21/12/2012 UA 21/12/2012 JUA 21/12/2012 JAL Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted MEX 35/2012 México Disappearances; Alegaciones de robo de información relacionada a presuntas desapariciones 27/03/2013 forzadas. Según la información recibida, el 29 de noviembre de 2012, la familia Guzmán Cruz habría descubierto que se habría producido un robo en su casa en la comunidad de Tarejero, estado de Michoacán. Los presuntos responsables del robo se habrían llevado documentos relacionados con la supuesta desaparición forzada durante la década de los 1970 de cinco miembros de la familia Guzmán Cruz . NGA 6/2012 Nigeria 04/01/2013 Health; Toxic waste; Alleged on-going lead contamination and poisoning in Zamfara State. According to the information received, artisanal gold mines are found throughout Zamfara State in northwestern Nigeria. The high levels of lead found in the earth coupled with the use of rudimentary mining methods have reportedly resulted in a lead poisoning epidemic among children. In May 2012, President Jonathan reportedly pledged approximately US$5 million to clean up areas that have been contaminated with lead during artisanal gold mining operations, with a specific focus on the Bagega area of Zamfara State. Despite the Government‘s pledge, no money has allegedly been released. Importantly, it is alleged that the remediation of Bagega must start immediately in order to ensure that decontamination is completed before the beginning of the rainy season. QAT 1/2012 Qatar Cultural Rights; Freedom of expression; Independence of judges and lawyers; Alleged sentencing to life imprisonment of a Qatari poet for writing and reciting poems criticizing the Amir of Qatar and praising the Tunisian revolutions. According to the information received, Mr. Mohammed alAjami, also known as Mr. Mohammed Ibn al-Dheeb, was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Criminal Court in Doha on 29 November 2012. The case against him was based on a poem which he wrote in 2010, criticizing Sheikh Tamim Al Thani. Mr. al-Ajami had been reportedly held in solitary confinement throughout his detention and his trial has been marred by a series of irregularities, including a number of court sessions held in secret and lack of access to the trial by Mr. al-Ajami‘s defense lawyer of choice. Reply 14/02/2013 A/HRC/23/51 30 Date Type