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Naciones Unidas A/HRC/31/18/Add.2 Asamblea General Distr. general 22 de enero de 2016 Español Original: inglés GE.16-00893 (S) 040216 040216 *1600893* Consejo de

One of the most detailed public health studies on fracking, conducted by the Department of Health of New York State, found increased symptoms reported by residents living near gas drilling sites of skin rashes, nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain and breathing difficulties, which were found to be consistent with exposure to the chemicals used in fracking.

According to one study, health-care workers reported seeing patients with a range of acute symptoms thought to be associated with exposure to oil, such as difficulty breathing, burning eyes from the fumes, dizziness and nausea.14 Another study reported that respondents who were most involved in the clean-up operations presented similar symptoms, such as shortness of breath, cough, sore throat, headaches, nausea and skin irritation, and the Special Rapporteur received information asserting the same.

GE.09-17508 (S) 180110 220110 Consejo de Derechos Humanos 13º período de sesiones Tema 3 de la agenda Promoción y protección de todos los derechos humanos, civiles, políticos,

GE.19-13742 (S) 060919 060919  Consejo de Derechos Humanos 42º período de sesiones 9 a 27 de septiembre de 2019 Tema 3 de la agenda Promoción y

Several government officials, including those affiliated with the country’s security apparatus, reported that the phenomenon of ethnic Albanian fighters, including some travelling from Albania to Syria,3 the recent convictions of two self-declared imams and six other persons for recruiting foreign terrorist fighters (or inciting them to fight abroad),4 and an apparent rise in the number of unregistered mosques built by foreign funding sources, prompted the Government to change its “laissez-faire” policy that allowed religious groups to organize and build new houses of worship. 49.

Distr. GENERAL E/CN.4/2005/64/Add.2** 1º de noviembre de 2004 ESPAÑOL Original: INGLÉS COMISIÓN DE DERECHOS HUMANOS 61º período de sesiones Tema 11 c) del programa

According to a study by the European Agency for Health and Safety at Work, around 15 per cent of European workers report handling chemical products for a quarter of their working time and 19 per cent report breathing in dust, fumes and smoke at their workplaces.23 This study highlighted nanoparticles, ultrafine particles, man-made fibres, carcinogenic, mutagenic and reprotoxic substances, dermal exposures, exposures in waste management and the increasing use of allergenic and sensitizing substances as emerging risks. 66.

It is also alleged that workers at third-tier suppliers of Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics, namely YN Tech, BK Tech and Deogyong ENG, were diagnosed with acute optic nerve damage and toxic encephalopathy as a result of methanol poisoning at the workplace.12 Allegedly, the exposure occurred during the cutting and moulding of aluminium parts for use in mobile phones, as workers were not provided with adequate health and safety training, information, ventilation or protection (gloves, eye masks and breathing masks), in violation of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (art. 5), and exposure could have been avoided, in part, by replacing methanol with ethanol. 19.

There is no special anti-trafficking unit composed of officials from all relevant parts of the law enforcement apparatus, and the different law enforcement agencies, the judiciary and civil society do not systematically share information.