Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply PAK 6/2011 05/07/2011 Pakistan JAL Freedom of expression; Summary executions; 11/07/2011 Alleged abduction and killing of journalist. According to the information received, on 27 May 06/07/2011 2011, Mr. Syed Saleem Shahzad, an Islamabad-based investigative journalist for the online newspaper Asia Times, published the first of a two-part investigative report regarding alleged links between al-Qaeda and Pakistani naval officials. Mr. Shahzad was last seen on 29 May. His brother-in-law reportedly went to the Markaz district police station to report him missing on 30 May. On 31 May, Mr. Shahzad‟s body was discovered in an abandoned car, reportedly bearing visible signs of torture. Mr. Shahzad had reportedly previously complained of threats by the Pakistani military‟s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) for his reporting on the links between the ISI and al-Qaeda. PNG 1/2011 05/07/2011 Papua New AL Guinea Summary executions; Alleged pattern of killings on allegations of sorcery. According to the information received, Mr. Mondo Umba from Parua was killed by a mob in Kafana Village in Goroka District of Eastern Highlands Province. A mob allegedly entered the house of Mr. Umba accusing him of sorcery, dragged him out of his house and killed him with an axe. Furthermore, a 60-year-old woman was allegedly stoned to death in Gembogl district Kundiawa, Chimbu Province, accused of killing a seven-year-old boy through sorcery. Two brothers were allegedly killed in Gembogl district Kundiawa, Chimbu Province, accused of causing another man‟s death through sorcery. An elderly woman was allegedly stoned to death by a mob who accused her of practicing sorcery. The incident occurred at the foothill of Mount Wilhelm, Kundiawa, Chimbu Province. A man accused of sorcery was allegedly killed in Raicoast district, Madang Province. Villagers in Munum village, Morobe Province reportedly burned their councillor to death on allegations of sorcery. The victim had been accused of causing the death of a woman and a teenage girl. BRA 3/2011 06/07/2011 Brazil JAL Freedom of expression; Human rights defenders; Summary executions; Alleged killings of human rights defenders. According to the information received, on 24 May 2011, Mr. José Cláudio Ribeiros da Silva and Ms. Maria do Espírito Santo da Silva, leaders of Projeto Agroextrativista Praialta-Piranheira and members of the Conselho Nacional das Populaçoes Extrativistas, were ambushed and shot by unknown individuals. They had reportedly received death threats in the past, reportedly from loggers and cattle ranchers. On 27 May 2011, Mr. Adelino Dinho Ramos, coordinator of the Movimiento Campones Corumbiara, was reportedly shot dead in Porto Vehlo, Rodondia. The killing of Erenilto Pereira dos Santos, which reportedly took place on 28 May 2011, may allegedly be linked to the killing of Mr. Ribeiros da Silva and Ms. Espírito Santo da Silva, as it is believed that he may have witnessed the incident. The aforementioned killings reportedly took place in the context of a Congressional debate regarding amendments to Brazil‟s Forest Code. A/HRC/19/44 28 Date Type

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