Europe and Central Asia Summary of Amnesty International’s Concerns in the Region, January-June 2007 VII Forced sterilization of women (update to AI Index: POL 10/001/2006 – Slovakia) .................... 111 Discrimination and intolerance............................................................................................ 111 Forced Evictions ........................................................................................................... 111 Attacks against foreigners and minorities ............................................................................. 111 Attack on a Hungarian student (update to AI Index: POL 10/001/2007 – Slovakia)............... 112 Refugee and asylum issues ................................................................................................ 112 Threat of deportation of an asylum-seeker to Algeria ........................................................ 112 SLOVENIA ......................................................................................................................... 113 The “erased” (update to AI Index: EUR 001/001/2007) ......................................................... 113 Discrimination against Roma (update to AI Index: EUR 001/001/2007) ................................... 114 SPAIN ............................................................................................................................... 115 General background .......................................................................................................... 115 Basque Country issues .................................................................................................. 115 Migration ......................................................................................................................... 115 Extra-territorial processing of migrants and asylum-seekers .............................................. 116 Interceptions at sea ...................................................................................................... 117 Return of unaccompanied minors.................................................................................... 117 Death during deportation ............................................................................................... 117 Police ill-treatment ............................................................................................................ 118 Violence against Women .................................................................................................... 119 Counter-terrorism ............................................................................................................. 120 11-March trial .............................................................................................................. 120 Guantánamo Bay interviews........................................................................................... 120 TURKEY ............................................................................................................................. 120 Armed clashes and bombing of civilians ............................................................................... 120 Violent Attacks and killings ................................................................................................ 121 Prosecutions limiting basic freedoms / Prisoners of Conscience ............................................... 122 Conscientious objectors (update to AI Index: EUR 01/001/2007) ....................................... 123 Torture and ill-treatment ................................................................................................... 123 Prosecution over the Şemdinli bombing (update to AI Index: EUR 44/033/2005) ...................... 123 The killing of Ahmet and Uğur Kaymaz (update to AI Index: EUR 44/008/2007) ....................... 124 Arrests and excessive use of force by police at demonstrations .............................................. 124 Prison Conditions (update to AI Index EUR 01/001/2007) ...................................................... 124 TURKMENISTAN ................................................................................................................ 125 Recommendations to new President to address abysmal human rights record .......................... 125 Lack of transparency of the Citizens’ complaint commission ................................................... 125 Speaker of Parliament allegedly imprisoned for political reasons (update to AI Index: EUR 04/001/2007) .................................................................................................................. 126 Environmental activist Andrei Zatoka given suspended sentence and released (update to AI Index: EUR 01/001/2007) ............................................................................................................ 126 Geldy Kyarizov continues to be imprisoned (update to AI Index: EUR 01/001/2007) ................. 126 Possible prisoner of conscience Vyacheslav Kalataevsky ........................................................ 127 Conscientious objectors ..................................................................................................... 128 UKRAINE ........................................................................................................................... 128 Violence against women .................................................................................................... 128 International Scrutiny of Torture and Ill-treatment................................................................ 128 Racism ............................................................................................................................ 129 Murder of Georgiy Gongadze (Update to AI Index: EUR 01/012/2005) .................................... 129 UNITED KINGDOM ............................................................................................................ 130 Terrorism measures (update to AI Index: EUR 01/001/2007) ................................................. 130 Offence of “encouragement of terrorism” ......................................................................... 130 Home Secretary announces new terrorism Bill .................................................................. 130 Lotfi Raissi (update to AI Index: EUR 45/004/2006).......................................................... 130 Control orders (update to AI Index: EUR 01/001/2007)..................................................... 131 Mahmoud Abu Rideh (update to AI Index: EUR 01/007/2006) ............................................ 131 Deportations on “national security” grounds (update to AI Index: EUR 01/001/2007) ........... 132 Amnesty International AI Index: EUR 01/010/2007