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 67

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