Date Type Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply 28/04/10 JUA SAU 4/2010 Freedom of expression; Human rights defenders Alleged restrictions on freedom of movement and acts of intimidation against human rights defender. According to the information received, in March 2009 Mr. Mohammed Saleh El-Bejadi, supervisor of the website “Monitor of Human Rights in Saudi Arabia-AlMarsad” and co-founder of the Saudi Civil & Political Rights Association, was summoned to the Intelligence Police Department and interrogated about his involvement in internet reports and protest activities. A travel ban was allegedly issued against him on 23 July 2009. On 2 March 2010, Mr. El-Bejadi’s passport was allegedly confiscated at the passport checkpoint at King Khalid airport in Riyad. Mr. El-Bejadi argued that the travel ban issued against him in 2009 had been lifted, but was allegedly told that the ban was reinstated according to an order by the security affairs at the Ministry of Interior. Furthermore, since 2009, Mr. El-Bejadi and members of his family had allegedly been threatened by phone calls and messages. 10/03/11 10/06/10 AL IND 7/2010 Adequate housing Alleged evictions and demolitions of informal settlements and slums in New Delhi. 01/07/11 11/06/10 JUA KGZ 2/2010 Saudi Arabia India Kyrgyzstan According to the information received, New Delhi witnessed evictions and demolitions of informal settlements and slums in the run-up to the Commonwealth Games that took place from 3-14 October 2010 in the capital city. Most of these evictions were apparently carried out to construct roads, bridges, stadiums and parking lots, or to beautify the city. In addition, beggars and homeless persons were allegedly rounded up, arrested and arbitrarily detained under the Bombay Prevention of Beggary Act 1959 in preparation for the Games. Health; Torture Alleged solitary confinement and lack of appropriate medical treatment. According to the 04/03/11 information received, on 12 April 2010 members of the National Security Service arrested Mr. Vugar Khalilov, a U.K. citizen, and took him to their headquarters in Bishkek. Since then, he had been reportedly held in solitary confinement. Mr. Khalilov had worked as a journalist before starting his own public relations firm, Flexi Communications, in the Kyrgyz Republic. Mr. Khalilov’s health had reportedly deteriorated since his detention and he had been suffering from severe spinal hernia, which could paralyze him if not treated urgently. In early May, a medical report stating the urgent need for treatment and comprehensive medical examination was allegedly submitted to the City Prosecutor of Bishkek and presented to the Government, but reportedly no action had been taken. A/HRC/18/51 129

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