Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply MMR 7/2014 06/11/2014 Myanmar JAL Myanmar; Summary executions; Torture; Allegations concerning the death of a journalist in the custody of the Myanmar Army. 14/01/2015 According to the information received, Mr. Ko Aung Kyaw Naing, a journalist covering the conflict between the Myanmar Army and the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA) in Mon State, was seized by the Myanmar Army on 30 September 2014 and missing since. The Myanmar Army issued a statement on 23 October 2014 that Mr. Ko Aung Kyaw Naing had been killed by a guard on 4 October 2014, claiming that he had been a member of the DKBA and had tried to seize a gun and escape. Concerns are raised that the Myanmar Army did not have court authorization to detain Mr. Ko Aung Kyaw Naing; tortured and summarily executed him while in detention; delayed the reporting of his death for three weeks; and improperly disposed of his body. LAO 1/2014 07/11/2014 Lao People's JAL Democratic Republic Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Allegations concerning undue restrictions to the right to freedom of expression and opinion in relation to the newly approved Decree No. 327 on Internet-Based Information Control/Management. According to the information received, on 16 September 2014, the Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic approved Decree No. 327, which contains a number of provisions that appear to unduly restrict the right to freedom of expression and opinion as established through article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). Provisions include terms that are vague and risk problems of interpretation and/or application, thereby creating the conditions for undue restrictions to the right to freedom of expression. Other restrictions established clearly contradict the purpose and scope of article 19, paragraph 2, of the Covenant. TUN 2/2014 07/11/2014 Tunisie JAL Summary executions; Torture; 07/01/2015 Allégations concernant des actes de torture de deux hommes et leur décès. Selon les informations reçues, M. Ben Khmayes Louati est décédé le 23 septembre 2014 à la prison de Borj El Amri, Manouba. M. Mohamed Ali Snoussi est décédé le 3 octobre 2014 suite à son transfer de la prison de Mornaguia à l’hôpital Charles Nicolle de Tunis. Les décès de ces deux hommes seraient dus à des actes de torture et/ou des traitements cruels infligés par des membres de la police et des gardiens de prison. A ce jour, aucune mesure judiciaire ou administrative n’a été prise contre les agents de la force publique. A/HRC/28/85 114 Date Type

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