Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply ZWE 9/2012 16/11/2012 Zimbabwe JAL Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; 21/01/2013 Allegations of unjustified raid on association. According to the information received, on 5 November 2012, the office of the association Counselling Services Unit (CSU) in Harare was raided by police. The police reportedly arrested five employees of the CSU, including Messrs. Fidelis Mudimu, Zachariah Godi, James Zidzimu, Tafadzwa Gesa and Penn Bruno. On 7 November 2012, three of them were reportedly transported by the police to Bulawayo. On 8 November 2012, they were charged with causing malicious damage to property and were subsequently released on bail. SGP 3/2012 21/11/2012 Singapore JAL Cultural Rights; Freedom of expression; Alleged cancellation of a play read and book launch at the Substation Theatre that 01/02/2013 was scheduled to take place on 26 August 2012. According to information received, the Substation Theatre informed the organizers of the event that there had been queries by representatives of the National Arts Council (NAC) and the Internal Security Department (ISD) and pressures to cancel the event. The exact reasons for the cancellation have not been communicated to the organizers of the event. It is also alleged that the play originally commissioned for a festival in 2013 has now been taken off the programme, based on the advice of the National Arts Council DZA 4/2012 22/11/2012 Algérie JAL Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; 26/02/2013 Allégations de restrictions illégitimes à la liberté d‘association. Selon les informations reçues, le 9 août 2012, l‘Association nationale de lutte contre la corruption (ANLC), a déposé un dossier de demande d‘agrément auprès du bureau des associations du Ministère de l‘Intérieur. Par une lettre datée du 9 octobre 2012, les autorités concernées auraient informé les représentants de l‘association de leur refus de délivrer le récépissé d‘enregistrement à l‘association. Cette lettre ne serait pas assortie de motifs justifiant la décision de refus, et ce en contradiction avec les dispositions légales. A cet égard, il est rapporté que diverses dispositions de la loi sur les associations 12-06 du 12 janvier 2012 permettraient de restreindre indûment la liberté d‘association. A/HRC/23/51 102 Date Type

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