Date Type Case No Country Summary of the allegation transmitted NGA 5/2011 20/12/2011 Nigeria JAL Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Health; Human rights defenders; Alleged restrictions on the rights to freedom of association and of peaceful assembly of groups defending lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights. According to the information received, Nigeria‟s Senate passed the “Same-Gender Marriage” Bill on 29 November. If adopted, the Bill may put a wide range of people at risk of criminal sanctions. The Bill allows for 10 years sentence for anyone who “registers, operates or participates in gay clubs, societies or organizations” or “witnesses”, “aids” or “abets” same-sex relationships. If passed, this Bill could be used to prevent LGBT individuals, as well as those perceived as belonging to any of these groups, and those that bring support to them, from associating or assembling freely. If brought into law, the Bill could also penalize any human rights defenders and activists who would seek to stand up for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender people in Nigeria. THA 9/2011 20/12/2011 Thailand JUA Arbitrary detention; Freedom of expression; Human rights defenders; Independence of judges and lawyers; Alleged trial of human rights defender on charges of lèse majesté. According to the information received, on 30 April 2011, Mr. Somyot Prueksakasemsuk, human rights defender and magazine editor, was arrested at Aranyaprathet district, Sa Kaeo Province, and charged with contravening the lèse majesté law. His arrest came only five days after he held a press conference in Bangkok launching a campaign to collect 10,000 signatures to petition for a parliamentary review of the lèse majesté law or Section 112 of the Thai Criminal Code. He was reportedly detained in Bangkok Special Prison and transferred to Sa Kaeo Provincial Court on 12 November 2011. On 1 November 2011, his fourth bail request was denied. Different venues in different parts of Thailand, and different judges, have been allocated for the remainder of the hearing which will allegedly place an undue burden on Mr. Prueksakasemsuk. Mr. Prueksakasemsuk was the subject of a previous communication (see A/HRC/19/44, case no THA 5/2011). AGO 3/2011 21/12/2011 Angola JAL Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Torture; Alleged restrictions to the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and alleged excessive use of force during demonstrations. According to the information received, several events organized by civil society organizations during the past month have met with last minute restrictions. It is further reported that in other occasions, the police and plainclothes policemen violently dispersed allegedly peaceful assemblies but did nothing to stop violent unidentified men who attacked demonstrators and journalists. Reply 23 A/HRC/20/30 Mandate(s)