Date Type Case No Country Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply YEM 5/2011 21/10/2011 Yemen 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 Yemen 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 Yemen 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. ZWE 6/2011 21/10/2011 Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe 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. PHL 4/2011 24/10/2011 Philippines JAL Freedom of expression; Human rights defenders; Summary executions; Alleged killing of human rights defender. According to the information received, on 17 October 15/12/2011 2011, Father Fausto Tentorio, an Italian priest and missionary of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME) who had worked in the Philippines since 1978, was shot by an unknown man as he was preparing to leave the convent of the Mother of Perpetual Help Parish in the Arakan, Cotabato. He was reportedly proclaimed dead on arrival at the hospital as a result of multiple gunshot wounds to his head and chest. He had recently been working against the expansion of mining activities on tribal lands and had criticized the military for its operations in the community. 127 A/HRC/19/44 Mandate(s)