Case No
Country
Mandate(s)
Summary of the allegation transmitted
Reply
IND 19/2011
09/09/2011 India
JUA
Freedom of
expression;
Freedom of
peaceful assembly
and of association;
Human rights
defenders;
Summary
executions;
Violence against
women;
Alleged killing, attacks and threats against women human rights defenders.
21/09/2011
07/08/2012
IND 17/2011
15/09/2011 India
JAL
Torture; Violence
against women;
19/09/2011
Alleged abduction and gang rape of a woman by the military. According to the
08/08/2012
information received, Ms. X, a 32-year old woman from the Kulgam district of
Kashmir, was abducted and gang raped by two army personnel from 19 to 21 July
2011. On 19 July 2011, Ms. X was allegedly forced by two army personnel
carrying rifles and wireless sets to accompany them into the nearby Kadalbal forest
where they confined her in a hut and reportedly raped her for two days. Before
releasing her, the two men, later allegedly identified as being from the 62Rashtriya Rifles, threatened her not to report the incident to anyone.
According to the information received, environmentalist and human rights
defender Ms. Shehla Masood was shot dead by an unidentified assailant outside
her home in Koh-e-Fiza in Bhopal on 16 August 2011. Some days before the
attack, Ms. Masood reportedly spoke to the media of her intention to file a petition
against a private college. In 2010, Ms. Masood allegedly reported to authorities
that she feared for her life at the hands of a senior officer in the Indian Police
Service. In 2008, she had also lodged a complaint regarding this officer. Mmes.
Mumta Bibi, Iberei Begum, Najida and Leila Bibi reportedly defend the rights of
rural workers and the right to information. On 1 May 2011, following a meeting
they had organized, a round of gun shots was reportedly heard near Ms. Mumta
Bibi‘s house. On 21 June, three men allegedly threatened Ms. Mumta Bibi‘s 13year-old son. The family reportedly lodged a complaint with the police at Yairipok.
On 8 May, gun shots were allegedly heard outside Ms. Iberei Begum‘s house, and
the front door of her home was allegedly kicked in. On 15 May, another shot was
reportedly heard near Ms. Begum‘s home. On 19 June, Ms. Nadija was reportedly
forced into a house by two women and beaten. Ms. Mumta Bibi, who came to her
help, was reportedly also beaten. On 20 June, Ms. Leila Bibi‘s 15-year-old son was
reportedly hit in the face by a resident of Yairipok Mathak Leikai. The assailant
then allegedly followed the boy back to his home and attempted to strangle Ms.
Leila Bibi‘s husband.
A/HRC/22/67
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