02/06/2015 JUA 03/06/2015 JAL Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted IRN 7/2015 Iran (Islamic Republic of) Disappearances; Independence of judges and lawyers; Iran; Summary executions; Torture; Alleged imminent execution of two juvenile offenders after trials that did not meet due process and fair trial guarantees. According to the information received, on 18 March 2015, Mr. Saman Naseem, whose death sentence was upheld by the Supreme Court in December 2013 and who was scheduled for execution on 19 February 2015, was transferred from Oroumieh prison to an unknown location. In March 2015, the authorities informed Mr. Naseem’s lawyer that his execution had not been carried out. In 2009, in another case, Mr. Hamid Ahmadi was reportedly sentenced to death. However, the Supreme Court overturned his sentence and sent the case back to the Appeals Court for re-trial. In March 2010, the Appeals Court in Gilan Province re-sentenced Mr. Ahmadi to death, a decision which was upheld by the Supreme Court in November 2010. Mr. Ahmadi’s application for judicial review is currently pending before the Supreme Court. Mr. Naseem was the subject of two previous communications dated 14 October 2014, see A/HRC/28/85, case no. IRN 23/2014, and 12 February 2015, see A/HRC/29/50, case no. IRN 3/2015. ITA 2/2015 Italy Arbitrary detention; Democratic and equitable international order; Disappearances; Health; Independence of judges and lawyers; Terrorism; Torture; Truth, justice, reparation & guarantees on non-rec; Alleged arbitrary detention and torture of an Italian citizen of Moroccan origin in the context of the secret detention, rendition and torture programme operated by the United States’ Central Intelligence Agency after 11 September 2001. According to the information received, between March 2002 and April 2011, Mr. Abou Elkassim Britel was secretly detained in Pakistan and Morocco, with the alleged complicity of the Italian authorities, as well as alleged involvement, in the form of logistical support to the rendition programme, of Portuguese authorities. During this period, Mr. Britel was subjected to torture and ill-treatment, without access, or with obstructions to access, to his family or lawyers, and was not presented before a court within a reasonable time. Mr. Britel was pardoned and released on 14 April 2011. To date, no investigation has reportedly been initiated into the alleged events and no reparation or adequate psychological and medical rehabilitation has been provided to him and/or his family members. Communications with the same contents are also being addressed to the Governments of Morocco, Pakistan, Portugal and the United States of America. Reply 05/08/2015 A/HRC/31/79 12 Date Type

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