09/03/2016
AL
09/03/2016
JUA
Case No
Country
Mandate(s)
Summary of the allegation transmitted
Reply
GTM 3/2016
Guatemala
Independence of
judges and
lawyers;
Alegaciones relativas a la falta de transparencia, publicidad y objetividad en el
proceso de elección de los magistrados y las magistradas de la Corte de
Constitucionalidad para el periodo 2016-2021 en Guatemala. Según la información
recibida, el proceso de elección de los magistrados y las magistradas de la Corte de
Constitucionalidad para el periodo 2016-2021 que actualmente se está
desarrollando en Guatemala, no cumpliría con el marco legal y la jurisprudencia
nacional, así como con los estándares internacionales de los derechos humanos en
materia de independencia judicial, en particular en cuanto a la transparencia y
objetividad de los procesos de selección de magistrados. Se expresa preocupación
de que esa falta de transparencia, publicidad y objetividad en los procesos de
selección de los candidatos a los cargos de magistrados titulares y suplentes de la
Corte de Constitucionalidad aumente el riesgo de la politización e interferencias
externas en los procesos de selección, y de este modo vulnere la garantía de la
independencia e imparcialidad judicial.
KAZ 1/2016
Kazakhstan
Freedom of
expression;
Freedom of
peaceful assembly
and of association;
Human rights
defenders;
20/05/2016
Alleged arbitrary arrest, detention and sentencing of a human rights defender and
blogger. According to the information received, on 12 October 2015, the home of
Mr. Ermek Narymbaev, a human rights defender who works on issues related to
bad governance and corruption in Kazakhstan, was raided by police. Mr.
Narymbaev was subsequently arrested and charged with incitement to national
discord and insulting the honour and dignity of the Kazakh nation, under article
174 (1) of the Criminal Code, in relation to a posting he made on Facebook. On 22
January 2016, Mr. Narymbaev was sentenced by the Almaty District Court to three
years in prison with forfeiture of his right to engage in any public activities in the
next five years. On 22 February 2016, at the request of Mr. Narymbaev’s legal
counsel, the Court agreed to change Mr. Narymbaev’s pre-trial detention to house
arrest pending appeal, which is scheduled to take place on 29 March 2016. Mr.
Narymbaev was the subject of a previous communication, which concerned his
repeated arrests and detention for his role in convening a peaceful assembly and
denouncing corruption cases, sent on 31 August 2015, see A/HRC/25/55, case no.
KAZ 2/2015.
A/HRC/33/32
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