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India
57.
JAL Case no: IND 28/2018 (India), sent on 20 December 2018, no reply.
Allegations concerning raids on the offices of Greenpeace India and Amnesty International
India by members of the government of India’s Enforcement Directorate, as well as the
freezing of Amnesty International India’s bank account for allegedly violating the Foreign
Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) and levelling accusations against Greenpeace India
of violating the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), and allegations concerning a
smear campaign targeting Amnesty International India.
Indonesia
58.
JAL Case no: IDN 1/2019 (Indonesia), sent on 6 February 2019, no reply. The
alleged failure to protect against human rights abuses linked to coal mining operations in
East Kalimantan Province, including violations of rights to life, to water and sanitation, to
food, and to a clean and safe environment. Further information concerning alleged
harassment and attacks against JATAM (Mining Advocacy Network), an environmental
non-governmental organisation, for denouncing this situation.
59.
JAL Case no: IDN 4/2019 (Indonesia), sent on 15 March 2019, reply received on 29
March 2019. Allegations concerning the arson attack against, and attempted murder of,
environmental rights defender Mr. Murdani and members of his family by unknown
assailants. He has opposed illegal sand mining activities in the Menemeng, Bilebante and
Pringgarata subdistricts, the Central Lombok regency, and West Nusa Tenggara province.
Philippines
60.
JUA Case no: PHL 11/2018 (Philippines), sent on 7 December 2018, reply received
10 December 2018 (acknowledgement of receipt). Alleged extrajudicial or arbitrary killing
of Mr. Benjamin Ramos Jr., a human rights lawyer. Further reports received concerning
death threats against Mr. Felipe Levy Gelle Jr., Ms. Enrita Caniendo and Ms. Clarizza
Singson-Dagatan, human rights defenders working with Mr. Ramos.
61.
JAL Case no: PHL 10/2018 (Philippines), sent on 13 December 2018, reply received
14 December 2018 (acknowledgement of receipt). Alleged extrajudicial or arbitrary killing
of thirty-two individuals (twenty six men, five women and one child) in the context of
intensifying counter-insurgency operations carried out by members of the Armed Forces,
paramilitaries or individuals linked to them. The victims are members of farmers’
organizations, indigenous persons advocating for access to, and protection of, their
ancestral lands and their family members.
Responses to communications
62.
During the present reporting period, the Special Rapporteur sent 26 communications
to 12 countries in the Asia Pacific region, receiving responses to 7 of them. He
unfortunately notes a decreased response rate from the region of 29 per cent, a deterioration
from the figure of 47 per cent noted in the last reporting period. The Special Rapporteur
encourages States to improve their interaction with his mandate in line with resolution
32/32 and with the Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council overall. The Special
Rapporteur reiterates the importance of providing replies to the communications sent in
order to foster a greater spirit of engagement and to better safeguard human rights in the
region.
Freedom of peaceful assembly
63.
The Special Rapporteur sent communications regarding freedom of peaceful
assembly to Bangladesh and Cambodia, among others, during the reporting period. He
regrets that no response was received to either communication and hopes to receive replies
to these communications soon.
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