Date Type Case No Country Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply AUS 1/2012 09/03/2012 Australia JAL Extreme poverty; Indigenous peoples; 07/05/2012 Alleged threat to the enjoyment of human rights by Australia‟s indigenous communities, in particular the right to equality and non-discrimination, following the proposed adoption of the Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory Bill 2012. According to information received, the Bill (third reading) extends the uniform alcohol bans and alcohol management regimes within so-called “alcohol protected areas” within Northern Territory communities (Sections 27). The Social Security bill extends measures enabling compulsory income management of Centrelink recipients in certain circumstances (Schedule 1). The bill also extends the Government‟s Improving School Enrolment and Attendance through Welfare Reform Measure (SEAM) initiative, which allows for the suspension or cancellation of certain categories of Centrelink payments for lack of compliance with a notice relating to the school enrolment or attendance. The Stronger Futures Bill introduces “special measures” to allow the Commonwealth to amend Northern Territory legislation regarding leasing in Aboriginal community living areas and town camps (Part 3). In addition, there have reportedly been insufficient consultations with affected indigenous communities throughout the process of drafting the Stronger Futures Bills. ISR 2/2012 09/03/2012 Israel AL Migrants; Alleged systematic and prolonged detention of "infiltrators" prescribed by the amendments to the 1954 Law on Infiltration adopted by the Knesset on 9 January 2012 and entered into force on 18 January 2012. According to the information received, the revised law raises a number of concerns in relation to, systematic detention prior to deportation for anyone defined as “infiltrators”; the use of detention for migrants who have committed no recognizably criminal offence and not on the basis of individual determination; and detention of unaccompanied children and children entering the country with their family members defined as infiltrators. NGA 1/2012 09/03/2012 Nigeria JAL Freedom of religion; Racism; Summary executions; Terrorism; Alleged religion and ethnicity based violence by Boko Haram in northern Nigeria. According to the information received, Boko Haram had engaged in a series of attacks and bombings targeted on churches, Christians and the security forces since Christmas Day 2011. Boko Haram also allegedly imposed on the Christians and southerners a three-day deadline to leave the north on 1 January 2012. After the deadline, Boko Haram continued to launch attacks and showed a total disregard for human life in different parts of northern Nigeria. At least 185 people died in an attack in Kano on 20 January 2012. The latest attack on 26 February 2012, at Jos headquarters of the Church of Christ in Nigeria denomination (COCIN) reportedly killed three people and injured 37. A/HRC/20/30 67 Mandate(s)

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