Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted 03/02/11 KHM 1/2011 JAL Cambodia Cambodia; Freedom of expression; Human rights defenders Alleged conviction on defamation charges of human rights defenders. According to the information received, Mr. Sam Chankea, provincial coordinator of the NGO ADHOC and Mr Reach Seima, a farmer who has been representing a group of co-villagers, intervened during a radio broadcast on the ongoing land dispute between the KDC International Company and villagers in Kampong Chhnang. The KDC, allegedly owned by the wife of the Minister of Industry, Mines and Energy, allegedly brought machinery to work on the land without waiting for the court decision on the case. Mr Seima explained that the land was in dispute before the court. Mr. Chankea stated that what the company had done violated the law and that the company should suspend the activity and await the court decision. KDC lodged a complaint against Mr Seima and Mr. Chankea for defamation and disinformation. Mr Seima and Mr Chankea were reportedly convicted of defamation under Article 305 of the new Penal Code by the Kompong Chhnang provincial Court and ordered to pay a fine and compensation to the company on 17 January and 18 January 2011 respectively. 03/02/11 KEN 1/2011 AL Kenya Summary executions Alleged extrajudicial executions. According to the information received, on 28 December 2010, two brothers, Mr. John Kamuri, aged 26, and Mr. Peter Irungu, aged 24, a motor vehicle mechanic and a market trader, respectively, were on a minibus when a dispute arose between them and the driver. The driver allegedly made a phone call to the police. When the minibus reached Ruiru, two people, who identified themselves as police officers, reportedly arrested and assaulted Mr. Kamuri and Mr. Irungu. On 30 December, their bodies were found in Ruiru, with apparent gunshot wounds. Furthermore, on 19 January 2011, three men were reportedly killed by plain clothes police officers on the Nairobi highway. Police officers reportedly disembarked from their car on Lang’ata road and aimed guns at the three men who were in the car ahead of them. While holding their hands up, the police allegedly opened fire, killing them. 03/02/11 MAR 1/2011 JAL Morocco Adequate housing; Freedom of expression; Human rights defenders; Summary executions; Torture Allégation de torture et de mauvais traitements par les forces de sécurité. Selon les informations reçues, des forces de sécurité marocaines seraient entrées dans le camp Gdeim Izik situé au Sahara occidental où quelques milliers de tentes ont été dressées par des personnes sahraouies afin de protester contre leurs conditions sociales et économiques. Le 8 novembre 2010, les forces de sécurité marocaines auraient démantelé le camp, ce qui aurait conduit à un affrontement violent dans la ville d’El-Ayoun entre les résidents du camp et les forces de sécurité. Cet affrontement aurait entraîné la mort de 11 membres des forces de l’ordre et de 2 civils. Quelque 300 personnes auraient été détenues. Des personnes sahraouies auraient fait l’objet d’actes de torture et de mauvais traitements lors du démantèlement du camp, durant leur arrestation et leur détention. Reply A/HRC/18/51 42 Date Type

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