Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply 03/03/11 YEM 1/2011 JUA Yemen Arbitrary detention; Freedom of expression; Human rights defenders; Summary executions; Torture Alleged violence and attacks against journalists in connection with demonstrations. According to the information received, in February 2011, several thousand people demonstrated in several cities. Security forces allegedly used electric tasers and batons to quell demonstrators in Sana’a. In Taiz, security officials reportedly arrested between 35 and 120 people. Some of the detainees were allegedly beaten and mistreated. Also in Taiz, three people were allegedly killed in the demonstrations, with one of the deaths resulting from a hand grenade which also injured eight others, including Ms. Bushra Al-Maqtari. On 20 February, Mr. Hasan Ba’oom was allegedly arrested by security forces, taken to a military hospital in Aden and subsequently transferred to the Central Prison in Sana’a, where he had reportedly been held incommunicado. On 21 February, a male protester and a young girl reportedly died in a hospital in Aden after they were wounded by stray bullets. At least 31 journalists were allegedly beaten or harassed by security forces or armed supporters of the President, including Mr. Hassan Wataf, Mr. Abdullah Abdul Al-Quoa Al-Soufi, Mr. Yahra Arhab, Mr. Adel Abdel Mughni, Mr. Samir Nimri, Mr. Ahmand Ghrasi, Mr. Ammar Awad, Mr. Tom Finn, Mr. Hamoud Munser, Mr. Awsan Al-Qaatabi, Mr. Yasser Al-Maamari, 18 employees of Al-Yaqeen, Mr. Abdel-Karim Salam and Mr. Zaki Saqladi. 04/03/11 CUB 1/2011 UA Cuba Human rights defenders Supuesto arresto e interrogatorio de activistas. Según las informaciones recibidas, el 18 de 13/05/11 febrero de 2011, la Sra. Reina Luisa Tamayo y su marido, el Sr. José Ortiz, acompañados por el Sr. Daniel Mesa, habrían sido detenidos por agentes de seguridad. Desde su arresto y posterior liberación, agentes de seguridad habrían custodiado la residencia de la Sra. Tamayo y le habrían impedido recibir visitas. El arresto e interrogatorio de la Sra. Tamayo y del Sr. Ortiz, así como la posterior custodia de su residencia, habrían estado relacionados con su intención de organizar un acto conmemorativo del aniversario del fallecimiento del hijo de la Sra. Tamayo. El Sr. Orlando Zapata, activista político, habría fallecido en prisión el 23 de febrero de 2011, después de una prolongada huelga de hambre. A/HRC/18/51 64 Date Type