Date Type 16/07/2012 JUA 18/07/2012 JAL Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply ARE 5/2012 United Arab Emirates Arbitrary detention; Freedom of expression; Human rights defenders; Alleged imminent expulsion of human rights defender. According to the information received, Mr Ahmed Abdul Khaleq Ahmed Karim Al Baloushi, a stateless person of Emirati origin who resides in the United Arab Emirates, applied for Comorian citizenship on behalf of his family in early 2012 after being allegedly pressured by authorities to do so. On 22 May 2012, Mr. Abdul Khaleq was summoned to the Department of Immigration of the Ajman Emirate where he was allegedly immediately arrested without the presentation of an arrest warrant. He was detained in Al Sader prison. In early June 2012, Mr. Abdul Khaleq was reportedly asked by authorities to choose between five countries to be expelled to in light of the fact that Comoros do not accept persons of ‗economic citizenship‘. According to reports, Mr. Abdul Khaleq was to be expelled from the United Arab Emirates to Thailand on Monday 16 July 2012. Mr. Abdul Khaleq was the subject of previous communications (see above, case no. ARE 4/2012). AFG 1/2012 Afghanistan Human rights defenders; Summary executions; Violence against women; 04/10/2012 Alleged killing of two women. According to information received, in early July 2012, Ms. Najiba, a 22 year old woman allegedly accused of adultery, was killed in public, amidst a crowd. A video showing her killing was afterwards made public and widely distributed among social media. It is reported that Ms. Najiba was married to a Taliban member, and was accused of committing adultery with a Taliban commander. It was also reported that on 13 July 2012, Ms. Hanifa Safi, a regional representative of the Afghan Ministry of Women Affairs in Laghman province, and her husband were killed while driving through the provincial capital, Mehtar Lam, when a bomb allegedly attached to their car exploded. Ms. Safi was reportedly the second provincial head of women‘s affairs to be assassinated since these posts were created. A/HRC/22/67 47