Date
Type
Case No
Country
RUS 2/2012
11/05/2012 Russian
JUA
Federation
CHN 5/2012
14/05/2012 China (People's
AL
Republic of)
GTM 3/2012
14/05/2012 Guatemala
JAL
Mandate(s)
Summary of the allegation transmitted
Reply
Arbitrary
detention;
Cultural Rights;
Freedom of
expression;
Freedom of
religion;
Independence of
judges and
lawyers; Violence
against women;
Health;
17/08/2012
Alleged detention of band members of ‗Pussy Riot‘ in Moscow on the charge of
―hooliganism‖. According to the information received, on 4 March 2012, Ms.
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Ms. Maria Alekhina were arrested and charged with
hooliganism for allegedly performing a punk prayer at the Christ the Saviour
Cathedral. Reportedly, Ms. Ekaterina Samutsevich was arrested on 15 March 2012
and charged with similar offence. Since their arrest, some of their family members,
some people supporting them as well as one of their lawyers allegedly received
threats. On 19 April 2012, Tagansky Court in Moscow had reportedly extended the
detention of the three women to 24 June 2012.
Freedom of
expression;
Human rights
defenders;
Summary
executions;
13/07/2012
Presuntos asesinatos de un defensor de los derechos humanos y de tres otras
personas. Según las informaciones recibidas, el 24 de marzo de 2012, alrededor de 21/08/2012
las 8.30 de la tarde, los Sres. Luis Ovidio Ortiz Cajas, Bildave Santos Barco, Fredy
Leonel Estrada Mazariegos y Oscar Alexander Rodríguez habrían sido asesinados
a tiros en la Ciudad de Guatemala. El Sr. Luis Ovidio Ortiz Cajas era el Secretario
de Relaciones Públicas del Comité Ejecutivo Nacional del Sindicato Nacional de
Trabajadores de la Salud de Guatemala (SNTSG), miembro del Foro por los
Derechos Humanos y también fue co-fundador del Frente Nacional de Lucha
(FNL).
27/08/2012
Alleged deteriorating health condition of detained refugees. According to the
information received, Ms. X, aged 28, and her newborn child, both refugees from
the Democratic People‘s Republic of Korea (DPRK), were held in Wuhong
administrative detention facility in Shenyang, China. It is reported that Ms. X was
arrested by the Chinese authorities on 29 February 2012 in Kunming, China. Ms. X
has allegedly not received adequate post-natal healthcare after giving birth while in
custody. It is alleged that her health condition is deteriorating, and that her
newborn child is facing imminent death.
A/HRC/22/67
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