Date Type Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply GRC 3/2011 01/12/2011 Greece UA Human rights defenders; 26/01/2012 Allegations of threats and abusive messages directed against Mr. Thanassis Tartis, lawyer for the Greek Helsinki Monitor (GHM), Mr. Panayote Dimitras, spokesperson of GHM and member of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) General Assembly, as well as against Mr. Pavlos Voskopoulos, a representative of the Macedonian minority community in Greece. According to reports received, Messrs. Tartis and Dimitras both testified during the preliminary hearing of the trial of members of the Hellenic Coast Guard who appeared before the Naval Court of Piraneus for violation of Article 2 of the Antiracism Law 927/7 due to the statements made during the Greek Independence Day Parade, which took place on 25 March 2011. Allegations indicate that after the preliminary hearing, Mr. Tartis was pursued by supporters of the accused coastguards but managed to escape. The police who were present reportedly did not take any action against the agitators nor did they attempt to protect Mr. Tartis. It is reported that following this hearing hundreds of abusive messages and threats appeared on the internet. IND 22/2011 01/12/2011 India JUA Freedom of expression; Human rights defenders; Alleged acts of intimidation. According to information received, on 5 November 2011, two plainclothes policemen called the name of Mr. Shyamal Roy, founder of the organisation “Dodhichi”, aimed at reporting human rights violations committed by authorities of the state of West Bengal and at promoting women‟s rights and the right to education, while they were outside is house. They told him that they had come to seize his SIM card and alleged that they were the Sub-Inspector and Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police at Sonarpur Police Station. Reportedly they wanted to confiscate other items belonging to him but Mr. Roy requested a legal order from the court. The two policemen called the Officer-in-Charge of Sonarpur Police Station before leaving and telling Mr. Roy that they would come back. Mr. Roy allegedly sends text messages to inform civil society groups about cases of human rights violations occurred in his community and to make people aware of their human rights. A/HRC/20/30 11