Date Type Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply 20/12/10 RUS 10/2010 Human rights JUA defenders; Russian Torture Federation Alleged raid on the premises of, and subsequent attack against human rights activist. According to the information received, on 7 December 2010, security officers entered and searched the apartment of Mr. Bakhrom Khamroev, member of Human Rights Centre “Memorial”. Later the same day, Mr. Khamroev was approached by men in plain clothing who refused to be identified, who checked Mr. Khamroev’s identity card, as well as that of an Uzbek journalist who was accompanying him. Soon afterwards, a group of security officials disembarked from a red minibus which had been parked near the apartment building. One of the officials attacked Mr. Khamroev and beat him until he lost consciousness. Further to examination at the hospital, medical reports revealed that Mr. Khamroev suffered a concussion and heavy bruising. 20/12/10 UZB 7/2010 JUA Uzbekistan Alleged detention and torture of an advocate of freedom of religion. According to the 15/03/11 information received, on 5 September 2009, Mr. Gaybulla Djalilov was arrested and accused of conspiracy to bomb Karshi airport and the military base of Khanabad. Mr. Djalilov is a member of the Karshi branch of the Human Rights Society of Uzbekistan and an advocate of freedom of religion in the country. Kashdakar Regional Court sentenced Mr. Djalilov to nine years imprisonment on 18 January 2010, for "establishment of a criminal association", "production or dissemination of materials constituting a threat to public security and public order" and "founding, leading and participating in religious extremist, separatist, fundamentalist and other forbidden organisations". Mr. Djalilov’s health reportedly seriously deteriorated since the beginning of his detention. Furthermore, it is alleged that during the summer of 2010, Mr. Djalilov received a heavy blow in the ear with a baton having refused to sing the Uzbek National Anthem with other prisoners. Mr Djalilov was the subject of an earlier communication (see E/CN.4/2006/55/Add.1, para 1083). Arbitrary detention; Human rights defenders; Torture A/HRC/18/51 21

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