Date Type 07/06/2012 JAL 08/06/2012 JAL Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply PAK 7/2012 Pakistan Discrimination against women in law and in practice; Freedom of religion; Human rights defenders; Slavery; Violence against women; 07/06/2012 Alleged abduction, forced conversion and forced marriage of three Hindu women, and death threats against two parliamentarians who criticized a Supreme Court decision that allowed their return to their alleged kidnappers. According to the information received, Ms. X, Ms. Lata Kumari and Ms. Y were kidnapped, forcedly converted to Islam, and forced into marriage in early 2012. It is reported that the Supreme Court intervened in these cases and, on 18 April 2012, ordered that the women be allowed to decide whether they wished to remain with their husbands. They agreed to do so. It is alleged that the Court did not take into consideration the violent nature of the abduction, and the climate of fear and intimidation faced by these women and their families, when requesting them to take the decision. After the Supreme Court hearings, Messrs. Khursheed Khokhar and Pitamber Sewani, criticized this decision and later received death threats for defending minority rights in the country. GRC 1/2012 Greece Freedom of expression; Human rights defenders; Independence of judges and lawyers; Racism; Alleged physical and verbal attacks and threats against human rights defender 10/10/2012 and human rights lawyer, and the alleged failure to bring those responsible to justice. According to the information received, on 16 December 2011, Messrs. Panayote Dimitras and Thanassis Tartis were subjected to a physical attack as well as verbal abuse and threats at a court hearing regarding alleged racist remarks made by coastguards in March 2011. It is reported that hundreds of messages were subsequently posted on the Internet in praise of the attack, and further threats were also allegedly posted. It is communicated that no sanctions have been imposed on the perpetrators of these acts. Mr. Dimitras is the Spokesperson of the Greek Helsinki Monitor (GHM) and a member of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) General Assembly. Mr. Tartis is a lawyer who acts as legal counsel for GHM. Mr. Dimitras was the subject of a previous communication (see A/HRC/10/12/Add.1, para 1012). A/HRC/22/67 13