Date Type 20/12/2012 JUA 04/01/2013 JAL Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply LAO 3/2012 République Démocratique Populaire Lao Disappearances; Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; 03/01/2013 Allegations of enforced disappearance of a human rights defender working on issues of land grabbing and assisting victims to speak out about their experiences. 25/03/2013 10/06/2013 According to the information received, on 15 December 2012, Mr. Sombath Somphone was taken to a police station, before being pushed into the back seat of a vehicle by two men in civilian clothing. His whereabouts remain unknown at the time of writing the present appeal. Prior to his disappearance, Mr. Somphone was involved in trying to stop threats made by officials against people who publicly spoke up against land grabbing they experienced, during the AsiaEurope People’s Forum held in November 2012,. Mr. Somphone was calling for an investigation into these threats. CMR 6/2012 Cameroun Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; 30/07/2013 Allégations d’un raid illégal contre l’ONG Struggle to Economize Future Environment et de l’arrestation arbitraire subséquente de six de ses membres. Selon les informations reçues, le 14 novembre 2012, des officiers armés de la Gendarmerie ont conduit un raid dans les locaux de l’ONG ‘Struggle to Economize Future Environment’ (SEFE), une organisation luttant pour la protection de l’environnement. Aucun mandat de perquisition n’aurait été présenté. Il est, en outre, rapporté que M. Nasako Besingi, Directeur de l’association, ainsi que Mme Ekpoh Theresia Malingo, M. Isele Gabriel Ngoe, M. Mosongo Lawrence Namaso, M. Nwete Jongele et M. Ochoe Charles Tatana, tous membres de la SEFE, auraient été arrêtés durant le raid. Les officiers de la Gendarmerie n’auraient, selon les informations reçues, présenté aucun mandat d’arrêt et n’auraient porté aucune accusation à l’encontre du Directeur et des membres de la SEFE. A/HRC/24/21 77

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