Date Type Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply KHM 1/2014 17/02/2014 Cambodia JAL Cambodia; Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Alleged current ban on demonstrations imposed in Phnom Penh, and the related arrest 19/02/2014 and detention of, and the alleged excessive use of force against, several peaceful protestors. According to the information received, since 4 January 2014, the Phnom Penh Municipality has imposed a ban on demonstrations and marches along various streets in the capital until the security situation and social order returns to normal. Since then, civil society representatives – including union activists, staff of nongovernmental organizations, and community activists – have held a number of small to medium sized demonstrations. For the most part, these gatherings have been dispersed by the authorities, and some have resulted in arrests and detention without charge of the organizers. Ms. Tep Vanny, who was reportedly arrested on 6 January 2014 and released the same day, was the subject of an earlier communication sent on 4 June 2012, see A/HRC/22/67, case no. KHM 4/2012. PNG 1/2014 18/02/2014 Papua New JAL Guinea Business enterprises; Food; Indigenous peoples; Water and Sanitation; Alleged negative impact of large-scale land acquisitions under the Special Agricultural and Business Leases (‘SABLs’) scheme on human rights. According to the information received, large-scale land acquisitions have been granted without due respect for legal procedures and safeguards and have negatively impacted the ability of indigenous communities to maintain customary land use patterns, sustain their traditional way of living, access land and secure their rights to food and water. Reportedly, concessions for the development of customary land have been granted without consultation and consent, and there have been incidents of violence or intimidation against landowners who expressed opposition to the SABLs. A/HRC/26/21 59