29/11/10 JUA Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted PHL 10/2010 Freedom of expression; Human rights defenders; Summary executions Alleged killing of human rights advocate and intimidation of witnesses. According to the 22/03/11 information received, on 14 June 2010, Mr. Benjamin Bayles, aged 43, human rights advocate from Himamaylan City was killed by two armed men. The police arrested two persons in connection with the murder, allegedly members of the Armed Forces. On 27 October, a pretrial conference was held and the names of the witnesses in the case were mentioned, including Ms. Vilma Tejada. The same day, three army men reportedly entered her house, pointed a rifle at her and interrogated her about the case. On 4 November, 12 armed men in military insignia reportedly entered her house and threatened that if she testified in the case she would be killed. Mr. Manuel Bayles, brother to the deceased and complainant/witness in the case, had indicated that that he was under military surveillance. Mr. Benjamin Ramos, legal counsel for the Bayles family, had also been under threat. Other witnesses in the Bayles case had also received death threats or had been under military surveillance, as well as Mr. Larry Trinidad and Mr. Jaime Lim, two journalists who had linked the military to the killing. Philippines Reply A/HRC/18/51 142 Date Type