Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply BHR 3/2015 15/05/2015 Bahrain JUA Arbitrary detention; Health; Independence of judges and lawyers; Torture; Alleged arbitrary arrest, charges, detention, torture and conviction of 39 minors after trials that did not respect international standards of fair trial and due process. According to the information received, since 23 January 2012, 39 minors have been arrested, charged and detained. All detained minors have been subjected to forms of beatings, torture and ill-treatment, including being held in solitary confinement, to force them to sign confessions to crimes. Information received also indicates lack of access to medical care for those injured in detention, as well as denial of appropriate medical care for those with disabilities and particular medical conditions. Most of the minors have been charged with multiple criminal offences and approximately half of them have been convicted, with sentences ranging from 6 months to 43 years imprisonment. 33 of the minors remain in detention to date, either serving their sentence or awaiting trial. Two of the minors were the subject of a previous urgent appeal, dated 14 August 2014, see A/HRC/28/85, case no. BHR 11/2014. 13/07/2015 RUS 2/2015 15/05/2015 Russian JUA Federation Minority issues; Racism; Alleged imminent forced eviction of 53 members of a Roma community from their settlement in the city of Irkutsk, Russian Federation. According to the information received, 53 members of a Roma community in Irkutsk, including 34 minors, were facing imminent forced eviction on 15 May 2015. Concern is expressed that the eviction may be the result of discriminatory practices against Roma people in the region, that the impact of the eviction was not been properly assessed and that alternatives to eviction, including strategies for minimizing harm, had not been fully explored. 15/07/2015 A/HRC/30/27 52 Date Type