Case No
Country
Mandate(s)
Summary of the allegation transmitted
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KAZ 3/2013
17/07/2013 Kazakhstan
JUA
Migrants;
Torture;
Alleged deportation in violation of the principle of non-refoulement and due process 31/07/2013
06/08/2013
guarantees by the Italian authorities to Kazakhstan. According to the information
received, the Italian authorities irregularly detained and deported Ms Alma
Shalabayeva together with her 6-year-old daughter from Italy to Kazakhstan on 31
May 2013. Although on 12 July Italy rescinded the deportation order, Ms Shalabayeva
and her daughter are now in Kazakhstan, and a criminal investigation has been
initiated against her. It is alleged that the charges against Ms Shalabayeva relate to her
husband, Mr Mukhtar Ablyazov, a political opponent of Kazakhstan’s President, and
that Ms Shalabayeva and her 6-year-old daughter might be at a risk of torture or other
forms of ill-treatment in Kazakhstan, due to her husband’s status.
BRA 4/2013
19/07/2013 Brazil
AL
Health;
02/12/2013
Allegations concerning actions taken by the Ministry of Health of Brazil regarding
HIV prevention campaigns in Brazil. According to the information received, the
promotion of public health is under threat due to the alleged strong influence of
fundamentalist and religious groups on the Ministry of Health. The Government is
allegedly retreating from its policies on HIV prevention, previously shaped in
partnership with civil society, and on 4 June 2013, the Ministry of Health suspended
and later drastically altered an outreach campaign aimed at raising awareness among
sex workers. It is also alleged that the Ministry of Health has increasingly undermined
the rights-based approach, which used to underline the actions of the National AIDS
Programme, and took other actions that have had a negative impact on HIV
prevention policies, especially for vulnerable groups.
A/HRC/25/74
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