Date Type Case No Country Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply BOL 1/2012 13/03/2012 Bolivia AL Indigenous peoples; Seguimiento a una comunicación enviada el 27 de septiembre 2011 con respecto a la 15/05/2012 situación de los pueblos indígenas en el Territorio Indígena y Parque Nacional Isiboro Sécure (TIPNIS) (A/HRC/19/44, BOL 3/2011). Según la nueva información recibida, el 10 de febrero de 2012, el Presidente de Bolivia promulgó la “Ley de Consulta a los Pueblos Indígenas del Territorio Indígena y Parque Nacional Isiboro Sécure – TIPNIS” (Ley No. 222) la cual convoca un proceso de consulta a los pueblos Mojeño-Trinitario, Chimane y Yuracaré que habitan la reserva. Se han expresado preocupaciones y fuertes críticas sobre esta nueva ley y los efectos conflictivos que podría generar. Según la información recibida, la Ley 222 se promulgó debido a presiones ejercidas por algunos sectores de la población dentro del TIPNIS que han apoyado la construcción de la carretera. Se ha alegado, sin embargo, que mediante esta nueva ley, el Gobierno habría buscado volver abrir la posibilidad de construir la carretera, a pesar que ello supuestamente contravendría la Ley 180 la cual representaba el compromiso del Gobierno de no construir una carretera en el TIPNIS. NLD 1/2012 13/03/2012 Netherlands UA Torture; Alleged risk of torture and ill-treatment for asylum seeker facing deportation. According to the information received, Mr. X. Y, a 24-year old man, homosexual, fearing persecution in Uganda, fled to the Netherlands, and upon arrival applied for asylum seeker status. It is reported that his application was refused on the basis of illegally entering the country. Mr. Y was reportedly requested to sign a letter about his deportation which he refused to do. On 28 June 2011, he was subsequently taken to Rotterdam Prison where he currently remains detained. HUN 2/2012 14/03/2012 Hungary AL Freedom of expression; 18/05/2012 Allegation that new media laws still limit the rights to freedom of opinion and expression. According to the information received, despite some of the positive changes, such as the rulings of the Constitutional Court of the Republic Hungary on the media legislation, adopted on 19 December 2011, and the amendments, made by the Parliament of the Republic of Hungary on 7 March 2011, the Law on the Freedom of the Press and the Fundamental Rules on Media Content (Act CIV of 2010) and the Media Services and Mass Media Act (Act CLXXXV of 2010) (the “Media Law”) reportedly remain problematic with regard to the press freedom and the right to freedom of expression and opinion in Hungary due to certain issues, such as inadequate safeguards for the independence and impartiality of the regulatory authority, legal uncertainty, as well as disproportionate and unnecessary regulatory interventions and sanctions. 69 A/HRC/20/30 Mandate(s)