Date Type Case No Country SWE 2/2013 02/05/2013 Sweden JUA Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Freedom of expression; Human rights defenders; Summary executions; Torture; Alleged imminent deportation of a journalist asylum-seeker, who may be at risk of being 14/06/2013 tortured and killed by the Taliban, if forcibly returned to Afghanistan. According to the information received, Mr. Saif Ur Rahman Shirzad was forced to flee to Pakistan in 2008 after receiving death threats from the Taliban due to his journalistic activities. He applied for asylum in Sweden on 18 April 2011, but the application was rejected on 14 December 2011. The appeal was rejected on 15 November 2012. Before fleeing to Sweden, Mr. Shirzad, along with his brother Mr. Noor Rahman Shirzad, had reported on the Afghan-Pakistan border region, which caused the Taliban to threaten to kill him. It is reported that his family received protection and were relocated to the United States of America by the UNHCR in 2009, and his brother has been granted asylum in Sweden. Mr. Shirzad could be deported any time. GBR 1/2013 Minority issues; 02/05/2013 United Kingdom Racism; JOL of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Reply New amendment to introduce anti-caste legislation in the UK. According to the information received, on 4 March 2013, the House of Lords of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland voted in favour of amendment number 37 to the House of Lord Bill 95, which called for caste to be recognized among other forms of discrimination in the Equality Act, 2010. On 23 April 2013, the House of Commons voted in favour. It is reported that caste-based discrimination exists in the United Kingdom and specifically within the Indian community and there is no official data on the Dalit population in the UK who constitute the main victims of caste based discrimination. Reportedly the introduction of the amendment would be instrumental in addressing the existing legal protection gap for victims of caste-based discrimination and harassment. A/HRC/24/21 49