Date Type Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply THA 12/2014 12/11/2014 Thailand JAL Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Alleged non-compliance with international human rights law and standards of the draft Public Assembly Act, which, if adopted without further changes, may unduly restrict the right to freedom of peaceful assembly in Thailand. According to the information received, the draft Act governing public assembly contains a number of provisions which may unduly curtail the right to freedom of peaceful assembly, if adopted without further amendments. Provisions that raise a number of concerns in relation to international human rights law and standards include articles 7 and 11 (related to the regime of authorization for planning a protest); article 13 (specifying that an authorized body may instruct the organizers to modify a public assembly); article 27 (relevant to the policing of assemblies); article 28 (pertaining to the disciplinary liabilities of a competent official who undertakes actions to contain a public assembly); article 18 (which prohibits assemblers “from causing inconvenience to the general public”); and article 30 (providing that the organiser of a public assembly may be subject to imprisonment for minor reasons, including failure to notify the competent authority of the intention to hold an assembly). VNM 10/2014 12/11/2014 Viet Nam JUA Arbitrary detention; Freedom of religion; Health; Human rights defenders; Torture; Alleged inadequate medical attention and treatment in prison of a Hoa Hao Buddhist 30/01/2015 leading to a critical health condition. According to the information received, Ms. Mai Thi Dung was arrested in August 2005 and sentenced to 11 years imprisonment for her activism in protest of the suppression of religious freedom in the Mekong Delta. Since her arrest, Ms. Dung has been transferred to several prison facilities in different locations far away from her hometown, resulting in her family having limited access to her. She is currently being held in Thanh Xuan prison, near Hanoi. After her arrest, Ms. Dung was held in solitary confinement for more than two years and denied medical attention until the end of September 2013. When she was finally allowed a medical examination, Ms. Dung was diagnosed with, amongst others, heart failure and gallstones, but subsequently denied the necessary medical treatment outside of prison. Ms. Dung’s husband appealed to Thanh Xuan prison authorities twice in 2014, without any success, for her temporary release in order to receive proper medical treatment. A/HRC/28/85 117