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

Date
Type
09/11/2012
JUA
09/11/2012
JAL
Case No
Country Mandate(s) Summary <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> allegation transmitted Reply
BHR 11/2012
Bahrain
FRA 3/2012
France
Arbitrary
detention;
Freedom <strong>of</strong>
expression;
Freedom <strong>of</strong>
peaceful assembly
and <strong>of</strong> association;
Human rights
defenders;
Minority issues;
Racism;
Alleged banning <strong>of</strong> all public rallies and ga<strong>the</strong>rings in Bahrain and <strong>the</strong> arrest and
detention <strong>of</strong> two human rights defenders. According to <strong>the</strong> information received,
on 2 November 2012, acting Vice President <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Bahrain Centre for Human
Rights, Mr. Sayed Yousif AlMuhafdhah was arrested by security forces in al-
Diraz, west <strong>of</strong> Manama. He was subsequently transferred to Budaiya Police
Station, and <strong>the</strong> following morning he was brought to <strong>the</strong> Public Prosecutor‘s
<strong>of</strong>fice where it was declared that he would remain in detention for seven days on
charges <strong>of</strong> ―participation in illegal protests‖. Ms. Jalila Al Salman, Head <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>
Bahrain Teachers Society, was originally arrested in March 2011 following a
Government ban on protests and sentenced to 3 years in prison. Following a
review her sentence was reduced to 6 months and following a hunger strike she
was released in August 2011. She was re-arrested in October 2012 and required to
spend ano<strong>the</strong>r two weeks in prison. On 30 October 2012, <strong>the</strong> Interior Minister
Sheikh Rashid Al Khalifah allegedly announced a ban on all public rallies and
ga<strong>the</strong>rings stating that <strong>the</strong>y were associated with violence, rioting and attacks on
public and private property.
Allégations d‘une expulsion par des habitants du quartier Nord de la ville de
Marseille de familles Roms. Selon les informations reçues, le 27 septembre 2012
une cinquantaine d‘habitants de la cité des Créneaux dans les quartiers Nord de
Marseille se seraient rassemblés pour procéder à l‘expulsion de familles Roms, y
compris des enfants, installées sur un terrain vague. Contraints à la fuite sous la
menace et les insultes des habitants et des riverains, les familles Roms ont dû
quitter le campement avec caravanes et véhicules, laissant derrière eux des effets
personnels que les habitants du quartier auraient brûlés avec le reste du
campement. La passivité et l‘inaction des pouvoirs publics et de la police avant et
après l‘incident ont été rapportées. Selon les informations reçues la police aurait
constaté les faits sans pour autant relever d‘infraction et n‘y procéder à aucune
interpellation. Cet incident ferait suite à des faits récurrents d‘agression ou
d‘opposition entre les riverains et les occupants des campements Roms.
07/12/2012
14/12/2012
09/01/2013
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