04/07/2012 JUA 04/07/2012 JAL Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply NLD 3/2012 Netherlands Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Torture; Alleged imminent deportation to the People‘s Republic of China. According to the information received, Mr. Kurbanjan Mutalip, an ethnic Uighur and Chinese national from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) in China, is facing imminent deportation from the Netherlands to the People‘s Republic of China. Mr. Mutalip is a member of the East Turkistan Uighur Association in the Netherlands and participated on various occasions in demonstrations and other political and human rights activities protesting against Chinese policies. It is reported that Uighurs who have been active in overseas political or human rights activities and who apply for asylum would allegedly face heightened risk of human rights violations, including torture if they return or are forcibly returned to the People‘s Republic of China. 20/08/2012 MDA 3/2012 Republic of Moldova Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Alleged bans on public activities organized by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) persons in several municipalities in Moldova. According to the information received, in March 2012, the City Council of Balti, Modova‘s second largest city, adopted a municipal ordinance prohibiting public activities ―propagandizing‖ homosexuality. Allegedly, at least four other municipalities, Cahul, Ceadîr-Lunga, Drochia and Soroca, the districts of Anenii Noi and Basarabeasca, and the village of Hiliuti, also took similar actions. It is reported that these discriminatory measures are intended to ban LGBTI persons from exercising their rights to freedom of opinion and expression and to peaceful assembly. 16/10/2012 A/HRC/22/67 34 Date Type