Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply FJI 1/2014 16/01/2014 Fiji JUA Arbitrary detention; Discrimination against women in law and in practic; Independence of judges and lawyers; Torture; Violence against women; Alleged abduction and rape of a woman, followed by her arbitrary detention. According to information received, on 28 November 2013, Ms. X, age 21, was forcefully abducted and raped by her ex-boyfriend. After reporting this incident to the Sigatoka police, she continued to be threatened and harassed by the perpetrator, and no action was taken to detain him or investigate the matter. On 1 January 2014, Ms. X was taken into police custody accused of providing false information, faking a kidnapping, and sending threats to herself. She was taken into custody for six days. It is reported that Ms. X did not have access to a court-appointed lawyer during her detention; she has continued to receive threats by the alleged perpetrator, and has suffered acts of intimidation, violence and coercion by the police. BHR 2/2014 17/01/2014 Bahrain JUA Arbitrary detention; Disappearances; Torture; Alleged arrest of one individual and enforced disappearance of four others. According 17/02/2014 to the information received, on 29 December 2013, Mr. Aqeel Abdul Rasool Mohamed Ahmed, was allegedly arrested at the house of his relative by members of the security team of the Criminal Investigation Department of the State. Mr. Ahmed’s family has reportedly not been allowed to visit him. On 8 January 2014, Mr. X, 17 years old, was allegedly last seen in the village of “Markh”. The family of Mr. X has not been informed of the fate and whereabouts of him. In the early morning of 9 January 2014, Messrs’ Ahmed Mohammed Saleh Al Arab, Mansoor Ali Mansoor Al Jamri and Hussain Al Ghasrah were allegedly abducted by police officers. The fate and whereabouts of Messrs’ Al Arab, Al Jamri and Al Ghasrah also remain unknown. A/HRC/26/21 42 Date Type

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