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 14 Date Type

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