25/08/2015 JUA 27/08/2015 JUA Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply SAU 4/2015 Saudi Arabia Independence of judges and lawyers; Summary executions; Torture; Trafficking; Alleged imminent execution of seven Pakistani nationals in Saudi Arabia for drug trafficking. According to the information received, between 2005 and 2013, Mr. Mohammad Afzal, Mr. Safeer Ahmad, Mr. Mohammad Fiaz, Mr. Mohammad Imran, Mr. Ghulam Shabbir, Mr. Mohammad Irfan and Mr. Liaquat Ali were arrested by Saudi police officers upon their arrival in the country. The seven men are citizens of Pakistan from rural areas, with little or no formal education and families financially dependent on them. They had been approached by the Overseas Employment Promoters (“OEPs”) in Pakistan. OEPs had promised to arrange work for them in Saudi Arabia that could provide significant remittances to their families. Several days before their respective departure to Saudi Arabia, OEPs contacted the men asking that they travel to Islamabad or Karachi to receive plane tickets and visas. The men were reportedly subsequently subjected to torture and/or ill treatment by OEPs to force them to ingest narcotics concealed in capsules. All seven men were accused of trafficking narcotics and sentenced to death for drug offences by Saudi courts. Numerous irregularities were reported in connection with the arrests and legal proceedings that led to the imposition of the death penalty against them. CUB 2/2015 Cuba Arbitrary detention; Health; Independence of judges and lawyers; Torture; 22/10/2015 Presunta detención arbitraria y tortura aplicada a un detenido. Según la información recibida, el Sr. Emmanuel Abreu Sánchez fue arrestado en la Provincia de Holguín el 8 de febrero de 2014 por agentes policiales cuando intentaba salir del país de manera supuestamente ilegal junto con otras cuatro personas. Fue acusado y procesado por el delito de salida ilegal del país. Sin embargo, resultó condenado a 12 años de prisión por la comisión del delito de tráfico de personas, en un juicio en el que no se habrían respetado las garantías del debido proceso. No pudo contar con un abogado de su elección y los testigos de cargo no se presentaron a las audiencias. Las autoridades judiciales negaron acceso a la defensa al informe policial sobre el caso, alegando razones de seguridad de Estado. El Sr. Sánchez también habría sufrido tortura y malos tratos en la prisión Combinado de Guantánamo debiendo ser conducido al hospital. Declarado en huelga de hambre, estaría siendo alimentado contra su voluntad. A/HRC/31/79 86 Date Type