A/HRC/23/51 10 III. Communications sent and replies received A. Communications sent between 1 December 2012 and 28 February 2013 and replies received by 30 April 2013 12. Communications are presented in chronological order. Copies of the full text of the communications sent and replies received may be accessed from the electronic version of this report available on the website of the Human Rights Council. Some names of individuals or other information have been rendered anonymous or otherwise unidentifiable. Date Type 03/12/2012 JAL 03/12/2012 JAL Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply ARM 2/2012 Armenia Business enterprises; Food; Health; Toxic waste; Water and Sanitation; The development and operation of the Teghut copper-molybdenum mining 02/04/2013 project would allegedly have serious environmental, health, social and other human rights impacts. According to information received, some 82.6% of the territory conceded to the company is forest, 357 hectares of which will be cleared. Mine exploitation would allegedly result in 500 million tons of tailings (hazardous waste) and 600 million tons of other kinds of waste, to be disposed of in the gorge of Duganadzor river. Concerns are raised that this situation not only poses a risk to those living around the project, but also to the entire country and neighbouring countries. MMR 9/2012 Myanmar 09/01/2013 Myanmar; Summary Alleged death in custody following torture. According to the information 11/04/2013 executions; received, on 5 July 2012, Mr. Myo Myint Swe, a carpenter aged 19, was arrested by the police in Mayangone Township, Yangon, and accused of being involved in a murder committed a week earlier. On 6 July 2012, his mother, Ms. Daw Sein Sein, and his cousin, Mr. Ko Soe Lin, were allegedly taken to the same police station without a court order. Both of them were set free on 8 July 2012. On the same day, the district police commander informed Ms. Daw Sein Sein that in the meantime her son had died from illness during interrogation. Photographs of his body after the post mortem examination and before he was cremated reportedly show that he had been tortured.

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