Case No Country BLR 9/2011 15/08/2011 Belarus JUA VEN 3/2011 09/12/2011 Venezuela JUA Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply Arbitrary detention; Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Alleged arrest and detention of human rights defender. According to the information received, Mr. Bialatski, President of Human Rights Centre (HRC) ―Viasna‖ and Vice-President of the International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH), was arrested in Minsk‘s city centre by police representatives of the Department of Financial Investigations. A search was conducted at his home by police officers on 4 August 2011. On 5 August 2011, Mr. Bialatski was allegedly transferred from a cell at the Financial Investigation Department of the State Control Committee to the detention centre of the Ministry of Interior. 31/10/2011 23/01/2013 Arbitrary detention; Human rights defenders; Independence of judges and lawyers; Alegación de que la Fiscalía ha solicitado que se extienda la medida de privación preventiva de libertad dictada contra la Jueza. Según las informaciones recibidas, el 29 de noviembre de 2011, la Fiscalía habría solicitado al Tribunal 26º de Juicio de Caracas que se extienda por dos años la medida de privación preventiva de libertad dictada contra la Jueza María Lourdes Afiuni Mora, privada de libertad desde el 10 de diciembre de 2009. La fiscal encargada del caso habría presentado la petición debido a que el artículo 244 del Código Orgánico Procesal Penal establece que una persona no puede estar detenida por más de dos años si no le ha sido dictada sentencia condenatoria, a menos que el Ministerio Público pida una prórroga cuando existan causas graves que lo justifiquen. Esta solicitud de la Fiscalía se debería entonces al hecho que la jueza Afiuni habría debido salir libre el 10 de diciembre de 2011 al cumplirse 2 años de su prisión preventiva sin condena. Mr. Bialatski was allegedly detained for having failed to declare the existence of a private foreign account registered on his name. As a result, a tax evasion case was allegedly opened against Mr. Bialatski According to the information received, the purpose of the foreign account was to receive donations registered on the name of Mr. Bialatski, to finance ―Viasna‘s‖ human rights activities. Mr. Ales Bialatski and the HRC ―Viasna‖ have been the subject of previous communications on 14 May 2009, 24 August 2009, 22 December 2010 and 1 June 2011. An urgent appeal concerning Mr. Bialatski and the HRC ―Viasna‖ was also sent on 25 February 2011, see case no. BLR 2/2011, A/HRC/18/51. 21/12/2012 A/HRC/23/51 76 Date Type