Date Type Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply NIC 1/2014 27/10/2014 Nicaragua JAL Discrimination against women ; Torture; Violence against women; Supuesto impacto restrictivo que el Decreto No. 42-2014 que contiene el “Reglamento 25/11/2014 a la Ley 779, Ley Integral contra la violencia hacia las mujeres de Reformas a las Ley No. 641 “Código Penal”, tendría en la regulación de la protección de la violencia hacia la mujer. Según la información recibida, el 31 de julio de 2014, el Presidente de la República emitió el Decreto No. 42-2014 que contiene el “Reglamento a la Ley No. 779, Ley Integral contra la violencia hacia las mujeres y de reformas a la Ley No. 641 “Código Penal”. De acuerdo con la información recibida, este decreto presidencial restringiría y contradiría más aún la reformada Ley No. 779 que regula la violencia hacia las mujeres. La reforma a la Ley No. 779 fue objeto de una comunicación previa enviada el 26 de noviembre de 2013, vea A/HRC/25/74, caso NIC 2/2013. IND 7/2014 29/10/2014 India JAL Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Allegations of threats against and surveillance of a human rights defender. According to the information received, on 27 July 2014, Mr. Mohar Ali Mondal, the District Human Rights Monitor for Banglar Manabadhikar Suraksha Manch (MASUM), a human rights organization based in West Bengal, accompanied a relative of a victim of assault to the Swarupnagar police station. After reporting the assault, Mr. Mondal was threatened by the Sub-Inspector of the police station that he would have to face the consequences for his human rights work and that he would pay for his actions against the police and the Border Security Forces. Mr. Mondal was forced to sign a document stating that he had been arrested and charged, but was not informed of the reasons. He is currently placed under police surveillance. Concern is expressed at the alleged threats against and surveillance of Mr. Mohar Ali Mondal. MASUM has been the subject of nine previous communications, of which the most recent was sent on 13 March 2013, see A/HRC/24/21, case no. IND 5/2013. A/HRC/28/85 105