Date Type Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply 01/02/11 ISR 2/2011 AL Israel Indigenous peoples Allegation that Bedouin people are being removed from their traditional lands. According to the information received, land policy in Israel has failed to recognize Bedouin legal entitlement to their traditional lands in the Negev. Around half of the Negev Bedouins live in so-called “unrecognized villages”, which allegedly lack basic services such as running water, electricity, waste removal, telephone lines, paved roads, schools and health facilities. Bedouins in these villages have experienced ongoing demolitions of their homes and villages in the Negev by Israeli authorities. The Government has created seven urban towns and moved Bedouin from the “unrecognized villages” to these towns. The people in these towns reportedly rank at the bottom of all social and economic indicators, and suffer from the highest unemployment rates and income levels in Israel. Bedouins reportedly cannot live in their traditional manner in these urban areas. The Israel Land Administration reportedly had plans to create several new villages or towns for the Bedouins. See the Special Rapporteur’s observations on this case in A/HRC/18/35/Add.1. 01/02/11 MDA 1/2011 AL Republic of Moldova Freedom of religion Alleged refusal to register religious minority group. According to the information 16/03/11, received, religious minority groups have encountered difficulties in getting registered under 26/04/11 the procedure in accordance with articles 16 to 23 of the 2007 Law on religious denominations and religious communities. The Muslim group “Islam. Sermon and Guidance in the Republic of Moldova” had reportedly on three occasions applied for registration, however, all their efforts were declined on technical grounds. The authorities had reportedly argued that they will only register one official Muslim community; however, as other Muslim groups also exist in the Republic of Moldova (Tuhanteli Tatar, Tatar Community Ideli, etc.), the authorities’ argument would mean that none of them could be registered as long as there is plurality of Muslim groups. The Ministry of Justice had also reportedly refused to register a Falun Gong group. 01/02/11 UGA 1/2011 JAL Uganda Freedom of expression; Human rights defenders; Summary executions Alleged murder of LGBT rights activist. According to the information received, on 26 January 2011, a man entered the home of David Kato and hit him twice on the head. Mr. Kato died on his way to Kawolo hospital. In previous months Mr. Kato had received numerous death threats in connection with his work on LGBT rights, and especially following the publication of an article in a local newspaper which provided names, addresses and photos of members and perceived members of the LGBT community in Uganda, including Mr. Kato. A/HRC/18/51 41