Date Type Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply HND 6/2013 17/12/2013 Honduras JAL Freedom of expression; Summary executions; 24/02/2014 Alegaciones de actos de intimidación y asesinato de un periodista. Según la información recibida, el 7 de diciembre del 2013, el Sr. Juan Carlos Argeñal, corresponsal de la cadena Globo de radio y televisión, quién era miembro del partido Libertad y Refundación (LIBRE), fue asesinado en su residencia, en la Ciudad de Danlí, en el Departamento de El Paraíso. Meses previos a su asesinato, el Sr. Argeñal reportó presuntos hechos de corrupción por parte del gobierno local. En julio de 2013, habría comunicado amenazas de la no renovación de su licencia de prensa por parte de las autoridades locales ante el Comité de Familiares de Detenidos y Desaparecidos en Honduras (COFADEH). En este mismo orden de ideas, el Comisionado Nacional de Derechos Humanos (CONADEH) ha reportado 30 casos de periodistas y 70 casos de abogados asesinados en el país desde enero de 2010. ITA 3/2013 17/12/2013 Italy JUA Arbitrary detention; Freedom of expression; Torture; Alleged arbitrary detention and risk of imminent extradition from Italy to Turkey of a journalist and activist. According to the information received, on 21 November 2013, Italian authorities arrested Mr. Bahar Kimyongür, a journalist and activist, at the Orio al Serio (Bergamo) airport, Italy, pursuant to a 2006 red notice issued by Interpol on request of the Turkish Government, allegedly for his participation in a demonstration in Brussels in 2000, organised to denounce the practice of torture of political opponents in Turkey. Mr. Kimyongür was after the demonstration accused by the Turkish authorities of being a member of, and committing activities on behalf of, the DHKP/C, an alleged terrorist organization. On the basis of the international warrant of arrest and extradition issued, Mr. Kimyongür was arrested in 2006 in the Netherlands and in 2013 in Spain. The extradition request was denied by the Dutch courts, and it is still under consideration by the Spanish courts. He also underwent a four year trial in Belgium, and in 2009 was acquitted by the Belgian Courts of the charge of membership in DHKP/C. At the time of writing, Mr. Kimyongür was under house arrest whilst the Court of Appeal of Brescia examined the Turkish Government’s extradition request. 30/12/2013 06/02/2014 07/03/2014 26/03/2014 A/HRC/26/21 21

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