Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply TLS 1/2014 17/11/2014 Timor-Leste UA Independence of judges and lawyers; Allegations of interference of the executive and legislative branches in the independence of the judiciary. According to the information received, on 24 October 2014, both Government and Parliament issued resolutions calling for the immediate termination of the contracts of all international judicial personnel and advisers working in the justice sector. This move appears to be linked to a series of court decisions in cases of taxation of foreign oil companies and corruption of Government officials. In another resolution, dated 31 October 2014, the Government ordered the revocation of the permits to stay in the country of eight named international judicial staff - five judges, two prosecutors and one adviser to the Anti-Corruption Commission - and gave them 48 hours to leave the country. It is unclear how many other international personnel have been or will ultimately be affected. Grave concern is expressed about the apparent interference of the executive and legislative powers in the independence of the judiciary, about the deleterious effect the immediate termination of contracts of all international judicial personnel could have on the administration of justice, including the prosecution of crimes committed in 1999, and the disturbing effect the resolutions could have on the remaining national members of the justice sector. ESP 5/2014 18/11/2014 Spain AL Independence of judges and lawyers; Alegaciones relativas a la posible vulneración del derecho de acceso a la justicia y a la 26/01/2015 efectiva prestación del servicio de asistencia jurídica gratuita en el caso de que se adopte el Proyecto de Ley de Asistencia Jurídica Gratuita. Según las informaciones recibidas, el Proyecto de Ley de Asistencia Jurídica Gratuita, de 21 de febrero de 2014, el cual sustituye a la Ley Orgánica 1/1996 del 10 de enero de 1996 y se encuentra en tramitación esperándose su debate en sede parlamentaria, no cumpliría con los estándares internacionales de derechos humanos en materia de asistencia jurídica. Se expresa preocupación porque el Proyecto de Ley elevaría los umbrales y las exigencias actuales para poder acceder al derecho de asistencia jurídica gratuita, incluiría un desigual y arbitrario tratamiento de las víctimas al acceso a la justicia gratuita, y dificultaría el trabajo de los abogados del Turno de Oficio. A/HRC/28/85 128 Date Type