Date Type Case No Country Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply BLR 10/2011 21/11/2011 Belarus JAL Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Alleged adoption of new legislation that could violate the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly 17/01/2012 and of association. According to the information received, in October 2011 the Belarusian National Assembly adopted legislative amendments to the Law on Public Associations, the Law on Political Parties, the Law on Public Gatherings, the Criminal Code, the Election Code and the Law on Administrative Violations. There are serious concerns that these amendments could seriously and arbitrarily restrict the free exercise of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association. In addition, there are grounds to believe that such restrictive amendments and the situation of Mr. Ales Bialiatski could be part of a broader effort by the Government of Belarus to obstruct and criminalise the legitimate activities of human rights defenders, activists as well as de facto and de jure associations working in the defence and promotion of human rights and fundamental freedoms, including those who may be critical of actions and policies of the Government. Moreover, concerns are further expressed that some of the reported amendments to the Criminal Code could be used to unduly hamper contacts between human rights defenders, including activists and associations, with international bodies or organizations, the United Nations included. CRI 1/2011 22/11/2011 Costa Rica AL Indigenous peoples; La carta da seguimiento al diálogo entre el Relator Especial y el Gobierno de Costa Rica sobre la 10/01/2012 situación de la comunidad Térraba y otras comunidades indígenas afectadas por la posible construcción del proyecto hidroeléctrico El Diquís, y el informe del Relator Especial del 30 de mayo de 2011 al respecto (A/HRC/18/35.Add.8). En la carta, el Relator Especial expresa de nuevo su disposición de apoyar al Gobierno con la implementación de su recomendación de llevar a cabo un proceso de consulta adecuado entre el Estado y las comunidades indígenas afectadas y de formar un equipo de expertos independientes para facilitar este proceso. El Relator Especial recomienda que el Gobierno tome contacto con el equipo de país de las Naciones Unidas para empezar la coordinación y convocar una primera reunión entre las partes. Por otro lado, el Relator Especial transmite al Gobierno información que ha recibido alegando que el Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad, la empresa estatal encargada del proyecto El Diquís, habría expresado su intención de iniciar un proceso de consulta, al margen del tipo de proceso de consulta recomendado por el Relator Especial en su informe del 30 de mayo de 2011. KHM 7/2011 24/11/2011 Cambodia AL Independence of Alleged interference by Cambodian authorities with the work of the Extraordinary Chambers in judges and the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), alleged resulting deficiencies in the conduct of investigation, lawyers; and the impairment of the right of access to justice for victims of crimes within the jurisdiction of the ECCC. 143 A/HRC/19/44 Mandate(s)