Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted 24/08/05 AL IND 16/2005 Summary executions Allegation that the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act facilitates impunity. According to 31/07/09 the information received, the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA), is 27/01/11 applicable in “disturbed areas”, including large parts of the Northeast region of India as well 08/02/11 as in Jammu and Kashmir, where a variant of the Act was reportedly brought into force in 1990. The AFSPA reportedly empowers security forces not only to arrest and enter property without warrant but also gives them power to shoot to kill in circumstances where members of the security forces are not necessarily at imminent risk. Allegedly, the Act facilitates impunity by preventing any person from starting legal action against any members of the armed forces for anything done under the Act, or purported to be done under the Act, without permission of the Central Government. A summary of this case was published in 2006 (see E/CN.4/2006/53/Add.1, page 75). 19/05/06 JUA MDV 3/2006 Arbitrary Detention; Human Rights Defenders Alleged detention of journalists. According to the information received, masked men had been following Ms. Aminath Najeeb, editor of the newspaper Minivan and human rights defender. On 16 May 2006 an unknown individual reportedly attempted to push her off her motorcycle in Male. On the same day, Ms Najeeb was summoned to appear before the criminal court. Reportedly, the charge against her was “disobeying an order”, but the summons did not specify which order she had disobeyed. The next day, the Administrator of the Criminal Court informed Ms Najeeb that her trial would be postponed but that the charge against her continued. Mr. Nazim Sattar, a sub editor with Minivan, had also been charged with disobeying an order. Mr. Abdulla Saeed (Fahala), Mr. Mohamed Yooshau, Mr. Imran Zahir and Mr. Ibrahim Manik, journalists with Minivan, had reportedly also been held in detention. Ms. Aminath Najeeb, Mr. Saeed, Mr. Zahir and Mr. Sattar were subjects of an earlier communication (see E/CN.4/2006/95/Add.1, para 318). 19/07/06 JUA MDA 3/2006 Human Rights Defenders; Independence of justice; Torture Alleged acts of intimidation against lawyers. According to the information received, Ms. 20/06/11 Ana Ursachi and Mr. Roman Zadoinov had been respectively the lawyers of Mr. Kolibaba and Mr. Gurgurov, who alleged having been tortured by the police during detention. On 26 June 2006, the General Prosecutor reportedly wrote a letter to the National Bar Association accusing Ms. Ursachi and Mr. Zadoinov of misuse of position, meaning that they could face a maximum prison sentence of five years or a fine. The General Prosecutor allegedly asked the Bar Association to ensure that they use all possible means at their disposal to prevent further damage to the interests of the state. On 28 June 2006, both lawyers were allegedly informed that they faced criminal prosecutions for spreading false information about human rights violations in Moldova. India Maldives Republic of Moldova Reply 01/09/10 05/06/11 A/HRC/18/51 122 Date Type