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

Date
Type
02/04/2012
JAL
Case No
Country Mandate(s) Summary <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> allegation transmitted Reply
LBN 2/2012
Liban
Discrimination
against women in
law and in practice;
Migrants; Slavery;
Torture;
Trafficking;
Violence against
women;
Allegations <strong>of</strong> repeated physical and sexual abuse <strong>of</strong> an Ethiopian migrant
domestic worker, leading to suicide. According to <strong>the</strong> information received, Ms.
Alem Dechasa, a 33-year-old Ethiopian migrant domestic worker, was repeatedly
physically and sexually abused by her employer. As a result <strong>of</strong> fleeing her
employer‘s house and seeking assistance at <strong>the</strong> Ethiopian Consulate in Lebanon,
Alem Dechasa was physically beaten and forcibly dragged into a car by two men.
It is alleged that Alem Dechasa was later taken to a mental institution where she
committed suicide.
30/05/2012
06/06/2012
08/10/2012
17/04/2012
JAL
18/04/2012
JUA
KOR 1/2012
Republic <strong>of</strong>
Korea
IRN 8/2012
Iran (Islamic
Republic <strong>of</strong>)
Freedom <strong>of</strong>
religion;
Independence <strong>of</strong>
judges and
lawyers; Torture;
Independence <strong>of</strong>
judges and
lawyers; Iran;
Summary
executions;
Torture;
Alleged deportation and secret detention in Uzbekistan. According to <strong>the</strong>
information received, Mr. X fled to <strong>the</strong> Republic <strong>of</strong> Korea in 2008 to escape
religious persecution in Uzbekistan. Reportedly, on 7 February 2012, he was
arrested on <strong>the</strong> basis <strong>of</strong> alleged illegal entry and stay in <strong>the</strong> country and was taken
to Seoul Immigration <strong>Office</strong> where he remained detained for four days before he
was transferred to <strong>the</strong> Hwasung Foreigner Detention Center. Allegedly, Mr. X was
not allowed to file an asylum seeker application until after UNHCR intervened. On
21 March 2012, Mr. X was notified <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> rejection <strong>of</strong> his application for refugee
status and was deported to Uzbekistan. Mr. X was reportedly not given a chance to
appeal to <strong>the</strong> Minister <strong>of</strong> Justice which he was entitled to within 14 days. His
mo<strong>the</strong>r later learned from <strong>the</strong> local police that her son had been taken to <strong>the</strong>
National Security Service by <strong>the</strong> so-called secret police. His fate and whereabouts
remained unknown.
Alleged imminent execution for not most serious crime and following a trial in
violation <strong>of</strong> procedural safeguards. According to <strong>the</strong> information received, in
November 2011, Mr. Aref Hamidian was sentenced to death on drug related
charges, following a trial in which he did not have access to a defense lawyer and
interpreters. The sentence was subsequently upheld by both <strong>the</strong> Supreme Court
and <strong>the</strong> Appeal Court. The sentence was sent for implementation and at <strong>the</strong> time <strong>of</strong>
<strong>the</strong> transmittal <strong>of</strong> this communication, Mr. Aref was at imminent risk <strong>of</strong> execution.
21/06/2012
29/08/2012
05/10/2012
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