Date Type Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply SAU 1/2014 03/02/2014 Saudi Arabia JUA Arbitrary detention; Freedom of expression; Human rights defenders; Torture; Alleged arrest and detention of, and reprisal against the Deputy President of the Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association (ACPRA). According to the information received, Mr. Fawzan Mohsen Awad Al Harbi, Deputy President of ACPRA, was summoned to appear before the Special Criminal Court of Riyadh on 4 December 2013 and charged with several offences, including “inciting disobedience to the ruler by calling for demonstrations”, “describing the Saudi Arabian state as a police state” and “co-founding an unlicensed organization”. On 26 December 2013, the Court reportedly ordered the arrest of Mr. Al Harbi without providing any legal ground. At the time of writing, Mr. Al Harbi remained in detention in Al Malaz prison in Riyadh. It is alleged that the arrest and detention of Mr. Al Harbi is aimed at suppressing his activities as a human rights activist and linked to his engagement with the United Nations human rights mechanisms. The ACPRA and Mr. Harbi were the subjects of previous communications sent on 31 December 2013, see above, case no. SAU 2/2014, 27 March 2013, see A/HRC/24/21, case no. SAU 5/2013, and 12 September 2013, see A/HRC/25/74, case no. SAU 8/2013. UGA 1/2014 04/02/2014 Uganda JAL Arbitrary detention; Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Health; Human rights defenders; 21/02 Alleged passing by Parliament of a revised version of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, /20 2009, now referred to as the Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2013, on 20 December 2013. According to our information, on 23 January 2014, the Act was formally presented to 14 President Museveni and it is currently pending assent by the President before 22 February 2014. Grave concerns are expressed that if signed into law, this Act would violate the rights to privacy, non-discrimination, freedom of association, assembly, opinion, expression, the right to enjoy the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, and not to be subject to arbitrary arrest or detention and could be used to detain or interfere with the legitimate work of human rights defenders and prevent LGBT individuals, as well as those perceived as belonging to any of these groups, and those that bring support to them, from associating or assembling freely. A/HRC/26/21 53