A/HRC/WGEID/125/1
For three months after his arrest, no information was provided to his family about his
whereabouts or his condition.26
Joint allegation letter and reply
70.
On 31 May 2021, the Working Group transmitted, jointly with other special procedure
mechanisms, an allegation letter concerning the decision of the official Organization of the
Behesht Zahra to not allow members of the Baha’i faith to bury their dead in new gravesites
at Golestan Javid cemetery in Tehran.27
71.
On 23 July 2021, the Government provided a reply to the joint allegation letter sent
on 31 May 2021.
Jordan
Information from the Government
72.
On 1 July 2021, the Government transmitted information concerning two cases, but
the information was considered insufficient to clarify the cases.
73.
In accordance with the Working Group’s methods of work, copies of the cases of
Hassan Adam Ali and Jotiar Yahia Latif al-Salihi have been communicated to the
Governments of Iraq and the Sudan respectively.
Iraq
Observation
74.
The Working Group welcomes the report of the Iraqi National Central Committee on
cases of enforced disappearance submitted by the Government on 11 May 2021, which
includes the measures taken by the Government to address all the cases registered by the
Working Group. The Working Group requests additional information from the Government
on the strategic policy adopted to actively search for disappeared persons and on the measures
taken to secure the mass graves and to provide redress and compensation to the families of
the victims.
Kenya
Clarification based on information from sources
75.
On the basis of information provided by sources, the Working Group decided to
register the case of Selahaddin Gülen under the records of Turkey. According to the
information received, Mr. Gülen was forcibly transferred from Kenya to Turkey, where he is
currently in detention. Since his whereabouts are presently known, the Working Group
decided to clarify the case.
Observation
76.
In reference to the case of Mr. Gülen, the Working Group urges the Kenyan authorities
to launch an independent, impartial and effective investigation into his enforced
disappearance and forcible transfer in order to shed light on the circumstances of the
violations, bring perpetrators to justice and provide Mr. Gülen and his family with an
effective remedy. The Kenyan authorities are also urged to take all measures necessary to
prevent similar cases from occurring in the future.
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IRN 24/2021. A reply from the Government was received after the end of the 125th session and will
be reflected in the report of the Working Group to be adopted at its 126th session
(A/HRC/WGEID/126/1).
See IRN 15/2021.
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