Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted ERI 2/2014 18/06/2014 Eritrea JUA Arbitrary detention; Disappearances; Eritrea; Health; Torture; Alleged arrest and arbitrary detention of Eritrea’s Ambassador to Nigeria. According to the information received, on 29 April 2014, security personnel in plain clothes arrested H.E. Mohamed Ali Omaro in Asmara and took him to an unknown location, where he is being detained incommunicado. He has been denied family visits and access to a lawyer and doctor despite his serious heart condition and urgent need for regular medication and medical care. It is reported that H.E. Omaro has not been formally charged and has not been brought before a judge. The reasons for his arrest and detention are unknown but it is believed that his detention is politically motivated. OTH 8/2014 18/06/2014 Other JUA Arbitrary detention; Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Alleged detention and ill-treatment of a human rights defender in connection with his legitimate human rights activities. According to the information received, on 11 April 2009, Mr. Andrey Rezanov was arrested and detained by the authorities of Moldova in Bender. In May 2010, Mr. Rezanov was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment by the Bender court on charges related to drug dealing. On 21 January 2014, this sentence was amended and Mr. Rezanov was released because of good behaviour. Upon release, Mr. Rezanov was appointed Chair of Fair Justice, a non-governmental organization. On 4 April 2014, Mr. Rezanov’s case was reconsidered by Grigoriopol court and he has since been detained in Glinnoe prison, with his original 15-year sentence reinstated. Reportedly, since the reinstatement of his detention in April 2014, Mr. Rezanov has denied access to water for four days. On 27 May 2014, a request for amnesty was denied by the competent authorities. Concern is expressed over the allegedly arbitrary detention of Mr. Rezanov and the reinstatement of his original sentence in light of his human rights work. Reply A/HRC/28/85 14 Date Type