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III. Communications sent and replies received
A.
Communications sent between 1 December 2012 and 28 February 2013 and replies received
by 30 April 2013
12.
Communications are presented in chronological order. Copies of the full text of the communications sent and replies
received may be accessed from the electronic version of this report available on the website of the Human Rights Council. Some
names of individuals or other information have been rendered anonymous or otherwise unidentifiable.
Date
Type
03/12/2012
JAL
03/12/2012
JAL
Case No
Country
Mandate(s)
Summary of the allegation transmitted
Reply
ARM 2/2012
Armenia
Business enterprises;
Food; Health; Toxic
waste; Water and
Sanitation;
The development and operation of the Teghut copper-molybdenum mining 02/04/2013
project would allegedly have serious environmental, health, social and other
human rights impacts. According to information received, some 82.6% of
the territory conceded to the company is forest, 357 hectares of which will
be cleared. Mine exploitation would allegedly result in 500 million tons of
tailings (hazardous waste) and 600 million tons of other kinds of waste, to
be disposed of in the gorge of Duganadzor river. Concerns are raised that
this situation not only poses a risk to those living around the project, but
also to the entire country and neighbouring countries.
MMR 9/2012
Myanmar
09/01/2013
Myanmar; Summary Alleged death in custody following torture. According to the information
11/04/2013
executions;
received, on 5 July 2012, Mr. Myo Myint Swe, a carpenter aged 19, was
arrested by the police in Mayangone Township, Yangon, and accused of
being involved in a murder committed a week earlier. On 6 July 2012, his
mother, Ms. Daw Sein Sein, and his cousin, Mr. Ko Soe Lin, were allegedly
taken to the same police station without a court order. Both of them were set
free on 8 July 2012. On the same day, the district police commander
informed Ms. Daw Sein Sein that in the meantime her son had died from
illness during interrogation. Photographs of his body after the post mortem
examination and before he was cremated reportedly show that he had been
tortured.
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