A/HRC/23/51 - Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights
A/HRC/23/51 - Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights
A/HRC/23/51 - Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights
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Date<br />
Type<br />
06/12/2012<br />
JAL<br />
Case No<br />
Country Mandate(s) Summary <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> allegati<strong>on</strong> transmitted Reply<br />
BRA 15/2012<br />
Brazil<br />
Freedom <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
expressi<strong>on</strong>; <strong>Human</strong><br />
rights defenders;<br />
Summary executi<strong>on</strong>s;<br />
Alleged killing <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> a journalist in Campo Grande, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> capital <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Mato Grosso<br />
do Sul state. According to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> informati<strong>on</strong> received, as Mr. Eduardo<br />
Carvalho, owner and editor <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> ―Ultima Hora News‖ website, was<br />
returning home with his wife <strong>on</strong> 21 November 2012, he was shot dead by<br />
two unknown assailants waiting at his home in Campo Grande. The gunmen<br />
subsequently fled <strong>on</strong> a motorcycle and had yet to be identified. Mr.<br />
Carvalho was a retired police <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>ficer who regularly published articles <strong>on</strong><br />
local corrupti<strong>on</strong> and abuse by <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> local police and received repeated death<br />
threats. He had also been shot at previously and had <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>refore been<br />
authorized to carry a gun and wear a bullet-pro<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> vest. On <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> day <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> his<br />
murder, Mr. Carvalho had allegedly published a report accusing a military<br />
police captain <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> abuse <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> authority. He had several outstanding libel<br />
lawsuits c<strong>on</strong>nected to his reporting.<br />
A/<str<strong>on</strong>g>HRC</str<strong>on</strong>g>/<str<strong>on</strong>g>23</str<strong>on</strong>g>/<str<strong>on</strong>g>51</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
06/12/2012<br />
UA<br />
GTM 9/2012<br />
Guatemala<br />
Freedom <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
expressi<strong>on</strong>;<br />
Preocupaci<strong>on</strong>es relativas a la reciente aprobación de las reformas a la Ley<br />
General de Telecomunicaci<strong>on</strong>es, Decreto 94-96 del C<strong>on</strong>greso de la<br />
República, teniendo en vista su importancia en la facilitación al acceso a<br />
frecuencias radioeléctricas a todos los sectores de la población, y en<br />
particular a los pueblos indígenas. Segun la informaci<strong>on</strong> recibida, la ley<br />
aumenta el plazo del usufructo para bandas de frecuencias reguladas, sin<br />
pago alguno ni beneficio para el Estado. El proceso de adopción del nuevo<br />
instrumento legal ocurrió de forma inesperada, imposibilitando la<br />
participación de distintos sectores de la sociedad potencialmente interesados<br />
en la materia. En particular, no tomó en c<strong>on</strong>sideración iniciativas<br />
presentadas c<strong>on</strong> anterioridad en el propio parlamento cuesti<strong>on</strong>ando la<br />
c<strong>on</strong>centración del c<strong>on</strong>trol sobre frecuencias radioeléctricas y recomendando<br />
el establecimiento de un marco normativo para reglamentar medios de<br />
comunicación comunitaria (particularmente relevantes a comunidades<br />
indígenas). La necesidad de adoptar reformas relativas al acceso a los<br />
medios de comunicación está explícitamente c<strong>on</strong>templada en Los Acuerdos<br />
de Paz.