A/HRC/23/51 - Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights

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102 Date Type 16/11/2012 JAL 21/11/2012 JAL 22/11/2012 JAL Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> allegation transmitted Reply ZWE 9/2012 Zimbabwe SGP 3/2012 Singapore DZA 4/2012 Algérie Freedom <strong>of</strong> expression; Freedom <strong>of</strong> peaceful assembly and <strong>of</strong> association; Human rights defenders; Cultural Rights; Freedom <strong>of</strong> expression; Freedom <strong>of</strong> peaceful assembly and <strong>of</strong> association; Human rights defenders; Allegations <strong>of</strong> unjustified raid on association. According to <strong>the</strong> information received, on 5 November 2012, <strong>the</strong> <strong>of</strong>fice <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> association Counselling Services Unit (CSU) in Harare was raided by police. The police reportedly arrested five employees <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> CSU, including Messrs. Fidelis Mudimu, Zachariah Godi, James Zidzimu, Tafadzwa Gesa and Penn Bruno. On 7 November 2012, three <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m were reportedly transported by <strong>the</strong> police to Bulawayo. On 8 November 2012, <strong>the</strong>y were charged with causing malicious damage to property and were subsequently released on bail. Alleged cancellation <strong>of</strong> a play read and book launch at <strong>the</strong> Substation Theatre that was scheduled to take place on 26 August 2012. According to information received, <strong>the</strong> Substation Theatre informed <strong>the</strong> organizers <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> event that <strong>the</strong>re had been queries by representatives <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> National Arts Council (NAC) and <strong>the</strong> Internal Security Department (ISD) and pressures to cancel <strong>the</strong> event. The exact reasons for <strong>the</strong> cancellation have not been communicated to <strong>the</strong> organizers <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> event. It is also alleged that <strong>the</strong> play originally commissioned for a festival in 2013 has now been taken <strong>of</strong>f <strong>the</strong> programme, based on <strong>the</strong> advice <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> National Arts Council Allégations de restrictions illégitimes à la liberté d‘association. Selon les informations reçues, le 9 août 2012, l‘Association nationale de lutte contre la corruption (ANLC), a déposé un dossier de demande d‘agrément auprès du bureau des associations du Ministère de l‘Intérieur. Par une lettre datée du 9 octobre 2012, les autorités concernées auraient informé les représentants de l‘association de leur refus de délivrer le récépissé d‘enregistrement à l‘association. Cette lettre ne serait pas assortie de motifs justifiant la décision de refus, et ce en contradiction avec les dispositions légales. A cet égard, il est rapporté que diverses dispositions de la loi sur les associations 12-06 du 12 janvier 2012 permettraient de restreindre indûment la liberté d‘association. 21/01/2013 01/02/2013 26/02/2013 A/<strong>HRC</strong>/<strong>23</strong>/<strong>51</strong>
103 Date Type <strong>23</strong>/11/2012 AL 26/11/2012 JUA 27/11/2012 JAL Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> allegation transmitted Reply RUS 6/2012 Russian Federation MEX 34/2012 México MAR 10/2012 Maroc Adequate housing; Alleged imminent eviction <strong>of</strong> 62 families (160 persons) living in house 15, building 2, Ilyushina street, Saint Petersburg. According to information received, <strong>the</strong> tenants <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> above mentioned building were employees <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State owned Lenstroykorporazia construction company and were allocated housing in <strong>the</strong> building in 1991, as state employees. Reportedly, <strong>the</strong> building was privatized in 1995 and registered as <strong>the</strong> property <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Chetverty Trest company. According to information received, <strong>the</strong> existing tenants were not accorded any tenure rights during <strong>the</strong> privatization process, and are currently under threat <strong>of</strong> eviction by <strong>the</strong> registered private owner. Disappearances; Freedom <strong>of</strong> expression; Human rights defenders; Freedom <strong>of</strong> expression; Freedom <strong>of</strong> peaceful assembly and <strong>of</strong> association; Human rights defenders; Presuntos sucesivos actos de hostigamiento e intimidación ocurridos en contra de los miembros del Comité de Familiares de Detenidos Desaparecidos ―Hasta Encontrarlos‖. Según las informaciones recibidas, desde el 25 de Octubre de 2010, al 25 de Octubre de 2012, las siguientes personas fueron victimas de actos de hostigamiento e intimidación por miembros de las fuerzas policiales del Estado, del Ejército y de funcionarios del Gobierno: la Sra. Janahuy Paredes Lachino, el Sr. Guillermo Jiménez Barajas, la Sra. Brenda Johana García Estrada, la Sra. Laura María Orozco Medina, la Sra. Diana de A. de la Sierra, la Sra. María Elena Barajas Mejía, la Sra. Susana Aguilar Pintor, la Sra. Bertha Corona Balderas, la Sra. Cristina Paredes, y la Sra. María Elena Medina Vargas Se alega que dichos actos se presentan como una manera de inhibir las actividades del Comité para la defensa de los derechos humanos y en particular, las relativas a la denuncia e investigación de casos de detenidos desaparecidos. Miembros de esta asociación fueron sujeto de comunicaciones anteriores (ver A/<strong>HRC</strong>/21/49, MEX 9/2012). Allégations d‘un usage excessif de la force empêchant la tenue de manifestations pacifiques. Selon les informations reçues, une manifestation organisée le dimanche 18 novembre 2012 à Rabat aurait été violemment dispersée avant même qu‘elle n‘ait pu débuter. Il est rapporté que les forces de sécurité auraient violement dispersé les manifestants, avant même que le cortège n‘ait pu se former. En outre, il est rapporté un usage excessif de la force à l‘occasion d‘autres manifestations. Le 13 novembre 2012, à Casablanca, des manifestants, de même que des journalistes venus couvrir la manifestation, auraient fait l‘objet de violences de la part des services de sécurité. 14/02/2013 14/01/2013 21/01/2013 A/<strong>HRC</strong>/<strong>23</strong>/<strong>51</strong>
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