Date Type 02/03/2016 JAL 03/03/2016 JAL Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply USA 1/2016 African descent; United States of Hazardous America substances and wastes; Health; Indigenous peoples; Minority issues; Racism; Water and Sanitation; 25/04/2016 Alleged high levels of lead found in water consumed by residents of Flint, Michigan; and allegations that Flint is not an isolated incident but that disproportionate health risks are faced by communities and/or people of lower socio-economic standing due to toxics, pollution and other hazardous substances and wastes in the United States of America. According to the information received, inhabitants of the city of Flint were consuming water contaminated with lead when the state of Michigan changed the source for tap water in April 2014 but failed to apply standards to prevent contamination of the water. Several alerts and studies were dismissed by the authorities until 1 October 2015 when the Governor of Michigan admitted the gravity of the situation and urged residents to stop drinking water from the tap, declaring a state of emergency on 5 January 2016. On 16 January 2016 President Obama declared a Federal state of emergency for Flint in order to speed up distribution of bottled waters and filters. Up to 8,000 children under the age of six are alleged to have been exposed to lead poisoning and will need ongoing medical help with health and behavioural issues. ISR 1/2016 Israel Allegations of undue restrictions to the rights to freedom of association and freedom of expression contained in draft laws. According to the information received, a “Transparency Law”, which was published by the Government on 18 January and 9 February 2016, respectively, and passed the first of three readings in the Knesset, would require non-governmental organizations receiving a majority (likely more than 50 per cent) of their funding from foreign political entities to publicly disclose certain information. Non-governmental organizations subject to the legislation, if enacted, would be required “to note in […] any meeting that has minutes that the majority of its funding is from foreign government entities”. The Law further stipulates punitive fines for those failing to comply. Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; A/HRC/33/32 11