Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply ARE 1/2014 09/01/2014 United Arab JUA Emirates Summary executions; Torture; 16/04/2014 Alleged risk of imminent execution of five foreign nationals in violation of international human rights law standards. According to the information received, Messrs’ Ravindra Krishna Pillai, Abdullah Abdur-Rahman Abdullah, Mohomed Naif Ali, Kamrul Islam and Ateek Ashraf, are reportedly scheduled to be executed by firing squad on 12 January 2014, in the United Arab Emirates. Mr. Ravindra Krishna Pillai, a Sri Lankan national, was sentenced to death on charges of murder. Reportedly, the circumstances of the case do not indicate the intentional nature of the killing. Mr. Abdullah Abdur-Rahman Abdullah, an Egyptian national, reported to have psychosocial disabilities, was also sentenced to death. Furthermore, Messrs’ Mohomed Naif Ali, Kamrul Islam and Ateek Ashraf, Bangladeshi nationals, were also sentenced to death on charges of murder. It is alleged that all five defendants have issued appeals for the review of their cases, which are reportedly pending at present. BHR 1/2014 10/01/2014 Bahrain JUA Arbitrary detention; Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Independence of judges and lawyers; Torture; Alleged arbitrary detention and torture of a photographer and journalist. According to 11/02/2014 the information received, on 26 December 2013, at about 2.30 a.m., Mr. Fardan was arrested at his home by officers dressed in plain clothes. He was not presented with an arrest warrant or given a reason for his arrest, nor did the police officers show any identification documents. It is reported that Mr. Fardan was taken to the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) in Manama where he was held incommunicado. He was reportedly beaten during interrogation until he passed out and subsequently taken to Salmaniya Medical Complex, before being transferred to al-Qal’a Prison hospital. Mr. Fardan was reportedly denied access to a lawyer, and not allowed visits by his family, albeit two short phone calls. On 1 January 2014, the Public Prosecutor ordered his detention for 45 days on charges of “intending to participate in gatherings”. It is reported that earlier in 2013, Mr. Fardan had already been arrested, beaten and threatened with death if he did not cooperate by providing photos of anti-government demonstrators. A/HRC/26/21 38 Date Type