Date Type Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply SGP 4/2013 12/12/2013 Singapore JUA Freedom of expression; Human rights defenders; 18/12/2013 Alleged contempt of court charge against a prominent LGBT rights activist. According to the information received, Singapore’s Attorney-General’s Chambers is pressing the charge against Mr. Alex Au Wai Pang, one of the most outspoken LGBT and migrants’ rights activists in the country, based on an article he published online on 5 October 2013. It is reported that in the article, he wrote about cases involving Constitutional challenges to the Penal Code, Section 477 (A) which criminalizes consensual sex between men. If found guilty, he could face imprisonment and/or a fine. There is no maximum sentence prescribed under the Supreme Court of Judicature Act that authorizes the High Court to punish contempt of court. The pretrial hearing is scheduled on 18 December 2013. SSD 2/2013 12/12/2013 South Sudan UA Summary executions; Alleged execution of nine individuals in Juba and Western Bahr el Ghazal State of South Sudan. According to the information received, on 28 of August 2012, two men were reportedly executed in Juba Prison followed by three other executions in Wau Prison on 6 September 2012. Allegedly, the accused were sentenced without a formal trial and without having access to legal counsel. On 12 and 18 November 2013, four men convicted of murder were executed in Juba Prison and Wau Prison. The aforementioned individuals’ families have not been contacted while the judiciary officers refused to provide the names of the executed and facts of the alleged executions. There are currently a further reported 200 individuals on death row and at risk of execution. It is further reported that the majority of those on death row were sentenced to death following trials which did not observe fair trial guarantees. A/HRC/26/21 19