Case No
Country
Mandate(s)
Summary of the allegation transmitted
Reply
ESP 6/2014
07/01/2015 Spain
JAL
Disappearances;
Truth, justice,
reparation &
guarantees on
non-rec;
Alegaciones relativas al presunto inminente cierre del laboratorio de la Asociación para
la Recuperación de la Memoria Histórica (ARMH) en el Campus Ponferrada de la
Universidad de León. Según las informaciones recibidas, el laboratorio de la ARMH,
cedido por la Universidad de León, donde se llevan a cabo exhumaciones de restos de
víctimas encontradas en fosas de la Guerra Civil y la represión franquista, cesaría sus
actividades en debido a la falta de financiación.
04/08/2015
USA 1/2015
15/01/2015 United States
JAL
of America
Health;
Torture;
Allegations concerning acts of torture and the role of health professionals in the United 18/06/2015
States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) interrogation program, and the subsequent lack
of investigations into these allegations. According to the information received, health
professionals from the CIA Office of Medical Services designed, directed and profited
financially from the CIA interrogation program; intentionally inflicted harm on
detainees; enabled United States Department of Justice lawyers to treat the interrogation
practices as safe, legal and effective; engaged in potential human subjects research to
provide legal cover for torture; monitored detainee torture and calibrated levels of pain;
evaluated and treated detainees for purposes of torture; conditioned medical care on
cooperation with interrogators; and failed to document physical and/or psychological
evidence of torture.
USA 2/2015
23/01/2015 United States
UA
of America
Summary
executions;
19/06/2015
Alleged imposition of the death penalty on an individual with reported psychosocial
disabilities. According to the information received, Mr. Warren Hill was sentenced to
death in August 1991 for the murder of a prison inmate in August 1990. According to
the new information received, on 20 January 2015, the Supreme Court of Georgia in a 52 ruling denied Mr. Hill’s application for probable cause to appeal the denial of habeas
corpus. His execution is scheduled to take place on 27 January 2015. A press release was
previously issued on 17 July 2012 urging the authorities to stop Mr. Hill’s execution. He
was also the subject two previous communications sent on 19 July 2013, A/HRC/25/74,
case no. USA 9/2013 and 13 July 2012, see A/HRC/22/67, case no. USA 10/2012.
A/HRC/31/79
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