Date Type Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply USA 9/2014 17/10/2014 Adequate Allegations of unjustified disconnections of water services in Detroit. According to 24/06/2014 United States of housing; Extreme the information received, the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department has been JUA America poverty; Water disconnecting water services from households who have not paid bills for two months, and Sanitation; and has accelerated its pace from early-June by disconnecting 3,000 customers per week. As a result, some 30,000 households are expected to be disconnected from water services over the next few months. Because of a high poverty and unemployment rate, the increased costs of water and sanitation make them are unaffordable for a significant portion of the population. Voluntary funds have too little funding to support all households who cannot pay their water bills. BHS 1/2014 25/06/2014 Bahamas UA Torture; Alleged imminent deportation and risk of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. According to the information received, Mr. X is at imminent risk of deportation from the Bahamas to Cuba despite well-founded fears that repatriating Mr. X may expose him to torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment or capital punishment, amounting to a violation of the principle of non-refoulement. A/HRC/28/85 19

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