06/11/2012 UA 07/11/2012 AL Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted NGA 4/2012 Nigeria Summary executions; Alleged imposition of the death penalty on two prisoners on death row. According to the information received, in October 2012, the Governor of Edo State signed execution warrants of two prisoners on death row in Oko prison, Benin City. Allegedly, the recent jailbreak in Oko prison, in which death row inmates were involved, prompted the Governor‘s decision to sign the two execution warrants. Moreover, it is alleged that the prisoners have not officially been informed about the planned executions nor have the families of the prisoners officially been contacted by the Benin City prison authorities. It is further reported that they were convicted on charges of murder and sentenced to death by hanging in January and June 1996, respectively. In March 2010, the Nigerian NGO, Legal Defence and Assistance Project (LEDAP), filed a domestic law suit on behalf of 826 inmates on death row, including the two death row inmates whose execution warrants were recently signed. It also reported that the Federal High Court granted an injunction against their execution. However, it was later lifted. On 19 October, the NGO filed a new suit at the Federal High Court on behalf of the two prisoners, the decision on which is pending. In addition, it is alleged that there is a high risk of execution before the appeal procedure is complete. EGY 14/2012 Egypt Torture; Reply 29/11/2012 Alleged severe physical and psychological torture at Al-Darb Al-Ahmar 11/12/2012 Police Station in Cairo. According to the information received, on 4 September 2012, Mr. Mostafa Kamal Abul Magd, a 19 year-old university student and Egyptian national, participated in a demonstration at the Syrian Embassy in Cairo. It is alleged that during the demonstration, clashes broke out between protesters and members of the Central Security Forces protecting the embassy. The officers allegedly began dragging and beating him severely. It is further alleged that the security forces then arrested Mr. Abul Magd and 14 others, bringing them to Al-Darb Al-Ahmar Police Station. Reportedly, officers at the station proceeded to strip search, beat, and sexually assaulted Mr. Abul Magd. It is also reported that Mr. Abul Magd was forced to sign a document confessing that he attacked police officers and burned police vehicles during the protest. A/HRC/22/67 136 Date Type