Date Type Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted BGD 6/2014 30/09/2014 Bangladesh JAL Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Alleged physical attacks, arrests and detention of trade union leaders and other human rights defenders. According to the information received, on 28 July 2014, workers began a hunger strike at Hossain Market, Dhaka, over unpaid wages. On 6 August 2014, police entered the Market and prevented human rights defenders from providing medicine and saline to strikers. They then charged at the crowd and physically assaulted Ms. Shabnam Hafiz, Ms. Saydia Gulrukh, Prof. Samina Lutfa Nitra and Mr. Salim Mahmud. Ms. Hafiz was arrested and released the same day. The next day, police forcefully ended the strike, verbally assaulting Ms. Moshefra Mishu before arresting her and Ms. Joly Talukder. Both were released the same day. On 20 August 2014, Ms. Mishu and Ms. Jesmin Jui were detained and released later the same day. Concern is expressed at the physical attacks, arrests and detention. Ms. Mishu was the subject of an earlier communication sent on 17 February 2011, see A/HRC/18/51, case no. BGD 1/2011. LBY 3/2014 30/09/2014 Libya JAL Arbitrary detention; Torture; Allegations of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment committed by Libyan law enforcement officials. According to the information received, Mr. X was captured in 2011 by forces of the National Transitional Council and has since been kept in solitary confinement and incommunicado detention. He has reportedly been denied access to his family or a lawyer and has not been given the opportunity to challenge his detention before a legitimate judicial authority. During his detention, Mr. X has allegedly been subjected to various forms of torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. He has also been interrogated by unknown persons in the absence of any legal representation, and forced to sign confessions apparently extracted under duress. Reply A/HRC/28/85 87