Date Type 11/09/2012 JAL 11/09/2012 JUA 11/09/2012 JUA Case No Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply BLR 3/2012 Belarus Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Alleged harassment of human rights defender. According to the information received, on 17 August 2012, Ms. Tatsiana Revyaka, board member of the Human Rights Centre ―Viasna‖ (HRC "Viasna"), was summoned to the offices of the State Security Agency (KGB) on the basis that she was ―knowledgeable of circumstances relevant to the national security of the Republic of Belarus‖. Upon her arrival, the defender was reportedly interrogated in relation to an article on the website of Viasna from 15 August 2012 entitled ―Mahiliou KGB interferes with electoral process‖, describing the alleged break-in by a KGB officer in Mogilev into the apartment of student and signature collector Mr. Uladislau Yaroshau. Officers allegedly inquired about the authors of the article, the source of the information and warned Ms. Revyaka that publishing unverified information would discredit the state security of Belarus. Members of HRC ―Viasna‖ have been the subject of earlier communications (see A/HRC/21/49, case no BLR 2/2012). 10/10/2012 COL 11/2012 Colombia Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Alegaciones de actos de acoso e intimidación contra miembros de la Unión Sindical Obrera de la Industria del Petróleo (USO). Según la información recibida, el 23 de agosto de 2012, dos miembros de la Unión Sindical Obrera de la Industria del Petróleo (USO), habrían sido víctimas de una emboscada por parte de miembros del ejército y de la policía nacional del Estado. Según se indica, la unidad de la Seccional de Investigación Judicial (SIJIN) de la policía nacional y el ejército presentes en la operación habrían retenido a ambos sindicalistas arbitrariamente, hostigándoles y amenazándoles con fusiles y armas de dotación. EGY 12/2012 Egypt Independence of judges and lawyers; Terrorism; Torture; Alleged torture and imminent threat of evidence obtained under duress being admitted before the Egyptian state security courts. According to the information received, Mr. Mohamed Gayez Sabbah, Mr. Ossama Mohamed Abdel-Ghani Al-Nakhlawi and Mr. Younis Mohamed Abu-Gareer, were detained on terrorism charges, tried and sentenced to death by Egyptian state security courts in 2006. In 2011 the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights found that Egypt had violated their rights under the African Charter of Human and Peoples' Rights, notably on the basis of the failure of the state security courts to ensure that evidence obtained through torture was not admitted. The Egyptian Government reportedly lifted the death sentence but resubmitted the cases to the same state security court. The hearings would allegedly start on 12 September 2012. A/HRC/22/67 97 Country