Date Type Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply 26/04/11 LKA 3/2011 UA Sri Lanka Summary executions Follow-up to communication dated 15 December 2010 (see above, case no. LKA 7/2010). 03/05/11 A technical assessment to establish the authenticity of the video footage which allegedly 10/05/11 documents members of the Sri Lankan Army committing extrajudicial executions had been 11/05/11 concluded. The overall conclusion reached by the Special Rapporteur was that the video is authentic and the events reflected in the video footage occurred as depicted. 26/04/11 ARE 4/2011 JUA United Arab Emirates Arbitrary detention; Freedom of expression; Human rights defenders Alleged arrest and detention of human rights defenders. According to the information received, on 8 April 2011 Mr. Ahmad Mansoor, a human rights advocate, was arrested without an arrest warrant. His home was searched and officers removed computers, books and documents. On 17 April Mr. Mansoor was allegedly questioned by the Public Prosecutor for the UAE State Security Court about statements he is alleged to have made urging UAE nationals to boycott elections. On 10 April, Mr. Fahad Salem al-Shehhi, aged 38, was reportedly arrested at his home in Ajman Emirate. Mr. al-Shehhi is reportedly affiliated to the online political forum Hewar. On 10 April, Mr. Nasser bin Ghaith, an economist and lecturer at the Abu Dhabi branch of the Sorbonne University in Paris, was reportedly arrested in Dubai. Mr. bin Ghaith’s detention was allegedly linked to articles published online where he advocated for political reforms in the country. A/HRC/18/51 95