Date
Type
Case No
Country
Mandate(s)
Summary of the allegation transmitted
HND 2/2014
02/04/2014 Honduras
JUA
Freedom of
peaceful assembly
and of association;
Human rights
defenders;
Summary
executions;
Presunto atentado contra la vida de la Sra. María Santos Domínguez y ataque contra
su hijo de 12 años de edad. Según la información recibida, el 5 de marzo de 2014, la
Sra. Santos Domínguez y su familia fueron atacados por un grupo de siete individuos
con palos, piedras y machete y recibieron graves heridas. La Sra. Santos Dominguez
es integrante del Consejo Cívico de Organizaciones Indígenas y Populares de
Honduras (COPINH), una organización que trabaja por la defensa del Río Gualcarque
y del territorio Lenca y que se opone al proyecto hidroeléctrico Agua Zarca. Copinh
fue objeto de una comunicación al Gobierno de Honduras el 28 de agosto de 2013,
vea A/HRC/25/74, caso HND 4/2013, debido al asesinato de algunos de sus
miembros, y de amenazas contra otros. Se expresa grave preocupación por la
integridad física y psicológica de la Sra. Santos Domínguez y de su familia.
SAU 4/2014
02/04/2014 Saudi Arabia
JUA
Arbitrary
detention;
Independence of
judges and
lawyers;
Migrants;
Summary
executions;
Torture; Violence
against women;
Alleged risk of imminent execution of a migrant worker in violation of international
human rights law. According to the information received, Ms. Satinah Binti Jumadi
Ahmad, a 41-year-old migrant worker from Indonesia, is at risk of imminent
execution in Saudi Arabia. She was reportedly sentenced to death in 2010 for the
murder of her employer. The defendant claimed however that the killing had occurred
in self-defence and after months of abuse by her employer. It is unclear to what extent
the circumstances surrounding the killing committed by Ms. Ahmad were considered
during the trial against her. Ms. Ahmad is reported to risk execution as of 3 April
2014, if compensation is not paid to the family of the employer. Reportedly, the death
penalty is used disproportionately against foreign nationals in Saudi Arabia.
Reply
A/HRC/27/72
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