Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply 27/04/11 IRQ 2/2011 JUA Iraq Arbitrary detention; Disappearances; Freedom of expression; Human rights defenders; Torture Alleged excessive use of force against peaceful protesters. According to the information received, since early February 2011, peaceful demonstrations had been taking place in Baghdad. On 13 February, Mr. Oday Alzaidy, an activist, was reportedly taken in an army vehicle, beaten and subjected to torture. On 17 February, Mr. Rezhwan ‘Ali, aged 15, was reportedly shot dead after security forces fired at the crowd. Following the shooting by security forces, Mr. Surkew Zahid, aged 16, and Mr. Sherzad Taha, aged 28, died from sustained injuries. On 25 February, Mr. Mu’ataz Muwafaq Waissi and an unknown demonstrator were reportedly shot by security forces. On 24 February, Mr. Abdel-Jabbar Shaloub Hammadi was reportedly arrested, beaten and transferred to a police station in alBaladiyat district where he was subjected to beating. On 25 February, Mr. Hadi al-Mehdi, a journalist and writer, was reportedly arrested, beaten and tortured. Mr. Sharwan Azad Faqi ‘Abdallah, aged 35, an NGO worker, was reportedly arrested by security forces in Erbil, beaten and taken to the Asayish Gishti interrogation center where he was subjected to torture. On 1 April, Mr. Haidar Shihab Ahmad Abdel Latif, aged 24, was reportedly detained by security forces during the demonstration. His fate and whereabouts remained unknown. On 8 April, Mr. ‘Ala Nabil, a political activist, was reportedly detained by security forces in Baghdad as he was leaving the demonstration. Mr. Nabil was reportedly previously arrested on 21 March and subjected to torture. On 13 April, Mr. Firas’ Ali, aged 30, a political activist, was reportedly detained at the office of the Federation of Workers’ Councils and Unions by members of the armed forces who did not present an arrest warrant. Mr. Firas Ali was reportedly beaten, forced into a vehicle and driven away to an unknown destination. On 23 February, security forces reportedly raided the office of the Journalistic Freedoms Observatory in Baghdad, confiscating IT equipment and its archive. 28/04/11 DZA 1/2011 JAL Algeria Freedom of expression; Summary executions Allégation de meurtre d’un militant politique. Le 15 avril 2011, M. Kerroumi faisait partie 21/06/11 des représentants de la société civile avec lesquels le Rapporteur spécial sur la liberté d’opinion et d’expression s’était entretenu lors d’une réunion à Oran. Le 19 avril, M. Kerroumi a été porté disparu, et le 23 avril, son corps a été retrouvé dans son bureau. A/HRC/18/51 96 Date Type