Date
Type
Case No
Country
Mandate(s)
Summary of the allegation transmitted
ARG 1/2014
17/04/2014 Argentina
JAL
Food; Water and Alegaciones sobre la falta de acceso a agua potable en las comunidades del oeste de la
Sanitation;
Pampa. Según la información recibida, se produce la desecación del río Atuel en el
Estado de la Pampa con la creación de la represa Nihuil (1947) en el Estado de
Mendoza. Desde entonces se llevaron a cabo distintas iniciativas para asegurar que el
río Atuel satisfaga las demandas de riego de tierras cultivadas. Asimismo las fuentes
informaron del incumplimiento por parte del Estado de Mendoza del acuerdo firmado
entre ambos estados que permite a las comunidades de la Pampa disponer de agua
potable para sus usos personales y domésticos, y para que puedan desarrollar
actividades productivas.
BHR 6/2014
17/04/2014 Bahrain
UA
Freedom of
religion;
Reply
Alleged religiously-motivated discrimination against the most senior religious leader
of the Shi’a Muslim community. According to the information received, on 12 April
2014, Bahraini security officers raided Mr. Hussain Mirza Abdelbaqi Najati’s office
and home. On 15 April 2014, Mr. Najati complied with the order to report to the Head
of the National Security agency, who interrogated and ordered him to leave the
Kingdom of Bahrain for Iraq within 48 hours. He also requested Mr. Najati to hand
over his Bahraini passport, as his citizenship had been revoked. Reportedly, Mr.
Najati was warned that failure to comply would result in his possible arrest together
with his young son. Concern is raised that targeting the most senior and influential
Shi’a religious figure in the Kingdom of Bahrain may amount to intimidation and thus
discrimination against the entire Shi’a Muslim community in the country. Mr. Najati
is one of 31 individuals, whose Bahraini citizenship was revoked on 7 November
2012 by the decision of the Ministry of Interior, and who were the subject of a
communication sent on 29 November 2012, see A/HRC/22/67/Corr.2, case no. BHR
12/2012.
A/HRC/27/72
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