Date Type Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply VNM 9/2014 12/08/2014 Viet Nam JUA Arbitrary detention; Freedom of expression; Human rights defenders; Independence of judges and lawyers; 24/10/2014 Alleged arbitrary arrest, detention and conviction of a blogger based on his public criticism of the human rights record of the Government of Viet Nam. According to the information received, on 26 May 2013, Mr. Truong Duy Nhat was arrested and detained, after he had written posts on his blog in which he criticized the Vietnamese Government’s compliance with international human rights law. On 4 March 2014, he was allegedly convicted of abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the State and sentenced to two years’ imprisonment. On 26 June 2014, the People’s Supreme Court of Vietnam upheld the sentence. Concern is expressed that the arrest, detention and sentencing of Mr. Truong Duy Nhat are linked to his peaceful and legitimate right to express his opinion freely on the internet. Concern is also expressed at the allegations of lack of fairness and due process in Mr. Truong Duy Nhat’s trial. BHR 11/2014 14/08/2014 Bahrain JUA Arbitrary detention; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Independence of judges and lawyers; Terrorism; Torture; 26/09/2014 Alleged arbitrary arrest, detention, and torture of nine Bahraini nationals, of which two minors, enforced disappearance of some of them, and convictions after trials that 21/10/2014 did not respect international standards of fair trial and due process of five of them. According to the information received, beginning as early as 2011 and continuing through 2014, Messrs. Husain Al Singace, Elyas Al Mula, Sayed Mahmood Fadhel, Mohamad Ramadan, Mohamed Al Farsani, Mohamed Bader Al Shaik, Abbas Al Samia, X and Y were arrested in their homes, places of work or public spaces. Reportedly, the men were transported to various detention centres in Bahrain where some of them were forcibly disappeared for different periods of time. It is alleged that in detention the nine victims suffered torture, such as beatings, electrocution, food and water deprivation, forced stress poses, psychological torment, and sexual abuse, including for the purpose of extracting confessions. Five of them were sentenced to prison terms ranging from six months to 15 years after judicial proceedings that did not respect international standards of fair trial and due process. Three of them are currently awaiting trial. All but one of these victims remain in detention. Serious concern is expressed regarding, among others, the physical and mental integrity of the nine individuals. A/HRC/28/85 57