Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply 21/03/11 UZB 1/2011 JUA Uzbekistan Arbitrary detention; Torture Alleged arbitrary detention of a former UNDP employee. On 9 May 2008, the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention rendered an opinion stating that the deprivation of liberty of Mr. Erkin Musaev was arbitrary. According to the new information received, Mr. Musaev has regularly been put into an isolation cell for periods of up to fifteen days. On 15 February 2011, he was again placed in solitary confinement. He was then allegedly transferred to a medical unit of the prison due to his deteriorating health condition. On 19 February, Mr. Musaev was transferred to Tashkent Hospital, San Gorodok where he underwent treatment. While in the isolation cell, Mr. Musaev was allegedly beaten by prison authorities. His family has been threatened not to contact any Uzbek authorities or to seek further information about him. Mr. Musaev was the subject of earlier communications (see A/HRC/8/4/Add.1, para 320; and A/HRC/14/23/Add.1, para 2551). 12/05/11 22/03/11 BHR 4/2011 JUA Bahrain Arbitrary detention; Disappearances; Freedom of expression; Human rights defenders Alleged arrests and threats against human rights defenders. According to the information 26/04/11 received, on 17 March 2011, Mr. Abduljalil Al Singace, head of the human rights office at Haq Movement, and Mr. Hassan Mushaima, President of Haq Movement, were arrested in the aftermath of a security operation with the alleged objective of removing protesters from Pearl Roundabout. Their fate and whereabouts remained unknown. On 15 August 2010, Mr. Abdul Ghani Al Kanja, spokesperson for the Bahraini National Committee for Martyrs and Victims of Torture, was reportedly arrested and detained upon his return from London where he, along with Mr. Al Singace, addressed the House of Lords on torture in Bahrain. On 10 March 2011, a number of social networking sites allegedly posted death threats against Mr. Abdulhadi Alkawaja, until recently the Front Line protection coordinator for the MENA region, accusing him of treason. The aforementioned individuals were the subjects of earlier communications (see A/HRC/7/28/Add.1, para 59; A/HRC/13/22/Add.1, para 103; and A/HRC/16/44/Add.1, paras 90, 107 and 132). 22/03/11 KHM 2/2011 JUA Cambodia Arbitrary detention; Cambodia; Freedom of expression Alleged conviction of UN staff member for criminal incitement. According to the information received, on 17 December 2010, Mr. Seng Kunnaka, a staff member of the United Nations World Food Programme, was arrested and taken into custody in Russei Keo district police. On 19 December, he was reportedly tried by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court under articles 494 and 495 of the new Penal Code. Article 495 prohibits persons from directly inciting others to commit a criminal act, while article 494 defines speeches, writing or sketches, or audio-visual communications as acts of incitement, provided they are committed in public. Mr. Kunnaka was allegedly convicted for printing information materials from Khmer Information media, linked to the political opposition, and sharing them with two colleagues. A/HRC/18/51 72 Date Type

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