Date Type Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply TUR 1/2014 21/02/2014 Turkey AL Independence of judges and lawyers; 26/03/2014 Alleged interference in the independence of the judiciary. According to the information received, on 17 December 2013, as part of anti-corruption investigations, family members of ministers in the Government, among others, were detained. Since then, some of the police officers, judges and prosecutors investigating corruption cases have been removed from their duties or relocated to other posts. Furthermore, on 15 February 2014, a law was adopted by the Grand National Assembly, which restructures the High Council of Judges and Prosecutors by expanding the influence of the Minister of Justice in its administration and decision making processes and has been submitted to the President of the Republic for ratification. TKM 1/2014 21/02/2014 Turkmenistan AL Health; Allegations of repeated denial by Turkmen authorities of access to specialist medical treatment abroad. According to the information received, Mr. Geldy Kyarizov suffers from poor health, including a heart condition, high blood pressure, chronic hepatitis, cholecystitis, gastric problems and severe arthritis. His health is in danger, if he does not receive prompt specialist medical treatment, which is allegedly unavailable in the country. Mr. Kyarizov and his family were placed on a ‘black list’ of persons who are not allowed to exit the country, and he is therefore unable to seek urgent medical care outside Turkmenistan. Mr. Kyarizov was the subject of an earlier communication sent on 17 March 2006, see A/HRC/4/33/Add.1, para 312. EGY 3/2014 24/02/2014 Egypt UA Arbitrary detention; Allegations of arbitrary arrest and detention of a woman on charges of affiliating with the Muslim Brotherhood. According to the information received, security officers raided the house of Mrs. Manal Mohamed al-Morsi al-Shamy, born in 1964, on 1 January 2014 and arrested her and three of her children without an arrest warrant. They were all taken to New Cairo II Police Station where they were interrogated. While the three children were released the next day, the police kept Mrs. Al-Shamy in custody pending investigation. On 3 January 2014, she was charged with affiliating with the Muslim Brotherhood, inciting riots and protests, and writing on the walls of public buildings and school. On 23 January 2014, she was transferred to al-Qanater Prison where she remained in detention at the time of writing. It is reported that Mrs. al-Shamy’s health has seriously deteriorated since her arrest, as she suffers from diabetes and other diseases. A/HRC/26/21 63