Date Type Case No Country TUR 1/2012 02/02/2012 Turkey JUA Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Arbitrary detention; Human rights defenders; Independence of judges and lawyers; Minority issues; Terrorism; Alleged arrest, detention and launching of criminal proceedings against lawyers in the context of anti-terrorism operations. According to the information received, on 22 November 2011, 39 lawyers and one legal worker were arrested in the scope of an operation aiming at dismantling an alleged terrorist network known as the Kurdish Communities Union (KCK), an organisation believed to be the “urban branch” of the armed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). The lawyers were reportedly taken into custody in Istanbul for their alleged membership in KCK under charges of “membership of an illegal organisation” and “directing an illegal organization”. The police had reportedly raided their offices and houses, searched and confiscated their files and made copies of their hard drives. Reply CAF 1/2012 Arbitrary detention; 03/02/2012 Central African Independence of JUA Republic judges and lawyers; Torture; 02/03/2012 Allégations de l‟arrestation et la détention depuis le 6 janvier 2012 des hommes politiques en République Centrafricaine. D‟après les informations reçues, l‟avocat des MM. Jean-Jacques Demafouth, Contran Herbert Njono Naba, Mahamat Abrass et Colonel Abdel Kader Kalil aurait été informé oralement par le Procureur que ses clients étaient inculpés pour « atteinte à la sûreté de l‟Etat et d‟une tentative de déstabilisation ». Allégations des restrictions de l‟accès de leur avocat et leurs familles ainsi que l‟absence de notification officielle des chefs d‟accusation. Allégations des risques des peines ou traitements cruels, inhumains ou dégradants et l‟absence d‟accès au traitement médical pour M. Contran Herbert Njono Naba. MDV 1/2012 03/02/2012 Maldives JUA Allegation of increased tension between the Government and the Judiciary, which culminated on 16 January 2012 in the arrest and detention of the Chief Judge of the Criminal Court. According to the information received, Mr. Abdulla Mohamed was arbitrarily arrested in violation of the procedures established by the law and was reportedly held incommunicado until 20 January 2012. The Government has publicly explained the arrest as a consequence of the inability or unwillingness of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to take disciplinary action against judge Mohamed and therefore guarantee the accountability of judges in general. However legitimate may be the concerns over the effective functioning of the JSC, the behaviour of some judges and the situation of the judiciary as a whole, this does not authorize in any way resorting to unlawful arrest and detention, as in the case of Mr. Mohamed. Arbitrary detention; Independence of judges and lawyers; A/HRC/20/30 45