Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply BRN 1/2014 25/09/2014 Brunei JAL Darussalam Discrimination against women ; Freedom of expression; Freedom of religion; Minority issues; Summary executions; Torture; Violence against women; Allegations concerning the non-compliance with international human rights standards 13/11/2014 of the Shariah Penal Code Order, 2013 (SPC), enacted in Brunei Darussalam. According to the information received, the SPC’s implementation is taking place in three phases. The first phase became operational on 1 May 2014. The second and third phases are expected to commence in 2015 and 2016 respectively. Reportedly, contrary to international human rights standards, the SPC provides inter alia, for the mandatory death penalty and its use for some non-violent acts, including same-sex relations, insulting Islam and its doctrines, and witchcraft. The SPC also stipulates stoning as a method of execution, as well as corporal punishment by amputation and flogging, and allows reliance merely on the accused’s confession in order to reach a guilty verdict. Concern is expressed that the SPC discriminates against women and religious minorities; institutionalizes gender-based stereotypes of women regarding their social role and responsibility to preserve the honour of the family; criminalizes blasphemy; and imposes restrictions on the right to freedom of opinion and expression. HTI 3/2014 25/09/2014 Other JAL Adequate housing; Haiti; Health; Water and Sanitation; Allegation that the United Nations failed to take reasonable precautions to prevent the 10/10/2014 25/11/2014 introduction of cholera in Haiti by the United Nations peacekeeping mission troops and its spread in Haiti and as a result, negatively impacted various human rights, including the right to safe drinking water and sanitation, the right to adequate housing and the right to the maximum attainable standard of physical and mental health of the individuals affected by the cholera outbreak in Haiti since 2010. It is further alleged that those individuals affected by the cholera outbreak have been denied access to legal remedies and have not received compensation. A/HRC/28/85 84 Date Type