Date Type Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply ETH 1/2013 21/06/2013 Ethiopia AL Indigenous peoples; 20/08/2013 Alleged resettlement of agro-pastoralist indigenous groups in the lower Omo valley. In this follow-up letter, the Special Rapporteur provides a series of observations and recommendations in accordance with international human rights standards regarding indigenous peoples. In particular, the Special Rapporteur urges the Government to ensure consistency with international standards and with the Ethiopian Constitution of any resettlement efforts in the lower Omo valley. He notes that unless and until resettlement can take place in accordance with these standards and adequate safeguards are put in place to mitigate any unavoidable impacts on human rights, Ethiopia should cease the resettlement of agro-pastoralist individuals groups in lower Omo valley. This communication is a follow-up to an earlier letter sent on 22 October 2012 (A/HRC/22/67). PER 1/2013 21/06/2013 Peru JAL Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; 28/10/2013 Presunta utilización de las Fiscalías Especiales de Prevención del Delito para limitar protestas sociales, perseguir y hostigar a defensores de derechos humanos y líderes sociales, así como para restringir indebidamente los derechos de libertad de expresión y de reunión pacífica. Según los informes recibidos, existen indicios suficientes para pensar que estas fiscalías se vienen utilizando para hostigar, criminalizar y estigmatizar la protesta social pacífica y el papel de defensores de derechos humanos y líderes sociales, en particular con respecto a la libre expresión de oposición a megaproyectos de empresas extractivas y mineras, especialmente en la zona de Cajamarca. PRT 2/2013 21/06/2013 Portugal JAL Adequate housing; Business enterprises; Extreme poverty; Foreign debt; Water and Sanitation; 26/09/2013 Alleged unaffordability of water and sanitation for vulnerable groups as a consequence of the privatization of water and sanitation services in Portugal. According to information received, as part of the austerity measures the privatization of water and sanitation services in Portugal continues. While the human rights to water and sanitation do not prescribe a particular form of service delivery, there are allegations that concerned populations have not participated in the decision-making process and that the privatization has made water and sanitation services unaffordable for some people. This trend has reportedly also had a negative impact on access and affordability of adequate housing, disproportionally affecting vulnerable sectors of the population. A/HRC/25/74 27