Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply MEX 31/2011 13/01/2012 México JAL Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Summary executions; Alegaciones de ejecuciones extrajudiciales, así como de uso excesivo de la fuerza y de detención arbitraria contra manifestantes estudiantiles en Chilpancingo. Según la información recibida, el 12 de diciembre de 2011, unidades de la Policía Federal así como de las Fuerzas Especiales de la Policía Estatal Preventiva habrían intentado disolver una manifestación pacífica de un grupo de estudiantes de la Escuela Normal Rural “Raúl Isidro Burgos” de Ayotzinapa, Guerrero. Dos manifestantes, el Sr. Jorge Alexis Herrera Pino y el Sr. Gabriel Echeverría de Jesús, recibieron impactos de bala en la cabeza por armas de fuego supuestamente provenientes de la zona en la que se encontraba la policía; provocando la pérdida de sus vidas. Asimismo, otros 5 estudiantes fueron heridos al ser alcanzados por balas de arma de fuego. Se informó además que 24 personas habían sido detenidas, entre los que figuraría un periodista, siendo víctimas de actos de violencia y de hostigamiento. 15/05/2012 27/03/2012 IND 23/2011 17/01/2012 India JUA Disappearances; Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Alleged restrictions of right to freedom of movement. According to the information received, in 2004, Mr. Parvez Imroz‟s passport expired. He applied for a new one but he has not been issued with travel documents or given an explanation. In 2006, he was unable to travel to France to accept the Ludovic Trarieux Human Rights Prize for lawyers working on human rights. In 2009, Mr. Imroz launched a campaign entitled “Campaign for Right to Travel”. Mr. Imroz has reportedly been unable to participate in the activities of the Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD). In 2010, Mr. Imroz was allegedly unable to attend the Fourth AFAD Congress. In November 2011, he was reportedly unable to attend activities of the International Coalition Against Enforced Disappearances in Geneva, Switzerland, and an AFAD Council Meeting in Bangsaen, Thailand. MDA 1/2012 18/01/2012 Republic of UA Moldova Torture; 06/03/2012 Alleged physical abuse and detention in solitary confinement in retaliation to previous complaints submitted to the Special Rapporteur on torture. According to the information received, on at least four occasions in 2011, on unknown dates, Mr. Iurie Matcenco was subjected to physical abuse during interrogation sessions, allegedly to force him to divulge security information which the authorities believe is in his possession, as well as in retaliation to previous complaints submitted to the Special Rapporteur on torture. It is reported that Mr. Matcenco is currently detained in a separate cell out of fear that he may be subjected to prisoner-on-prisoner violence, allegedly at the instruction of representatives of security services. Mr. Matcenco was the subject of previous communications (see A/HRC/16/52/Add.1, para 175 and para 176). A/HRC/20/30 38 Date Type

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