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24 Date Type 14/12/2012 AL Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> allegation transmitted Reply THA 13/2012 Thailand Freedom <strong>of</strong> expression; Alleged violations <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> right to freedom <strong>of</strong> opinion and expression committed under <strong>the</strong> law <strong>of</strong> lèse majesté. According to <strong>the</strong> information received, <strong>the</strong> 2007 Constitution <strong>of</strong> Thailand contains <strong>the</strong> clause, ―The King shall be enthroned in a position <strong>of</strong> revered worship and shall not be violated. No person shall expose <strong>the</strong> King to any sort <strong>of</strong> accusation or action. ―Article 112 <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Criminal Code states that ‗Whoever defames, insults or threatens <strong>the</strong> King, <strong>the</strong> Queen, <strong>the</strong> Heir-apparent or <strong>the</strong> Regent, shall be punished with imprisonment <strong>of</strong> three to fifteen years‖. These provisions are applied in a manner and with a frequency which raises concerns. The severity <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> punishments received, <strong>the</strong> absence <strong>of</strong> exemptions on constitutional or legal grounds and <strong>the</strong> force it exerts over <strong>the</strong> judicial system adds to <strong>the</strong> chilling effect on free speech. Unlike regular defamation cases, which can only be initiated by a damaged party, lèse majesté complaints can be made by anyone in Thailand, which has resulted in a sharp increase <strong>of</strong> cases in <strong>the</strong> last years. From 2003 to November 2012, 58 cases under lèse majesté have been documented, involving Thitinant Kaewchantranont, Nattakarn Sakuldarachard, Surapak Phuchaisang, Chanin Klaiklueng, Ampon Tangnoppakul, Ibrahim Fahad A. Alsubaie, Thanthawut Taweewarodomkul, Yotwarit Chooklom, Suchart Nakbangsai, Weera Musikkapong, Parichat Wangdee, Ratchapin Juncharoen, Sondhi Limthongkul, Oliver Jufer, Robert R, Tassaporn Rattanawongsa, Theeranan Wiphuchanin, Noppawan Tangudomsuk, Surachai Danwattananusorn, Boonyuen Prasertying, Kannikar Tangphanit, Nattapon Wattanamongkol, Rangsan Sangsuk, Anthony Chai, Chotisak On-soong, Jonathan Head, Nikom Udomdech, Daranee Chancherngsilpakul, Jakrapob Penkair, Suriyan Kokpuey, Kritthi Raruk-luedet, Wiset Phishitlumken, Joe Gordon, Norawes Yospiyasation, Satien Rattanawong, Akechai Hongkangwarn, Hamdan Al-idreesee, Suwicha Takor, Bandit Arniya, Kochi Tagahachi; Somchit Wiriyasathabadee; Satit Laemkla; Harry Nicolaides; Wanchai Sae-ton; Weera Musikkapong; Wipas Raksakulthai; Bundinee Sutsukon; Watchara Pholnawee; Wipas Raksakulthai; Tarit Pengdit, Robert Amsterdam, Somyot Pruksakasemsuk, Chiranuch Premchaiporn, Somsak Jiem<strong>the</strong>erasakul, Surapot Taweesak, Sulak Sivaraksa, and Boonsong Chaisingkananont. 26/12/2012 A/<strong>HRC</strong>/<strong>23</strong>/<strong>51</strong>
Date Type Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> allegation transmitted Reply 14/12/2012 JUA YEM 1/2012 Yemen Arbitrary detention; Summary executions; Torture; Violence against women; Alleged risk <strong>of</strong> <strong>23</strong> executions and two executions carried out in 2012 against individuals who were minors at <strong>the</strong> time <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> alleged <strong>of</strong>fence. According to <strong>the</strong> information received, <strong>23</strong> individuals alleged to have been minors at <strong>the</strong> time <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> committed crime, risk execution and two more were executed in 2012 in Yemen, which is in contravention <strong>of</strong> international human rights law standards prohibiting <strong>the</strong> imposition <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> death penalty against persons aged below eighteen years at <strong>the</strong> time <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> alleged <strong>of</strong>fence. In particular, Messrs. Muhammad Taher Samoum, Waleed Hussein Haikal, and Muhammad Abduh Qasim al-Taweel, all reported to have been minors at <strong>the</strong> time <strong>of</strong> committing <strong>the</strong> alleged crime, are believed to be at risk <strong>of</strong> imminent execution. Moreover, it is alleged that <strong>the</strong> death penalty was carried out against two individuals in January and December 2012, respectively, Fuad Ahmad Ali al-Sayyid and Hind al- Barti, after judicial and / or post-conviction proceedings that did not comply with international human rights law provisions <strong>of</strong> fair trial and due process guarantees. 25 17/12/2012 JUA COL 13/2012 Colombia Freedom <strong>of</strong> expression; Freedom <strong>of</strong> peaceful assembly and <strong>of</strong> association; Human rights defenders; Summary executions; Presunto asesinato de un defensor de los derechos de las víctimas y alegaciones de una ola creciente de amenazas y actos de intimidación contra defensores de los derechos de las víctimas y sus familiares. Según la información recibida, el 1 de diciembre de 2012, unas personas desconocidas dispararon al Sr. Miller Angulo, un miembro de la Mesa Municipal de Víctimas de Tumaco y de la Mesa Departamental de Víctimas, el cual falleció en el lugar de los hechos. Se informa de que el Sr. Angulo ya ha sido objeto de amenazas y que había huido de su municipalidad local. La Sra. Alfamir Castillo, cuyo hijo fue víctima juntos con otras dos personas de una ejecución extra-judicial en febrero de 2008, ha sido objeto de una serie de actos de intimidación y amenazas desde que empezaron las audiencias del caso en septiembre 2011, así como otros familiares de las víctimas y los abogados del caso los Sres. Jorge Molano y Germán Romero. Se informe asimismo que Edwin Mosquera, Gerardo Vega Medina, Carmen Palencia Cabrales, Carlos Yamil Páez Díaz, Beatriz Elena Mestra Gonzalez, Alfranio Lozano, Manuel Mercado y Jose Miguel Padilla, miembros de las organizaciones no-gubernamentales Comisión Intereclesial de Justicia y Paz, Tierra y Vida y Forjando Futuro, habrían sido objeto de amenazas en relación con su trabajo en favor de las víctimas de violaciones de derechos humanos. A/<strong>HRC</strong>/<strong>23</strong>/<strong>51</strong>
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