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26 Date Type 18/12/2012 JUA Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> allegation transmitted Reply GMB 2/2012 Gambia Arbitrary detention; Disappearances; Freedom <strong>of</strong> expression; Freedom <strong>of</strong> religion; Human rights defenders; Alleged arrest and continued detention <strong>of</strong> human rights defender. According to <strong>the</strong> information received, on 3 December 2012, Imam Baba Leigh, prominent Imam and supporter <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> promotion and protection <strong>of</strong> human rights in Gambia, was arrested close to his home by two men in civilian clo<strong>the</strong>s, who reportedly identified <strong>the</strong>mselves as <strong>of</strong>ficers <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> National Intelligence Agency (NIA). The <strong>of</strong>ficers reportedly informed Imam Baba Leigh that he was being taken to NIA headquarters for questioning, without providing additional information. Imam Baba Leigh was reportedly detained in an unknown location by <strong>the</strong> NIA and not provided with access to a lawyer and to family members. It is fur<strong>the</strong>r reported that no charges had been presented. Sources also indicate that on <strong>the</strong> evening <strong>of</strong> his arrest, Imam Baba Leigh had delivered a sermon at Kanifing East Mosque, during which he expressed concern at <strong>the</strong> state execution <strong>of</strong> nine prisoners in August 2012, and at o<strong>the</strong>r reported killings in <strong>the</strong> country. 19/12/2012 A/<strong>HRC</strong>/<strong>23</strong>/<strong>51</strong> 19/12/2012 JUA CHN 12/2012 China (People's Republic <strong>of</strong>) Arbitrary detention; Torture; Alleged torture in custody <strong>of</strong> a United States citizen. According to <strong>the</strong> information received, Mr. Vincent Wu was arrested by <strong>the</strong> Chinese Public Security Department in Guangzhou city, Guangdong province, and detained in Guangdong Detention Center, under suspicion <strong>of</strong> involvement in a criminal case. Mr. Wu reportedly suffered successive acts <strong>of</strong> torture by members <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Chinese Public Security Department during custody. Fur<strong>the</strong>rmore it is reported that Chinese authorities took away Mr. Wu‘s passport, allegedly in an attempt to hide any evidence that he is a US citizen. It is reported that nei<strong>the</strong>r <strong>of</strong>ficials <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> American Consulate nor Mr. Wu‘s family were allowed access to him. It is also reported that Mr. Wu‘s lawyer was only able to visit him twice. 15/03/2013 20/12/2012 AL BDI 4/2012 Burundi Freedom <strong>of</strong> peaceful assembly and <strong>of</strong> association; Allégation de deux projets de loi sur les associations et sur les réunions publiques portant atteinte à la liberté d'association et de réunion pacifique. Selon les informations reçues, deux projets de loi, à la fois sur les associations et sur les réunions publiques, seraient, au moment de la rédaction de la présente communication, en discussion au Parlement burundais. De nombreuses dispositions de ces deux projets de loi porteraient indument atteinte à la liberté d‘association et de réunion pacifique.
Date Type Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> allegation transmitted Reply 20/12/2012 UA HND 13/2012 Honduras Independence <strong>of</strong> judges and lawyers; Supuesta injerencia en la independencia de la judicatura. Según las informaciones recibidas, el Congreso Nacional destituyó a cuatro de los cinco magistrados de la Sala Constitucional de la Corte Suprema de Justicia: los señores José Antonio Gutiérrez Navas, Gustavo Enrique Bustillo Palma, José Francisco Ruiz Gaekel y la señora Rosalinda Cruz Sequeira. El procedimiento de destitución fue supuestamente realizado durante la madrugada del 12 de diciembre de 2012 sin la debida transparencia, con el supuesto fundamento en los artículos 205, numeral 20, 321 y 324 de la Constitución de la República de Honduras. Sin embargo se informa que este procedimiento de destitución habría sido llevado a cabo como medida de represalia política, en razón de los votos por parte de los cuatro magistrados en referencia a favor de un recurso de amparo en contra del Decreto 89- 2012 que creó la Ley de Depuración de la Policía Nacional. 20/12/2012 JAL IND 25/2012 India Adequate housing; Extreme poverty; Alleged impacts <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> expansion <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> East Parej Open Cast Coal Mine on <strong>the</strong> rights <strong>of</strong> 228 families in <strong>the</strong> Jharkhand state. According to <strong>the</strong> information received, 228 families (1200 persons) were at risk <strong>of</strong> being evicted to give way to an expansion <strong>of</strong> East Parej Open Cast Coal Mine, operated by Central Coalfields Limited, India. On 26 October 2012, and at two o<strong>the</strong>r occasions, representatives <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> mining company surveyed households in <strong>the</strong> villages <strong>of</strong> Agarva Tola, Dudmitya Tola and Fakodih, for <strong>the</strong> purpose <strong>of</strong> acquiring <strong>the</strong>ir homes to facilitate <strong>the</strong> expansion <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> mine. Over 1,000 people from surrounding villages have already been displaced in previous years by activities associated with <strong>the</strong> East Parej Open Cast Coal Mine. The affected households belonged to marginalized communities, including scheduled tribes and Dalits. They were allegedly resettled in inadequate sites and have suffered impoverishment since displacement. 27 20/12/2012 JAL ISR 13/2012 Israel Freedom <strong>of</strong> peaceful assembly and <strong>of</strong> association; Human rights defenders; OPT; Alleged raids on several NGO <strong>of</strong>fices in Ramallah. According to <strong>the</strong> information received, on 11 December 2012, <strong>the</strong> <strong>of</strong>fices <strong>of</strong> Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, <strong>the</strong> Union <strong>of</strong> Palestinian Women‘s Committee and <strong>the</strong> Palestinian NGO Network in <strong>the</strong> city <strong>of</strong> Ramallah were broken into by Israeli soldiers. Files, furniture and <strong>of</strong>fice appliances were reportedly destroyed. Several laptops and documents were also confiscated. It is alleged that <strong>the</strong>se raids may be aimed at intimidating and silencing associations working in <strong>the</strong> field <strong>of</strong> human rights. A/<strong>HRC</strong>/<strong>23</strong>/<strong>51</strong>
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