Case No Country Mandate(s) 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. Reply A/HRC/28/85 96 Date Type

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