Date Type Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply CUB 3/2011 15/11/2011 Cuba JUA Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Freedom of religion; Human rights defenders; Acerca de alegaciones recibidas indicando la persistencia de actos de intimidación, acoso, actos 17/01/2012 de violencia y detenciones de mujeres integrantes de la organización Damas de Blanco en el contexto de las marchas pacíficas que este colectivo organiza cada domingo desde el mes de julio de 2011 a fin de solicitar la liberación de familiares y amigos que se encuentran en prisión. Según la información recibida, mujeres del colectivo de las Damas de Blanco vienen sufriendo presuntas restricciones indebidas del legítimo ejercicio del derecho a la libertad de expresión y reunión pacífica, asi como del derecho a la libertad de religión y a manifestar las creencias religiosas mediante actos intimidatorios por parte de fuerzas y cuerpos de seguridad del Estado, detenciones con violencia y restricciones de movimiento así como amenazas de grupos de persones afines al Gobierno. IRN 18/2011 15/11/2011 Iran (Islamic JUA Republic of) Independence of judges and lawyers; Minority issues; Summary executions; Torture; Alleged imminent execution of Mr. Lo Zaniar (or Zanyar) Moradi and Mr. Loghman (or Loqman) Moradi. Mr. Zaniar (or Zanyar) Moradi and Mr. Loghman (or Loqman) Moradi, belonging to the Kurdish minority, were convicted of the charges of “enmity against God” (moharebeh) and “corruption on earth” for allegedly murdering the son of a senior cleric in Marivan, Kordestan province, north-eastern Iran, on 4 July 2009. In addition they were also convicted of participating in armed activities of Komala, a Kurdish opposition group. They were sentenced to public hanging on 22 December 2010 by Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court. On 12 October 2011, the Supreme Court upheld the convictions. It is alleged that both men were coerced into confessing to the offense of murder after being tortured for 25 days and that during interrogation Mr. Zaniar Moradi was subjected to lashing, vulgar insults and threatened with sexual violence. Reportedly these individuals have been targeted for arrest and execution on the grounds of their Kurdish ethnicity and political activism conducted by them or their family members. A/HRC/19/44 139