02/10/2012 JUA 15/10/2012 AL Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply GBR 5/2012 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Terrorism; Torture; 11/04/2013 Allegations of imminent extradition to the United States of America and risk of indefinite or prolonged solitary confinement. According to the information received, Mr. Babar Ahmad, Mr. Syed Talha Ahsan, Mr. Adel Abdul Bary and Mr. Khaled Al-Fawwazare are each the subject of an extradition request from the United States of America for offences relating to terrorism. It is reported that if extradited to the United States they will be immediately placed in detention under conditions of solitary confinement, for an indefinite period of time and that they are at real risk of being subjected to torture and inhuman and degrading treatment. It is also reported that on 12 April 2012, the European Court of Human Rights in its judgment found that the conditions of detention at the ADX Florence Supermax prison in Colorado, United States of America, do not attain the “minimum level of severity” required for the Applicants’ claims to be upheld. NPL 5/2012 Nepal Indigenous peoples; 04/04/2013 Allegations regarding the ongoing barriers to the effective protection of indigenous peoples’ rights in Nepal. According to the information received, the Constituent Assembly, which was tasked with drafting a new Constitution in Nepal, was dissolved in May 2012, reportedly due to disagreements regarding the reorganization of the Nepali state under a federal structure defined along ethnic lines, This federal structure had been supported by indigenous representatives. With the dissolution of the Constituent Assembly and the current proposals for the creation of an entirely new body to take its place, concerns have been expressed that the progress made by indigenous members of the former Constituent Assembly could be lost. In addition, as a result of ongoing disagreements over the nature of the federal structure to be established in Nepal, incidents of criminal persecution of indigenous leaders in the country have been reported. Finally, various domestic laws still require reform in order to comply with relevant international standards. This letter follows up on the recommendations made in a 2009 report of the Specail Rapporteur (A/HRC/12/34/Add.3) as well as a communication of 29 January 2010 (A/HRC/15/37/Add.1). A/HRC/24/21 70 Date Type

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