Date
Type
Case No
Country
Summary of the allegation transmitted
Reply
HND 4/2013
27/08/2013 Honduras
JUA
Business
enterprises;
Freedom of
expression;
Freedom of
peaceful assembly
and of association;
Human rights
defenders;
Indigenous
peoples;
Mercenaries;
Summary
executions;
Presunto asesinato, amenazas y otros actos intimidatorios en contra de defensores de 20/09/2013
derechos medio-ambientales, derechos a la tierra, y derechos de los pueblos indígenas.
Según las alegaciones, el 22 de mayo de 2013, Nahum Ricardo Domínguez habría
sido el objeto de un acto intimidatorio después de dar unas conferencias de prensa. El
24 de mayo de 2013, Berta Cáceres y Tomás Gómez Membreño, defensores de los
derechos del pueblo indígena lenca, habrían sido detenidos en una operación militar.
El 15 de julio de 2013, el dirigente indígena lenca Tomás García habría sido asesinado
por el Ejército Hondureño durante una manifestación. El 24 de julio de 2013, la
comunidad de La Nueva Esperanza habría sido objeto de actos intimidatorios y
habrían sido secuestrados temporalmente dos defensores que realizaban labores de
acompañamiento internacional a dicha comunidad.
BHR 6/2013
28/08/2013 Bahrain
JUA
Arbitrary
detention;
Disappearances;
Discrimination
against women in
law and in
practice; Freedom
of expression;
Freedom of
peaceful assembly
and of association;
Human rights
defenders;
Independence of
judges and
lawyers; Torture;
Violence against
women;
Allegations of arbitrary detention, torture and ill-treatment of Ms Rihanna Al-Musawi 01/10/2013
and Ms Nafeesa Al-Asfoor, and of lack of judicial safeguards while in detention; and
of arbitrary detention of Mr Abas Al-Asfoor. According to the information received,
on 20 April 2013, Ms Rihanna Abdulla Al-Musawi, Ms Nafeesa Al-Asfoor and Mr
Abas Ibrahim Ahmed Al-Asfoor were arrested at the Bahrain International Circuit on
charges of attempting to commit a terrorist act at the Formula 1 race competition. On
29 April 2013, during interrogations at Riffa Police Station, masked men reportedly
beat and threatened Ms Rihanna Al-Musawi, and Ms Al-Asfoor with electric shocks
and arresting relatives for the purposes of extracting confessions. The whereabouts of
Mr Abas Al-Asfoor remained unknown at the time of transmission of this
communication.
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