Case No
Country
Mandate(s)
Summary of the allegation transmitted
IND 5/2012
30/04/2012 India
JAL
Adequate housing;
Food; Health; Water
and Sanitation;
Alleged threats to the enjoyment of the rights to food, housing, water and sanitation,
and health care for several communities in Banke, Nepal as a result of annual
flooding caused by the Lakshmanpur Dam and the Kalkwala Afflux Bund.
According to information received, annual floods threaten more than 3,000 families
of Holiya, Bethani, Mattaiya, Fattepur, Bankatti and Gangapur in the Banke district
of Nepal. While some flooding in the area is a natural phenomenon, the annual
flooding has been aggravated since the construction of the Lakshmanpur Dam in
1985 and, in particular the Kalkwala Afflux Bund built between 1999 and 2000 by
the Government of India along the Indo-Nepali border. Reportedly, the affected
communities were not consulted prior to the construction of the dam and afflux
bund in question. It is alleged that no proper resettlement plan has been put in place
despite the challenges the affected communities face yearly.
NPL 2/2012
30/04/2012 Nepal
JAL
Adequate housing;
Food; Health; Water
and Sanitation;
Alleged threats to the enjoyment of the rights to food, housing, water and sanitation,
and health care for several communities in Banke, Nepal as a result of annual
flooding caused by the Lakshmanpur Dam and the Kalkwala Afflux Bund.
According to information received, annual floods threaten more than 3,000 families
of Holiya, Bethani, Mattaiya, Fattepur, Bankatti and Gangapur in the Banke district
of Nepal. While some flooding in the area is a natural phenomenon, the annual
flooding has been aggravated since the construction of the Lakshmanpur Dam in
1985 and, in particular the Kalkwala Afflux Bund built between 1999 and 2000 by
the Government of India along the Indo-Nepali border. Reportedly, the affected
communities were not consulted prior to the construction of the dam and afflux
bund in question. It is alleged that no proper resettlement plan has been put in place
despite the challenges the affected communities face yearly.
PAK 6/2012
02/05/2012 Pakistan
JAL
Torture; Violence
against women;
Alleged rape of an 18-year-old girl by her stepfather, a police officer, for more than
five years. According to the information received, Ms. X (18), a resident in Punjab
Province was continuously raped for five years by her stepfather, a police officer of
the area. The victim also stated that she was forced to have three abortions. She also
reported that she had been threatened by the perpetrator not to talk about the matter
with anyone, and that when she reported the facts to the police station, she was
threatened not to file a complaint. It is finally reported that the mother of the victim
has been disappeared for the last 10 months and her whereabouts remain unknown.
Reply
A/HRC/21/49
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