Date Type Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply LBN 2/2012 02/04/2012 Liban JAL Discrimination against women in law and in practice; Migrants; Slavery; Torture; Trafficking; Violence against women; Allegations of repeated physical and sexual abuse of an Ethiopian migrant domestic worker, leading to suicide. According to the information received, Ms. Alem Dechasa, a 33-year-old Ethiopian migrant domestic worker, was repeatedly physically and sexually abused by her employer. As a result of fleeing her employer‘s house and seeking assistance at the Ethiopian Consulate in Lebanon, Alem Dechasa was physically beaten and forcibly dragged into a car by two men. It is alleged that Alem Dechasa was later taken to a mental institution where she committed suicide. 30/05/2012 06/06/2012 08/10/2012 KOR 1/2012 17/04/2012 Republic of JAL Korea Freedom of religion; Independence of judges and lawyers; Torture; 21/06/2012 Alleged deportation and secret detention in Uzbekistan. According to the 29/08/2012 information received, Mr. X fled to the Republic of Korea in 2008 to escape religious persecution in Uzbekistan. Reportedly, on 7 February 2012, he was arrested on the basis of alleged illegal entry and stay in the country and was taken to Seoul Immigration Office where he remained detained for four days before he was transferred to the Hwasung Foreigner Detention Center. Allegedly, Mr. X was not allowed to file an asylum seeker application until after UNHCR intervened. On 21 March 2012, Mr. X was notified of the rejection of his application for refugee status and was deported to Uzbekistan. Mr. X was reportedly not given a chance to appeal to the Minister of Justice which he was entitled to within 14 days. His mother later learned from the local police that her son had been taken to the National Security Service by the so-called secret police. His fate and whereabouts remained unknown. IRN 8/2012 18/04/2012 Iran (Islamic JUA Republic of) Independence of judges and lawyers; Iran; Summary executions; Torture; 05/10/2012 Alleged imminent execution for not most serious crime and following a trial in violation of procedural safeguards. According to the information received, in November 2011, Mr. Aref Hamidian was sentenced to death on drug related charges, following a trial in which he did not have access to a defense lawyer and interpreters. The sentence was subsequently upheld by both the Supreme Court and the Appeal Court. The sentence was sent for implementation and at the time of the transmittal of this communication, Mr. Aref was at imminent risk of execution. A/HRC/23/51 79