Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted IRN 23/2013 15/11/2013 Iran (Islamic JUA Republic of) Arbitrary detention; Independence of judges and lawyers; Iran; Minority issues; Summary executions; Torture; Alleged risk of imminent execution in violation of international human rights law. According to the information received, Messrs Zaniar Moradi (or Zanyar Moradee) and Loghman Moradi (or Loqman Moradee), both members of the Kurdish community, at the time of writing were at risk of imminent execution. Messrs Zaniar Moradi and Loghman Moradi were the subject of three previous communications dated 15 November 2011 (A/HRC/19/44), 29 February 2012 (A/HRC/20/30) and 9 January 2013 (A/HRC/23/51), where it was alleged that the defendants had been subjected to torture and were forced to confess. The Government’s replies on their cases confirmed the sentences to death against Messrs Zaniar Moradi and Loghman Moradi, without providing details on how the imposition of the death penalty in these cases complied with international human rights law standards. The new information alleged in the current follow-up communication contains details of the allegations of torture against the defendants, as well as new allegations of violations of fair trial standards. KEN 8/2013 15/11/2013 Kenya JAL Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Alleged legislative developments that could unduly restrict the rights to freedom of association and expression. According to the information received, the Kenyan Parliament is, at the time of writing, examining the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill, 2013 (the “Bill”), presented to the Parliament on 30 October 2013. The Bill aims at amending two Acts, among others: the Public Benefits Organizations Act, 2013 (“PBO Act”), which regulates all associations carrying out “public benefit activities; and the National Youth Council Act, 2009 (the “Council Act”), which regulates activities undertaken by youth groups and other associations. Reply A/HRC/25/74 124 Date Type