Opinion No. States(s)
Government reply
Person(s) concerned
Opinion
Follow-up information received
11/2018
Pakistan and Turkey
No (Pakistan)d
Yes (Turkey)
Mesut Kaçmaz, Meral Kaçmaz
Detention arbitrary,
and two minors (whose names are categories I, III and V
known by the Working Group)
Mr. and Ms. Kaçmaz were
convicted and sentenced by
two courts. The couple have
appealed and were
subsequently conditionally
released pending their appeal;
information from the
Government and the source.
12/2018
Azerbaijan
Yes
Rashad Ramazanov
Detention arbitrary,
categories I, II and III
Mr. Ramazanov has been
released by presidential
pardon; information from the
Government and the source.
13/2018
Bahrain
No
Nabeel Ahmed Abdulrasool
Rajab
Detention arbitrary,
categories II and V
No action taken to implement
opinion. Mr. Rajab’s fiveyear sentence was upheld by
the High Criminal Court of
Appeal; information from the
Government and the source.
14/2018
Guatemala
Yes
Gustavo Alejos Cámbara
Case filed
N/A
15/2018
Equatorial Guinea
No
Ramón Nsé Esono Ebalé
Detention arbitrary,
categories I, II, III and V
16/2018
Mexico
Yes
George Khoury Layón
Detention arbitrary,
categories I and III
No action taken to implement
opinion; information from the
Government and the source.
However, there is an ongoing
investigation into alleged
violations of the human rights
violations of Mr. Khoury
Layón.
17/2018
Romania
Noe
Ronnen Herscovici
In accordance with para. 17
(c), case kept pending
without prejudice
N/A
A/HRC/42/39
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