Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply 03/03/11 BLR 3/2011 JUA Belarus Summary executions; Torture Alleged lack of transparency in relation to executions. According to information received, 12/04/11 on 14 May 2010, Mr. Aleh Gryshkautstou, aged 29, and Mr. Andrei Burdyka, aged 28, were sentenced to death by shooting. On 17 December 2010, the Supreme Court in Minsk reportedly turned down their appeal. There is reportedly a lack of transparency in postconviction proceedings with regard to capital punishment cases. Allegedly, prisoners are given no prior notification that they are about to be executed. Their families are reportedly not given the opportunity for a last visit to the prisoner and they are informed days or sometimes weeks later that the execution has taken place. Allegedly, the body of the executed prisoner is not handed over to the family and the place of burial is not disclosed to them. 03/03/11 FJI 1/2011 JUA Fiji Freedom of expression; Human rights defenders; Torture Alleged arrests, arbitrary detentions, torture and ill-treatment in relation to a planned demonstration. According to the information received, on 27 January 2011, Mr. Benjamin Padarath was arrested by four members of the Fiji military. Later that night, he was reportedly removed from his cell at the Queen Elizabeth Barracks (QEB) and severely beaten and assaulted by military officers. On 10 February, he was reportedly again taken to the QEB, where he was beaten. The officers reportedly threatened to kill him and his family. On 28 January, lawyer Ms. Renee Lal was reportedly detained by the military and physically assaulted. On 18 February, Mr. Felix Anthony; Mr. Maika Namudu; Mr. Anil Kumar; Mr. Mohammad Khalil and Mr. Anand Singh were allegedly detained and tortured by military officers. Reportedly, on 10 February, Mr. Poseci Bune and Mr. Anand Kumar Singh were detained at the military barracks in Suva. On 25 February, Mr. Samisoni Speight Tikoinasau was reportedly detained and tortured for his alleged involvement in organizing the protest planned for 4 March, as well as for distributing DVDs about human rights violations in Fiji. On 26 February, seven men were reportedly detained and physically and sexually assaulted by soldiers at the QEB. A/HRC/18/51 62 Date Type