Date Type Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply MDA 4/2011 22/06/2011 Republic of AL Moldova Health; Alleged violations of privacy, confidentiality and data protection of HIV positive patients. According to the information received, the current Law on prophylaxis of HIV/AIDS infection may not adequately address serious violations of privacy, confidentiality and data protection of patients. Allegedly, the relevant provisions in the current legislation, such as the Law on Health Protection, Law on patients‟ rights and responsibilities and the Law on protection of personal data, are not yet effective in regard to the protection of privacy and confidentiality of persons living with HIV/AIDS, resulting in frequent breaches in privacy and confidentiality. 02/09/2011 COL 6/2011 24/06/2011 Colombia UA Human rights defenders; Supuestas amenazas de muerte contra defensores de derechos humanos. Según las informaciones recibidas, la Sra. Ingrid Vergara, objeto de comunicaciones anteriores recibidas (ver A/HRC/16/44/Add.1, para 477, A/HRC/13/22/Add.1, para 576, A/HRC/10/12/Add.1, para 725), el Sr. Juan David Díaz, objeto de comunicaciones anteriores (ver A/HRC/16/44/Add.1, para 477, A/HRC/4/37/Add.1, para 196), el Sr. Franklin Torres, la Sra. Candelaria Barrios Acosta y el Sr. Pedro Geney Arrieta integrantes del Movimiento Nacional de Víctimas de Crímenes del Estado (MOVICE) habrían recibido amenazas de muerte por correo electrónico los días 19 de mayo y 10, 14 y 21 de junio 2011 relacionadas con su trabajo en derechos humanos. El 20 de mayo de 2011, la Sra. Candelaria Barrios Acosta habría recibido una amenaza de muerte en su teléfono celular. RUS 7/2011 24/06/2011 Russian UA Federation Human rights defenders; Alleged attack against human rights defender. According to the information received, on 6 June 04/08/2011 2011, Mr. Bakhrom Khamroev, member of the Human Rights Centre “Memorial”, was returning home when he was attacked and beaten by unknown men. One of the men reportedly sprayed Mr. Khamroev‟s face with a chemical product which caused him temporary blindness. Once the attackers abandoned the scene, Mr. Khamroev arrived to his apartment and his wife called the emergency services. An ambulance took Mr. Khamroev to a nearby hospital where he underwent first-aid treatment. Mr. Khamroev was the subject of an earlier communication (see A/HRC/18/51, RUS 10/2010). A/HRC/19/44 21

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