A/HRC/23/51 - Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights

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70 Date Type 21/02/2013 JAL Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> allegation transmitted Reply SYR 1/2013 Syrian Arab Republic Freedom <strong>of</strong> expression; Human rights defenders; Summary executions; Torture; Alleged torture and death <strong>of</strong> a human rights activist by Air Force Intelligence in Mezze, Syrian Arab Republic. According to <strong>the</strong> information received, Mr. Ayham Moustafa Ghazzoul, a Syrian citizen, was a human rights activist from Deir Atteih city. He was a member <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Syrian Center for Media and Freedom <strong>of</strong> Expression (SCM). On 5 November 2012, members <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> pro-government National Students Union kidnapped Mr. Ayham Moustafa Ghazzoul at <strong>the</strong> entrance <strong>of</strong> Damascus University, toge<strong>the</strong>r with two o<strong>the</strong>r students. Following <strong>the</strong> unlawful arrest, National Students Union members severely beat Mr. Ayham Moustafa Ghazzoul before handing him over to Air Force Intelligence in Mezze. It is reported that while in detention, Air Force Intelligence members subjected Mr. Ayham Moustafa Ghazzoul to torture and o<strong>the</strong>r severe forms <strong>of</strong> cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment. Mr. Ayham Moustafa Ghazzoul reportedly suffered internal bleeding as a direct result <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> torture, and subsequently died on 9 November 2012, four days after his arrest. A/<strong>HRC</strong>/<strong>23</strong>/<strong>51</strong> 21/02/2013 JAL UGA 6/2012 Uganda Freedom <strong>of</strong> expression; Freedom <strong>of</strong> peaceful assembly and <strong>of</strong> association; Health; Human rights defenders; Allegations that <strong>the</strong> draft ―anti-homosexuality legislation‖ in Uganda would criminalize ―any form <strong>of</strong> homosexual act‖ or ―attempt to commit a homosexual act, including consensual sex between same-sex individuals‖. According to information received, <strong>the</strong> draft legislation, if adopted, would also prohibit <strong>the</strong> ―promotion <strong>of</strong> homosexuality‖; require people, including doctors, to report any lawbreaker or risk criminal sanction; and compel a person charged with <strong>the</strong> <strong>of</strong>fence <strong>of</strong> ―aggravated homosexuality‖ to undergo an HIV test without his/her consent.
Date Type 21/02/2013 JAL 22/02/2013 JUA Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> allegation transmitted Reply ZWE 1/2013 Zimbabwe SDN 2/2013 Sudan Freedom <strong>of</strong> expression; Freedom <strong>of</strong> peaceful assembly and <strong>of</strong> association; Human rights defenders; Violence against women; Freedom <strong>of</strong> expression; Summary executions; Torture; Allegations <strong>of</strong> repeated acts <strong>of</strong> harassments against civil society actors, mostly working on human rights issues. According to <strong>the</strong> information received, on 11 February 2013, police <strong>of</strong>ficers searched <strong>the</strong> <strong>of</strong>fices <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) in Harare on <strong>the</strong> grounds that ZPP allegedly had subversive material, documents, gadgets or recordings and had contravened <strong>the</strong> Immigration Act. On 19 February 2013, police <strong>of</strong>ficers searched <strong>the</strong> Harare <strong>of</strong>fices <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN), which has been suspected <strong>of</strong> having committed <strong>the</strong> same <strong>of</strong>fense as <strong>the</strong> ZPP. On <strong>the</strong> same day, ZESN <strong>of</strong>fices in Masvingo were burglarised by unidentified men. It is reported that <strong>the</strong>se incidents follow a series <strong>of</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r searches and acts <strong>of</strong> harassments against non-governmental organizations and <strong>the</strong>ir members. On 14 February 2013, nine members <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Women <strong>of</strong> Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA), who were taking part in a peaceful protest outside Parliament building in Harare, were reportedly assaulted and arrested by police forces. Most <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m were released without any charge a few hours after <strong>the</strong>ir arrests. It is alleged that <strong>the</strong>se measures form part <strong>of</strong> a continuing campaign aimed at intimidating and silencing associations, in <strong>the</strong> context <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> forthcoming referendum and elections in Zimbabwe. Alleged imposition <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> death penalty on a community activist. According to <strong>the</strong> information received, in 2009, Mr. Bakri Moussa Mohammed, a community activist in <strong>the</strong> Kalma camp for displaced people in South Darfur was arrested. Moreover, Mr. Moussa Mohammed was sentenced in 2010 to 10 years <strong>of</strong> imprisonment for alleged participation in a murder, in retaliation for his activism. On 31 December 2012, an <strong>of</strong>ficer <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Kober prison in Khartoum informed Mr. Moussa Mohammed, that his punishment had been revised to a death sentence. Subsequently, he was transferred to death row. The same day, he was reportedly brought to <strong>the</strong> gallows three times, before being told that <strong>the</strong> execution would be postponed for 35 days. It is reported that <strong>the</strong>re was no hearing about this change <strong>of</strong> sentence and that Mr. Moussa Mohammed could be executed at any moment. It is alleged that <strong>the</strong> decision was taken by <strong>the</strong> prison administration under pressure from <strong>the</strong> National Security Service. 15/03/2013 A/<strong>HRC</strong>/<strong>23</strong>/<strong>51</strong> 71
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