A/HRC/14/19 been subject to grave public declarations circulating on the Internet, and through e-mails, which label the representatives of these organizations as “terrorists”, “Taliban of Guatemala/Groups of Al-Qaida”, and “bad Guatemalans”. The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders and the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people have received information regarding this situation. 5. India 24. On 29 July 2009, an allegation letter was sent by the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders and the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, regarding Dr. Harshinindar Kaur. Representing the Mbororo Social and Cultural Development Association, Dr. Kaur delivered a public statement to the eleventh session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva in June 2009, as part of the general debate on item 3 of the Council agenda. Her written and oral statement pertained to violence against women, and more particularly to concerns of human rights violations against women in India in the form of female foeticide, female infanticide, dowry practices and rape. In the statement, Dr. Kaur expressed general concern about these human rights violations and provided some supporting statistics. 25. Reportedly, following the statement of the afternoon of 8 June, Dr. Kaur was approached by a person who identified herself as a “very senior Government official of India” in the Palais des Nations building in Geneva, and was verbally threatened with retaliation. The aforementioned individual allegedly threatened Dr. Kaur by telling her that high-ranking officials in India and the Punjab region had been contacted about her statements, inquiring about her family’s whereabouts, and telling her that she could harm her once she was back in India. Subsequently, an employee described as being from the central Government (the Central Bureau of Investigation), visited Dr. Kaur’s house in the Punjab region, to enquire about her statement at the Human Rights Council. 26. On 29 December 2009, the Government of India replied to the communication sent by the Special Rapporteurs, stating that it had examined the communication and found the allegations to be inaccurate. No Government of India official contacted the subject in Geneva on 8 June 2009. As regards the allegation of a visit by an official of the Bureau to her house in Punjab, the allegation had been investigated by the local office of the Bureau, which found it to be untrue. Subsequent to the allegation, the Bureau contacted the subject and provided her with contact details to help her should she be approached in future by any person acting in the name of the Bureau. 6. Iran (Islamic Republic of) 27. On 3 June 2009, the Chair-Rapporteur of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, and the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment sent a joint urgent appeal to the Islamic Republic of Iran concerning Ayatollah Sayed Hossein Kazemeyni Boroujerdi. He was sentenced to 11 years’ imprisonment in 2007. There are reports that he had been subjected to torture and illtreatment since his arrest and denied adequate treatment for Parkinson’s disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, kidney disease, asthma and a heart condition. Ayatollah Boroujerdi is an advocate for democratic elections in the Islamic Republic of Iran. According to information received, Ayatollah Boroujerdi wrote an open letter dated 29 April 2009 to the United Nations Secretary-General requesting that international experts hold a meeting on 8 GE.10-13228