Date Type Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply YEM 6/2014 03/11/2014 Yemen JAL Freedom of expression; Summary executions; Torture; Allegations of extrajudicial executions and excessive use of force against peaceful protesters, in Sanaa on 7 and 9 September 2014. According to the information received, security forces opened fire without warning on protestors who were in possession only of sticks, stones and umbrellas, killing nine and injuring 67. The persons killed included a farmer, an ambulance driver, an airport worker and several students. 33 of the 67 were wounded by gunshot, of which at least three were hit in the back, four in the head, five in the stomach and chest, and eighteen in their arms or legs. Four people had shrapnel injuries. At least 30 demonstrators had fractures and bruises. Three people were hit by a military vehicle mounted with a water cannon and one person lost sight in one eye after being struck by water from a water cannon. About 96 people had to be treated for the effects of teargas. IND 6/2014 04/11/2014 India JAL Trafficking; Violence against women; 09/12/2014 Alleged abduction and trafficking of two minor girls. According to the information received, on 29 July 2014, Ms. Y, a 16-year-old student residing near the IndoBangladeshi border, was invited to visit her friend’s brother-in law’s house, an acquaintance of her family, while visiting her grandfather. When she did not return home, her family questioned the man, who allegedly confessed that he had taken her to an address in Bangladesh. After her family was not able to find her at the address provided by the man, Ms. Y’s mother filed a written complaint with the Swarupnagar Police on 11 September 2014. The officer on duty however did not register the complaint as a First Instance Report (FIR). On 19 August 2014, Ms. X, a 16-year-old student, did not return home after leaving her house for school located in West Bengal. That evening, her father received a telephone call informing him that she had been abducted and trafficked to Mumbai. On 23 August 2014, Ms. X’s father attempted to lodge a complaint with the Swarupnagar Police, however, they refused to register a FIR. On 8 September 2014, he filed a written complaint before the Superintendent of Police of 24 North Parganas. The whereabouts of both girls remain unknown. A/HRC/28/85 111

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