15/04/2016 JUA 15/04/2016 JUA Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted IRQ 1/2016 Iraq Disappearances; Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Allegations of acts of intimidation and reprisals, in the form of arbitrary arrest and ill-treatment, against two human rights defenders for their work and cooperation with the United Nations in the field of human rights. According to the information received, on 6 March 2016, Mr. Imad Amara and Mr. Faisal Al Tamimi were on their way to meet with families of disappeared persons as part of their work for the Al Wissam Humanitarian Assembly, a human rights organization that documents cases of enforced disappearances and submits them to the United Nations human rights mechanisms, when their car was stopped at the checkpoint close to the Bab Al Moatham Square in Baghdad by Iraqi military forces. The military forces searched their car and informed both men that an arrest warrant had been issued against them. They were subsequently handcuffed, blindfolded and taken to an unknown location where they were severely beaten, insulted and threatened, while being interrogated about their work. Mr. Amara and Mr. Al Tamimi were released two hours later. ISR 6/2016 Israel Democratic and equitable international order; Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Summary executions; Alleged threatening and intimidating statements made against the members of a human rights organization for the exercise of their rights to freedom of association and freedom of expression, as well as their human rights work. According to the information received, on 28 March 2016, Government officials stated that Israel should make “targeted civil eliminations” against members of Palestinian Rights, Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS), a human rights network, and that it is considering revoking the citizenship of some of BDS’ members, including Mr. Omar Barghouti. Grave concern is expressed at the physical integrity of the members of BDS, as well as the broader impact of the above allegations on human rights defenders, civil society and the legitimate exercise of the right to freedom of association and freedom of expression. Reply A/HRC/33/32 44 Date Type