Date Type Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted 26/05/11 IRN 7/2011 UA Iran (Islamic Republic of) Summary executions Alleged risk of execution of members of the Kurdish minority. According to the new information received, the death sentence against Mr. Habibollah Latifi was upheld for the second time and had been sent for implementation. The death sentence of Mr. Sherko Moarefi was reportedly upheld by Branch 27 of the Supreme Court for the second time. These cases were the subject of an earlier communication (see A/HRC/14/24/Add.1, page 131). Mr. Latifi’s case was also the subject of another communication (see above, case no. IRN 37/2010). 26/05/11 ISR 4/2011 JAL Israel Cultural Rights; Education; Minority issues; Water and Sanitation Alleged threats of forced displacement and discrimination against the Bedouin of the West Bank. According to the information received, the Bedouin of the West Bank were displaced from their tribal lands in the Negev desert in 1948. They are allegedly continuously exposed to the threat of forced displacement and discrimination, and live in an area of the occupied West Bank trapped between the policies of the Government of Israel and the Palestinian Authority. They are allegedly prevented from enjoying the minimum requirements of a dignified life, including lack of access to safe drinking water and sanitation. Community representatives report that the Bedouin are no longer allowed to visit their relatives in the Negev. The rangeland and water that the Bedouin depend on for their livestock has reportedly become fragmented by the establishment of closed military areas, Israeli settlements, nature reserves, check points and the West Bank Barrier. Reply A/HRC/18/51 115