Date Type Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted ISR 2/2011 01/02/2011 Israel AL Indigenous peoples; Allegation that Bedouin people are being removed from their traditional lands. According to the 15/08/2011 information received, land policy in Israel has failed to recognize Bedouin legal entitlement to their traditional lands in the Negev. Around half of the Negev Bedouins live in so-called “unrecognized villages”, which allegedly lack basic services such as running water, electricity, waste removal, telephone lines, paved roads, schools and health facilities. Bedouins in these villages have experienced ongoing demolitions of their homes and villages in the Negev by Israeli authorities. The Government has created seven urban towns and moved Bedouin from the “unrecognized villages” to these towns. The people in these towns reportedly rank at the bottom of all social and economic indicators, and suffer from the highest unemployment rates and income levels in Israel. Bedouins reportedly cannot live in their traditional manner in these urban areas. The Israel Land Administration reportedly had plans to create several new villages or towns for the Bedouins. See the Special Rapporteur„s observations on this case in A/HRC/18/35/Add.1, and above ISR 6 /2011. USA 2/2011 07/02/2011 United UA States of America Indigenous peoples; Allegation that an indigenous activist serving life sentence had suffered from severe health 17/11/2011 problems. According to the information received, Mr. Leonard Peltier, aged 66, an indigenous Anishinabe/Lakota activist, had been serving two life sentences in a United States federal prison, after being convicted in 1977 for the murder of two FBI agents. Over the years, Mr. Peltier has maintained his innocence, asserting that he was politically persecuted for his activities as a member of the American Indian Movement. Mr. Peltier reportedly suffers from severe health problems that require urgent and immediate medical treatment. In addition to his health situation, Mr. Peltier reportedly lives in substandard conditions at the maximum security prison in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. The Lewisburg prison is allegedly known for violence among inmates. UKR 1/2011 Health; 14/02/2011 Ukraine AL Reply Alleged interference with substitution maintenance therapy. According to the information 15/12/2011 received, more than 6,000 drug dependent patients receive substitution maintenance therapy in Ukraine, and the provision of that treatment remains an integral part of Ukraine„s HIV/AIDS prevention programmes. The provision of this treatment has allegedly been severely hampered by the interference and inspections into patients„ confidential data initiated by the officials of the General Public Prosecutor Office, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and other inspection agencies. The Drug Enforcement Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs reportedly issued an order No. 40/2/1-106 of 18 January 2011, which instructed heads of territorial units to collect personal and health-related information from drug users receiving substitution maintenance therapy A/HRC/19/44 155