Date Type Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply IRN 32/2010 19/11/2010 Iran (Islamic JUA Republic of) Arbitrary detention; Human rights defenders; Independence of judges and lawyers; Torture; 28/11/2012 Alleged arrest, detention and solitary confinement of lawyer and human rights defender. According to the information received, on 4 September 2010, Ms. Nasrin Sotoudeh was arrested, and subsequently summoned to appear in court. Her trial started on 15 November 2010, during which she reportedly faced charges of acting against national security; gathering and colluding to disturb national security; and co-operation with a human rights body, the Centre for Human Rights Defenders, co-founded by Ms. Shirin Ebadi. Since her arrest, Ms. Sotoudeh had reportedly remained in solitary confinement in Evin Prison in Tehran, with only occasional contact with family members. She reportedly undertook a hunger strike to protest against her arrest and the conditions of detention. Ms. Sotoudeh ended her hunger strike with the commencement of her trial. Prior to her arrest, Ms. Sotoudeh had been threatened with reprisals if she did not stop her human rights work. Her husband, Mr. Reza Khandan, also received threats urging him to stop his wife from defending her clients, including Ms. Ebadi. IRN 35/2010 23/12/2010 Iran (Islamic JUA Republic of) Arbitrary detention; Human rights defenders; Independence of judges and lawyers; Torture; Alleged arrest and detention of lawyer and human rights activist. According to the information received, Ms. Nasrin Sotoudeh, a lawyer and prominent human rights activist, had been held in solitary confinement since her arrest on 4 September 2010. She reportedly resumed her hunger strike on 4 December 2010. On 17 December, she was reportedly transferred to the clinic of Evin prison in a critical condition. Ms. Sotoudeh was the subject of an earlier communication (see A/HRC/16/44/Add.1, para 1272). SAU 2/2011 22/03/2011 Saudi Arabia JUA Arbitrary detention; Freedom of expression; Torture; Alleged detention of protesters. According to the information received, on 4 March 24/07/2012 2011, Mr. Muhammad al-Wad‗ani, a 25 year-old teacher, was arrested in Riyadh by men in plain clothes, allegedly members of the General Intelligence, while participating in a protest. Other individuals who participated in the protest were allegedly also arrested. Reportedly, 24 men were detained on 3 and 4 March in connection with protests in the city of al-Qatif. They were subsequently released on 8 March 2011, without charge and allegedly only after having signed a pledge not to protest again. Mr. al-Wad‗ani reportedly continued to be detained incommunicado, and is believed to be at risk of torture or ill-treatment. 28/11/2012 A/HRC/22/67 163