02/06/2015
JUA
03/06/2015
JAL
Case No
Country
Mandate(s)
Summary of the allegation transmitted
IRN 7/2015
Iran (Islamic
Republic of)
Disappearances;
Independence of
judges and
lawyers; Iran;
Summary
executions;
Torture;
Alleged imminent execution of two juvenile offenders after trials that did not meet
due process and fair trial guarantees. According to the information received, on 18
March 2015, Mr. Saman Naseem, whose death sentence was upheld by the
Supreme Court in December 2013 and who was scheduled for execution on 19
February 2015, was transferred from Oroumieh prison to an unknown location. In
March 2015, the authorities informed Mr. Naseem’s lawyer that his execution had
not been carried out. In 2009, in another case, Mr. Hamid Ahmadi was reportedly
sentenced to death. However, the Supreme Court overturned his sentence and sent
the case back to the Appeals Court for re-trial. In March 2010, the Appeals Court
in Gilan Province re-sentenced Mr. Ahmadi to death, a decision which was upheld
by the Supreme Court in November 2010. Mr. Ahmadi’s application for judicial
review is currently pending before the Supreme Court. Mr. Naseem was the subject
of two previous communications dated 14 October 2014, see A/HRC/28/85, case
no. IRN 23/2014, and 12 February 2015, see A/HRC/29/50, case no. IRN 3/2015.
ITA 2/2015
Italy
Arbitrary
detention;
Democratic and
equitable
international
order;
Disappearances;
Health;
Independence of
judges and
lawyers;
Terrorism;
Torture; Truth,
justice, reparation
& guarantees on
non-rec;
Alleged arbitrary detention and torture of an Italian citizen of Moroccan origin in
the context of the secret detention, rendition and torture programme operated by
the United States’ Central Intelligence Agency after 11 September 2001.
According to the information received, between March 2002 and April 2011, Mr.
Abou Elkassim Britel was secretly detained in Pakistan and Morocco, with the
alleged complicity of the Italian authorities, as well as alleged involvement, in the
form of logistical support to the rendition programme, of Portuguese authorities.
During this period, Mr. Britel was subjected to torture and ill-treatment, without
access, or with obstructions to access, to his family or lawyers, and was not
presented before a court within a reasonable time. Mr. Britel was pardoned and
released on 14 April 2011. To date, no investigation has reportedly been initiated
into the alleged events and no reparation or adequate psychological and medical
rehabilitation has been provided to him and/or his family members.
Communications with the same contents are also being addressed to the
Governments of Morocco, Pakistan, Portugal and the United States of America.
Reply
05/08/2015
A/HRC/31/79
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