Case No
Country
Mandate(s)
Summary of the allegation transmitted
Reply
FIN 1/2011
28/09/2011 Finland
UA
Indigenous
peoples;
28/10/2011
Alleged imminent slaughter of reindeer in the Nellim Area. According to the information
received, land for grazing in Finland is limited and the State regulates the number of reindeer that
can graze in a certain area. The Ivalo cooperative in Nellim district, made up of both Sami and
non-Sami reindeer herders, planned to force four Sami herders to conduct a slaughter of their
reindeer in late-September 2011. Sami herders were targeted because they have, over the years,
slaughtered fewer reindeer than other herders. However, the decision of the Ivalo cooperative did
not take into account the fact that Sami must maintain larger herds because of their traditional
nomadic herding practices, which are different from the practices of non-Sami reindeer herders,
who keep their animals fenced in. In its response, the Government stated that the UN Human
Rights Committee requested that no slaughter of reindeer be conducted while the case is being
considered by Committee.
DEU 1/2011
30/09/2011 Germany
JAL
Terrorism;
Torture;
24/11/2011
Concern that German authorities might have directly or indirectly participated in the arrest,
detention, conviction and imprisonment of a person in Morocco without assessing whether there
are substantial grounds for believing that he would be in danger of being subjected to torture or
other forms of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. According to information
received, Mr. Mohamed Hajib, a dual German and Moroccan national, had been arrested and put
into detention in Pakistan in 2009, on suspicion of terrorism, a charge later withdrawn by
Pakistani authorities. On 17 February 2010, following his release from detention in Pakistan, Mr.
Hajib travelled to Casablanca from Islamabad, Pakistan, via Frankfurt, Germany, with the
purpose of visiting one of his children who had fallen seriously ill. When he arrived in transit at
Frankfurt airport on 17 February 2010, two police officers advised him to continue with his
journey, otherwise he would be questioned about his arrest and detention in Pakistan. When
arriving at Casablanca airport Mr. Hajib was arrested by five agents of the Moroccan intelligence
service and was immediately transferred to the police station of El Maarif, where he was
allegedly tortured. It is alleged that Mr. Hajib was convicted on terrorism related charges to ten
years of imprisonment solely on the basis of statements signed under torture during his initial 12
days of detention from 17 February 2010 at the police station at El Maarif. On 17 May 2011,
following a riot at Salé prison, Mr. Hajib was transferred to Toulal prison where he was allegedly
held in secret detention for 15 days, and again allegedly severely tortured and beaten, kept in
painful positions, and threatened with rape. See as well MAR 5/2011 above, sent on 30 August
2011.
A/HRC/19/44
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