Case No
Country
Mandate(s)
Summary of the allegation transmitted
Reply
BOL 1/2013
17/01/2013 Bolivia
JAL
20/09/2013
Health;
Supuesto impacto del Código Penal de Bolivia en la salud sexual y reproductiva de las
Violence against mujeres. Según la informacion recibida, el actual Código Penal de Bolivia contiene una
women;
serie de leyes que contravienen las garantías de los derechos sexuales y reproductivos
incluidos en la Constitución del 2009. El Código Penal impone sanciones para cualquier
persona que practique o se someta a un aborto, incluso en condiciones seguras y dentro
de las primeras 12 semanas de embarazo (artículos 263 y 269). Así mismo, se alega que
el artículo 266 del Código Penal establece que en casos de violación o incesto, una mujer
puede tener acceso a abortos legales sólo si inicia un procedimiento de demanda.
También se alega que el artículo 254 establece una figura de "homicidio por emoción
violenta" que, según la información recibida, ha sido empleada como base para la
impunidad en casos de violencia contra las mujeres.
NLD 1/2013
17/01/2013 Netherlands
JAL
African descent;
Cultural Rights;
Minority issues;
Racism;
Allegation that the Dutch celebration of Black Pete, also known as “Zwarte Piet”, which, 10/07/2013
each year, is part of the Saint Nicholas Event (5 December), and precedes and
accompanies the celebration of Santa Claus, perpetuates a stereotyped image of African
people and people of African descent. According to the information received, proposals
have been made to declare the Dutch Cultural Historical Tradition “Santa Claus and
Black Pete” as Immaterial Cultural Heritage, and the Dutch authorities have selected the
annual Saint Nicolas Event (December 5) as one of the intangible heritages to be
submitted for inclusion in the UNESCO list.
AZE 1/2013
18/01/2013 Azerbaijan
JAL
Freedom of
expression;
Human rights
defenders;
Torture;
20/03/2013
Allegations concerning the physical and psychological integrity of a human rights
27/08/2013
defender in pre-trial detention. According to the information received, since 22 June
06/12/2013
2012, Mr Hilal Mammadov had been in pre-trial detention under charges of, inter alia,
treason and incitement to national, racial or religious hostility. It is reported that in
November 2012, Mr Mammadov was beaten and injured by his cell mate who allegedly
suffered from a serious mental disease. It is also reported that, in November 2012, the
courts rejected a complaint filed by Mr Mammadov denouncing acts of torture and illtreatment he allegedly suffered during his arrest, acts which were reportedly supported
by a forensic examination. Mr Mammadov has been a leader of Azerbaijan’s ethnic
Talysh minority and had shortly before his arrest become editor of the newspaper Tolishi
Sado (Talysh Voice), the only newspaper published in the Talysh minority language of
southern Azerbaijan.
A/HRC/25/74
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