Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply MMR 6/2013 02/05/2013 Myanmar JUA Arbitrary detention; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Myanmar; Torture; 01/07/2013 Alleged excessive use of force by riot police and military to remove farmers from land around Letpadaung copper mine in Sagaing Region, Myanmar, and reported charges and detention of persons involved in a protest at the site. According to the information received, around 100 riot police and 50 soldiers arrived at the site to remove dozens of farmers who had refused compensation from the owners of the Letpadaung cooper mine (a Chinese state-owned company and a military-owned company). The police and military reportedly beat farmers with batons and fired rubber bullets at them, injuring ten individuals. Subsequently, the commander of the Sagaing Region Police Foce reportedly announced that charges would be lodged against six members of the Yangon People’s Support Network: Ko Aung Soe, Ba Htoo, Thar Kyi, Ko Latt, Thaw Zin and Ko Thu, as well as Han Win Aung of the Political Prisoners Families’ Beneficial Network and Thaung Taik Oo of the Yangon Institute of Technology Students Union. Aung Soe and two other demonstrators were reportedly detained at Nyaungbingyi Police Station. SDN 5/2013 02/05/2013 Sudan JUA Arbitrary detention; Freedom of religion; Minority issues; Alleged persecution of Christians and members of African ethnic groups, and withholding of licenses to build new churches in Sudan. According to the information received, in December 2012, a campaign of repression against Christians in northern Sudan began as part of an alleged attempt to islamise the country and to eliminate the Christian presence. The number of arrests, deportations, detention and questioning by security services, as well as confiscation of personal belongings of Christians and of those suspected of having links to them, has reportedly increased, particularly in Khartoum and Omodorum. It is also alleged that members of African ethnic groups, particularly the Nuba, have been systematically targeted as part of the resurgence of an official agenda of islamisation and arabisation. In addition, according to the information received, on 17 April 2013, the Government announced that no new licenses for building churches would be issued due to a lack of worshipers since South Sudan’s secession. A/HRC/24/21 48 Date Type