Date
Type
Case No
Country
Mandate(s)
Summary of the allegation transmitted
Reply
14/03/11 GTM 2/2011
JAL
Guatemala
Human rights
defenders;
Summary
executions
Supuestos asesinatos de cuatro personas indígenas. Según las informaciones recibidas, el 15/06/11
Sr. Sebastian Xuc Coc, el Sr. Alberto Coc Caal y la Sra. Catalina Mucú Maas eran líderes
comunitarios quienes habrían participado en negociaciones con las autoridades locales con el
objeto de resolver un conflicto de tierras. El 12 de febrero de 2011, los tres se habrían
desplazado en barco desde su pueblo Qeq´chi, comunidad Quebrada Seca, a la Universidad de
San Carlos, en Río Dulce. Después de haber terminado sus clases, se habrían reunido con un
amigo, el Sr. Amilcar Choc Cal. Los cuatro habrían salido en una lancha de Río Dulce con la
intención de regresar a su pueblo. El 14 de febrero, los cuerpos de la Sra. Mucú Maas y los
Srs. Coc Cal y Xuc Coc habrían sido encontrados flotando en el río. El 15 de febrero, el
cuerpo del Sr. Amilcar Choc habría sido encontrado flotando también en el mismo río.
14/03/11 LBY 2/2011
JUA
Libyan Arab
Jamahiriya
Arbitrary
detention;
Disappearances;
Freedom of
expression;
Human rights
defenders;
Torture
Alleged abductions of journalists. According to the information received, on 10 March
2011, journalists Mr. Ghaith Abdul-Ahad from Iraq and Mr. Andrei Netto from Brazil were
abducted by Government forces while travelling in Zawiyah in western Libya, where they had
allegedly been reporting on clashes between rebels and local security forces. Following
several media inquiries, the Libyan authorities reportedly admitted holding the two
journalists, but refused to inform of their whereabouts. On 7 March 2011, three BBC
journalists, Mr. Goktay Koraltan, a Turkish national; Mr. Feras Killani, a Palestinian Syrian;
and Mr. Chris Cobb-Smith, a British national, were reportedly abducted by security forces at
a checkpoint near Az Zawiyah, taken to a military barracks in Tripoli, beaten and subjected to
a mock execution by members of Libya’s army and secret police before being released 21
hours later. They fled the country immediately afterwards.
16/03/11 AZE 1/2011
JUA
Azerbaijan
Freedom of
expression;
Human rights
defenders
Alleged closure of human rights organization. According to the information received, on
05/05/11
10 March 2010, Human Rights House Azerbaijan was ordered by the Ministry of Justice to
cease all activities with immediate effect. The Ministry reportedly stated that the organization
must obtain prior permission in order to conduct its activities in the future.
A/HRC/18/51
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