Date
Type
Case No
Country
Mandate(s)
Summary of the allegation transmitted
Reply
SAU 8/2013
12/09/2013 Saudi Arabia
JUA
Arbitrary
detention;
Discrimination
against women in
law and in
practice; Freedom
of expression;
Freedom of
peaceful assembly
and of association;
Human rights
defenders;
Independence of
judges and
lawyers; Torture;
Alleged crackdown on human rights defenders, including arrests, detention, unfair
trials and the use of torture. According to the information received, on 15 June 2013,
Ms Wajeha Al-Huwaider and Ms Fawzia Al-Oyouni were sentenced to ten months
imprisonment. On 3 July 2013, Mr Mohammed Saleh Al-Bajady´s family received
news of him after almost 10 months of detention. Mr M. Saleh Al-Ashwan remained
in preventative detention for over a year after his arrest and there have been
allegations of torture. On 17 June 2013, Mr Miklif Al-Shammari was sentenced to five
years of imprisonment despite allegations of torture, which remained uninvestigated.
Mr Omar Al-Saeed was detained on 28 April 2013, physically harassed and forced to
attend secret trials. Mr Fowzan Al-Harbi was subjected to judicial harassment and
prevented from travelling. Mr Abdulkareem Al-Khoder was sentenced to eight years
imprisonment on 24 June 2013, as a result of an allegedly unfair trial and intimidation
of his lawyer.
COL 10/2013
13/09/2013 Colombia
JUA
Disappearances;
Freedom of
peaceful assembly
and of association;
Human rights
defenders;
Independence of
judges and
lawyers;
Summary
executions;
Presunto asesinato de un abogado y supuestos actos de intimidación, estigmatización 14/11/2013
y amenazas de muerte contra abogados en un contexto de ataques contra profesionales 24/12/2013
del derecho trabajando en casos de violaciones de derechos humanos, incluidas
desapariciones forzadas e involuntarias. Según la información recibida, el Sr. Juan
Carlos Canizales Ocampo habría sido asesinado en Buga, Valle del Cauca, el 10 de
agosto de 2013 en conexión con su trabajo. Además, el 4 de agosto de 2013, otros
abogados habrían sufrido intimidaciones y habían sido objeto de actos de
estigmatización y amenazas de muerte por parte del grupo armado autodenominado
“Los Rastrojos”. El 17 de agosto de 2013, el local del Sr. Sneither Cifuentes habría
sido violentamente allanado, un familiar suyo atacado y unos documentos
confidenciales sustraídos (Véanse A/HRC/21/49; A/HRC/18/51).
A/HRC/25/74
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