Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply Arbitrary detention; Belarus; Independence of judges and lawyers; Summary executions; Torture; Alleged risk of executions after proceedings that did not comply with fair trial and due process standards. According to the information received, Messrs Pavel Selyun, Rygor Yuzepchuk and Alyaksandr Haryunou were sentenced to death in 2013, on charges of murder. The Supreme Court reportedly upheld the death sentences against Messrs Selyun and Yuzepchuk, putting them allegedly at risk of imminent execution. It is reported that the proceedings in all three cases did not meet international human rights norms of fair trial and due process. The trials were allegedly not fully transparent, with the proceedings against Messrs Selyun and Yuzepchuk being held in secret. Moreover, the lawyers did not have full access to the documents of the prosecution. Mr Haryunou was also allegedly diagnosed with a psycho-social disability. 18/12/2013 CHN 11/2013 Disappearances; Alleged imposition of travel bans on two human rights defenders, and enforced 01/10/2013 China (People's Freedom of disappearance of one, working on China’s upcoming UPR. According to the JUA Republic of) expression; information received, Ms Cao Shunli was barred from travelling to Geneva on 14 Freedom of September 2013 and at the time of writing had not been seen since. Ms Chen Jianfang peaceful was forbidden from boarding her flight to Geneva on 13 September 2013 and was told assembly and of she was barred from travelling for life. She was also allegedly intimidated on 16 association; September 2013. Ms Cao Shunli and Ms Chen Jianfang were among the subjects of a Human rights previous communication sent on 17 July 2013 (A/HRC/25/74). defenders; 07/01/2014 24/01/2014 BLR 3/2013 01/10/2013 Belarus JUA A/HRC/26/21 84 Date Type

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