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 16 Date Type

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