Date Type Case No Country 03/09/09 ISR 6/2009 UA Israel Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Water and sanitation Alleged water and sanitation crisis in Gaza. According to the information received, about 10,000 people in Gaza do not have access to the water network, and 900,000 people only have irregular access to water. The sewage treatment plants are reportedly in disrepair, leading to discharge of untreated or only partially treated wastewater directly into the Mediterranean Sea. According to reports, the quality of water in Gaza is very poor. Reportedly, water and sewage infrastructure which were attacked during the Israeli offensive in 2008/2009, had not been repaired. The delay had been attributed to Israel’s refusal to allow the necessary materials to be brought into Gaza to undertake the repairs. The blockade had also led to the gradual deterioration of water and sewage services more generally. Reply Alleged development activities in and around the Prey Lang Forest. According to the 30/03/10, information received, the Prey Lang forest, spanning Preah Vihear, Kompong Thom, Kratie, and 16/09/10 Stung Treng provinces in northern Cambodia, is inhabited by nearly 350,000 indigenous people, primarily of Kuy descent. Road construction and other development projects have reportedly been taking place without complying with domestic norms that might safeguard the rights of indigenous peoples, and the indigenous communities stand to lose access to the forest resources upon which their livelihoods depend. In a letter of 30 March 2010, the Government of Cambodia responded to the communication, see A/HRC/15/37/Add.1, para 75. 24/09/09 IND 14/2009 JUA India Alleged arrest and torture of human rights defenders. According to the information received, 06/12/10 on 14 September 2009, Mr. Jiten Yumnam, member of the Coordinating Committee of the Asia Pacific Indigenous Youth Network and Joint-Secretary of Citizens’ Concerns on Dam and Development, was arrested at Imphal Airport in Manipur, while on his way to a regional meeting on climate change in Bangkok, Thailand. On the same day, Mr. Likmabam Tompok, Mr. Amom Soken, Mr. Irom Brojen, Mr. Thiyam Dinesh, Mr. Chung-shel Koireng, Mr. Taorem Ramananda, all members of the All Manipur United Clubs’ Organization, and Mr. Samjetshabam Nando, member of the All Manipur Ethnical Socio-Cultural Organisation, were arrested in Kwakeithel by Imphal West police and Singjamei police. On 15 September, all eight were brought before the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate in Lamphel and subsequently remanded in police custody until 29 September. They had reportedly been charged with ‘attempting to wage war’ and ‘conspiring to commit offences against the state’. During his detention, Mr. Jiten Yumnan was allegedly subjected to electric shocks to extract information from him. On 25 August, Ms. Longjam Memchoubi, member of Apunba Lup and president of the Poirei Leimarol Meira Paibi Apunba Lup, was reportedly arrested at her home by the Manipur Police. She was brought before the Chief Judicial Magistrate in Imphal and subsequently remanded in police custody for fifteen days. Freedom of expression; Human rights defenders; Indigenous peoples; Torture 145 A/HRC/18/51 07/09/09 KHM 10/2009 Indigenous AL peoples Cambodia