Date Type Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply BHR 3/2014 31/03/2014 Bahrain JUA Arbitrary detention; Health; Independence of judges and lawyers; Torture; Alleged torture and ill-treatment of a minor, use of confessions extracted under duress 27/05/2014 during court proceedings and denial of medical treatment in Jaw prison, Bahrain. According to the information received, on 23 July 2012, Mr. X, a national of Bahrain, born in 1997, was arrested by security forces of the Ministry of Interior following clashes in Bilad al-Qadeem. Mr. X was 15 years old at the time of his arrest. During interrogation, he was reportedly blindfolded, handcuffed and forced to lie on the floor without moving, sitting or sleeping. It is alleged that the security officers were trying to extract a confession from Mr. X. Subsequently, it is reported that the criminal court relied on evidence that had been extracted under duress and refused to investigate the allegations of torture and ill-treatment as petitioned by Mr. X’s lawyer. On 4 April 2013, the court sentenced Mr. X to 10 years imprisonment for burning a police vehicle. It is further reported that Mr. X is currently detained in Jaw prison and does not have access to the medical treatment and physiotherapy that he needs for medical conditions he suffers from. COL 4/2014 31/03/2014 Colombia JAL Health; Indigenous peoples; 24/06/2014 Alegaciones sobre los presuntos efectos nocivos de la reanudación de los riegos 30/06/2014 químicos aéreos (fumigaciones) de cultivos ilícitos en Colombia. Según la información recibida,, el día 15 de febrero de 2014, el Gobierno de Colombia planeaba reanudar las campañas de riegos de cultivos de coca. Informes de expertos ya habrían expresado su preocupación previamente sobre esta práctica, alegando que causa impactos perjudiciales significativos en la salud y en la seguridad alimenticia de los campesinos y pueblos indígenas. En particular, según la información recibida, dichas fumigaciones contaminan las fuentes agua potable para de uso personal y doméstico, poniendo en riesgo la salud de estas poblaciones. CYP 1/2014 31/03/2014 Cyprus JUA Arbitrary detention; Migrants; Alleged arbitrary detention of asylum seekers. According to the information received, the asylum claims of Messrs’ X, Y, Z and A, asylum seekers from the Islamic Republic of Iran, have been rejected by the authorities of Cyprus. They have all been detained for more than 18 months in Menoyia Police Detention Centre, where they live in cramped conditions with eight detainees sharing one room of 18 square metres. On 3 March 2014, Mr. X reportedly started a hunger strike to protest against the arbitrary practice of long detention of rejected asylum seekers, which allegedly is based on racist and xenophobic prejudices by the immigration authorities. A/HRC/27/72 27