Date Type 02/10/2012 JAL 02/10/2012 JUA Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply COL 12/2012 Colombia Arbitrary detention; Disappearances; Discrimination against women in law and in practice; Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Independence of judges and lawyers; Mercenaries; Summary executions; Torture; Violence against women; Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Myanmar; Posible adopción por el Congreso de la República del ―Proyecto de acto legislativo por el cual se reforman los artículos 116, 152 y 221 de la Constitución Política de Colombia‖ (Fuero Penal Militar), el cual podría afectar seriamente el Estado de Derecho y la lucha contra la impunidad en Colombia. 30/10/2012 30/10/2012 MMR 6/2012 Myanmar Allegations of charges pressed against human rights activists who organized and participated in peaceful demonstrations on International Peace Day on 21 September 2012. According to the information received, Mr. Moe Thway, Mr. Kyaw Bo Bo, Ms. Khin Sandar Nyunt, Ms. Phwe Yu Mon, Ms. May Sabe Phyu, Mr. Jaw Gun, Mr. U Win Cho, Mr. Nay Myo Zin, and Mr. Wai Lu, members of the Peace Network were facing charges under section 18 of the Law on Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful Procession after having organized and participated in peaceful demonstrations on International Peace Day. They had earlier applied for permits to hold the demonstrations, which were rejected. They nevertheless decided to proceed with the demonstrations. Similarly, demonstrators who had separately applied for permission to travel by bus from Yangon to Naypyidaw, in order to hold a peaceful demonstration on 21 September calling for peace in Kachin state, faced charges under section 18 of the law on peaceful assembly. A/HRC/22/67 111

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