Case No
Country
Mandate(s)
Summary of the allegation transmitted
Reply
IND 5/2012
30/04/2012 India
JAL
Adequate
housing; Food;
Health; Water
and Sanitation;
Alleged threats to the enjoyment of the rights to food, housing, water and sanitation, and 06/08/2013
health care for several communities in Banke, Nepal as a result of annual flooding
caused by the Lakshmanpur Dam and the Kalkwala Afflux Bund. According to
information received, annual floods threaten more than 3,000 families of Holiya,
Bethani, Mattaiya, Fattepur, Bankatti and Gangapur in the Banke district of Nepal.
While some flooding in the area is a natural phenomenon, the annual flooding has been
aggravated since the construction of the Lakshmanpur Dam in 1985 and, in particular the
Kalkwala Afflux Bund built between 1999 and 2000 by the Government of India along
the Indo-Nepali border. Reportedly, the affected communities were not consulted prior to
the construction of the dam and afflux bund in question. It is alleged that no proper
resettlement plan has been put in place despite the challenges the affected communities
face yearly.
CAN 1/2012
24/05/2012 Canada
JAL
Freedom of
expression;
Freedom of
peaceful
assembly and of
association;
Human rights
defenders;
23/07/2012
Allégations de restrictions arbitraires au droit de réunion pacifique et de l’usage
01/10/2012
disproportionné de la force contre des manifestants dans le contexte de mobilisations
d’étudiants à Montréal, Québec; et allégations de nouvelles lois portant indûment atteinte 13/06/2013
aux droits à la liberté de réunion pacifique et d’association. Selon les informations
reçues, de nombreuses manifestations d’étudiants tenues à Montréal et dans sa région,
depuis le 13 févier 2012, auraient fait l’objet d’un usage excessif de la force par la
police. De plus, il est rapporté l’adoption d’un règlement municipal apportant des
modifications au règlement de la ville de Montréal et d’une loi adoptée par l’Assemblée
Nationale du Québec (no. 78), le 18 mai 2012, qui contiendraient de nombreuses
dispositions en contradiction avec les standards internationaux relatifs aux droits à la
liberté de réunion pacifique et d’association.
LKA 3/2012
11/07/2012 Sri Lanka
AL
Freedom of
religion;
14/06/2013
Alleged assault by a Buddhist Monk teacher on a student in the Kandy District.
According to the information received, Mr X, a 14 year-old student at Mahanama
College Geatam was assaulted by his teacher, Mr Y, when he refused to learn Buddhism
by stating that he is a Catholic. Mr X was allegedly assaulted until his left ear started
bleeding and was left without recourse to any medical treatment while he was also told
not to tell anyone about the assault. Mr X reportedly became ill and was hospitalized in
the following days. His father, Mr Z, filed a complaint with the Kandy Police (WCIB
1/84/16) despite some threats of violence from Mr Y.
A/HRC/25/74
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