Date Type 18/03/2016 JUA 18/03/2016 JAL Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply HND 3/2016 Honduras Environment; Hazardous substances and wastes; Human rights defenders; Summary executions; 01/04/2016 Alegaciones de asesinato de un defensor de derechos humanos. Según la información recibida, el 15 de marzo 2016, el Sr. Nelson García, dirigente del Consejo Cívico de Organizaciones Populares e Indígenas de Honduras (COPINH), fue asesinado en Rio Lindo, oeste del departamento de Cortés, de disparos en el rostro por sujetos desconocidos. Se expresa profunda preocupación por el asesinato del Sr. García y por la vida e integridad física de los integrantes del COPINH y sus familiares que han sufrido una escalada en las amenazas e intimidación las últimas semanas. La Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos había otorgado medidas cautelares para los miembros de COPINH y se expresa preocupación ante la falta de eficacia de estas medidas. SAU 1/2016 Saudi Arabia Freedom of expression; Human rights defenders; 25/05/2016 Alleged interrogation and arbitrary arrest of a woman human rights defender in Saudi Arabia in retaliation for her human rights work and as a continued act of reprisal for her cooperation with the United Nations, its mechanisms and representatives in the field of human rights. According to the information received, on 6 January 2016, Ms. X was summoned by the Criminal Investigation Authority in Jeddah and interrogated for several hours in relation to her activities on Twitter. On 12 January, she was again interrogated for several hours on her human rights work and communication with international human rights organizations, including the United Nations human rights mechanisms, before being transferred to Hayy alSalam police station and formally placed under arrest. She was then transferred to Dhahban Central Prison. In the early morning of 13 January, Ms. X was released on bail. Later on the same day she appeared before the public prosecution, who released her without charges. A/HRC/33/32 23

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