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Country
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Summary of the allegation transmitted
MDV 1/2014
07/10/2014 Maldives
JUA
Disappearances;
Freedom of
expression;
Human rights
defenders;
Alleged abduction of a journalist after the publication of his article on death threats
received by journalists reporting on gang violence. According to the information
received, on 4 August 2014, Mr. Ahmed Rilwan Abdulla, a journalist working for
Minivan News, published an article on death threats received by 15 journalists who
reported on gang violence. On 8 August 2014, at approximately 2 a.m., a man fitting
Mr. Abdulla’s description was allegedly seen by eyewitnesses being threatened with a
knife and forced into a vehicle outside of his apartment. Mr. Abdulla’s family filed a
missing person’s complaint to the Maldives Police Service on 12 August 2014. On 15
August 2014, Mr. Abdulla’s family received calls from an unlisted number, warning
them to stop their search for Mr. Abdulla. Mr. Abdulla’s fate and whereabouts remain
unknown. Grave concern is expressed that Mr. Abdulla may have been abducted due
to his peaceful and legitimate activities reporting on human rights issues.
PER 2/2014
08/10/2014 Peru
JUA
Environment;
Human rights
defenders;
Indigenous
peoples;
Summary
executions;
Presunto supuestos ataques y asesinatos contra miembros de comunidades indígenas
y defensores de derechos humanos en el Perú. Según la información recibida, el 20 de
febrero y el 5 de noviembre de 2014, el señor Washington Bolívar Díaz recibió
amenazas de muerte por parte de un maderero ilegal y un agricultor, respectivamente.
El 3 de junio 2014, el Señor Edwin Chota Valera, líder Asháninka, presentó una carta
al Presidente del Consejo de Ministros del Perú denunciando las múltiples amenazas
de muerte recibidas por miembros de la misma comunidad. El 1 de septiembre de
2014, los señores Edwin Chota Valera, Jorge Ríos Pérez, Leoncio Quinticima
Meléndez y Francisco Pinedo, todos líderes Asháninkas, se dirigían a la frontera con
Brasil cuando encontraron una base maderera ilegal y solicitaron a los ocupantes
abandonar sus tierras. En respuesta a esta solicitud habrían sido agredidos y
asesinados por los presuntos madereros ilegales.
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A/HRC/28/85
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