Date Type 19/02/2013 JAL 19/02/2013 AL Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply BLR 1/2013 Belarus Belarus; Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Alleged arrest of, and imposition of fines on three human rights defenders. According to the information received, Messrs. Raman Yurhel, Viktar Sazonau and Uladzimir Khilmanovich were made aware of charges brought against them under Article 23.34 of the Belarusian Administrative Code (organizing or conducting a mass event or demonstration), on 19 December, some days after their photographs appeared on the internet website of the NGO Viasna, showing them in the town of Hrodna on 10 December 2012 with a portrait of Mr. Ales Bialiatski, imprisoned Belarusian Human Rights defender, and booklets of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The three cases, having been merged into one, were heard by the Leninski District Court of Hrodna on 5 January 2013. It is reported that neither witnesses nor any evidence was presented during the hearing with accusations being based solely on police reports. The Presiding Judge allegedly made no interventions during the hearing, only issuing the court ruling at the end. GRC 1/2013 Greece Adequate housing; Alleged detrimental impact of recent austerity measures on the enjoyment of 16/04/2013 the right to adequate housing in Greece, particularly by vulnerable groups, such as homeless, migrants and the unemployed. According to information received, the current economic crisis has led to a rising number of evictions, which have allegedly been facilitated and accelerated by the amendment of art. 15 of Law No. 4055/2012 (FEK51A/12-3-2012), dealing with eviction proceedings.The Worker‘s Housing Organization (OEK), was closed in February 2012 pursuant to Law No. 4046/2012 (FEK 28A/14-2-2012), reportedly resulting in the permanent suspension of rent subsidies for nearly 120,000 households, as well as the suspension of affordable loans formerly offered by the institution and of construction projects. Furthermore, information received indicates that thousands of households have been living without electricity due to their inability to pay for the rising electricity prices and the recently introduced ―Urgent Special Charge on Electrified Built Surfaces‖, imposed based on Law 4021/2011, adopted in 2011. A/HRC/23/51 65