Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted BDI 2/2015 05/02/2015 Burundi JUA Arbitrary detention; Freedom of expression; Human rights defenders; Allégations de l’arrestation et de la détention arbitraire du rédacteur en chef de la Radio Publique Africaine (RPA). Selon les informations reçues, M. Bob Rugurika a répondu à la convocation qui lui a été adressée par le Parquet de la République de Bujumbura. Le Parquet aurait retenu différentes charges à l’encontre de M. Rugurika, notamment «complicité d’assassinat», «violation du secret d’instruction» et «manquement à la solidarité publique ». Dans l’éventualité où il serait condamné, il risquerait jusqu’à 20 ans de prison. Après l’interrogatoire, M. Rugurika aurait été transféré à la prison centrale de Mpimba. Le 22 janvier 2015, il aurait été transféré à la prison de Muramvya et aurait été placé en isolement. De graves préoccupations sont exprimées quant à l’intégrité physique et psychologique de M. Bob Rugurika. Des préoccupations sont également exprimées pour le fait que son arrestation et sa détention seraient liées à son travail pacifique en faveur des droits de l’homme au Burundi. MMR 1/2015 05/02/2015 Myanmar JAL Discrimination against women; Minority issues; Myanmar; Summary executions; Torture; Violence against women; Allegations of physical abuse, rape and murder of two female ethnic Kachin schoolteachers by members of the Myanmar army in Northern Shan State. According to the information received, during the night of 19 January 2015, two ethnic Kachin schoolteachers were physically abused, raped and murdered in their rooms in the dormitory inside the Kachin Baptist Convention church compound. The incident occurred in Kaung Kha village between Nan Taung and Mung Baw village tracts, Muse Township in the Northern Shan State. The two female victims, Maran Lu Ra, aged 20, and Tangbau Hkwan Nan Tsin, aged 21, were allegedly found in a state of undress with signs of having been beaten with a blunt instrument. Reports suggest that locals have accused soldiers of the 503rd Light Infantry Battalion of the Myanmar Army (Tatmadaw), who are stationed around 100 metres from where the incident took place, of being involved in the rape and murder of the two young women. Furthermore, it was reported that an initial investigation into the double murder failed to implicate Government soldiers, and that a military representative warned that legal action would be taken against those who accuse soldiers of involvement in this case. Reply A/HRC/29/50 50 Date Type

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