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 58 Date Type

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