Date Type 23/06/2015 JAL 23/06/2015 AL Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted MMR 6/2015 Myanmar Freedom of expression; Myanmar; Allegations of criminal prosecution and sentencing of several media workers in Myanmar for publishing stories criticising Government officials or departments and expressing their opinion about draft legislation. According to the information received, in March 2014, Mr. Ko Si Thu Lwin, senior reporter at The Myanmar Times, was convicted under articles 499 and 500 of the Penal Code in Madaya Township Court for an article considered damaging to the reputation of the electricity department. Since October 2014, Mr. Nay Htun Naing, Mr. Thein Myint, Mr. Wai Phyo, Mr. Myat Thit and Mr. Than Htut Aung, members of the Eleven Media Group including its Chief Executive Officer, have faced prosecution for defamation for an article criticising a proposed bill. In November 2014, Mr. Than Myat Soe, journalist at the Myanmar Thandawsint, was charged under article 9(g) of the News Media Law for publishing information on allegations of police corruption. Eleven other staff members of the Myanmar Thandawsint also face charges under article 9(g) after publishing an interview criticising Myanmar’s President. In March 2015, two journalists were sentenced to two months imprisonment for defamation after publishing an article about a military member of Parliament. OTH 4/2015 Other Disability; Letter to the Committee on Development Effectiveness of the World Bank recommending the inclusion of a number of references to persons with disabilities and a disability perspective in the World Bank’s Safeguard Policies and in its draft “Environmental and Social Standards”. According to the information received, the Committee convened a meeting for 24 June 2015 to discuss the second draft of the World Bank’s “Environmental and Social Standards”. In this regard, the Special Rapporteur sets out a number of recommendations, for consideration by the Committee ahead of its meeting, to be included in the draft Standards. Reply A/HRC/31/79 29