Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply ARE 2/2015 02/04/2015 United Arab JUA Emirates Arbitrary detention; Freedom of expression; Human rights defenders; Independence of judges and lawyers; Torture; 30/04/2015 Alleged arbitrary arrest, detention, torture and conviction of a blogger and human rights defender in reprisal of his cooperation with the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers and his peaceful exercise of the right to freedom of opinion and expression. According to the information received, Mr. Osama alNajjar was arrested without a warrant on 17 March 2014, interrogated and tortured for about four days in a State Security secret detention centre. He had been actively defending his father, who is currently serving an 11-year prison sentence for his peaceful activities, on Twitter and on his blog. During the four-day interrogation, Mr. Al-Najjar was in particular questioned about his meeting with the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers during her official country visit in 2014. On 21 March 2014, Mr. Al-Najjar was transferred to Al-Wathba prison and held in pre-trial detention for over six months without having access to a lawyer. His trial started on 23 September 2014 before the Federal Supreme Court. Despite serious allegations of violations of fundamental due process and fair trial guarantees, on 25 November 2014, Mr. Al-Najjar was sentenced to three years in prison. Mr. Al-Najjar was the subject of a previous communication sent on 16 April 2014, see A/HRC/27/72, case no. ARE 3/2014. GIN 1/2015 07/04/2015 Guinea JUA Human rights defenders; Independence of judges and lawyers; Torture; Allégations d’agression présumée, coups, insultes et menaces d’un défenseur des droits de l’homme en Guinée. Selon les informations reçues, le 9 février 2015, M. X a été agressé, battu, insulté et menacé par la garde présidentielle. M. X aurait été victime de plusieurs attaques similaires dans le cadre de ses activités consistant à fournir une assistance juridique aux victimes d’arrestations arbitraires et d’autres violations des droits de l’homme. Le 10 février 2015, M. X a déposé une plainte devant la Cour de première instance de Conakry II (Kaloum). Il est signalé que rien n’a été fait jusqu’à présent par les autorités pour enquêter sur les événements décrits ci-dessus et pour poursuivre et punir les auteurs. A/HRC/30/27 22 Date Type