Date Type Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply LKA 1/2014 28/01/2014 Sri Lanka JAL Discrimination against women in law and in practic; Migrants; Alleged discrimination against women of a circular issued by the Sri Lanka Bureau of 27/05/2014 Foreign Employment. According to the information received, Circular No. 13/2013, issued by the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment on 7 June 2013, requests all licensed foreign employment agencies to obtain an assurance of the state of health and actual state of affairs at home from female domestic migrant workers in order to issue a clearance of “their state of affairs” in Sri Lanka so as to migrate for work abroad. It is alleged that the provisions of this circular discriminate against women and restrict their rights to freedom of movement and work. VNM 2/2014 28/01/2014 Viet Nam JUA Arbitrary detention; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Freedom of religion; Minority issues; 14/04/2014 Alleged arrest, threats and harassment against members of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) in Hue and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. According to the information received, since early January 2014 members of the UBCV’s executive have been subjected to police harassment and placed under house arrest, as part of an alleged on-going crack down on the UBCV. In addition, the security police have purportedly prevented the new UBCV leadership from organizing a Memorial Day ceremony on 10 January. In the days and hours leading to the commemoration of Memorial Day, security police intercepted and prevented members of the UBCV from attending the celebrations that were taking place despite the ban. Several leaders of the UBCV youth movement were harassed and placed under house arrest, they are: Ho Nguyen Minh, Y, Ho Van Nich, Hoang Nhu Dao, Hoang Tanh, Hoang Thi Hong Phuong, Lê Cong Cau, Lê Nhat Thinh, Lê Van Thanh, Ngo Duc Tien, Nguyen Chien, Nguyen Dinh Mong, Nguyen Duc Khoa, Nguyen Sac, Nguyen Tat Truc, Nguyen Thi Huong, Nguyen Van De, Truong Dien Hieu, Truong Minh Dung, Truong Trong Thao, Van Dinh An, Van Dinh Tat, Van Thi Hieu, Van Tien Nhi. A/HRC/26/21 49