Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply 07/02/11 USA 2/2011 UA United States of America Indigenous peoples Allegation that an indigenous activist serving life sentence had suffered from severe health problems. According to the information received, Mr. Leonard Peltier, aged 66, an indigenous Anishinabe/Lakota activist, had been serving two life sentences in a United States federal prison, after being convicted in 1977 for the murder of two FBI agents. Over the years, Mr. Peltier has maintained his innocence, asserting that he was politically persecuted for his activities as a member of the American Indian Movement. Mr. Peltier reportedly suffers from severe health problems that require urgent and immediate medical treatment. In addition to his health situation, Mr. Peltier reportedly lives in substandard conditions at the maximum security prison in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. The Lewisburg prison is allegedly known for violence among inmates. 07/02/11 VNM 1/2011 JUA Viet Nam Freedom of expression; Human rights defenders Alleged imprisonment of human rights defender. According to the information received, 14/04/11 on 26 January 2011, Mr. Vi Duc Hoi, member of Bloc 8406, a network of pro-democracy and human rights activists which has published a Manifesto on Freedom and Democracy in Viet Nam, who has written extensively about corruption and injustice in Viet Nam, was sentenced to eight years of imprisonment, followed by five years of house arrest by a court in northern Lang Son province. He was reportedly convicted of “spreading anti-government propaganda” for having posted articles on the Internet calling for democracy. No foreign media or diplomats were allegedly permitted to be present at the hearing. 08/02/11 CHN 2/2011 JUA China Arbitrary detention; Freedom of religion; Human rights defenders; Torture Alleged arbitrary arrest, torture and harassment of a Christian human rights lawyer. According to the information received, Dr. Fan Yafeng is a legal academic, human rights lawyer and a Christian church leader. On 30 October 2010, Dr. Yafeng was summoned by the authorities, and subsequently detained at the Shuangyushu hotel. On 7 November 2010, he was summoned and charged with disturbing the peace, following a gathering at the Shengshan Church. Dr. Yafeng was detained until 19 December 2010. During this time, he was allegedly taken to a hotel and hooded. Subsequently, he was taken to an unknown location where he was beaten and threatened by the guobao police. Under this pressure, Dr. Yafeng reportedly promised to abandon all his efforts in the context of human rights activism. A/HRC/18/51 44 Date Type