09/01/2013 JAL 09/01/2013 JAL 10/01/2013 JAL Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply LBY 3/2012 Libya Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Alleged lack of compliance of new law on peaceful assembly with international standards related to freedom of peaceful assembly and to freedom of opinion and expression. According to the information received, a new law on peaceful assembly (Law no. 65/2012), which aims at regulating peaceful protests, was recently passed by the Libyan General National Congress. It is reported that several provisions contained in the law would unduly restrict the right to freedom of peaceful assembly, which may in turn also lead to restrictions of freedom of opinion and expression. THA 1/2013 Thailand Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Summary executions; Violence against women; 20/03/2013 Alleged killing of two women human rights defenders. According to the information received, Ms. Montha Chukaew and Ms. Pranee Boonrat, both members of the Southern Peasants' Federation of Thailand (SPFT) left their community of Khlong Sai Pattana, Surat Thani province in the morning of 19 November 2012 and were fatally shot by unknown individuals not far from the village. As members of the SPFT, Ms. Chukaew and Ms. Boonrat were involved in a land rights dispute between their community and a palm oil company. The Khlong Sai Pattana community has reportedly been the target of previous violent incidents including threats and intimidation which are believed to be related to the community's land rights activities. ARG 2/2012 Argentina Freedom of expression; Human rights defenders; Independence of judges and lawyers; Presuntos actos de intimidación y difamación contra abogados de derechos humanos en la provincia de Mendoza, y presunta amenaza de muerte contra un conocido magistrado en la misma provincia. Según la información recibida, el 1 de agosto de 2012, una persona desconocida habría llamado al teléfono de casa del Sr. Roberto Burad, amenazando la vida del magistrado. La amenaza estaría relacionada con la participación del Sr. Burad en el Tribunal Oral Federal I de Mendoza, que juzga a los acusados de susodichos crímenes de lesa humanidad ocurridos en Mendoza durante el periodo de la dictadura militar. El 19 de octubre de 2012, habrían aparecido unos carteles difamatorios en paredes, postes y semáforos de los alrededores de los Tribunales y la Casa del Gobierno de Mendoza. Dichos carteles estarían conectados con la oposición de los abogados Diego Lavado, Pablo Salinas, Alfredo Guevara Escayola y Pablo Marcelo Vega, a la ley conocida como ―Ley Petri‖ que tiene como objetivo limitar de manera significativa las condiciones bajo las cuales los prisioneros condenados por delitos graves pueden gozar de salidas controladas. A/HRC/23/51 38 Date Type