Case No
Country
Mandate(s)
Summary of the allegation transmitted
PER 3/2014
08/12/2014 Peru
JUA
Indigenous
peoples; Toxic
waste;
Supuesto incumplimiento por el gobierno de las recomendaciones del anterior Relator
Especial, Sr. James Anaya, relacionadas con el caso de la contaminación petrolera en
territorios indígenas en el denominado Lote 1-AB (actual Lote 192) ubicado en las
cuencas de los ríos Pastaza, Tigre, Corrientes y Marañón, departamento de Loreto,
donde viven los pueblos indígenas quechuas, kichwas, kukamas y urarinas. Según la
información recibida, el remedio acordado no ha conducido a resultados concretos y
no se ha llevado a cabo el diálogo previo al proceso de concesión de licencias. A pesar
del acuerdo firmado entre organizaciones indígenas y Perupetro (la empresa estatal de
derecho privado que promociona, negocia, suscribe y supervisa contratos para la
exploración y explotación de hidrocarburos en el Perú) en febrero de 2013, Perupetro
publicó el 7 de noviembre de 2014 en la prensa nacional que el proceso de licitación
del Lote 1-AB comenzaría el 15 de diciembre.
RWA 2/2014
08/12/2014 Rwanda
JUA
Arbitrary
detention;
Freedom of
peaceful assembly
and of association;
Human rights
defenders;
Alleged arbitrary arrest and detention of several ousted members of a Rwandan nongovernmental organization. According to the information received, on 21 November
2014, the police arrested Mr. Evariste Nsabayezu and Mr. Daniel Uwimana, both
ousted members of the Rwanda League for the Promotion and Defense of Human
Rights (LIPRODHOR), and charged them with forgery and usage of forged
documents. Both men were to attend the general assembly of LIPRODHOR convened
by LIPRODHOR’s ousted board for 23 November 2014. The same week, the police
arrested another ousted member of LIPRODHOR, Mr. André Bigirimana. He
reportedly remains detained at Kicukiro Police station. The mayor of Nyarugenge,
where the general assembly was to take place, prohibited the meeting on 22
November 2014. While Mr. Nsabayezu was released on 24 November 2014, Mr.
Uwimana’s case was transferred to the district tribunal of Nyarugenge and he remains
detained at Nyamirambo police station. Following these events, arrest warrants were
also issued against other ousted members of LIPRODHOR, namely Mr. Jean Faustin
Kalibanyi, Mr. Innocent Maniriho and Mr. Jean Bosco Tuganumuremyi.
LIPRODHOR was the subject of an earlier communication sent on 15 July 2004, see
E/CN.4/2005/101/Add.1, para. 467-468.
Reply
A/HRC/29/50
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