Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply MEX 14/2014 14/08/2014 México JUA Disappearances; Human rights defenders; 11/11/2014 Presuntos actos de intimidación y amenazas contra familiares del Sr. Héctor Rangel Ortiz, desaparecido en Querétaro el 10 de noviembre de 2009. Según la información recibida, el día 26 de julio de 2014, la Sra. Brenda Rangel Ortiz, hermana del Sr. Rangel Ortiz, habría informado a funcionarios del Estado de Querétaro que se llevaría a cabo una manifestación al día siguiente. Asimismo, antes de la manifestación, tres neumáticos de su coche habrían sido pinchados. Se presume que el recorte de los neumáticos habría sido un acto de intimidación para disuadir al grupo de realizar la manifestación. Durante la manifestación, personas vinculadas al Sr. Rangel Ortiz habrían sido amenazadas por autoridades gubernamentales. La misma habría concluido sin mayores incidentes. LKA 10/2014 14/08/2014 Sri Lanka JUA Disappearances; Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Alleged dispersal of, and acts of intimidation against, a group of individuals gathered 18/08/2014 to discuss cases of disappearance in Sri Lanka, and possible collusion between the assailants and the police. According to the information received, on 4 August 2014, family members of disappeared persons, religious clergy, members of civil society and the international community, gathered at the Center for Society & Religion to listen to the experiences of families of disappeared persons from Northern Sri Lanka. The closed-door meeting was reportedly disrupted by a mob of approximately 40 individuals, who exhibited hostility towards the families, shouting derogatory remarks at the participants. The police reportedly arrived immediately after the mob had stormed the premises, but failed to stop the assailants. Prior to the meeting, families of the disappeared had reportedly received phone calls and visits from the police’s Criminal Investigation Division (CID), requesting information about the meeting, including the identity of the organizers. A/HRC/28/85 58 Date Type

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