Date Type 02/09/2015 JAL 03/09/2015 JAL Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted RUS 5/2015 Russian Federation Freedom of expression; Human rights defenders; Summary executions; Allegations of murder and inadequate investigation into the death of a Russian journalist related to the exercise of his legitimate rights to freedom of expression and opinion. According to the information received, on 9 July 2013, Mr. Akhmednabi Akhmednabiyev was shot dead by a gunman outside his home in Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russian Federation. Mr. Akhmednabiyev actively reported on human rights violations against Muslims by the police and Russian army and he received numerous death threats before he was killed. It is alleged that if police had properly investigated these warning signs at that time, they could have helped prevent his fatal shooting. Moreover, the subsequent police investigation of his death, led by the Dagestani Investigative Committee, has been frequently suspended and largely ineffective. ZAF 2/2015 South Africa Albinism; Summary executions; Violence against women; Alleged abduction, killing and dismembering of a young woman with albinism. According to the information received, on 5 August 2015, Ms. Thandazile Sqongwani Mpunzi was reported missing in Phelandaba village in Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa. A search was undertaken by the local chief and the ward council in close cooperation with the community and the police and, on 16 August 2015, the remains of her dismembered body were found in a shallow grave in Phelandaba. Four men, including a minor, were arrested in relation to Ms. Mpunzi’s killing and dismembering and to date they have appeared twice before the Manguzi Magistrate’s Court. The next court appearance is scheduled for 13 October 2015. In addition, the Albinism Society of South Africa has lodged a complaint to the Commission of Gender Equality. Serious concerns are expressed about the alleged abduction, killing and dismembering of Ms. Mpunzi, as these acts appear to have had the purpose of using, or selling for use, her body parts for witchcraft purposes. Reply A/HRC/31/79 97