Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted BDI 1/2013 Burundi Freedom of expression; Allégations concernant certaines dispositions du projet de loi portant modification de la loi n°1/025 du 27 novembre 2003 régissant la presse, susceptibles de restreindre sévèrement la liberté d‘expression. Selon les informations reçues, le conseil des Ministres a adopté et transmis au Parlement au mois d‘octobre 2012 un projet de loi portant modification de la loi n°1/025 du 27 novembre 2003 régissant la presse au Burundi. Il est rapporté qu‘un certain nombre de dispositions du projet de loi sur la presse ne seraient pas conformes aux exigences posées par l‘article 19 du Pacte international relatif aux droits civil et politiques, notamment l‘article 12 du projet de loi sur la presse qui prévoit que le journaliste est tenu de s‘abstenir de publier des informations qui portent atteinte à «l‘unité nationale, l‘ordre et la sécurité publics, la moralité et les bonnes moeurs, l‘honneur et la dignité humaine, la souveraineté nationale, la vie privée des personnes et la présomption d‘innocence». 18/02/2013 JAL PNG 1/2013 Papua New Guinea Torture; Violence against women; Alleged torture and murder of 20-year-old woman who was accused of sorcery. According to information received, on 6 February, 2013 Ms. Kepari Leniata, a 20-year old woman who was accused of killing a 6-year old boy through sorcery, was burnt alive in front of a crowd in Mount Hagen, while attempts by law enforcement officials to intervene failed. 18/02/2013 JAL USA 2/2013 United States of America Indigenous peoples; Violence against women; Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). According to information received, on 12 February 2013, the United States Senate approved Bill S.47, a bipartisan Bill that would reauthorize the VAWA. The Bill is now to be considered by the United States House of Representatives. The Violence against Women Act has steadily expanded funding to address domestic violence and, with each reauthorization, has included historically underserved groups. It has played a crucial role in providing guidance to State and local level governments, and in facilitating their adequate responses to violence against women. The Bill currently being debated contains key provisions that bolster indigenous tribes‘ ability to prosecute cases involving violence against indigenous women. The reauthorization of the Act is of upmost importance to continue improving the Government‘s ability to hold perpetrators accountable and provide protection to women victims of violence. 18/02/2013 AL Reply A/HRC/23/51 64 Date Type