Date
Type
Case No
Country
Mandate(s)
Summary of the allegation transmitted
Reply
GTM 1/2015
12/02/2015 Guatemala
JUA
Extreme poverty;
Food;
Alegaciones de reducción del salario mínimo que afectaría el derecho a un nivel de
vida adecuado, incluyendo alimentación, vestido y vivienda, de trabajadores de
manufactura. Según la información recibida, la aprobación de varios Acuerdos
Gubernamentales (471 a 474/ 2014) por parte del Organismo Ejecutivo introducirían
un nuevo nivel de salario mínimo para la industria de manufactura ligera, dedicada a
productos de exportación en cuatro municipios: Estanzuela (Zacapa), Masagua
(Escuintla) y San Agustín Acasaguastlán y Guastatoya (El Progreso). Dicho salario
mínimo sólo cubriría el 46 por ciento de la canasta básica de alimentos (CBA) y el 25
por ciento de la canasta básica vital (CBV), respectivamente. Se expresa preocupación
por el hecho de que dicho salario mínimo estaría muy por debajo del nivel de ingresos
suficientes para cubrir los gastos básicos de vida, lo cual pudiera indicar una violación
prima facie del derecho de toda persona a un nivel de vida adecuado para ella y su
familia.
13/03/2015
13/03/2015
13/03/2015
13/03/2015
13/03/2015
IRN 3/2015
12/02/2015 Iran (Islamic
JUA
Republic of)
Iran; Summary
executions;
Torture;
Alleged imminent risk of execution of a juvenile offender in the Islamic Republic of
Iran. According to the information received, Mr. Saman Naseem was sentenced to
death in April 2013 by a criminal Court in Mahabad for Moharebeh (“enmity against
God”) and Ifsad fil-Arz (“corruption on earth”) in relation to his alleged involvement
in an armed confrontation between Revolutionary Guards and the Party for Free Life
of Kurdistan (PJAK) in Sardasht in 2011. The Supreme Court reportedly upheld the
sentence in December 2013. The Oroumieh Central Prison, where Mr. Naseem is
currently being held, has reportedly received clearance from the Judiciary’s
implementation division to carry out his execution on 19 February 2015. Mr.
Naseem’s lawyer has allegedly been prevented from reviewing the case file for
information about the impending execution and pursuing the case. Grave concern is
expressed at the imminent execution of Mr. Naseem, who at the time of the alleged
crime is believed to have been less than 18 years old, which would render his
execution a violation of international human rights law. Mr. Naseem was the subject
of a previous communication sent on 14 October 2014, see A/HRC/28/85, case no.
IRN 23/2014.
A/HRC/29/50
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