Date Type 08/02/2013 JAL 11/02/2013 JUA Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted VEN 2/2013 Venezuela Summary executions; Alegaciones de muerte en custodia de alrededor de 58 internos. Según las Torture; informaciones recibidas, el 25 de enero de 2013 se produjo un motín en el contexto de una requisa por la Guardia Nacional en el Centro Penitenciario de la Región Centro Occidental que resultó en la muerte de al menos 58 internos, entre ellos, los señores José Gregorio Arias, Daniel Medina, Jhonny Ramos, Antony Aguilar, Jonathan Parra, Jesús Vásquez, Isaías Martínez, Wilmer Pérez, José Graterol y Adrián Villegas. Además, se informa que un integrante de la Guardia Nacional Bolivariana y un pastor evangélico habrían fallecido y alrededor de 100 internos habrían sido también heridos. Las riñas en el Centro Penitenciario de la Región Centro Occidental de Venezuela fueron previamente objeto de una comunicacion (A/HRC/17/28/Add.1, pagina 403). EGY 3/2013 Egypt Discrimination against women in law and in practice; Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Independence of judges and lawyers; Violence against women; Reply 22/02/2013 25/03/2013 Allegation of repeated excessive use of force and physical assaults against protesters; and the adoption of emergency orders resulting in further restrictions to fundamental freedoms. According to the information received, since 24 January 2013, thousands of individuals have been participating in mass protests in Cairo and in other cities to mark the second anniversary of the revolution and to call for political reforms. During these protests, numerous cases of excessive use of force by police have been reported. Moreover, the protests have been characterized by a large number of sexual assaults against female protesters in Cairo‘s Tahrir square. Reportedly, the number of sexual harassment cases has dramatically increased since November 2012. On 27 and 30 November 2012, Ms. Janet Abdel Alim, a rights activist, was sexually harassed in Cairo‘s Tahrir Square, when she intervened to protect a colleague from being sexually harassed. In reaction to clashes and violence which have occurred during recent protests, President Morsi declared, on Sunday 27 January, a state of emergency, which will provide the authorities with the right to bring civilians before military courts. A/HRC/23/51 59

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