Date Type Case No Country Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply 23/03/11 LKA 1/2011 JAL Sri Lanka Independence of judges and lawyers; Violence against women Alleged lack of proper investigation into the rape of a child. According to the information received, on 5 October 2010 X, a 9-year-old girl was raped by Mr. Y. Her parents filed a complaint against the suspect at Peradeniya Police Station. Allegedly, the police had not taken sufficient steps to properly complete the investigation into this rape case, despite new allegations that Mr. Y raped another local girl on 14 October. As Mr. Y is a wealthy entrepreneur, the child’s parents fear that he may be influencing the law enforcement authorities to avoid prosecution. Mr. Y’s brother had allegedly threatened to kill X’s parents if they pursued the case. 24/03/11 PAK 2/2011 JUA Pakistan Arbitrary detention; Summary executions; Torture Allegations of increased and continued killings in Balochistan. According to available 28/03/11 information, since July 2010, at least 56 persons have been killed in Balochistan. The perpetrators are alleged to be the Government security forces and certain armed groups, some of whom have claimed responsibility for the killings. Security forces have reportedly denied responsibility for the killings and have asserted that they are a result of rivalry between certain armed groups who are targeting Government officials and civilians. The killings in Balochistan were the subject of two earlier communications (A/HRC/17/28/Add.1, pages 316 and 320). 24/03/11 TUR 1/2011 AL Turkey Freedom of religion Alleged restrictions on the right to freedom of religion. According to the information 24/05/11 received, on 27 January 2011, the Turkish Court of Cassation published a ruling which granted substantial parts of St. Gabriel Monastery (Mor Gabriel), an Assyrian Christian religious center established in south-east Anatolia, to the Turkish Treasury. This case is reportedly one of many involving members of the Assyro-Chaldean community who continue to face difficulties in property and land registration procedures. Furthermore, the monastic community reportedly receives constant death threats from local people. In 2007, a monk was reportedly kidnapped by village guards, and there have been repeated attacks with land surrounding the villages being set on fire. In addition, the Assyro-Chaldean community reportedly continues to face restrictions in practicing their faith including bans on building new churches and celebrating their services, which is only permissible after preliminary approval by state authorities. 24/03/11 USA 4/2011 JAL United States of America Freedom of religion; Racism Alleged burning of the Qur’an. According to the information received, the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Florida publicly announced on a website that it would hold a mock trial entitled “International Judge the Qur’an Day” on 20 March 2011. On that day, a copy of the Qur’an was set on fire by a pastor. Around 30 people attended this event in Gainesville, and photos of the mock trial were subsequently posted online. 75 A/HRC/18/51 Mandate(s)