Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply DOM 4/2013 11/12/2013 Dominican AL Republic African descent; Alleged possible withdrawal of citizenship of a large number of Dominicans of Haitian Descent after a Constitutional Court judgement in violation of the right to nationality. According to the information received, judgement TC/0168/13 of the Constitutional Court of the Dominican Republic of 23 September 2013 could have a retroactive effect on the citizenship of a large number of Dominicans of Haitian descent and could strip tens of thousands of people born in the Dominican Republic of their Dominican nationality. A related communication was previously sent on 11 November 2013, see A/HRC/25/74, case no. DOM 3/2013. IND 11/2013 12/12/2013 India AL Torture; Alleged torture and ill-treatment of 11 individuals by Border Security Forces (BSF) in the West Bengal Region. According to the information received, medical personnel in the areas concerned refused to examine Mr. X, Mr. Mondal Chhanarul, Mr. Sardar Majim, Mr. Molla Boltu, Mr. Mondal Rajan, Mr. Golam Mostafa, Mr. Islam Sariful, Mr. Jiyad Ali Gazi, Ms. Kunuwara Bibi, Ms. Sujar Bibi and Ms. Talisma Bibi, out of fear of reprisals by BSF. Allegedly, police officers refused to register the complaints filed against BSF, for the same reason, and the cases of the victims have not been investigated. Furthermore, there are reports of about 200 similar cases concerning torture and ill-treatment committed by BSF and of impunity in this regard. SGP 2/2013 12/12/2013 Singapore JAL Health; Migrants; Alleged deportation of an Indonesian national living with HIV, from Singapore on the 04/02/2014 basis of his health status and pursuant to Article 8 of the Immigration Act. According to the information received, on 23 October 2013, Mr. X tried to visit Singapore for a medical appointment and was deported upon arrival at Singapore Changi Airport. It is alleged that the denial of entry was related to the one-week advance arrival of Mr. X prior to his scheduled medical appointment in order to carry out blood and other necessary tests. Mr. X’s passport was allegedly impounded by the immigration authorities for two hours until the next available flight. During this time, his phone was allegedly taken from him, and he was unable to make any calls. He was escorted to a detention room by the police and required to pay 61.00 Singapore dollars towards ‘security fees’, the details of which were not disclosed to him. A/HRC/26/21 18 Date Type