Date Type Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply USA 11/2013 Summary 31/07/2013 United States of executions; UA America Alleged imposition of the death penalty on an individual with psychosocial disabilities. According to the information received, Mr John Ferguson, a 65 year old man, was convicted of murder and sentenced to death in 1978. Since he has been on death row, prison doctors have reportedly continually assessed him as “suffering from chronic schizophrenia, paranoid type”. In 2012, the execution of Mr Ferguson was stayed while litigation ensued on the question of his competence. On 21 May 2013, a panel of three judges at the US Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit upheld the finding of the Florida courts that Mr Ferguson “is aware that the State is intending to execute him and that he will physically die as a result of the execution”. However, according to Mr Ferguson’s lawyers, he lacks a rational understanding of the reason for and reality of the punishment. At the time of transmission of this communication, Mr Ferguson was scheduled to be executed on 5 August 2013. On 25 July 2013, his lawyers filed a petition before the US Supreme Court seeking a stay of execution. COL 8/2013 02/08/2013 Colombia JUA Presuntas amenazas de muerte contra miembros del movimiento de derechos humanos 14/11/2013 de Barrancabermeja. Según las informaciones recibidas, el 16 de julio de 2013, el Sr. Elizardo Badillo, un líder comunitario habría recibido una amenaza de muerte contra él y varios otros individuos y grupos, entre ellos la coalición Espacio de Trabajadores y Trabajadoras de Derechos Humanos (ETTDH) de la que el Movimiento Nacional de Víctimas de Crímenes de Estado (MOVICE) es miembro. El 17 de julio de 2013, dos hombres viajando en una motocicleta sin matrícula habrían dejado un mensaje de amenaza para la Sra. Rocío Campos, miembro de la seccional del Magdalena Medio del MOVICE, pidiendo que un individuo asociado con ella le informara que la estaban buscando los mismos que le prohibieron hacer el trabajo de derechos humanos. Disappearances; Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Summary executions; A/HRC/25/74 55