II. Communications sent and replies received A. Communications sent between 1 December 2015 and 29 February 2016 and replies received between 1 February and 30 April 2016 10. Communications are presented in chronological order. Copies of the full text of the communications sent and replies received may be accessed from the electronic version of this report available on the OHCHR website. Some names of individuals or other information have been rendered anonymous or otherwise unidentifiable. Date Type 01/12/2015 AL Case No Country Mandate(s) BRA 9/2015 Brazil Indigenous peoples; Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply Alleged lack of adequate action to stop ongoing forest fires in Arariboia protected 05/02/2016 land, an area which contains Amazon rainforest. According to the information received, the forest fires are threatening indigenous peoples who live in the protected area, including Tenetehara / Guajajara peoples and Awá peoples who live in voluntary isolation. There are allegations of a lack of adequate, timely and coordinated steps by the authorities to extinguish the fire and protect indigenous peoples. Concern is also raised about an alleged lack of investigation into the cause of the fire, which may have been deliberately started by illegal loggers as an act of retaliation against indigenous peoples following defence of their land rights. A/HRC/32/53 11

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