Case No
Country
Mandate(s)
Summary of the allegation transmitted
23/04/10
JUA
IRN 13/2010
Summary
executions;
Torture
Alleged imminent executions. According to the information received, Mr. Hossein Khezri
18/03/11
was arrested on 31 July 2008 in Kermanshah. On 11 July 2009 he was convicted for
moharebeh (enmity against God) and endangering state security, and sentenced to death.
During his detention, Mr. Khezri was reportedly subjected to torture. On 11 April 2010, he
was reportedly transferred from Oromieh Central Prison to an unknown location. Ms. Zeynab
Jalalian was reportedly arrested in the spring of 2008 and held in a Ministry of Intelligence
detention facility. In January 2009, she was convicted by the Kermanshah Revolutionary
Court for “enmity against God” and was sentenced to death. The sentence was confirmed by
the Supreme Court on 26 November 2009. In March 2010, Ms. Jalalian was to Section 209 of
Evin Prison, possibly in preparation for her execution. Mr. Khezri and Ms. Jalalian were
subjects of an earlier communication (see A/HRC/14/24/Add.1, page 141).
27/04/10
UA
GBR 4/2010
Torture
Alleged risk of ill-treatment in relation to possible extradition. According to the
31/03/11
information received, Mr. X., an Algerian national, had openly supported the opposition party
running for the 2004 presidential elections. He arrived in the U.K. in 2003. On 27 February
2007, he was arrested on charges of money-laundering. On the same day he claimed asylum in
the U.K. arguing fear of persecution due to his political opinions. On 22 March 2007, Mr. X.
was allegedly sentenced in absentia to life imprisonment by the Criminal Court of Y. in
Algeria. In November 2007, the Algerian Government produced the extradition request before
U.K. authorities. Mr. X. had reportedly received a number of death threats. In June 2009, the
City of Westminister Magistrates’ Court considered Mr.X.’s extradition case and determined
that were he to be extradited to Algeria he would face a real risk of being ill-treated.
Notwithstanding this, the court indicated it would be satisfied by the diplomatic assurances
provided by Algeria. On 5 March 2010, the U.K. Border Agency refused Mr. X.’s asylum
claim. On 23 March, Mr. X. lodged an appeal. On 25 March, he was notified that although his
asylum appeal was pending, the Secretary of State would be considering that his case be heard
by the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC). The SIAC deals with appeals
against decisions made by the Home Office to deport, or exclude, someone from the U.K. on
national security grounds, or for other public interest reasons.
Iran (Islamic
Republic of)
United
Kingdom of
Great Britain
and Northern
Ireland
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A/HRC/18/51
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