Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply 30/12/10 USA 20/2010 Torture UA United States of America 27/01/11 Allegations of prolonged solitary confinement of a soldier charged with the unauthorized disclosure of classified information. According to the information received, 19/05/11 in May 2010, Mr. Bradley E. Manning, born in 1987, a United States (U.S.) Private First Class Army Soldier, was arrested by agents of the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command. He was held in pre-trial detention in a military jail at Camp Arifjan in Kuwait for two months before he was transferred to the U.S. Marine Corps Brig in Quantico, Virginia. In July 2010, Mr. Manning was reportedly charged with the unauthorized disclosure of U.S. classified information to WikiLeaks. Mr. Manning had reportedly been confined to his cell for twenty-three hours a day since his arrest in May 2010. The prolonged period of isolated confinement is believed to have been imposed in an effort to coerce him into “cooperation” with the authorities. In follow-up to this communication, the Special Rapporteur held several discussions with the United States Government and requested a private and unmonitored meeting with Mr. Manning to access his conditions of detention. On 4 February 2011 the Special Raporteur sent a follow-up letter regarding the case. He also issued press statements detailing his engagement with the United States. 31/12/10 BRA 8/2010 AL Brazil Alleged forced evictions in the framework of the 2014 Football World Cup preparation, the 2016 Olympic Games, as well as urban reforms. According to the information received, cases of evictions were reported in several cities. In Belo Horizonte, the improvement work in the “Anel Viário” had threatened the housing situation of almost 2600 families. In Curitiba, in the framework of the construction of a new area of the airport Alfonso Pena, more than 1000 persons had been under threat of eviction. In Fortaleza, more than 500 families had been under threat of eviction in the framework of work undertaken in the Via Expressa in view of the World Cup. In Natal, several families received eviction notices in the framework of the construction of a new airport and related works. In Porto Alegre, more than 1300 families had been threatened of eviction due to the construction of the road Avenida Tronco. In Recife, several families had been under threat of eviction due to the construction of the Via Mangue. In Rio de Janeiro, on 17 and 18 December 2010, several families were allegedly evicted from their houses located in Av. Das Américas in the framework of the construction of two BRTs (bus lanes). In São Paulo, more than 50,000 families had been under threat of eviction in the framework of mega-projects. Adequate housing A/HRC/18/51 28 Date Type