Date
Type
Case No
Country
Mandate(s)
Summary of the allegation transmitted
17/02/11 IDN 1/2011
JUA
Indonesia
Freedom of
religion;
Minority issues;
Summary
executions;
Torture
Alleged harassment and attacks against the Ahmadiyyah community. According to the
information received, on 6 February 2011, over 1,000 armed people stormed the house of an
Ahmadiyyah community leader in Umbulan village in West Java. Three members of the
community, Mr. Adi Mulyadi (24 years old), Mr. Roni (34) and Mr. Tarno (33), were
allegedly beaten and stoned to death. Mr. Ferdiaz (30) and Mr. Deden Sujana (45) were
stabbed, Mr. Bebi (45) received a serious injury to his head and Mr. Masihudin was stripped
naked and beaten. The attackers reportedly destroyed the house and vehicles parked around it.
This follows an incident on 5 February, when the house of the local Ahmadiyyah leader Mr.
Ismail Suparman was attacked. On 28 January 2011, an Ahmadiyyah congregation was
reportedly evacuated following an attack on the congregation in the Makassar mosque, in the
capital of South Sulawesi. The minister for security reportedly reminded Ahmadiyyah
members of the joint ministerial decree of 9 June 2008, which instructs adherents of the
Indonesian Ahmadiyyah Congregation, as long as they claim to be Muslims, to stop the
spreading of the belief that there is another prophet after Muhammad.
17/02/11 OTH 2/2011
AL
Other
Freedom of
religion
03/05/11
Alleged restrictions on the right to worship and to exercise freedom of religion.
According to the information received, on 25 December 2010, Turkish Cypriot authorities
interrupted the service taking place in the Church of Saint Sinesios in Rizokarpaso, forced the
congregation out of the church and subsequently sealed it. Reportedly, the Church is one of
seven religious sites in the area where religious services can be performed without advance
permission. The same day, Turkish Cypriot authorities reportedly refused permission for the
performance of Christmas mass in the Church of the Holy Trinity (Ayia Triada) in the nearby
village of Yialoussa. On 4 February 2011, Christian worshippers on the Karpas peninsula
were allegedly banned from holding evening masses. Reportedly, a new procedure had been
introduced by the Turkish Cypriot authorities, requiring that all religious celebrations (apart
from those on Sundays) in the village churches seek permission with at least 30 days advance
notice.
(UNFICYP)
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A/HRC/18/51
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