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30/05/11 NGA 2/2011
JUA
Nigeria
Arbitrary
detention;
Torture
Alleged arbitrary detention. According to the information received, Mr. Mallam Aliyu
Tasheku was arrested on 20 September 2010 and held in custody for over seven months
without being presented before a judge. Mr. Tasheku had reportedly been charged with
conspiracy, belonging to a prohibited religious sect and inciting disturbance, suspected of
being a member of the Islamic sect Boko Haram. On 28 March 2011, Mr. Tasheku was
reportedly granted bail. On 6 April, Chief Magistrate 1 at the Federal Capital Territory High
Court in Abuja reportedly requested the Inspector General of Police and two other police
officers to abide by the court’s order granting bail. Until 11 May, Mr. Tasheku allegedly
remained in police custody. On 26 May, Mr. Tasheku was produced in Federal High Court,
Abuja. He was granted bail and released. Upon his release and while leaving the court, he was
reportedly re-arrested, without being informed of any reasons for his arrest.
30/05/11 PAK 5/2011
JAL
Pakistan
Freedom of
religion;
Minority issues
Alleged attacks and harassment against Christians. According to the information received, 30/05/11
on 21 March 2011 a church gathering was interrupted at Hurr Camp, Sindh Province, by a
few Muslim youth. A violent clash erupted, and around six Muslim men reportedly opened
fire, killing Mr. Jamil Sardar and Mr. Younis Masih, who both died on the spot. Mr. Siddiq
Masih and Mr. Waseem George received serious injuries. On 13 May, armed Muslim men
belonging to an influential Gujjar family reportedly arrived at the home of Mr. Abid Masih, in
a village near Sheikhupura. Mr. Masih, his sister Rakhel, an uncle and cousin were allegedly
beaten in order to disclose the whereabouts of the Muslim woman identified as Ms. Saleha,
and Mr. Sajid who had allegedly eloped. On 2 May, Mr. Babar Masih, a 25 year old man who
reportedly suffers from mental illness, was allegedly charged under the blasphemy law, with
his relatives forced to flee their homes. On 30 April, Aziz colony, a predominantly Christian
colony in Gujranwala, was reportedly attacked in the wake of blasphemy rumors. On 27
April, Mr. Sarfraz Ashraf, son of pastor Ashraf, was reportedly shot dead by members of the
Islamic organization Tehreeke-Gazi Bin Shaheed, for not paying Jizya (Islamic tax). On 5
April, Mr. Arif Masih, a 40 year old man from Faisalabad was reportedly arrested and
detained on the charges of having desecrated the Qur’an. On 15 March, Mr. Qamar David
was reportedly found dead in a prison in Karachi. Mr. David had been convicted of
blasphemy on 24 May 2006, reportedly on weak grounds, and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Reportedly, seven Christians had been accused of blasphemy since the assassination of Mr.
Shahbaz Bhatti, the Minister for Minority Affairs, on 2 March.
A/HRC/18/51
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