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researcher for B’Tselem, who was detained, forced to strip in public and beaten by Israeli
Border Police in Hebron after revealing her affiliation with B’Tselem. The Special
Rapporteur must underscore that when high-level public officials publicly make
disparaging remarks against human rights organisations and their members, it disparages
them in the eyes of the public and creates impediments to their work. In addition, it puts the
safety of members in jeopardy, as may have been the case with the harassment of Ms. AlJa’bri. Indeed, following the incendiary remarks made against Mr. El-Ad in October 2016,
a Likud member of the Knesset posted an image of him on social media with writing which
said “Wanted dead or alive”, an act which surely created a heightened risk for the human
rights defender in terms of violence and other harassment.
115. The below listed communications are those which were sent jointly with Special
Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders between 1 April 2018 and 30
November 2018, and which have already been reported on in his “Observations on
communications transmitted to Governments and replies received” addendum, submitted to
the Human Rights Council at its 40th session on 22 February 2019 (https://documents-ddsny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/G19/048/00/PDF/G1904800.pdf?OpenElement).
VIII. Annex
Algeria
116. JAL Case no: DZA 2/2018 (Algeria), sent on 18 June 2018, no reply. Allégations
concernant la condamnation à une peine de dix ans de prison et à une amende de 50 000
dinars algériens (environ 365 euros) du bloggeur, Merzoug Touati, qui semblent représenter
une criminalisation de l'exercice de son droit à la liberté d'opinion et d'expression.
Argentina
117. JUA Case no: ARG 4/2018 (Argentina), sent on 17 September 2018, reply
received on 15 November 2018.Información recibida en relación con las alegaciones de
detención y violencia hacia el abogado y defensor de derechos humanos, el Sr. Iván
Bordón.
Belarus
118. JAL Case no: BLR 1/2018 (Belarus), sent on 16 May 2018, reply received 19
July 2018. Allegations of the arbitrary arrest of seven human rights defenders, all observers
from the Human Rights Centre Viasna and members of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee.
Brazil
119. JUA Case no: BRA 7/2018 (Brazil), sent on 19 June 2018, reply received on 10
August 2018. Allegations of intimidation and death threats made against environmental
human rights defenders, Messrs. Ageu Lobo Pereira, Pedro Braga da Silva and Francisco
Firmino da Silva (known as Chico Caititu), in relation to their human rights activities on
behalf of Montanha and Mangabal communities.
120. JAL Case no: BRA 12/2018 (Brazil), sent on 14 September 2018, no reply.
Allegations of the conviction on 16 July 2018 of 23 human rights defenders for belonging
to a political organisation called “Frente Independente Popular” and for exercising their
rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association during protests which happened
in Brazil in 2013 and 2014, among others the “Ocupaba Cabral” demonstration and the
“Ocupa Camara”.
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