Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted 15/08/2012 JUA SYR 7/2012 Syrian Arab Republic Arbitrary detention; Alleged mass arrests, deaths in custody and enforced disappearance. Disappearances; According to the information received, on 12 and 13 August 2012, security Summary executions; forces carried out large scale raids on houses and shops and mass arrests in Damascus. A number of those arrested have reportedly been found dead following their arrest. On 13 August 2013, at around 4 p.m. at least four armed men wearing uniforms forcibly entered Mr. Hayel Hamid‘s surgery clinic on Yarmouk Street in Yarmouk Camp, Damascus. The men neither showed an arrest warrant nor explained the reason for Mr. Hamid‘s arrest. They allegedly took him to his home and searched his house. The men then ordered him to get into the vehicle and drove away, while some of them followed in their own car. Since then, his whereabouts remained unknown. Information received indicates that the armed men belong to the Air Force Intelligence. 15/08/2012 JUA ARE 6/2012 United Arab Emirates Arbitrary detention; Torture; Alleged arbitrary detention, solitary confinement and extraction of evidence under torture. According to the information received, on 6 May 2011, Mr. Musab Al Abood was arrested by the Abu Dhabi security officers and transferred to the State security prison in Abu Dhabi where he was kept in solitary confinement for a period of three months. Mr. Al Abood was allegedly severely tortured for allegedly belonging to, or of having links, with illegal or terrorist organizations. Mr. Al Abood was forced to sign papers while blindfolded. He later denied all accusations brought against him. Mr Al Abood claimed at the State Security Prosecution to have signed papers while blindfolded, but his statement was reportedly not recorded by the investigator of the State Security Prosecution. In May 2012, Mr. Al-Abood was reportedly sentenced to three years of imprisonment based on the confession obtained under torture. Mr. Al-Abood has been on a hunger strike since 27 June 2012, to protest the court verdict. He was very weak and at risk of losing consciousness. Reply A/HRC/22/67 76 Date Type