Case No Country KHM 6/2011 23/09/2011 Cambodia JUA Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Adequate housing; Cambodia; Human rights defenders; Alleged demolition of houses and police beating during the demolitions. According to the information received, on 16 September 2011, five homes and businesses (affecting 8 families) were demolished in Village 22, Boeung Kak Lake, in Phnom Penh city. These families were reportedly among 96 families excluded from sub-decree 183 issued on 11 August 2011, granting land title to more than 700 families living on a 12.44 hectare stretch of land in the Boeung Kak Lake area. More than 90 additional families in the region were reportedly facing imminent threat of forced evictions. Allegedly, one resident and activist, Mr. Suong Sophoan, called for residents to join hands to stop the destruction of more houses. He was reportedly surrounded and beaten by the police with batons and a brick, left unconscious and sustained head injuries. Reply MEX 19/2011 Arbitrary 23/09/2011 México detention; JUA Independence of judges and lawyers; Torture; 18/01/2012 Alegaciones de detención arbitraria y tortura. Según las informaciones recibidas, el Sr. Israel Arzate Meléndez, nacido el 8 de mayo de 1985, fue detenido el 3 de febrero de 2010 en la Ciudad Juárez por miembros del ejército. Tanto durante su traslado a las instalaciones militares del 7° Batallón de la Policía Militar como en la Guarnición Militar donde fue detenido, el Sr. Arzate Meléndez recibió golpes y choques eléctricos. El 4 de febrero de 2010, el Sr. Arzate Meléndez fue presentado por los efectivos militares ante el Ministerio Público. De forma irregular, quedó bajo custodia de las Fuerzas Armadas en las instalaciones de dicha guarnición militar hasta el 6 de febrero cuando fue trasladado al Centro de reinserción Social Estatal (CERESO) de Ciudad Juárez. Luego de sufrir amenazas y torturas, el 5 de febrero, durante una diligencia ministerial, el Sr. Arzate Meléndez se auto-incriminó por el multi-homicidio de Villas de Salvárcar que tuvo lugar el 30 de enero de 2010. El 7 y el 10 de febrero, el Sr. Arzate Meléndez fue imputado por los delitos de homicidio calificado de 15 personas y de tentativa de homicidio de otras 10 personas y por el delito de robo respectivamente. El 11 de febrero el Sr. Arzate Meléndez manifestó ante un juez que había sido víctima de tortura por parte de elementos militares; la jueza no instruyó al Ministerio Público para que investigara los supuestos hechos de tortura. SLE 1/2011 23/09/2011 Sierra Leone JUA Alleged threats against human rights defender. According to the information received, on 6 November 2010 a group of unidentified men entered the home of Ms. Mary Conteh, director of the Women‟s Centre for Good Governance and Human Rights (WOCEGAR), by force. They reportedly psychologically abused Ms. Conteh‟s brother and stated that they were there to kill Ms. Conteh. As a result of this incident, protection was reportedly offered by the police, but was withdrawn after two days. In February 2011, WOCEGAR was reportedly served with an eviction notice and was forced to abandon its offices. On the night of 28-29 August 2011, the new offices of WOCEGAR were reportedly broken into. The security guard on duty was reportedly beaten, and office equipment and documents were reportedly destroyed, and some was stolen. Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; A/HRC/19/44 82 Date Type

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