Date Type Case No Country 08/02/2013 JUA 08/02/2013 JAL Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply CHN 2/2013 China (People's Republic of) Independence of judges and lawyers; Summary executions; Torture; Violence against women; 21/03/2013 Alleged risk of imminent execution after proceedings that did not comply with international human rights law on fair trial and due process guarantees. According to the information received, on 24 August 2011, Ms. Li Yan, aged 41, was sentenced to death by the Ziyang City Intermediate People‘s Court for the murder of her husband on 3 November 2010. The Supreme People‘s Court in Beijing rejected her appeal and she is reportedly at risk of imminent execution. Allegedly, Ms. Li Yan committed the murder after being subjected to prolonged domestic violence and the repeated failure of the police authorities to protect her and investigate the abuses against her. During the legal proceedings conducted against her, Ms. Li Yan reportedly did not receive adequate legal assistance. The evidence of the defence was allegedly not given adequate consideration, and the defence witnesses were reportedly not invited to testify. IRL 1/2013 Ireland Discrimination against women in law and in practice; Health; Violence against women; 30/04/2013 Allegations concerning the impact of Ireland‘s restrictive abortion laws on the reproductive health of women and girls. According to the information received, women and girls in Ireland are unable to access medical services for abortion under any circumstances, including where pregnancy poses a risk to the lives or health of women, cases of rape or incest, and cases where the foetus will not survive until the end of term. Procuring or assisting in an unlawful abortion is a criminal offence reportedly punishable by up to life imprisonment. It is also alleged that despite the Irish Supreme Court‘s verdict that abortions are lawful in cases where there is a real and substantial risk to the life of the pregnant women, including the risk of suicide; medical services for abortion remain unavailable due to lack of legislation to give effect to this ruling. It is also alleged that in order to access safe and legal abortion services, women and girls travel outside Ireland. Women and girls who cannot afford to travel abroad allegedly often perform unsafe abortions in Ireland. A/HRC/23/51 57