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
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