Date Type 08/11/2012 JUA 16/11/2012 JUA Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply SYR 10/2012 Syrian Arab Republic Disappearances; Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; 24/04/2013 Alleged enforced disappearance. According to the information received, on September 2012, at approximately 5:30 p.m., the car in which Messrs. Abdelaziz Al-Khayer, Iyas Ayash and Maher Tahan, all members of the National Coordination Body for Democratic Change, were travelling was allegedly stopped at an Air Force Intelligence checkpoint. The individuals were reportedly brought to one of the branches of Air Force Intelligence. The Government has allegedly denied having these individuals in custody. At the time of the present communication, the fate and whereabouts of Messrs. Al-Khayer, Ayash and Tahan were unknown. BGD 8/2012 Bangladesh Disappearances; Independence of judges and lawyers; 27/11/2012 Alleged unfair trials before the Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal, and 04/03/2013 involuntary disappearance of defence witness. According to the information received, Mr. Delwar Hossain Sayedee, Vice-President of Jamaat-e-Islami, Mr. Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, member of the Bangladesh National Party, Mr. Motiur Rahman Nizami, leader of Jamaat-e-Islami, Mr. Ghulam Azam, former leader of Jamaat-e-Islami, Mr. Muhammad Kamaruzzaman, Assistant SecretaryGeneral of Jamaat-e-Islami, Mr. Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid, SecretaryGeneral of Jamaat-e-Islami, Mr. Abdul Kader Molla, Assistant Secretary-General of Jamaat-e-Islami, Mr. Mir Quasem Ali, Head and owner of Diganta Media, and Mr. Islam Azharul, Acting Secretary-General of Jamaat-e-Islami, are currently being tried. It is alleged that the trials of the above mentioned persons do not comply with international human rights law provisions regarding fair trial and due process, including serious allegations of breach of the principle of equality of arms vis-à-vis the defence teams. Defence witness Shukhoronjon Bali was abducted on 5 November 2012 by plain-clothed personnel allegedly from the ‘Detective Branch’ of the Police, and his fate and whereabouts remain unknown. This case was the subject of an earlier communication (see above, BGD 6/2012). A/HRC/24/21 73