Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted USA 16/2014 African descent; 09/09/2014 United States of Racism; JUA America Summary executions; Alleged infringement of due process and fair trial guarantees, including racial discrimination. According to the information received, in July 1998, Mr. Earl Ringo, an African-American then aged 24, was arrested for the murder of two people in Columbia, Missouri, and sentenced to death in 1999. It is reported that Mr. Ringo is scheduled to be executed on 10 September 2014. Concerns are raised about the fairness of the proceedings which reportedly did not fully comply with international human rights law and allegations that race may have been a key factor in the imposition of the death penalty against Mr. Ringo. Concern is also raised about alleged discrimination against African-Americans in the imposition of the death penalty in the United States of America. KGZ 4/2014 10/09/2014 Kyrgyz JUA Republic Alleged physical attack against a human rights lawyer and threats against him and the non-governmental organization (NGO) he works for. According to the information received, on 4 September 2014, Mr. Makhamajan Abdujaparov, who works for the NGO Spravedlivost (“Justice”), was assaulted by a representative or an affiliate of the State Committee on National Security (SCNS). It is alleged that shortly after Mr. Abdujaparov filed a complaint with the police, an employee of Spravedlivost received a threatening call from SCNS. Moreover, earlier in the year, human rights lawyers at Spravedlivost were reportedly advised by authorities not to intervene in cases related to allegations of torture, and a number of employees of Spravedlivost were intimidated and threatened with criminal charges by the Prosecutor’s office and SCNS, while others were summoned and interrogated by the police. Concern is expressed that the alleged violations may be a result of Mr. Abudjaparov’s and Spravedlivost’s legitimate work in the defence of human rights. Human rights defenders; Independence of judges and lawyers; Torture; Reply A/HRC/28/85 76 Date Type