Date Type Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted SYR 7/2013 17/12/2013 Syrian Arab JUA Republic Disappearances; Human rights defenders; Alleged enforced disappearance of four activists by an unknown group in the Syrian Arab Republic. According to the information received, on 9 December 2013, activists and human rights defenders Ms. Razan Zaitouneh, Mr. Wa’el Hamada, Mr. Nazem Hamadi and Ms. Samira Khalil, were allegedly abducted by unknown individuals from a joint office of the Violations Documentation Center (VDC) and the Local Development and Small Projects Support (LDSPS), located in Douma of Rif Dimashq, Syrian Arab Republic. Prior to the alleged abductions, it is reported that Mr. Hamada, Ms. Zaitouneh’s husband, was imprisoned for several months before being released. In addition, a person associated with the aforementioned individuals was reportedly detained by the Air Force intelligence services. It is further reported that Ms. Zaitouneh was forced into hiding in 2011 after receiving threats from Syrian authorities due to her activities in documenting human rights violations. It is also reported that during the previous months, Ms. Zaitouneh received threats from at least one armed opposition group in the Eastern Ghouta area. The fate and whereabouts of Ms. Razan Zaitouneh, Mr. Wa’el Hamada, Mr. Nazem Hamadi and Ms. Samira Khalil remain unknown. UGA 1/2013 17/12/2013 Uganda JAL Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Alleged conflict of a law with international human rights standards. According to the information received, on 2 October 2013, the President of Uganda assented to the Public Order Management Act 2013 (the Act). The Act reportedly contains overly vague provisions that allow for abuses and unduly limits the free exercise of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of expression. The Act was the subject of an earlier communication sent on 14 June 2012, see A/HRC/22/67, case no. UGA 4/2012. Reply A/HRC/26/21 23