Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply THA 4/2013 26/04/2013 Thailand JAL Business enterprises; Freedom of expression; Human rights defenders; Migrants; Trafficking; 03/05/2013 Alleged criminal charges brought against a human rights defender. According to the information received, criminal charges of broadcasting false statements have been brought against Mr. Andy Hall, a British citizen, based on a complaint by a fruit processing company. Mr. Hall was the leading researcher for a report published in January 2013 by the NGO Finnwatch, which detailed serious human rights violations by the fruit processing company in question with regard to work conditions and labour rights of migrant workers employed by the company. Mr. Hall personally conducted many of the interviews for the report and faces, in addition to the criminal charges, a private lawsuit by the company demanding 300 million Baht (or approx. 7.7 million EUR) in damages for defamation and damage to the company. Mr. Hall has worked as a researcher on labour and migrant rights in Thailand for over ten years, exposing numerous violations. BGD 6/2013 30/04/2013 Bangladesh JUA Arbitrary detention; Freedom of expression; Torture; Alleged torture and ill-treatment in police custody at the Detective Branch of the Dhaka 07/05/2013 Metropoitan Police. According to the information received, on 11 April 2013, Mr. Mahmudur Rahman, the Interim Editor of the Bangladeshi newspaper Amar Desh (Daily Amardesh) and human rights defender, was arrested at his office. It is reported that from 11 April 2013, Mr. Rahman was held in police custody and detained at the Detective Branch of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police. It is further reported that on 17 April 2013, Mr. Rahman was remanded into judicial custody and transferred to the Kashimpur Central Jail. Mr. Rahman was allegedly subjected to torture and ill-treatment, including severe beatings, the hammering of iron nails into his body, and electro-shock, while in police custody. Mr. Rahman reportedly went on a hunger strike to protest the closure of the Daily Amardesh and the detention of 19 persons who have allegedly been arrested for supporting the newspaper. A/HRC/24/21 46 Date Type