Date Type Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted 07/04/11 GBR 2/2011 JUA United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Adequate housing; Minority issues Alleged threat of eviction of Romani and Irish Traveler families. According to the information received, Dale Farm is the largest Romani and Irish Traveler community in England. The settlement with about 1000 residents extends onto land owned by the community. Approximately one third of the Dale Farm community (86 families, approximately 300 people, including 110 children) faced a threat of forced evictions, following the decision of the Basildon District Council on 14 March 2011. Previous decisions of eviction of the Dale Farm community were the subject of an earlier communication (see A/HRC/16/42/Add.1, para 65). 08/04/11 IND 7/2011 UA Human rights defenders Alleged attack on human rights defenders. According to the information received, on 26 21/04/11, March 2011 Swami Agnivesh, member of the People’s Union for Civil Liberties, was 21/07/11 carrying out a fact finding mission accompanied by Mr. Ajay Singh and Mr. Rishi Milind when they were attacked by a mob near Dornapal village, Dantewada, in Chattisgarh. The objective of the fact finding mission was to document alleged human rights abuses which had occurred in Tarmetla, Morpalli, Timapuran and the surrounding villages between 11 and 16 March 2011. The aforementioned villages had reportedly been attacked as part of a police operation known as Operation Green Hunt, the objective of which was to remove “Maoists” and Naxalite rebels from various parts of India. It is alleged that the attack on 26 March was staged in order to prevent the aforementioned human rights defenders from documenting crimes reportedly carried out by the police. Freedom of expression; Human rights defenders; Torture Alleged excessive use of force by the police. According to the information received, on 23 01/06/11 March 2011 Mr. Magomed Khazbiev, member of the Expert Council under the Human Rights Ombudsperson of the Russian Federation, and his brother Berd, attended a street protest in Nazran, Ingushetia. The protest was reportedly organised by the family of Mr. Ilez Gorchkhanov, who had allegedly been abducted on 21 March by unidentified men believed to be law enforcement agents. As Mr. Khazbiev was leaving, he was reportedly stopped by law enforcement agents and beaten. Later that day, his home was reportedly raided by law enforcement agents. Mr. Khazbiev and his brothers Berd and Murad were reportedly taken away by law enforcement officials to Nazran city police station where they were beaten. On 24 March, Mr. Khazbiev was allegedly sentenced to ten days of administrative detention for his alleged role in organising the aforementioned protest. India 08/04/11 RUS 6/2011 JUA Russian Federation Reply A/HRC/18/51 87