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/25/74 150 Date Type