Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply 16/03/11 KGZ 1/2011 JUA Kyrgyzstan Freedom of expression; Human rights defenders; Independence of judges and lawyers; Minority issues; Racism; Summary executions; Torture 31/05/11 Alleged violation of due process rights and guarantees in the conduct of criminal proceedings in relation to the June 2010 violence. According to the information received, the alleged unfairness of trials, unequal treatment in the administration of justice and allegations of torture and ill-treatment have exacerbated tensions among ethnic communities, in particular among ethnic Uzbeks. Investigations and trials had reportedly mainly been conducted against ethnic Uzbeks, allegedly failing to uphold due process rights and procedural guarantees. From 27 August 2010 to 31 December 2010, 46 cases of torture and ill-treatment and 93 cases of arbitrary detention or unlawful arrest were reportedly documented. On 26 October, a decision rendered by Osh City Court reportedly stated that Mr. Farruh Gapirov had been beaten and forced to confess to the crime of which he was accused. On 10 November, the Court of Appeal sentenced Mr. Azimjan Askarov, an ethnic Uzbek human rights defender, to life imprisonment. On 26 January 2011, the Supreme Court commenced the review of the case. Mr. Askarov was reportedly in need of urgent medical attention and treatment for injuries likely to have resulted from torture. Mr. Askarov was the subject of earlier communications (see A/HRC/16/44/Add.1, paras 1422, 1449 and 1465). His lawyer, Mr. Nurbek Toktakunov, was also the subject of an earlier communication (see A/HRC/16/44/Add.1, para 1443). 17/03/11 BHR 2/2011 UA Bahrain Health Alleged takeover of hospital by the army. According to the information received, the Army 18/04/11 of Bahrain commandeered and occupied Salmaniya hospital, the main hospital in Manama, and blocked access to it. Reportedly, entry and exit from the building had been prohibited, and the electricity cut off. Additional reports have been received that security forces had attacked medical workers and occupied smaller state and private medical centres. 18/03/11 AFG 2/2011 JAL Afghanistan Mercenaries; Summary executions Follow-up to a communication dated 17 July 2009, which requested information on reports of a shooting incident on 29 June 2009 involving armed Afghan Special Guards (see A/HRC/14/24/Add.1, page 13 and A/HRC/15/25/Add.1, paras. 5 and 6). 18/03/11 ARG 1/2011 AL Argentina Torture Alegados actos de tortura en la Cárcel de Mendoza. Según las informaciones recibidas, un 07/07/11 video habría sido presentado como prueba de una denuncia sobre torturas y condiciones de detención en la Unidad de San Felipe en la Cárcel de Mendoza, denuncia que obra en la Fiscalía de Delitos Complejos. Dicha denuncia habría sido presentada por una organización de derechos humanos, el día 7 de febrero de 2011. El video de referencia, así como otras grabaciones y fotografías que evidencian actos de tortura infligidos en perjuicio de la población interna, habrían sido capturados con un teléfono celular. A/HRC/18/51 68 Date Type