23/11/2012 JAL 23/11/2012 AL Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted ETH 6/2012 Ethiopia Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Alleged repeated restrictions to the right to freedom of association imposed on the Ethiopian Human Rights Council (EHRCO) and other organizations. According to the information received, in December 2009, the assets of the EHRCO, a prominent human rights organization, were frozen by the Charities and Societies Agency, which is responsible for overseeing NGOs‘ activities. On 19 October 2012, the Supreme Court upheld the decision to freeze the assets of the EHRCO. On 27 October 2012, the Charities and Societies Agency announced that it had revoked the licenses of 10 organizations and warned 400 other organizations that it said were operating against rules and regulations of the country. It is reported that these measures form part of a broader pattern of undue restrictions on the right to freedom of association, as a result of several restrictive provisions contained in the Charities and Societies Proclamation, 2009. RUS 6/2012 Russian Federation Adequate housing; Alleged imminent eviction of 62 families (160 persons) living in house 15, building 2, Ilyushina street, Saint Petersburg. According to information received, the tenants of the above mentioned building were employees of the State owned Lenstroykorporazia construction company and were allocated housing in the building in 1991, as state employees. Reportedly, the building was privatized in 1995 and registered as the property of the Chetverty Trest company. According to information received, the existing tenants were not accorded any tenure rights during the privatization process, and are currently under threat of eviction by the registered private owner. Reply A/HRC/22/67 150 Date Type