Date Type Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply CUB 4/2013 23/07/2013 Cuba JAL Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Violence against women; 19/08/2013 Presuntos actos de intimidación y represalias contras dos abogadas y defensoras de derechos humanos por su cooperación con el Comité de Naciones Unidas para la Discriminación contra la Mujer durante la 55 sesión del mismo. Según la información recibida, las Sras. Diversent y Flores habrían sido objeto de actos de intimidación y acoso por parte de miembros del Gobierno y organizaciones no-gubernamentales durante la revisión de los informes periódicos séptimo y octavo de Cuba por el Comité de Naciones Unidas para la Discriminación contra la Mujer. Las Sras. Diversent y Flores son abogadas y trabajan para CubaLex, un centro que proporciona asesoramiento e información legal relacionada con el ejercicio de derechos básicos y libertades fundamentales. MYS 7/2013 23/07/2013 Malaysia JAL Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Allegations of arrest of 14 student activists and opposition political party members. According to the information received, on 20 July 2013 at 8 a.m., the police arrested Ms Sheryne Olivia Yahcob, Ms Laizah Laida, Mr Mohd Asraf Sharafi b Mohd, Mr Harieyadi b Karmin, Mr Ardin b Manja, Mr Johan Muhammad, Mr Mohd Saifuddin Ahmad, Mr Mohd Firdaus Muhammad Noor, Mr Aliff b Basri, Mr Akhdan Sheik Shah Sabang, Mr Lahirul Latigu, Mr Mohd Fathihie Gadius, Mr Mohd Hisham Jais, and Mr Mohd Abdillah Matlin. The above-listed people were peacefully protesting against the Trans Pacific Partnerships Agreement, in front of the Sutera Harbour Hotel, Kota Kinabalu. The police initially used Section 15 of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 to arrest 11 demonstrators, who took urine tests which all turned out to be negative. The police then investigated the 14 participants under the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012. They were all released on the same day. BLZ 2/2013 24/07/2013 Belize JAL Freedom of expression; Human rights defenders; Alleged attack and death threats against Belizean LGBT rights defender as well as impunity for such attacks. According to the information received, Mr Caleb Orozco was subjected to a presumably homophobic attack on 9 May 2013 and continuous death threats. Mr Orozco is the only claimant in a case that challenges the constitutionality of homophobic legislation in Belize. During the week long court hearings in May 2013, Mr Orozco was granted protection measures from the State. However, these measures came to an end on 10 May 2013. A/HRC/25/74 47

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