Date Type Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply Supuesta agresión relacionada con actividades de promoción y protección de los derechos humanos. Según las informaciones recibidas, el 24 de noviembre de 2010, la Sra. Margarita Guadalupe Martínez, integrante de la Organización Enlace, Comunicación y Capacitación, A.C (Enlace CC), habría sido interceptada y amenazada de muerte después de haber sostenido una entrevista con un funcionario de la Oficina en México del Alto Comisionado de las Naciones Unidas. La reunión habría tenido por objeto dar seguimiento a anteriores incidentes de amenazas y agresiones contra la Sra. Martínez. El 26 de febrero de 2010, la Sra. Martínez habría sido secuestrada y amenazada de muerte. En esta ocasión, sus agresores la habrían instando a que desistiera de la denuncia penal iniciada el 23 de noviembre de 2009 en contra de funcionarios del gobierno de Chiapas por los delitos de abuso de autoridad, allanamiento, tortura psicológica y amenazas con el agravante de muerte. 03/12/10 RUS 8/2010 JUA Russian Federation Freedom of expression; Human rights defenders; Independence of judges and lawyers Alleged judicial harassment of human rights activist. According to the information 21/02/11 received, Mr. Oleg Orlov, chairman of human rights organization Memorial, was on 6 October 2009 found guilty of libel by the Tverskoy District Court of Moscow after having indicated his belief that Mr. Kadyrov, President of the Chechen Republic, or his administration, was responsible for the murder of Ms. Natalia Estemirova, the head of Memorial’s office in Grozny. Mr. Kadyrov subsequently lodged an administrative complaint against Mr. Orlov, claiming that the statement had damaged his “honour and dignity”. Having been found guilty, it is reported that Mr. Orlov was ordered to retract the statement and pay a personal fine of 20,000 rubles. Mr. Orlov was subsequently charged with the criminal offence of libel. Mr. Orlov was the subject of an earlier communication (see A/HRC/7/3/Add.1, para 184). 03/12/10 UKR 6/2010 JUA Ukraine Freedom of expression; Human rights defenders Alleged attack against members of LGBTI organizations. According to the information 21/02/11 received, on 20 November 2010, Insight organized a candlelight vigil, film exhibition and discussion on transgender issues, in cooperation with the Visual Cultural Centre, to promote the Transgender Day of Remembrance held in memory of those killed due to anti-transgender violence in Ukraine. While the film was being screened, a group of ten men wearing masks reportedly attempted to enter the Centre by force; however, they were denied entrance by the organizers of the event including Mr. Timur Lysenko, the coordinator of the transgender programme of Insight. The masked men consequently attacked and beat Mr. Lysenko and sprayed tear gas at those present, severely injuring Mr. Lysenko and Ms. Anastasia Medco, a representative of the NGO Fulcrum, among others. 11 A/HRC/18/51 03/12/10 MEX 29/2010 Freedom of JUA expression; Mexico Human rights defenders

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