Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply LBN 1/2012 14/03/2012 Liban AL 10/05/2012 Discrimination against Request for information in relation to a draft legislation under consideration in the women in law and in Parliament that would reinstate Lebanese nationality solely to descendants of practice; Lebanese fathers and grandfathers. The Working Group raised concerns about the fact that the original text of the draft legislation initially did not specify the sex of the person‟s ancestry but was later amended to include specific reference to the father and relatives from the father‟s side, in breach of international obligations related to non-discrimination on the grounds of sex, equality between men and women, and women‟s human rights. The Working Group further stressed the importance of ensuring that the drafting process takes into account all of the current standards and understandings related to women‟s rights and gender equality and thus contribute to the development of good practices in this regard. SYR 3/2012 15/03/2012 Syrian Arab UA Republic Summary executions; USA 2/2012 Independence of 15/03/2012 United States of judges and lawyers; AL America Alleged widespread violence in the country. According to the information received, 2012 has begun with the deadliest incidents since the start of the uprising in Syria mid-March 2011. Despite repeated calls to put an immediate end to the violence, casualties have dramatically increased over the last few weeks. Alleged due process violations. According to the new information received, five habeas corpus petitions were filed on behalf of Messrs. Antonio Guerrero Rodriguez, Fernando González Llort, Gerardo Hernández Nordelo, Ramón Labanino Salazar and René González Sehwerert. It is alleged that the same judge previously in charge of these cases, Ms. Joan A. Lenart of Florida South District, has been assigned to decide on the habeas corpus procedures. In addition, only part of the evidence available in these cases was allegedly disclosed, potentially affecting the effective right to defence of the defendants, including access to all material which could be exculpatory. These individuals were the subject of earlier communications (see A/HRC/11/41/Add.1, paras. 332 ff.). 05/04/2012 A/HRC/20/30 70 Date Type