Case No
Country
Mandate(s)
Summary of the allegation transmitted
CHN 9/2014
23/10/2014 China (People's
JUA
Republic of)
Arbitrary
detention;
Disappearances;
Freedom of
peaceful assembly
and of association;
Human rights
defenders;
Torture;
Alleged arbitrary and incommunicado detention, and disappearance of a human rights
defender. According to the information received, on 1 October 2014, Ms. Liu Xizhen,
a human rights defender, was detained by the police in Beijing after going to Beijing
to attend a protest. On 2 October 2014, she reportedly communicated through a phone
call that she had been abducted by Xinyu City officials and taken back to Xinyu City,
Jiangxi Province. She is allegedly being detained in an unofficial detention centre and
her fate and whereabouts are unknown. Prior to the arrest and disappearance on 2
October 2014, Ms Liu Xizhen had been arrested and detained on several occasions in
connection with her peaceful work in defence of human rights.
PAK 11/2014
23/10/2014 Pakistan
JUA
Freedom of
religion; Minority
issues; Summary
executions;
Alleged killing of two members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community in Pakistan.
According to the information received, on 22 September 2014, Mr. Mubashar Ahmad
Khosa Sahib, a 50-year-old Ahmadiyya Muslim from Satellite Town, Mirpur Khas,
was shot dead by two unknown motorcyclists. On 15 October 2014, Mr. Lateef Alam
Butt, a 62-year-old Ahmadiyya Muslim from Kamrah, District Attock, was shot dead
by unknown assailants when returning home from work. Mr. Alam Butt was a wellknown Ahmadiyya Muslim and his house was a prayer centre for local members of
the Ahmadiyya Muslim community (Jamaat). The attack against Mr. Alam Butt took
place after Sipah-e-Sahaba, a banned extremist organization, announced plans to carry
out targeted killings of Ahmadiyya Muslims during a high-level internal meeting.
SSD 1/2014
23/10/2014 South Sudan
JAL
Freedom of
expression;
Freedom of
peaceful assembly
and of association;
Human rights
defenders;
Alleged undue limitations to the rights to freedom of association, expression and
opinion, and excessive State interference in the legislative process of a draft law
regulating non-governmental organizations. According to the information received,
the Non-Governmental Organizations Bill 2013 is in the fourth and final reading stage
in the National Legislative Assembly. The Non-Governmental Organizations Bill
2013 was the subject of a previous communication sent to the Government of South
Sudan on 4 December 2013, see A/HRC/26/21, case no. SSD 1/2013.
Reply
A/HRC/28/85
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