Date Type 28/09/2015 AL 28/09/2015 JUA Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted FRA 5/2015 France Cultural Rights; Lettre concernant l’adoption prochaine d’une loi en France sur la liberté de création, l’architecture et le patrimoine. Selon les informations reçues, le projet de loi en discussion au Parlement français affirme clairement la liberté de création, mais omet de mentionner les libertés correspondantes de présenter, d’exposer et de diffuser des œuvres et créations. La lettre rappelle que ces aspects sont indissociables pour la jouissance du droit de participer à la vie culturelle, tel qu’énoncé dans l’article 27 de la Déclaration universelle des droits de l’homme et l’article 15 du Pacte international relatif aux droits économiques, sociaux et culturels, et pour la réalisation du droit à la liberté d’opinion et d’expression, y compris sous une forme artistique, tel que consacré à l’article 19 du Pacte relatif aux droits civils et politiques. PAK 10/2015 Pakistan Summary executions; Torture; Allegations concerning the violation of the right to life in relation to the imminent execution of the Pakistani national who was a minor at the time of this conviction. According to the information received, in 1994, Mr. Ansar Iqbal was arrested on murder charges and, in 1996, sentenced to death. He was reportedly 15 years old at the time of his sentencing. Courts in Pakistan, including the Lahore High Court and the Supreme Court, on 16 September 1996 and 19 May 2009 respectively, have refused to consider evidence that Mr. Iqbal was a child at the time of his conviction and instead based their judgements on the assessment of police officers that Iqbal had been in his twenties. On 15 September 2015, the mercy petition filed by Mr. Iqbal was rejected. It is believed that the warrant for Mr. Iqbal’s execution has been issued for 29 September 2015. Reply A/HRC/31/79 111

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