04/03/2016
JUA
08/03/2016
JUA
08/03/2016
AL
Case No
Country
Mandate(s)
Summary of the allegation transmitted
Reply
MKD 1/2016
The former
Yugoslav
Republic of
Macedonia
Migrants; Racism; Allegations concerning plans by the Heads of Police Services of the former
Torture;
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia and Austria to increase
policing along the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’s border with Greece.
According to the information received, this may result in mass expulsions and
refusal of entry to those in need of international protection thereby violating the
principle of non-refoulement. Communications with similar contents were also sent
to the Governments of Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia and Austria on 4 March 2016, see
above, case nos. HRV 1/2016, SRB 1/2016, SVN 1/2016 and AUT 1/2016.
HND 2/2016
Honduras
Environment;
Freedom of
expression;
Freedom of
peaceful assembly
and of association;
Human rights
defenders;
Indigenous
peoples; Summary
executions;
Alegaciones de asesinato de una defensora de derechos humanos y el riesgo que
corre otro defensor del derecho a la tierra. Según la información recibida, el 2 de
marzo, la Sra. Bertha Isabel Cáceres Flores, miembro de la población indígena
Lenca, Cofundadora y Coordinadora del Consejo Cívico de Organizaciones
Populares e Indígenas de Honduras (COPINH), fue asesinada en La Esperanza,
departamento del Intibucá, por sujetos desconocidos. La Comisión Interamericana
de Derechos Humanos había otorgado medidas cautelares a la Sra. Cáceres en
junio de 2009. Según las informaciones recibidas, el Sr. Gustavo Castro Soto,
fundador y actual director de la organización Otro Mundos, A. C. Chiapas,
miembro del Movimiento Mexicano de Afectados por las Presas y en Defensa de
los Ríos (MAPDER) de México, testigo clave en el asesinato de la Sra. Berta
Cáceres habría sido herido durante al ataque y habría proporcionado a las
autoridades su testimonio sobre los acontecimientos. Las autoridades hondureñas le
habrían prohibido la salida del país. Se expresa preocupación por su seguridad
física y psicológica.
14/03/2016
14/03/2016
17/03/2016
14/03/2016
LBR 1/2016
Liberia
Education;
Allegation of potential adverse impact on the right to education from a proposed
privatization of public schools by the Government of Liberia through a publicprivate partnership agreement. According to the information received, Liberia is
negotiating to replace 50 public pre-primary and primary schools with schools
operated by a private education provider, Bridge International Academies. The
Government reportedly intends to privatize all public primary schools within five
years. Concerns are raised that this may result in violations of the right to
education.
25/05/2016
A/HRC/33/32
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