Date Type 07/08/2015 JAL 07/08/2015 JAL Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply MRT 3/2015 Mauritanie Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Allégations relatives à l’adoption imminente d’un projet de loi relatif aux associations, aux fondations et aux réseaux d’associations non-conforme avec les normes et standards internationaux en matière de droits de l’homme. Selon les informations reçues, le contenu présumé du projet de loi relatif aux associations, aux fondations et aux réseaux d’associations, adopté par le Conseil des Ministres le 22 juillet 2015, serait incompatible avec les obligations internationales du pays en matière de droits de l’homme, y compris avec les articles contenus dans le Pacte international relatif aux droits civils et politiques relatifs au droit à la liberté d’association et au droit à la liberté d’opinion et d’expression. RUS 4/2015 Russian Federation Environment; Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; 16/11/2015 Allegations concerning the targeting and criminalization of an environmental human rights defender and the inclusion of a human rights organization on the “foreign agent” list. According to the information received, on 15 April 2015, Planet of Hopes, a non-governmental organization, was included on the so-called “foreign agents” list for carrying out its human rights activities and exercising freedom of expression. On 26 May 2015, the Ozersk City District Court ordered Planet of Hopes to pay a fine of 300,000 roubles (approx. 4,988 USD) for refusing to voluntarily register as a foreign agent. On 27 May, 24 June and 1 July 2015, the Russian national television channel ‘Russia-1’covered the court decision ordering the fine and accused Ms. Nadezdha Kutepova, director of Planet of Hopes, of industrial espionage and revealed her address. Planet of Hopes was the subject of a previous communication sent 20 June 2014, see A/HRC/28/85, case no. RUS 5/2014. The adoption and application of the Law on Introducing Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts Regarding the Regulation of Activities of Noncommercial Organisations Performing the Functions of Foreign Agents was the subject of five previous communications sent on 11 July 2012, see A/HRC/22/67, case no. RUS 5/2012; 13 June 2013, see A/HRC/25/74, case no. RUS 3/2013; 18 December 2013, see A/HRC/16/21, case no. RUS 13/2013; 20 June 2014, see A/HRC/28/85, case no. RUS 5/2014; and 14 November 2014, see A/HRC/28/85, case no. RUS 9/2014. A/HRC/31/79 67