Case No Country 10/05/11 USA 5/2011 JUA United States of America Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Cultural Rights; Freedom of religion; Indigenous peoples Alleged imminent desecration and destruction of ceremonial and burial site. 11/05/11 CHN 13/2011 Arbitrary JUA detention; China Disappearances; Freedom of expression; Human rights defenders; Torture Reply According to the information received, Sogorea Te, now located within the city of Vallejo, California, had been in existence for 3,500 years and has been used continually by the Northern California indigenous peoples, who consider this site sacred. Allegedly, the City of Vallejo had planned to level and pave over the Sogorea Te Sacred Area in order to construct a parking lot and public restrooms. A continuous occupation of the site by local native peoples and organizations had held off the bulldozers that were due to begin the works on 15 April 2011. Alleged new cases of enforced or involuntary disappearances. According to the 14/07/11 information received, Mr. Sun Desheng from Guangzhou City was detained after having written anti-corruption and anti-dictatorship slogans. Ms. Li Tiantian, a human rights lawyer from Shanghai allegedly disappeared on 19 February 2011. Ms. Mao Hengfeng, born 1961, was allegedly detained on 24 February. Mr. Liu Dejun from Beijing allegedly disappeared on 27 February. Mr. Zhu Yufu, a resident in Hangzhou City, was allegedly arrested on 5 March. Mr. Zhou Li from Beijing allegedly disappeared on 27 March. Mr. Ai Weiwei, a Beijingbased activist and artist, reportedly disappeared after being arrested at Beijing’s Airport on 3 April. Several of his assistants also disappeared: Mr. Wen Tao, Mr. Hu Mingfen, Mr. Zhang Jinsong, and Mr. Liu Zhenggang. Mr. Zhang Yongpan, a legal activist from Beijing, reportedly disappeared on 14 April. Mr. Zhang Jialong, a 22-year-old journalist intern at Caijing Magazine, reportedly disappeared on 28 April. Reportedly, Mr. Zhang Haibo was abducted by the police in Shanghai on 20 February. Mr. Ceng Renguang, a human rights defender from Beijing allegedly disappeared on 22 February. Mr. Lan Ruoyu, a student from Chongqing allegedly disappeared on 27 February. Mr. Yuan Xinting, a Guangzhou-based editor and activist allegedly disappeared in early March. Mr. Ma He from Chengdu, a web technician, allegedly disappeared on 3 March. Mr. Wei Shuishan, a democracy activist based at Zhejiang Province, was allegedly detained on 5 March. Mr. Zhang Halbo reportedly disappeared in the Shanghai Province. Mr. Li Yu from Sichuan Province, actively involved in internet social networks, allegedly disappeared between 12 and 13 March. Mr. Hu Di from Beijing, actively involved in internet communities, reportedly disappeared on 13 March, and Mr. Liu Zhengqing, a Guangzhou-based human rights lawyer, allegedly disappeared approximately on 25 March. The fate and whereabouts of all these persons remained unknown. A/HRC/18/51 108 Date Type