Case No
Country
Mandate(s)
Summary of the allegation transmitted
ERI 1/2014
20/05/2014 Eritrea
JUA
Arbitrary
detention;
Eritrea; Freedom
of religion;
Torture;
Alleged arrest and arbitrary detention of five Christian men for their religious beliefs.
According to the information received, five Christian men set to be ordained in the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Asmara were arrested by security officers in Asmara,
shortly after the public announcement of their ordination on 20 April 2014.
Reportedly, they are detained at Police Station Number 2 in Asmara. Allegedly, the
five men have not been formally charged and have not been brought before a judge. It
is reported that family members are delivering food supplies and clothing but are not
allowed to visit them. Representatives of the Church have also been denied access to
the five men. The Evangelical Lutheran Church is one of the four officially
recognized religions.
MEX 7/2014
20/05/2014 México
JUA
Adequate
housing;
Freedom of
expression;
Freedom of
peaceful assembly
and of association;
Human rights
defenders;
Independence of
judges and
lawyers; Torture;
Presuntos actos de violencia, detención, desprestigio, hostigamiento y tortura en
contra de una abogada, así como la judicialización y la criminalización de sus
actividades en defensa de los derechos humanos. Según la información recibida, la
Sra. Alma Angélica Barraza Gómez es abogada y trabaja defendiendo los derechos de
las comunidades afectadas por las construcción de la presa Picachos en el estado de
Sinaloa. Entre sus actividades figura la participación en protestas pacíficas desde
2010. Se expresa preocupación sobre la falta de implementación de la mayoría de las
medidas de protección otorgadas a la Sra. Barraza Gómez por el Mecanismo de
Protección, así como sobre la situación de las comunidades afectadas por la
construcción de la presa Picachos.
Reply
A/HRC/27/72
66
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