United Nations A/HRC/14/24/Add.1 General Assembly Distr.: General 18 June 2010 English/French/Spanish only Human Rights Council Fourteenth session Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Report of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Philip Alston* Addendum Communications to and from Governments * Owing to its length, the present report is circulated as received. GE.10-14506 A/HRC/14/24/Add.1 Contents Paragraphs Page I. Introduction............................................................................................................. 1 4 II. Communications and replies ................................................................................... 2-7 4 A. Violation alleged............................................................................................. 3 4 B. Subject (s) of appeal ....................................................................................... 4 5 C. Character of replies received .......................................................................... 5-6 5 D. Observations of the Special Rapporteur ......................................................... 7 5 III. Tabulation of communications and replies.............................................................. 8-12 5 A. “Communications sent” and “Government responses received” .................... 9 6 B. “Number and category of individuals concerned”.......................................... 10 6 C. “Alleged violations of the right to life upon which the Special Rapporteur intervened” ...................................................................... 11 6 D. “Character of replies received”....................................................................... 12 6 IV. Table of comunications........................................................................................... 7 Afghanistan ............................................................................................................. 13-15 13 Bangladesh.............................................................................................................. 16-71 15 Belarus ................................................................................................................ 72-87 28 China ................................................................................................................ 88-158 35 Colombia ................................................................................................................ 159-178 57 Democratic Republic of the Congo......................................................................... 179-200 63 Egypt ................................................................................................................ 201-206 69 El Salvador.............................................................................................................. 207-223 71 Ethiopia ................................................................................................................ 224-250 83 Gambia ................................................................................................................ 251-257 90 Guatemala ............................................................................................................... 258-269 92 Guinea ................................................................................................................ 270-282 95 Honduras ................................................................................................................ 283-309 99 India ................................................................................................................ 310-333 106 Indonesia ................................................................................................................ 334-363 114 Iran (Islamic Republic of) ....................................................................................... 364-479 123 Iraq ................................................................................................................ 480-493 156 Israel ................................................................................................................ 494-504 162 Italy ................................................................................................................ 505-514 165 Japan ................................................................................................................ 515-530 168 2 A/HRC/14/24/Add.1 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya.......................................................................................... 531-539 173 Madagascar ............................................................................................................. 540-545 176 Mexico ................................................................................................................ 546-560 178 Mongolia ................................................................................................................ 561-572 184 Myanmar ................................................................................................................ 573-578 186 Nepal ................................................................................................................ 579-589 188 Nigeria ................................................................................................................ 590-604 191 Occupied Palestinian Territory................................................................................ 605-627 196 Pakistan ................................................................................................................ 628-650 202 Philippines............................................................................................................... 651-744 207 Russian Federation.................................................................................................. 745-807 227 Saudi Arabia............................................................................................................ 808-834 239 Senegal ................................................................................................................ 835-839 247 Serbia ................................................................................................................ 840-846 249 Somalia ................................................................................................................ 847-856 250 Sri Lanka ................................................................................................................ 857-1051 253 Sudan ................................................................................................................ 1052-1084 300 Thailand ................................................................................................................ 1085-1115 310 Uganda ................................................................................................................ 1116-1148 319 Ukraine ................................................................................................................ 1149-1153 329 United States of America ........................................................................................ 1154-1182 331 Uzbekistan............................................................................................................... 1183-1192 339 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)........................................................................ 1193-1198 344 Viet Nam ................................................................................................................ 1199-1209 346 Yemen ................................................................................................................ 1210-1232 349 3 A/HRC/14/24/Add.1 I. Introduction 1. This report contains a comprehensive account of communications sent to Governments between 16 March 2009 and 15 March 2010, along with replies received between 1 May 2008 and 30 April 2010. It also contains responses received to communications that were sent in earlier years. II. Communications and replies 2. Along with fuller reproductions or summaries of correspondence, this report summarizes the correspondence regarding each communication under four headings for ease of reference. A. Violation alleged 3. Violations are classified into the following categories: (a). Non-respect of international standards on safeguards and restrictions relating to the imposition of capital punishment (“Death penalty safeguards”). (b). Death threats and fear of imminent extrajudicial executions by State officials, paramilitary groups, or groups cooperating with or tolerated by the Government, as well as unidentified persons who may be linked to the categories mentioned above and when the Government is failing to take appropriate protection measures (“Death threats”). (c). Deaths in custody owing to torture, neglect, or the use of force, or fear of death in custody due to life-threatening conditions of detention (“Deaths in custody”). (d) Deaths due to the use of force by law enforcement officials or persons acting in direct or indirect compliance with the State, when the use of force is inconsistent with the criteria of absolute necessity and proportionality (“Excessive force”). (e). Deaths due to the attacks or killings by security forces of the State, or by paramilitary groups, death squads, or other private forces cooperating with or tolerated by the