Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply 25/03/11 RUS 3/2011 JAL Russian Federation Summary executions; Torture Alleged death of detainees in correctional facility. According to the information received, 20/05/11 in January 2011, Mr. Sergei Samujlenkov died in custody in the correctional facility (IK-1) in Kopejsk, Chelyabinks. According to the official statement he had committed suicide, but it is alleged that he died of severe beating. An independent autopsy reportedly concluded that he died of a combined strangulation by hands and rope, and that his body bore many injuries in the area of his head, chest and limbs. On 31 May 2008, in the course of an alleged crackdown on detainees in the same correctional facility, the deputy directors, the heads of departments and officers had allegedly beaten twelve newly arrived prisoners, four of whom, Mr. Sergei Polyaev, Mr. Anatoly Aivased, Mr. Evgeny Mamukov and Mr. Vyacheslav Sakhabaev, had died the same day. 28/03/11 AFG 3/2011 AL Afghanistan Violence against women Allegation that a proposed bill would regulate the operation of women’s shelters. 28/03/11 IND 5/2011 JUA India Freedom of expression; Human rights defenders Alleged harassment and threats against human rights lawyer. According to the 29/03/11 information received, in the conduct of her professional activities as a lawyer providing 27/07/11 support to victims of the Gulbarg Society massacre, Ms. Teesta Setalvad had sent letters to the Chair of Special Investigation Team (SIT), voicing her concern at the lack of protection by the SIT for witnesses and victims. On 20 January 2011, two Supreme Court judges handling the case surrounding the massacre reportedly reprimanded Ms. Setalvad for having sent copies of those letters to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). On 17 February, Ms. Setalvad was allegedly issued with a verbal warning against writing to OHCHR. Ms. Setalvad’s lawyer was allegedly told that her client must promise not to send any further communication to OHCHR on information regarding the proceedings. According to the information received, a draft regulation on women’s shelters undermines rather than upholds the protection provided by the Elimination of Violence against Women law. The acting Minister of Women’s Affairs had allegedly stated that the government had been determined to take control of all shelters, most of which had been run by NGOs. The proposed draft regulation allegedly creates barriers to admission into shelters, which could result in imminent threats to women trying to escape violence. A/HRC/18/51 78 Date Type