Date Type Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply BOL 2/2012 23/04/2012 Bolivia AL 02/07/2012 Independence of judges Presuntas irregularidades en el proceso penal. Según la información recibida, en and lawyers; enero de 1998 se habría iniciado un juicio penal en contra de la Sra. Gaby Candia de 20/07/2012 Mercado, antigua alcaldesa de La Paz. El juicio se habría caracterizado por fuertes presiones políticas y mediáticas. La Sra. Candia habría sido detenida arbitrariamente durante seis días. El proceso penal contra ella continuó hasta la sentencia condenatoria dictada por la Corte Superior de Justicia del Distrito de la Paz el 3 de febrero de 2004, y seguiría hasta la fecha. El 11 de marzo de 2004, la Sra. Candia recurrió en apelación contra la sentencia. Hasta la fecha, todavía no se habría resuelto un conflicto de competencia para atender el recurso de apelación. Se informa también que se habrían cometido varias violaciones de las garantías judiciales durante este proceso penal. SGP 1/2012 23/04/2012 Singapore UA Summary executions; Alleged risk of execution for a drug trafficking offence following denial of a judicial 02/07/2012 appeal. According to the information received, Mr. Yong Vui Kong, a national of Malaysia, was arrested on 13 June 2007, on charges of drug trafficking. Mr. Yong was found in possession of 47.27 grams of diamorphine. Under the Misuse of Drugs Act in Singapore, a defendant is reportedly automatically presumed guilty of drug trafficking in cases where possession of heroin exceeds two grams. On 14 November 2008, Mr. Kong was sentenced to death pursuant to section 33 of the Misuse of Drugs Act. Mr. Yong‟s last judicial complaint focused on the alleged unequal treatment before the law and unequal protection of the law. On 4 April 2012, the Court of Appeal of Singapore dismissed Mr. Yong‟s appeal. USA 4/2012 24/04/2012 United States JAL of America Migrants; Minority issues; Racism; Allegation that the Alabama Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act discriminates against migrants. According to the information received, the act targets immigrants and people perceived to be immigrants, including persons of Hispanic origin, and has led to harassment, intimidation, and punitive sanctions in the state of Alabama. The act reportedly prohibits irregular immigrants from entering into “business transactions” with the state, requires schools to verify the immigration status of their students, provides for prolonged detention without bail for anyone who is suspected of being “unauthorized”, and provides that Alabama courts are not to enforce contracts in which one of the parties is known to be undocumented. This act was the subject of an earlier communication (see A/HRC/19/44, USA 17/2011). A/HRC/21/49 29