Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply PAK 3/2012 22/03/2012 Pakistan JUA Arbitrary detention; Freedom of religion; Summary executions; 22/03/2012 Alleged death sentences on blasphemy charges in Pakistan. One of the cases was already the subject of an earlier communication (see A/HRC/16/53/add.1, case no. PAK 15/2010). According to the information received, a district court in Punjab province upheld Mr. Muhammad Ishaq's death sentence handed down to him in July 2009 for insulting the Prophet Muhammad. Mr. Ishaq has denied the charges of blasphemy. He was also denied bail and he has been in prison since the accusations were brought over three years ago. Furthermore, Ms. Asia Bibi was also sentenced to death for blasphemy since November 2010. Ms. Bibi has appealed her death sentence; however, her trial allegedly will not take place for another two years. ZWE 4/2012 22/03/2012 Zimbabwe JAL Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Follow up on an alleged illegal decision suspending the activities of 29 NGOs in Masvingo. According to the information received, the decision of the Governor of Masvingo who ordered the suspension of the activities of 29 NGOs on 14 February 2012 is illegal as the domestic law does not provide the Governor with the authority to suspend the activities of any NGOs. When ordering the suspension of the 29 associations, it was argued that the associations concerned failed to submit to the Provincial Governor‟s office a certificate of registration together with a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the local authority. It is reported that there is no legal obligation for an NGO to register with the Provincial Governor‟s Office and there is no obligation for an NGO to conclude a MoU with the local authorities. The suspension of 29 NGOs in the Masvingo province was the subject of an earlier communication (see A/HRC/19/44, case no ZWE 3/2012). ETH 2/2012 23/03/2012 Ethiopia AL Migrants; Allegation that a repatriation agreement between Norway and Ethiopia may place the returnees at risk of human rights violations. According to the information received, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the governments of Norway and Ethiopia concerning return of Ethiopian nationals residing in Norway was signed on 26 January 2012. Reportedly, the MOU does not provide any safeguards for the returnees. Furthermore, return may not be in the best interests of the children concerned. A/HRC/21/49 14 Date Type