Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply GBR 4/2013 02/09/2013 United JAL Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Freedom of expression; Terrorism; 12/09/2013 Alleged intimidation of journalists covering the work of intelligence agencies. According to the information received, on 18 August 2013, Mr David Miranda, a Brazilian national married to the Guardian journalist who had recently disclosed evidence of widespread surveillance efforts implemented by the UK and US intelligence agencies working for the Guardian newspaper, was detained and questioned by United Kingdom officials for nine hours under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000. . British officials reportedly retained a number of Mr Miranda’s belongings, some possibly containing information related to his work assisting his partner. It is further reported that earlier on British officials had destroyed hard drives of the Guardian newspaper that allegedly contained leaked information on the activities of American and British national intelligence agencies. The editor of the Guardian newspaper also reported that British authorities had threatened to take legal action against the Guardian because of its reporting on the Government’s surveillance initiatives. CHL 1/2013 03/09/2013 Chile JUA Human rights defenders; Indigenous peoples; Presuntas amenazas contra del líder indígena mapuche Francisco Vera Millaquén y su 01/10/2013 familia con motivo de su trabajo en defensa de los derechos del pueblo indígena mapuche. Según la información recibida, Francisco Vera Millaquén es un werken o dirigente de la comunidad indígena mapuche huilliche de Pepiukelen, en el sector Pargua, región de Los Lagos. Durante varios años, el Sr. Vera Millaquén ha trabajado contra la presencia de empresas salmoneras en el territorio tradicional de la comunidad de Pepiukelen y es reconocido como un defensor de los derechos territoriales del pueblo mapuche a nivel nacional. Desde abril de 2012, el Sr. Vera Millaquén ha denunciado una serie de actos de amenaza de muerte en su contra. A/HRC/25/74 82 Date Type

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