02/10/2012
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15/10/2012
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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
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