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

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Date
Type
26/02/2013
JAL
Case No
Country Mandate(s) Summary <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> allegation transmitted Reply
MDV 1/2013
Maldives
Discrimination
against women in law
and in practice;
Torture; Violence
against women;
Allegations concerning legal provisions that allow sentencing <strong>of</strong> sexually
abused minors on charges <strong>of</strong> fornication. According to <strong>the</strong> information
received, a number <strong>of</strong> cases <strong>of</strong> sexually abused minors sentenced to flogging
on charges <strong>of</strong> fornication have been reported in <strong>the</strong> news media. The Penal
Code lacks specific provisions criminalizing sexual violence. In <strong>the</strong> absence
<strong>of</strong> this, sentencing judges can resort to subsidiary law to sentence juveniles
who have been victims <strong>of</strong> sexual violence on charges <strong>of</strong> fornication.
A/<strong>HRC</strong>/<strong>23</strong>/<strong>51</strong>
26/02/2013
AL
NGA 1/2013
Nigeria
Adequate housing;
Alleged demolitions <strong>of</strong> 30 houses in <strong>the</strong> Oke-Ilu-Eri area <strong>of</strong> Badia East in
Lagos and imminent threat <strong>of</strong> fur<strong>the</strong>r demolitions and evictions in <strong>the</strong> same
area. According to <strong>the</strong> information received, on <strong>the</strong> morning <strong>of</strong> <strong>23</strong> February
2013 a demolition squad from <strong>the</strong> Lagos State Government began
demolishing houses in <strong>the</strong> Oke-Ilu-Eri area <strong>of</strong> Badia East in Lagos. As many
as 30 houses are reported to have been demolished within <strong>the</strong> hour and
thousands more residents are to be evicted and <strong>the</strong>ir houses demolished.
Reportedly, no appropriate prior notice <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> evictions and demolitions was
provided to <strong>the</strong> residents.
27/02/2013
JUA
OMN 1/2013
Oman
Arbitrary detention;
Freedom <strong>of</strong>
expression; Freedom
<strong>of</strong> peaceful assembly
and <strong>of</strong> association;
Human rights
defenders;
Alleged hunger strike by human rights defenders in detention in protest at
<strong>the</strong>ir convictions, and undue delays in judicial proceedings. According to
<strong>the</strong> information received, Ms. Basema Al-Rajehi, Ms. Basma Al-Keumy and
Messrs. Ismael Al-Mikbali, Mahmood Al-Jamoodi, Hassan Al-Ruqayshi,
Hamad Al-Kharousi, Mukhtar Al-Hana‘i, Ali Al-Hajji, Khaled Al-Nawfali,
Mohammed Al-Fazari, and Saeed Sultan Al-Hashemy started a hunger
strike on 12 February 2013. All <strong>the</strong>se human rights defenders were arrested
between 31 May 2012 and 11 June 2012, Mr. Al-Mikbali for attempting to
monitor a protest by oil workers and <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r ten human rights defenders
for participating in peaceful protests. Since June 2012, most <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se human
rights defenders have been given prison sentences and fines. Charges
against all include publishing defamatory material through social media
platform Facebook. These are understood to include comments critical <strong>of</strong>
authorities and alleged clampdowns on <strong>the</strong> right to freedom <strong>of</strong> expression
and freedom <strong>of</strong> peaceful assembly in Oman.
20/03/2013
21/03/2013