Date Type Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted LKA 8/2011 04/11/2011 Sri Lanka JUA Freedom of expression; Human rights defenders; Alleged threats against and stigmatization of the work of a journalist and human rights defender. According to the information received, Mr. Sunanda Deshapriya has been the subject of a media smear campaign and stigmatization following his participation in the 18 th session of the UN Human Rights Council and related side events. Mr. Deshapriya has reportedly received death threats through phone calls to his mobile and though comments made in on-line media. Mr. Deshapriya was the subject of an earlier communication (see A/HRC/16/44/Add.1, para 2117). YEM 6/2011 04/11/2011 Yemen JAL Summary executions; Terrorism; Alleged targeted killing through a United States drone attack. According to the information received, on 30 September 2011, Mr. Anwar al-Awlaki, Mr. Samir Khan and several others were killed by a drone strike in Khasef, Jawf province, Yemen. Unconfirmed reports indicate that they were hit by a United States drone. It was alleged that Mr. Al-Awlaki, his son Abdulrahman, believed to have been 16 years of age, and Mr. Khan became the second, third and fourth United States citizens subjected to a targeted killing through a United States drone attack in Yemen following the killing of Mr. Kamal Derwish in 2002. It is further alleged that, unlike in other countries, where the United States Central Intelligence Agency reportedly enjoys a blanket authorization by President Obama to carry out drone strikes at will, each attack in Yemen requires individual approval by the President. Such an authorization was reportedly based on an interdepartmental legal memorandum of June 2010 prepared under the lead of the U.S. Justice Department‟s Office of Legal Counsel. See as well case no. USA 20/2011 above sent on 2 November 2011. BGD 6/2011 10/11/2011 Bangladesh JUA Human rights defenders; Violence against women; Alleged threats to a human rights defender. According to information received Ms. Shampa Goswami supporting victims of gender based violence was harrassed by a group of men on 23 October 2011. The group also attempted to blackmail Ms. Goswami. It is further alleged that after reporting the incident to a local police station, the no adequate protection to ensure her safety was provided. Reply 16/11/2011 A/HRC/19/44 135