention and face criminal charges and that an additional four individuals were arrested and placed in pre-trial detention under the same charges on 13 May 2015. Allegedly, the pre-trial detention of these individuals is used to prevent them from taking part in the ongoing peaceful demonstrations. CUB 1/2015 21/05/2015 Cuba AL Discrimination against women; 23/07/2015 Carta relativa a las normas discriminatorias contra la mujer en el Código de Familia cubano de 1975. Según las informaciones recibidas, el artículo 3 del Código de la Familia de 1975 de la República de Cuba discrimina a la mujer y estipula la diferencia de edad legal entre hombres y mujeres a la hora de contraer matrimonio. DOM 2/2015 21/05/2015 Dominican AL Republic Discrimination against women; Carta relativa a las normas discriminatorias contra la mujer en el Código Civil de la República Dominicana. Según las informaciones recibidas, los artículos 144 y 148 del Código Civil dominicano discriminan a la mujer y estipulan la diferencia de edad legal entre hombres y mujeres a la hora de contraer matrimonio. A/HRC/30/27 55

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