Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply KOR 3/2014 18/08/2014 Republic of JAL Korea Environment; Food; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Older persons; Violence against women; Allegations of excessive use of force by Government employees, private security and 22/10/2014 police officers against environmental human rights defenders and communities affected, who were protesting against the construction of sixty-nine high-voltage (765kv) nuclear power transmission towers by the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) in five villages of Miryang, Gyeongsang-do Province. According to the information received, the protesters share a grave concern that these nuclear power towers will cause environmental destruction and damage to food crops, resulting in serious violations of human rights for the largely aging population, notably the right to an adequate standard of living, the right to food and the right to health. Reportedly, most residents are senior citizens in their seventies, who have been denied meaningful, participatory consultations with Government agencies or KEPCO since 2007. Reports indicate that peaceful protests have been violently suppressed since 2012. The most recent incident occurred on 11 June 2014 when around 2,000 police officers and 200 Miryang public officers were mobilized against approximately 100 senior residents conducting ‘sit-in’ protests at five construction sites, resulting in a series of human rights abuses, including personal injuries, the illegal arrest of protesters and the illegal collection of video footage. THA 8/2014 19/08/2014 Thailand JAL Freedom of expression; Human rights defenders; Alleged issuing of an arrest warrant and confiscation of the national passport of a Thai citizen. According to the information received, Mr. Chachavalpongpun, an academic working in Japan, voiced his criticism of the measures adopted by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) after this military council took control of the Government of Thailand. The allegations concerning the rights of Mr. Chachavalpongpun take place within the context of multiple restrictions to the right to freedom of opinion and expression. It is reported that the NCPO issued two orders to summon Mr. Chachavalpongpun to Thailand, and after he failed to appear, on 13 June 2014, issued a warrant for his arrest. On 9 July 2014, his passport was revoked. It is reported that Mr. Chachavalpongpun has been unable to receive cooperation from the Thai Consulate in Osaka. The restriction to the right to freedom of opinion and expression was the subject of a previous communication sent on 28 May 2014, see A/HRC/27/72, case no. 6/2014. A/HRC/28/85 62 Date Type