Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply AUS 4/2014 17/11/2014 Australia JUA Freedom of expression; Human rights defenders; Mercenaries; Migrants; Torture; Alleged acts of intimidation and ill-treatment of two asylum-seekers, one a human rights defender of asylum seekers’ rights and the other a witness to the violent incidents that took place between 16 and 18 February 2014 in Manus Regional Processing Centre, Papua New Guinea. According to the information received, on 14 July 2014, two asylum-seekers were held incommunicado in the Centre for three and four days respectively, tied to chairs and threatened with physical violence, rape and criminal prosecution if they refused to retract the statements they had made regarding the violent incidents of February 2014. Concern is expressed at the alleged illtreatment of the two asylum-seekers and their physical and psychological integrity in the Centre. The violence surrounding the protests in February 2014 and the situation of asylum-seekers in the Manus Regional Processing Centre were the subject of two previous communications dated 27 March 2014, see A/HRC/27/72, case nos. PNG 2/2014 and AUS 1/2014. 16/12/2014 CHN 12/2014 17/11/2014 China (People's JUA Republic of) Arbitrary detention; Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Alleged arrest, detention and conviction of a human rights defender and harassment of his family. According to the information received, on 27 February 2013, Mr. Zhang Lin, a pro-democracy activist, and his daughter were arrested and detained by the police. They were released the following day. On 7 April 2013, they returned to Hefei City to find out that Mr. Zhang Lin’s daughter was not readmitted to school. The following day, 8 April 2013, dozens of people from around the country arrived in Hefei City in an attempt to escort her to school. On 19 July 2013, Mr. Zhang Lin was detained for “assembling a crowd to disrupt order in a public place”. On 5 September 2014, he was sentenced to three and a half years’ imprisonment. On 20 October 2014, the conviction was upheld without a hearing. Concern is expressed at the detention and sentencing of Mr. Zhang Lin and harassment of his family. Mr. Zhang Lin was the subject of two previous communications sent on 22 February 2005, see E/CN.4/2006/95/Add.1, para 82, and on 3 March 2011, see A/HRC/18/51, case no. CHN 5/2011. A/HRC/28/85 126 Date Type