Date Type Case No Country Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply 12/05/11 ECU 1/2011 UA Ecuador Freedom of expression Supuestos procesos penales contra periodistas. Según la información recibida, el 17 de julio de 2005, el Director de opinión y editorialista del diario El Universo, Emilio Palacio, publicó un artículo que criticó unas declaraciones de Rafael Correa. El 8 de marzo del 2009, Rafael Correa, ya siendo Presidente de la República, inició una serie de declaraciones que desembocaron en una querella legal contra Emilio Palacio, por el delito de difamación. El 26 de marzo de 2009, el Juzgado Segundo de Garantías Penales de Guayas dictó sentencia en este caso, condenando Emilio Palacio a pena de tres años de prisión correccional. El 6 de febrero de 2011, en El Universo se publicó un artículo escrito por Emilio Palacio donde se expresó su opinión sobre los hechos acontecidos el 30 de septiembre de 2010 cuando miembros de la Policía Nacional iniciaron una protesta. El 21 de marzo de 2011, Rafael Correa acudió al Juez de Garantías Penales de Guayas para acusar en primer lugar a Emilio Palacio; Carlos Nicolás Pérez Lapentti, Presidente y Representante Legal de El Universo; Carlos Eduardo Pérez Barriga, Vicepresidente Ejecutivo y Representante Legal de El Universo; César Enrique Pérez Barriga, Vicepresidente General y Representante Legal de El Universo; y a la Compañía Anónima El Universo, por el delito de injuria agravada. 12/05/11 EGY 7/2011 JUA Egypt Freedom of religion; Minority issues Alleged attacks on Coptic churches. According to the information received, on 7 May 2011 an armed group of Salafi Muslims attacked the Coptic Saint Mina church, located in Imbaba, Cairo. The Saint Mina church and some nearby Christian-owned houses and shops were reportedly set on fire. Subsequently, the Coptic church of Virgin Mary was also burned. 12 persons were reportedly killed during the attacks and about 230 injured. On 8 May, Egypt’s Supreme Council of the Armed Forces reportedly ordered the transfer to the Supreme Military Court of those 190 individuals arrested in connection with the events in Imbaba. 12/05/11 KOR 2/2011 JUA Republic of Korea Freedom of religion; Torture Alleged risk of deportation to Uzbekistan. According to the information received, Mr. 27/06/11 Abdoolla Raviev, a national of Uzbekistan born in 1976, arrived in Korea in 2001, and was detained in February 2009 for overstaying his visa. Mr. Raviev allegedly attempted to apply for refugee status in 2007. On 17 June 2009, his refugee claim was rejected by the Ministry of Justice, reportedly without an official explanation. Reportedly, Mr. Raviev’s father was an Imam before he passed away, and Mr. Raviev studied Islam in the Kyrgyz Republic. Members of his family were reportedly affiliated with Hizbuttahrir. In 2002, the Uzbek Government reportedly began to arrest members of the Hizbuttahrir, and in 2003 some of Mr. Raviev’s family members were arrested. Reportedly, prisoners, in particular those imprisoned on political or religious grounds, are often tortured. 109 A/HRC/18/51 Mandate(s)