Date Type Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted FIN 1/2012 24/05/2012 Finland AL Indigenous peoples; Allegations concerning a decision by the Finland Supreme Administrative Court has 09/07/2012 the effect of diminishing Sami self-determination. According to the information received, in order to register on the Sami electoral roll to elect representatives of the Sami Parliament, the Parliament has required that potential registrants meet both self-identification and language requirements. On the basis of these criteria, the Sami Parliament of Finland declined to admit four individuals onto its electoral register. However, in September 2011, the Finland Supreme Administrative Court reversed the decision of the Sami Parliament and decided that self-identification by any person with any ancestor registered as “Lapp” dating back to as far as 1763 should be a sufficient criterion for registration. Concern is expressed that elimination of the language requirement for registration to the electoral roll will result in an influx of registrants to the electoral roll and a diluting of Sami decisionmaking power within the Sami Parliament. HND 5/2012 24/05/2012 Honduras JAL Freedom of expression; Presunto asesinato de periodista. Según las informaciones recibidas, el 9 de mayo de Summary executions; 2012, el Sr. Ángel Alfredo Villatoro, coordinador de informativos de la Cadena Radial “HRN” y co-presentador del programa informativo matutino, se dirigía desde su domicilio a su lugar de trabajo cuando seis hombres organizados en tres vehículos le habrían interceptado el vehículo en un cruce próximo a las colonias de San Ignacio y Tres Caminos de la ciudad de Tegucigalpa. Posteriormente, le habrían disparado en una zona despoblada próxima a la Colonia las Uvas de la ciudad de Tegucigalpa donde su cadáver fue encontrado. EGY 6/2012 25/05/2012 Egypt JAL Summary executions; Torture; Alleged death in custody due to torture by prison guards. According to the information received, on 7 February 2012, Mr. Ahmed Ramzy Ali Amar, aged 27, who was serving his sentence at New Valley Prison, was beaten by prison guards following a dispute with one of the guards who came to search his cell. Subsequently, he was taken to a solitary confinement cell as punishment. He was pronounced dead two days later by prison security, who claimed that he had committed suicide, while his former cellmates reportedly saw marks of severe torture on his body. Reply 17/07/2012 A/HRC/21/49 49