Date Type Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply HUN 2/2013 16/05/2013 Hungary JUA Freedom of expression; Human rights defenders; Alleged harassment, intimidation and physical attacks against human rights defender, Mr. Gabor Szollosi, member of the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (HCLU) who transmits cases to the HCLU legal team with a particular focus on the nondiscrimination of Roma people in the area of Erpatak. According to the information received, a local high-ranking public official has filed a substantial number of lawsuits on the basis of accusations including libel, defamation and abuse of personal data against Mr. Gabor Szollosi. It is further reported that last year unknown persons have vandalised the latter’s house on two occasions, throwing large stones through the windows. In February 2013, he was allegedly removed from a local event by the organisers, following which a defamatory article about him was placed on a website with far-right and anti-Roma messages. On 14 March 2013, Mr Szollosi was allegedly lured under false pretexts to the centre of his village, where he was subsequently physically attacked by an unknown man armed with a knife who broke his jawbone. Police were reportedly investigating the matter. Mr Szollosi is VEN 4/2013 16/05/2013 Venezuela JUA Arbitrary detention; Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Presunta detención arbitraria de un general del ejército en situación de retiro y dirigente 06/06/2013 opositor del partido político Voluntad Popular. Según las informaciones recibidas, el Sr. Antonio Rivero fue detenido el 27 de abril de 2013 en Caracas. La detención fue llevada a cabo por agentes del Servicio Bolivariano de Inteligencia Nacional (SEBIN). Se informa que durante los primeros dos días de su detención, el Sr. Rivero no tuvo acceso a sus abogados. Las autoridades no han mostrado pruebas que justifiquen la detención de esta persona, con la excepción de un video en el que aparece hablando ante un grupo de estudiantes. Se afirma que la detención del Sr. Rivero se produce en un contexto de confrontación política, que habría resultado en siete muertes, 60 heridos y la detención de al menos 450 manifestantes. Se informa también sobre incidentes de acoso y agresión contra parlamentarios; funcionarios públicos; defensores de derechos humanos y manifestantes. A/HRC/24/21 55

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