Date Type Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted OMN 2/2015 27/03/2015 Oman JUA Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Alleged acts of intimidation and reprisal, in the form of a travel ban, against an Omani human rights defender for his cooperation with the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association. According to the information received, Mr. Mohammed Al-Fazari has not been allowed to travel abroad since 22 December 2014, when his travel documents, including his passport, were confiscated and he was subjected to a prolonged interrogation at Muscat police station. Mr. AlFazari met the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association during his country visit to Oman from 8 to 13 September 2014; his interrogation, confiscation of his travel documents and de facto travel ban are allegedly the result of his cooperation with the Special Rapporteur. Mr. Al-Fazari was the subject of a previous communication sent on 27 February 2013, see A/HRC/23/51, case no. OMN 1/2013. Other communications concerning alleged acts of intimidation and reprisals against human rights defenders for cooperating with the Special Rapporteur during his country visit to Oman were sent to the authorities on 29 January 2015, see A/HRC/29/50, case no. OMN 1/2015, on 16 December 2014, see A/HRC/29/50, case no. OMN 5/2014, on 11 November 2014, see A/HRC/28/85, case no. OMN 3/2014 and on 26 September 2014, see A/HRC/28/85, case no. OMN 2/2014. QAT 1/2015 27/03/2015 Qatar JUA Arbitrary detention; Independence of judges and lawyers; Torture; Alleged torture and/or ill-treatment, and unfair trial of a Filipino national in Qatar. According to the information received, Mr. Ronaldo Lopez Ulep, a Filipino national and civilian employee of Qatar’s Air Force, was arrested in Doha on 7 April 2010. During his pre-trial detention, Mr. Lopez Ulep was reportedly subjected to physical and psychological torture and other ill-treatment. He was made to sign a document in Arabic, a language he does not understand, which was later presented in court as a confession of guilt. Mr. Lopez Ulep was also held in solitary confinement for over four years. On 30 April 2014, he was sentenced to life in prison on charges of espionage by the first instance criminal court. The appeal hearings, which started in May 2014, have been conducted in Arabic without the provision of interpretation. Mr. Lopez Ulep is currently detained in Doha’s Central Prison. Serious concern is expressed concerning Mr. Lopez Ulep’s physical and mental integrity. Reply A/HRC/30/27 19