Case No Country OTH 1/2015 15/01/2015 Other UA Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Toxic waste; 11/03/2015 Alleged transboundary movement of an end-of-life ship, containing hazardous substances and wastes from Denmark to India for dismantling. According to the information received, the end-of-life ship, Clipper Concord (IMO No. 9232319), owned by Clipper Group, a company registered in Denmark, operating under the flag of the Bahamas, arrived in Indian waters on 22 December 2014 and has been beached for dismantling in Alang beach, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India, on 4 January 2015. It is alleged that this end-of-life ship has not been decontaminated in the country of export, Denmark. Further, the end-of-life ship is reported to contain hazardous substances and wastes, such as asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), oil fuels and heavy metals, which are expected to remain in India. Grave concern is expressed that the dismantling of the ship may result in serious violations of human rights for affected individuals, including the rights to life, to health and to safe and healthy working conditions. Similar communications have been sent to the Governments of India and Denmark on 30 December 2014 and 13 January 2015 respectively, see above, case nos. IND 10/2014 and DNK 1/2015. USA 1/2015 Health; Torture; 15/01/2015 United States of JAL America Allegations concerning acts of torture and the role of health professionals in the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) interrogation program, and the subsequent lack of investigations into these allegations. According to the information received, health professionals from the CIA Office of Medical Services designed, directed and profited financially from the CIA interrogation program; intentionally inflicted harm on detainees; enabled United States Department of Justice lawyers to treat the interrogation practices as safe, legal and effective; engaged in potential human subjects research to provide legal cover for torture; monitored detainee torture and calibrated levels of pain; evaluated and treated detainees for purposes of torture; conditioned medical care on cooperation with interrogators; and failed to document physical and/or psychological evidence of torture. Reply A/HRC/29/50 40 Date Type