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

Date
Type
08/02/2013
JAL
11/02/2013
JUA
Case No
Country Mandate(s) Summary <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> allegation transmitted Reply
VEN 2/2013
Venezuela
EGY 3/2013
Egypt
Summary executions;
Torture;
Discrimination
against women in law
and in practice;
Freedom <strong>of</strong>
expression; Freedom
<strong>of</strong> peaceful assembly
and <strong>of</strong> association;
Human rights
defenders;
Independence <strong>of</strong>
judges and lawyers;
Violence against
women;
Alegaciones de muerte en custodia de alrededor de 58 internos. Según las
informaciones recibidas, el 25 de enero de 2013 se produjo un motín en el
contexto de una requisa por la Guardia Nacional en el Centro Penitenciario
de la Región Centro Occidental que resultó en la muerte de al menos 58
internos, entre ellos, los señores José Gregorio Arias, Daniel Medina,
Jhonny Ramos, Antony Aguilar, Jonathan Parra, Jesús Vásquez, Isaías
Martínez, Wilmer Pérez, José Graterol y Adrián Villegas. Además, se
informa que un integrante de la Guardia Nacional Bolivariana y un pastor
evangélico habrían fallecido y alrededor de 100 internos habrían sido
también heridos. Las riñas en el Centro Penitenciario de la Región Centro
Occidental de Venezuela fueron previamente objeto de una comunicacion
(A/<strong>HRC</strong>/17/28/Add.1, pagina 403).
Allegation <strong>of</strong> repeated excessive use <strong>of</strong> force and physical assaults against
protesters; and <strong>the</strong> adoption <strong>of</strong> emergency orders resulting in fur<strong>the</strong>r
restrictions to fundamental freedoms. According to <strong>the</strong> information
received, since 24 January 2013, thousands <strong>of</strong> individuals have been
participating in mass protests in Cairo and in o<strong>the</strong>r cities to mark <strong>the</strong> second
anniversary <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> revolution and to call for political reforms. During <strong>the</strong>se
protests, numerous cases <strong>of</strong> excessive use <strong>of</strong> force by police have been
reported. Moreover, <strong>the</strong> protests have been characterized by a large number
<strong>of</strong> sexual assaults against female protesters in Cairo‘s Tahrir square.
Reportedly, <strong>the</strong> number <strong>of</strong> sexual harassment cases has dramatically
increased since November 2012. On 27 and 30 November 2012, Ms. Janet
Abdel Alim, a rights activist, was sexually harassed in Cairo‘s Tahrir
Square, when she intervened to protect a colleague from being sexually
harassed. In reaction to clashes and violence which have occurred during
recent protests, President Morsi declared, on Sunday 27 January, a state <strong>of</strong>
emergency, which will provide <strong>the</strong> authorities with <strong>the</strong> right to bring
civilians before military courts.
22/02/2013
25/03/2013
A/<strong>HRC</strong>/<strong>23</strong>/<strong>51</strong>
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