Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted KEN 6/2013 23/09/2013 Kenya JUA Freedom of expression; Human rights defenders; Summary executions; Allegations of threats against a human rights defender and his family. According to the information received, on 20 September 2013, upon receiving intelligence that a militia group intended to burn down the house of Mr Maina Kiai, human rights defender and United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, and his family homestead in Nyeri, armed police with dogs were deployed at these locations to ensure protection. The threats were reportedly the result of a post from a blogger who had been criticizing in harsh terms the human rights work of Mr Kiai related to on-going proceedings before the International Criminal Court in relation to the 2007 and 2008 post-election violence in Kenya. These threats reportedly took place in a climate of increased intimidation and harassment of witnesses and human rights defenders in Kenya. MDA 5/2013 23/09/2013 Republic of JUA Moldova Discrimination against women in law and in practice; Independence of judges and lawyers; Torture; Violence against women; Allegations of gang-rape of a pregnant woman by seven men; and of threats and acts of violence, harassment and intimidation by the alleged perpetrators. According to the information received, on 17 August 2013, while returning home, Ms X was approached by a young individual who offered to accompany her to the village of Y, her hometown. Soon after she accepted, Ms X was forced to get in a mini-bus and was taken to a field outside the village of Y. Ms X was brutally gang-raped by 7 men during the whole night. On 22 August 2013, five persons allegedly broke into Ms X’s house and threatened to kill her. It is reported that the alleged perpetrators were only apprehended by the police after a relative of Ms X had filed a formal complaint, and that they were released within 72 hours. It is further reported that the parents of the alleged perpetrators and a police officer visited Ms X and her relative at their home and forced her to sign a written declaration affirming that she had no complaint of rape against the alleged perpetrators. It is further alleged that the police failed to respond quickly and effectively after the above incidents were reported and that those officers investigating this case colluded with the alleged perpetrators. Reply A/HRC/25/74 94 Date Type

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