Date Type Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted IRQ 8/2013 28/11/2013 Iraq JUA Arbitrary detention; Independence of judges and lawyers; Summary executions; Torture; Alleged risk of imminent execution in violation of international human rights law. According to the information received, Mr Ahmad ‘Amr ‘Abd al-Qadir Muhammad, sentenced to death in 2011 under the Anti-Terror Law of 2005, at the time of writing remained at risk of imminent execution in Iraq, following the rejection of his application for retrial by the Court of Cassation on 12 November 2013.During the retrial, the defendant allegedly was limited to presenting written submissions, and the allegations of the defendant’s torture, confessions obtained under torture, and use of his confession as evidence against him were not addressed. Mr Ahmad ‘Amr ‘Abd alQadir Muhammad was the subject of a previous communication dated 11 October 2012 (A/HRC/22/67). The Government provided a detailed reply on 12 December 2012, providing information on the temporary stay of the defendant’s execution. The reply did not provide detailed responses in relation a number of concerns expressed in the previous communication. AFG 1/2013 29/11/2013 Afghanistan JAL Summary executions; Terrorism; Torture; Alleged killings of at least 19 persons as a consequence of alleged abuses committed by the United States Army 3rd Special Forces group, known as Operation Detachment Alpha (ODA). According to the information received, in November 2012, several local residents claimed that a number of killings that had occurred in the district of Nerkh in the province of Wardak were connected to operations by ODA 3124. For instance, body of Mr Nasrutullah was found in Nerkh with his throat slit in November 2013 following his arrest by US forces. In addition, members of ODA 3124 were allegedly involved in the deaths of ten Afghan men from Nerkh district who had earlier been taken into custody by US forces. After ODA 3124 withdrew from Nerkh district in April 2013, ten sets of human remains were allegedly found near the former base of ODA 3124. Furthermore, at least eight men are reported to have been killed in operations conducted by ODA 3124 and several detainees mistreated, harassed and severely beaten while in ODA 3124 detention. Reply A/HRC/25/74 137