Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply ALB 2/2011 28/10/2011 Albania JAL Arbitrary detention; Disappearances; Terrorism; Torture; On 21 October 2011, the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, the Vice-Chair of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention and Chair-Rapporteur of the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances sent a letter to Albania related to their joint study on global practices in relation to secret detention in the context of countering terrorism (A/HRC/13/42). The joint study was part of a consultative process with States. In the same spirit of cooperation, the mandate holders/experts would like to continue engaging with States in ensuring appropriate follow-up to the joint study. In this context, they invited Albania to provide them with information on measures taken to investigate the allegations contained in the joint study and if found true, to rectify the situation in compliance with international human rights norms and standards; to implement the related recommendations; and to provide any other relevant information IND 21/2011 28/10/2011 India AL Human rights defenders; Alleged raid on and search of the home of human rights defender. According to the information 03/11/2011 received, on 3 October 2011 an armed contigent of sixty police officials from the states of Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh arrived in trucks at the home of Ms. Kavita Srivastava, National General Secretary of the People‟s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), in Jaipur city, Rajasthan. The police allegedly searched Ms. Srivastava‟s home when she was not there, based on a search warrant which related to “a dangerous Naxalite”. It is reported that the police suspected that the individual was sheltering in Ms. Srivastava‟s home; however, they did not find any evidence of this. The police allegedly attempted to push Ms. Srivastava‟s elderly father and also harassed two domestic workers. It is further reported that police stopped her sister and her friend who were close to the house. A/HRC/19/44 130 Date Type

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