Date
Type
Case No
Country
Mandate(s)
Summary of the allegation transmitted
Reply
OMN 4/2014
14/11/2014 Oman
AL
Discrimination
against women ;
Letter concerning discriminatory provisions against women in nationality legislation.
According to the information received, current nationality law in Oman discriminates
against women in that, although women can confer nationality to their children born
either in Oman or abroad if the fathers are unknown or are former Omani nationals,
they do not enjoy equal rights in this respect with men.
QAT 3/2014
14/11/2014 Qatar
AL
Discrimination
against women ;
Letter concerning discriminatory provisions against women in nationality legislation.
According to the information received, current nationality law in Qatar discriminates
against women in that they are not permitted to transfer their nationality to their
children under any circumstances even if this would result in statelessness.
RUS 9/2014
14/11/2014 Russian
JUA
Federation
Freedom of
expression;
Freedom of
peaceful assembly
and of association;
Human rights
defenders; Truth,
justice, reparation
& guarantees on
non-rec;
17/12/2014
Alleged court application for the closure of an umbrella human rights organization
and defamation of an affiliated non-governmental organization (NGO). According to
the information received, on 17 January 2013, the Ministry of Justice warned that the
Historical, Educational, Human Rights and Charitable Society Memorial (Society
Memorial) had violated the Law governing NGOs. On 21 July 2014, the Ministry
registered Human Rights Centre Memorial (HRC Memorial), which is a member of
Society Memorial, as a “foreign agent”. That decision is under appeal. On 24
September 2014, the Ministry filed a case with the Supreme Court, citing
infringements of the law. A hearing was to be held on 13 November 2014 but was
deferred to 17 December at the request of the Ministry. On 26 September 2014,
members of HRC Memorial were allegedly denied access to the villages of
Vremenniy and Gymry, in Dagestan, during investigations carried out by them into
alleged human rights violations. On 10 October 2014, state television channel NTV
broadcasted footage of the attempted visit and accused members of HRC Memorial of
providing support to terrorists allegedly hiding in Vremenny. The above-mentioned
laws and HRC Memorial were the subject of three previous communications dated 13
June 2013, see A/HRC/25/74, case no. RUS 3/2013; 18 December 2013, see
A/HRC/26/21, case no. RUS 13/2013; and 20 June 2014, case no. RUS 5/2014.
02/02/2015
A/HRC/28/85
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