Case No
Country
Mandate(s)
Summary of the allegation transmitted
Reply
NPL 4/2014
16/09/2014 Nepal
AL
Summary
executions;
Alleged excessive use of force by the Crime Investigation Department of the Nepal
Police resulting in the death of a wanted gang member allegedly involved in several
criminal activities. According to the information received, on 6 August 2014, Mr.
Dinesh Adhikari was shot dead by the Crime Investigation Department in an alleged
encounter in Bhimdhunga. On 7 August 2014, Mr. Adhikari’s family and leaders of
the Communist Party of Nepal (CPN UML), of which Mr. Adhikari was a member,
indicated their belief that, contrary to official reports, Mr. Adhikari was in police
custody before being killed in an unknown location, and was subsequently brought to
Bhimdhunga. Witnesses who visited the alleged crime scene indicated that it looked
like the scene had been staged. Mr Adhikari’s relatives submitted a complaint to the
police, however, it is reported that no police or judicial investigation into the case has
yet taken place.
PHL 4/2014
16/09/2014 Philippines
JAL
Discrimination
against women ;
Health; Torture;
Violence against
women;
Allegations of non-compliance of the reform of the Criminal Code with international
human rights law, including the right of women and girls to the highest attainable
standard of health and physical integrity. According to the information received, on 19
August 2014, the Department of Justice of the Philippines announced the completion
of Book II of the Criminal Code, which does not contain any exceptions to the total
ban on abortions. As a result, it is reported that the Criminal Code will continue to
impose criminal penalties on women and girls undergoing abortions under any
circumstances, leaving them at serious risk of abuse, harassment and discrimination,
as well as prosecution and punishment.
MEX 18/2014
18/09/2014 México
AL
Torture;
26/11/2014
Alegaciones de tortura. Según información recibida, entre el 21 y el 25 de marzo de
2009 en la Ciudad de Tijuana, Estado de Baja California, 25 agentes de la Secretaría
de Seguridad Pública fueron detenidos por el supuesto delito de Delincuencia
Organizada por personal del Ejército. Durante su detención y posterior arraigo fueron
torturados física y psicológicamente, supuestamente por miembros de la Infantería del
Ejército bajo órdenes directas del Secretario de Seguridad del Estado. Las personas
mencionadas en la comunicación han sido objeto de una previa comunicación enviada
al Gobierno de México con fecha de 28 de mayo 2009, A/HRC/13/39/Add.1, para.
184.
A/HRC/28/85
80
Date
Type
Select target paragraph3
Connect to a paragraph
Connect to an entity
Disable highlights
Add to table of contents