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

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14 Date Type 06/12/2012 JAL Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> allegation transmitted Reply BRA 15/2012 Brazil Freedom <strong>of</strong> expression; Human rights defenders; Summary executions; Alleged killing <strong>of</strong> a journalist in Campo Grande, <strong>the</strong> capital <strong>of</strong> Mato Grosso do Sul state. According to <strong>the</strong> information received, as Mr. Eduardo Carvalho, owner and editor <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> ―Ultima Hora News‖ website, was returning home with his wife on 21 November 2012, he was shot dead by two unknown assailants waiting at his home in Campo Grande. The gunmen subsequently fled on a motorcycle and had yet to be identified. Mr. Carvalho was a retired police <strong>of</strong>ficer who regularly published articles on local corruption and abuse by <strong>the</strong> local police and received repeated death threats. He had also been shot at previously and had <strong>the</strong>refore been authorized to carry a gun and wear a bullet-pro<strong>of</strong> vest. On <strong>the</strong> day <strong>of</strong> his murder, Mr. Carvalho had allegedly published a report accusing a military police captain <strong>of</strong> abuse <strong>of</strong> authority. He had several outstanding libel lawsuits connected to his reporting. A/<strong>HRC</strong>/<strong>23</strong>/<strong>51</strong> 06/12/2012 UA GTM 9/2012 Guatemala Freedom <strong>of</strong> expression; Preocupaciones relativas a la reciente aprobación de las reformas a la Ley General de Telecomunicaciones, Decreto 94-96 del Congreso de la República, teniendo en vista su importancia en la facilitación al acceso a frecuencias radioeléctricas a todos los sectores de la población, y en particular a los pueblos indígenas. Segun la informacion recibida, la ley aumenta el plazo del usufructo para bandas de frecuencias reguladas, sin pago alguno ni beneficio para el Estado. El proceso de adopción del nuevo instrumento legal ocurrió de forma inesperada, imposibilitando la participación de distintos sectores de la sociedad potencialmente interesados en la materia. En particular, no tomó en consideración iniciativas presentadas con anterioridad en el propio parlamento cuestionando la concentración del control sobre frecuencias radioeléctricas y recomendando el establecimiento de un marco normativo para reglamentar medios de comunicación comunitaria (particularmente relevantes a comunidades indígenas). La necesidad de adoptar reformas relativas al acceso a los medios de comunicación está explícitamente contemplada en Los Acuerdos de Paz.
Date Type Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> allegation transmitted Reply 06/12/2012 AL IDN 14/2012 Indonesia Health; Allegation regarding unavailability <strong>of</strong> insulin treatment and denial <strong>of</strong> access to diabetes specialist treatment for a detainee. According to <strong>the</strong> information received, Mr. Jack Walker (British national, 53 years old), detained at Tangerran district prison, was arrested on 2 September 2011 at <strong>the</strong> International Airport in Jakarta and sentenced to 20 years <strong>of</strong> imprisonment on 3 April 2012 for a drugs-related <strong>of</strong>fence. Mr. Walker has type 1diabetes and requires insulin every 4 hours, without which he is likely to experience hyper-glycaemia that can be fatal. It is alleged that Indonesian authorities failed to provide Mr. Walker with insulin, and that he had only intermittent access to insulin treatment. Since his arrest, Mr. Walker had allegedly not been able to consult with a diabetes specialist and could not monitor and adjust his insulin treatment over time. The lack <strong>of</strong> regular screening, as registered in <strong>the</strong> medical record, has led to memory loss. 28/01/2013 06/12/2012 JAL THA 11/2012 Thailand Summary executions; Torture; Alleged torture and ill-treatment by military <strong>of</strong>ficers, resulting in death. According to <strong>the</strong> information received, on 1 June 2011, Private Wichean Phuaksom was physically abused and tortured by ten military <strong>of</strong>ficers <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> military training center in <strong>the</strong> Krom Luang Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra Military camp, Jao Ai Rong District, Narathiwat province. The abuses were claimed to be <strong>the</strong> punishment for allegedly missing military exercise. It is reported that on 5 June 2011Private Wichean Phuaksom died <strong>of</strong> sudden renal failure due to severe injuries. Fur<strong>the</strong>rmore it is reported that a mediation process has started but no action has been taken to bring to justice <strong>the</strong> alleged perpetrators. 04/03/2013 15 10/12/2012 JAL AZE 5/2012 Azerbaijan Freedom <strong>of</strong> expression; Freedom <strong>of</strong> peaceful assembly and <strong>of</strong> association; Human rights defenders; Alleged legislative amendments increasing fines and criminalizing breaches <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> regulations regarding <strong>the</strong> organization and participation in peaceful assemblies, which may be contrary to <strong>the</strong> fundamental right to freedom <strong>of</strong> peaceful assembly. According to <strong>the</strong> information received, on 2 November 2012, <strong>the</strong> Parliament <strong>of</strong> Azerbaijan adopted new amendments to <strong>the</strong> law on Freedom <strong>of</strong> Assembly, <strong>the</strong> Administrative Offences Code and <strong>the</strong> Criminal Code. Individuals breaching <strong>the</strong> Freedom <strong>of</strong> Assembly laws can now reportedly be prosecuted criminally or detained under administrative arrest procedures. Also <strong>the</strong> fines for participating in and organizing unlawful ga<strong>the</strong>rings have been increased massively. A/<strong>HRC</strong>/<strong>23</strong>/<strong>51</strong>
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