A/HRC/10/12 page 15 63. Restrictions on freedoms of human rights defenders which were addressed included freedom of expression, particularly in African States such as Algeria, Tunisia, and Zambia, in Asian States such as India, Indonesia, the Philippines and Uzbekistan, and in the United Arab Emirates; freedom of assembly and association, particularly in north African States such as Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia, but also in all regions of the world; and freedom of movement in Israel, Indonesia, Morocco and Tunisia. 64. Administrative and judicial matters mentioned in relation to human rights defenders included arrest and detention, particularly in Asian States such as Pakistan, the Republic of Korea, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, and Middle Eastern States such as Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates; impunity, particularly in South American States such as Colombia and Guatemala, and Asian States such as India, Indonesia, Pakistan, and the Philippines; judicial reform, judicial harassment, and the erosion of the rule of law in Indonesia, Morocco and Pakistan; closure, registration, and close monitoring of funding in relation to NGOs, particularly in Asian States such as Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan; and Bahrain; and rejection of applications for asylum in the United Kingdom. 65. Targeting of specific groups was mentioned in relation to women human rights defenders in Bahrain, Serbia and Zambia; indigenous groups particularly in South American States such as Ecuador and Peru, and Asian States such as India and the Philippines; rural groups in Serbia; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex groups in Eastern European States such as Poland and Serbia, and South American States such as Argentina and Ecuador; witnesses in Peru; and persons belonging to minorities in Israel. 66. Issues raised in relation to the infrastructure in place for human rights defenders included the inefficiency of institutions for human rights defenders, particularly regarding African States such as Botswana and Zambia; security and protection in Colombia, Indonesia, Serbia and Tuvalu; and Government involvement in NGOs in Pakistan and Turkmenistan. 67. Other matters raised in relation to human rights defenders included land rights (Brazil and India), environmental rights (Peru), and enforced disappearances (Indonesia). Positive action taken by States was also commended in many compilations of United Nations information, while recommendations and requests for action by States to fulfil their human rights obligations were made as well. 3. Summary of stakeholder information: overview and analysis 68. According to the provisions of resolution 5/1, the review shall also be based on “Additional, credible and reliable information provided by other relevant stakeholders to the universal periodic review which should also be taken into consideration by the Council in the review. The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights will prepare a summary of such information which shall not exceed 10 pages.”13 13 Ibid., para. 15 (c).

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