Date Type Case No Country RUS 4/2014 31/03/2014 Russian JAL Federation VNM 5/2014 31/03/2014 Viet Nam JAL Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Independence of judges and lawyers; Torture; Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; 14/07/2014 Alleged torture in detention of a human rights activist and stigmatisation of his lawyer. According to information received, Mr. Ruslan Kutayev, the former deputy Prime Minister of the Chechen Republic and head of the Assembly of Peoples of the Caucasus, was arrested on 20 February 2014 and allegedly tortured while in detention. On 25 February, the current head of the Chechen Republic allegedly launched a verbal attack in the Public Chamber of Chechnya against Mr Kutayev and his lawyer, Mr. Igor Kalyapin, which was repeatedly broadcasted on State television channel Vainakh later that day. Concern is expressed at the implications of this broadcast, and the physical and psychological integrity of Mr Kutayev and Mr Kalyapin. Alleged denial for a journalist to travel to Geneva to participate in a side-event at the 11/07/2014 Human Rights Council in connection with the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam’s Universal Periodic Review. According to the information received, Mr. Pham Chi Dung, a journalist, writer and independent analyst, was invited to speak about the role of NGOs in promoting human rights in Viet Nam at a side-event titled “With Membership Comes Responsibility: Ensuring Human Rights in Viet Nam” organized by a coalition of Viet Namese NGOs at the Human Rights Council on 4 February 2014. On 1 February 2014, Mr. Pham Chi Dung was stopped at the Ho Chi Minh International Airport and prevented from boarding his flight to Geneva. He was interrogated and his passport and mobile phone were confiscated. Mr. Pham Chi Dung’s passport has still not been returned to him. Serious concern is expressed at apparent restrictions, including the imposition of travel bans, being carried out against citizens and human rights defenders seeking to engage in public affairs and communicate with the United Nations and its human rights mechanisms. A/HRC/27/72 29