Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply AGO 2/2013 26/04/2013 Angola JAL Disappearances; Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; 30/09/2013 Alleged arrests of 18 individuals who intended to participate in a peaceful protest. According to the information received, on 30 March 2013, 18 individuals, including human rights defenders, were arrested before a peaceful protest, which was due to take place at the Cemetery of Saint Ana, Luanda. Reportedly, they were consequently released without any charges. Those arrested included Messrs. Manuel Nito Alves, Luaty Beirão, Adolfo Campos, Mauro Smith Other protesters who had started to gather were allegedly dispersed by police and encouraged to leave the area. At approximately 9:00 a.m., Mr Mbanza Hamza, one of the organizers of the demonstration, together with another human rights defender were allegedly beaten by police. The protest was organized to demonstrate solidarity with Messrs. Silva Alves Kamulingue and Isaías Sebastião Cassule, who were last seen on 29 May 2012, two days after a protest that they had organized in Luanda. THA 4/2013 26/04/2013 Thailand JAL Business enterprises; Freedom of expression; Human rights defenders; Migrants; Trafficking; 03/05/2013 Alleged criminal charges brought against a human rights defender. According to the 06/08/2013 information received, criminal charges of broadcasting false statements have been brought against Mr Andy Hall, a British citizen, based on a complaint by a fruit processing company. Mr Hall was the leading researcher for a report published in January 2013 by the NGO Finnwatch, which detailed serious human rights violations by the fruit processing company in question with regard to work conditions and labour rights of migrant workers employed by the company. Mr Hall personally conducted many of the interviews for the report and faces, in addition to the criminal charges, a private lawsuit by the company demanding 300 million Baht (or approx. 7.7 million EUR) in damages for defamation and damage to the company. Mr Hall has worked as a researcher on labour and migrant rights in Thailand for over ten years, exposing numerous violations. He was attached, until recently, to Mahidol University in Bangkok as an associate researcher and foreign expert. A/HRC/25/74 162 Date Type