Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply RUS 3/2014 07/03/2014 Russian JUA Federation Disappearances; Environment; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Independence of judges and lawyers; Alleged enforced disappearance of an environmental rights defender. According to the 16/07/2014 information received, on 3 February 2014, Mr. Evgeny Vitishko was detained for swearing while at a public bus stop. On 18 February 2014, Mr. Vitishko was transferred to pre-trial detention centre No.1 in Krasnodar instead of being released. On 24 February 2014, it was discovered that Mr. Vitishko’s fate and whereabouts were unknown. Mr. Vitishko works with Environmental Watch on North Caucasus (EWNC), an independent group that published a report on environmental damage caused by preparations for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi. Since 2011, Mr. Vitishko has been involved in legal proceedings related to alleged damage to a disputed fence in Krasnodar. In November 2011, he received a three-year suspended sentence. In November 2013, he was imprisoned for alleged breach of curfew, a condition of his probation. Grave concern is expressed about the physical and psychological integrity of Mr. Vitishko. TUN 1/2014 07/03/2014 Tunisie AL Discrimination against women in law and in practice; Allégation concernant certaines dispositions de la nouvelle Constitution de la République tunisienne soulèvant des préoccupations au regard des normes internationales des droits de l’homme. Selon les informations reçues, un projet de loi déposée devant l’Assemblée Nationale Constituante vise la révision ou l’annulation d’un décret-loi relatif à la levée des réserves à la Convention sur l’élimination de toutes les formes de discrimination à l’égard des femmes (CEDEF). Toutefois, le Groupe de travail salue certaines avancées en matière d’égalité de genre et de protection des droits fondamentaux des femmes dans la nouvelle Constitution qui a été adoptée et promulguée respectivement le 26 et 27 Janvier 2014. Des communications ont été envoyées précédemment par le Groupe de travail s’agissant du processus de rédaction de la Constitution le 4 août 2011, réf. A/HRC/19/44, no. TUN 2/2011 et le 16 août 2012, réf. A/HRC/22/67/Corr.2, no. TUN 3/2012. A/HRC/27/72 12 Date Type

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