Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply 08/12/10 EGY 14/2010 Migrants; JUA Summary Egypt executions; Trafficking Alleged hostage taking of migrants by traffickers in Sinai. According to the information 17/12/10 received, approximately 260 migrants from Eritrea, Sudan and Ethiopia were held hostage for over a month in Sinai near the Israeli border, in extremely degrading and inhumane conditions. Reportedly, the traffickers were demanding a payment as a condition of release and ongoing journey to Israel. On 28 November 2010, three Eritrean hostages were reportedly killed by gunshot after their family members confirmed that they were unable to make the payment to the traffickers. On 29 November 2010, another three Eritrean hostages reportedly died after being beaten with sticks and tortured by the traffickers for attempting to escape. 08/12/10 ITA 7/2010 UA Italy Human rights defenders Alleged threats and intimidation related to human rights activities. According to the 10/12/10, information received, on 22 November 2010 Mr. Roberto Malini, co-president of EveryOne 06/01/11 Group, an organisation which works to promote the rights of minorities, including Roma people and refugees, was subjected to threats and intimidation by two unknown individuals in the city of Treviglio. Mr. Malini, along with other members of EveryOne Group, had allegedly been followed and subjected to similar acts of intimidation on numerous occasions. Legal proceedings against the EveryOne Group remained pending in two cases, on charges of ´falsely accusing others of the commission of a crime’ and defamation, in relation to a letter in which the Group denounced alleged discrimination against Roma persons by the Pesaro social services, and the denunciation of alleged discrimination against a Roma woman by a hospital in Pesaro respectively. Mr. Malini was the subject of an earlier communication (see A/HRC/16/44/Add.1, para 1348). 08/12/10 OTH 5/2010 AL Other (European Union) Health Alleged negative impact on access to medicines by the proposed EU-India free trade agreement. According to the information received, the EU and India have been negotiating a free trade agreement for years. If India would enter into a free trade agreement with the EU including TRIPS-plus provisions, its ability to produce generic medicines for domestic and international consumption would reportedly be restricted. As a result, millions of people in India and around the world – in particular people living with HIV, who are dependent on generic medicines produced in India – would allegedly lose access to necessary medicines. A/HRC/18/51 14 Date Type