Date
Type
Case No
Country
Mandate(s)
Summary of the allegation transmitted
Reply
USA 9/2014
17/10/2014
Adequate
Allegations of unjustified disconnections of water services in Detroit. According to
24/06/2014 United States of housing; Extreme the information received, the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department has been
JUA
America
poverty; Water
disconnecting water services from households who have not paid bills for two months,
and Sanitation;
and has accelerated its pace from early-June by disconnecting 3,000 customers per
week. As a result, some 30,000 households are expected to be disconnected from
water services over the next few months. Because of a high poverty and
unemployment rate, the increased costs of water and sanitation make them are
unaffordable for a significant portion of the population. Voluntary funds have too little
funding to support all households who cannot pay their water bills.
BHS 1/2014
25/06/2014 Bahamas
UA
Torture;
Alleged imminent deportation and risk of torture and other cruel, inhuman or
degrading treatment or punishment. According to the information received, Mr. X is at
imminent risk of deportation from the Bahamas to Cuba despite well-founded fears
that repatriating Mr. X may expose him to torture or other cruel, inhuman or
degrading treatment or punishment or capital punishment, amounting to a violation of
the principle of non-refoulement.
A/HRC/28/85
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