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
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