12/07/2012 JAL 13/07/2012 JUA Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply VNM 2/2012 Viet Nam Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Freedom of religion; 27/09/2012 Allegations of harassment and intimidation of individuals participating or attempting to participate in peaceful protests across the country. According to the information received, on 30 June 2012, following calls made by the patriarch Thich Quang Do, Supreme Patriarch of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV), as well as bloggers, to peacefully protest against the alleged recent incursions of Chinese vessels into areas of the South China Sea, police forces cordoned the Thanh Minh Zen Monastery in Ho Chi Minh City, where the patriarch Thich Quang Do has reportedly been under de facto house arrest, as well as the Giac Hoa Pagoda, where the Secretariat of the UBCV is located and which is the residence of Venerable Thich Vien Dinh, UBCV‘s deputy leader. Police reportedly also raided the private quarters of Venerable Thich Thien Hanh, head of the UBCV‘s provincial committee in Hue. On 1 July 2012, a series of peaceful demonstrations were reportedly held across the country. In Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, bloggers were reportedly harassed, put under surveillance, and briefly detained by the police. These include Ms. Nguyen Hoang Vi. In Hue and Ho Chi Minh City, all the monks, nuns and other Buddhist followers who tried to join the protests were allegedly either apprehended on their way to the protests, or prevented from leaving their pagoda or homes. In Hue, police forces reportedly attacked UBCV followers at the An Cuu bridge. CHN 7/2012 China (People's Republic of) Arbitrary detention; Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Torture; Violence against women; 28/09/2012 Allegations of arbitrary deprivation of liberty and ill-treatment of a 17 year old girl following the peaceful exercise of her rights to freedom of opinion and expression and assembly. According to the information received, on 24 June 2012, Ms. X started a peaceful protest on the main market of Kardze (Ganzi) by throwing leaflets in the air and exhibiting slogans that called for the return of Dalai Lama, freedom of the Tibetan A.P. and the release of the Panchen Lama and political prisoners. She was allegedly arrested and beaten by security personnel. Her father was not allowed to see her until 28 June 2012, when she had been taken to the hospital. Reportedly, she had injuries to her hands, back and legs. Ms X has been held in detention at Kardze County‘s Detention Centre. A/HRC/22/67 44 Date Type