14/09/2012 JUA 14/09/2012 JUA Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply COL 10/2012 Colombia Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Summary executions; Presunta amenaza de muerte contra defensores de los derechos humanos. Según las informaciones recibidas, el 18 de agosto de 2012, un panfleto conteniendo una amenaza de muerte y firmado por el grupo paramilitar ‗Rastrojos Comandos Urbanos‘ habría sido dejado en las oficinas de Gente en Acción en Barrancabermeja. Se habría nombrado a varios defensores de los derechos humanos, incluyendo los Sres. Ovidio Nieto Jaraba, William Mendoza e Himad Abdala Choser, acusándolos de estar ―provocando y organizando marchas de protesta‖ y apoyando a las guerrillas. El panfleto habría declarado que ―ya no [sic] será una amenaza, serán hechos […] estamos retomando el control de todas las instancias‖. El Sr. Ovidio Nieto Jaraba es una activista LGBTI y miembro de la organización Gente en Acción. El Sr. William Mendoza es presidente de la sede de Barrancabermeja del Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores del Sistema Agroalimentario (SINALTRAINAL) y el Sr. Himad Abdala Choser es un defensor local de los derechos humanos. IRQ 4/2012 Iraq 09/11/2012 Summary executions; Alleged risk of execution of six individuals after proceedings that did not Torture; comply with fair trial and due process standards. According to the information received, Messrs. ‗Abdullah ‗Azzam Saleh Musfer al-Qahtani, a Saudi Arabian national, and Manaf ‗Abdulrahim ‗Abdulhamid ‗Issa al-Rawi, Mohammad Nouri Matar Yassin, Ibrahim ‗Abdulqader ‗Ali ‗Antik, Safa Ahmad ‗Abul‘aziz ‗Abdullah, and Mohammad Jaber Tawfiq ‗Obaid, Iraqi nationals, were sentenced to death in March 2011. They were accused of participating in an armed raid on a goldsmith shop in Baghdad in 2009, which led to two deaths. It is alleged that their confessions were extracted under torture or ill-treatment, which raises serious concerns about respect of fair trial and due process safeguards. While the death sentence of Mr. Abdullah ‗Azzam Saleh Musfer al-Qahtani is currently under review, the five Iraqi nationals may reportedly be at risk of execution at any time. A/HRC/22/67 100 Date Type

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