02/02/2016
JAL
03/02/2016
JAL
Case No
Country
Mandate(s)
Summary of the allegation transmitted
PAK 2/2016
Pakistan
Discrimination
against women;
Freedom of
religion; Minority
issues; Sale of
children; Slavery;
Violence against
women;
Allegations concerning the reported abduction and subsequent forced conversion
and marriage of a 15 year old Hindu girl, in Allah Dino Magsi Village, Qambar
Shahdadkot, Sindh province. On 19 April 2015, six men allegedly kidnapped a 15
year old girl in her home at 1 p.m. in front of her parents. Thereafter her parents
reportedly tried to register a First Information Report at the police station on
several occasions but were repeatedly sent away. On 25 April 2015, a statement
from the girl was reportedly published in a newspaper in which she declared that
she was 22 years old, had converted to Islam, changed her name and had married a
boy. The parents allegedly brought the case to the Session Court of Qambar
Shahdadkot, Larkana, which decided on 2 June 2015 to have the girl placed in a
shelter called Dar-ul-Aman and have her age determined. One of the alleged
perpetrators reportedly filed an application before the High Court Sindh, Circuit
Court, Larkana to challenge the decision of the judge from the Session Court. On
24 June 2015, the High Court allegedly judged that the girl was an adult under
Sharia law and suspended the decision of the Session Court thus sending her back
to live with the aforementioned boy.
COL 5/2015
Colombia
African descent;
Human rights
defenders;
Minority issues;
Racism; Summary
executions;
Alleged killings of, and death threats received by, a number of Afro-Colombian
human rights defenders and community leaders; alleged persistent structural
discrimination faced by Afro-Colombians which affects the enjoyment of their
economic, social and cultural rights. According to the information received, there
are patterns of human rights concerns arising from business ventures (including
environmental damage, displacement of persons, etc.); the negative impact of
extractive projects and illegal mining on the livelihood of Afro-Colombians. It is
also reported that Afro-Colombians have faced a disproportionate impact of the
armed conflict.
Reply
28/04/2016
A/HRC/32/53
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