Replies received between 1 May and 31 July 2015 relating to communications sent before 1 March 2015
11.
The table below lists, in chronological order, communications dating before 1 March 2015 to which a reply or an additional
reply has been received in the period between 1 May and 31 July 2015. Copies of the full text of the communications sent and the
reply received during the reporting period can be accessed from the electronic version of this report available on the OHCHR
website. Some names of individuals or other information have been rendered anonymous or otherwise unidentifiable.
Date
Type
Case No
Country
NOR 1/2013
04/04/2013 Norway
JUA
Mandate(s)
Disappearances;
Freedom of
expression;
Human rights
defenders;
Summary
executions;
Torture;
USA 5/2014
Indigenous
20/02/2014 United States of peoples;
AL
America
Summary of the allegation transmitted
Reply
30/04/2014
Alleged imminent risk of deportation of a human rights defender, who would be at risk
18/05/2015
of enforced disappearance, torture and being killed by the Pakistani security forces, if
forcibly returned to Pakistan. According to the information received, Mr. Mohammad
Anwar Baloch, a journalist and political activist from Balochistan province, Pakistan,
applied for political asylum in Norway in 2010. After several years of legal proceedings
his application was rejected. On 26 February 2013, the Norwegian Immigration Appeals
Board/Utlendingnemnda (UNE) issued an order to Mr. Anwar requesting him to leave
Norway by 4 April 2013. Mr. Anwar is one of the founders and a senior editor of the
Baloch Unity Conference (BUC), an online news blog, which is highly critical of
Pakistani Government’s alleged atrocities in Balochistan province, Pakistan. Reportedly,
Mr. Anwar has also been an active political and human rights campaigner. Allegedly if
deported, Mr. Anwar might be one of the prime targets of Pakistani security agencies.
12/05/2015
Allegations made in follow up to the observations and recommendations made in the
Special Rapporteur’s report, “The situation of indigenous peoples in the United States of
America” (A/HRC/21/47/Add.1) of 30 August 2012. Subsequent to the publication of
this report, the Special Rapporteur has continued to monitor the situation of indigenous
peoples in the United States. The allegations received indicate that many Native
American tribes and other indigenous communities still face persistent barriers to the
realization of their human rights as indigenous peoples, including with respect to land
and sacred places, preservation of their languages and cultural artefacts, and the welfare
of their children and communities. In addition, the Special Rapporteur has received
information regarding ongoing grievances with special legal and policy regimes that
affect indigenous peoples in Maine, Alaska, Hawaii and Guam.
A/HRC/30/27
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