Date Type 10/08/2012 JAL 13/08/2012 JAL Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply OTH 7/2012 Other Food; Foreign debt; 09/10/2012 Alleged negative human rights impacts stemming from the privatization of 16/01/2013 Burundi‘s coffee industry, particularly in relation to the right to food. According to the information received, the World Bank has been the driving force behind the privatization process, making its budget support to the Government and receipt of foreign aid conditional upon the privatization of the coffee industry and playing a key role in defining the conditions for privatization. As the majority of the population receives its income from the coffee industry, changes in wages and payments for coffee and coffee processing can have significant impacts on the ability of the population to purchase food and meet their food needs. Reportedly, no study has been conducted into how privatization will affect the ability of local populations to access food. KHM 5/2012 Cambodia Cambodia; Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Allegations of disruption by law enforcement officials of a human rights training course undertaken by two non-government organizations, and threats against its members. According to the information received, on 27 July 2012, law enforcement officials, allegedly acting upon instruction of provincial authorities, interrupted a training course on land issues organized by Mr. Pen Bonnar from the Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) and Mr. Chim Savuth from the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) in Patang village, Rattanakiri province. The reason put forward by the authorities was that the organizers had allegedly failed to notify the authorities that they would be holding the training session, although they were not obliged to do so in line with article 3 of the domestic law on demonstrations. Law enforcement officials further accused ADHOC of undertaking ―incitement activities‖, and warned Messrs. Pen Bonnar and Chim Savuth to leave the area, otherwise their security would not be guaranteed. As a result, both men ended the training session in for their safety and the safety of the participants. A/HRC/22/67 71

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