Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply QAT 1/2015 27/03/2015 Qatar JUA Arbitrary detention; Independence of judges and lawyers; Torture; 25/09/2015 Alleged torture and/or ill-treatment, and unfair trial of a Filipino national in Qatar. According to the information received, Mr. Ronaldo Lopez Ulep, a Filipino national and civilian employee of Qatar’s Air Force, was arrested in Doha on 7 April 2010. During his pre-trial detention, Mr. Lopez Ulep was reportedly subjected to physical and psychological torture and other ill-treatment. He was made to sign a document in Arabic, a language he does not understand, which was later presented in court as a confession of guilt. Mr. Lopez Ulep was also held in solitary confinement for over four years. On 30 April 2014, he was sentenced to life in prison on charges of espionage by the first instance criminal court. The appeal hearings, which started in May 2014, have been conducted in Arabic without the provision of interpretation. Mr. Lopez Ulep is currently detained in Doha’s Central Prison. Serious concern is expressed concerning Mr. Lopez Ulep’s physical and mental integrity. USA 7/2015 10/04/2015 United States JAL of America African descent; Minority issues; Racism; Summary executions; Torture; 05/08/2015 Alleged torture of African Americans and other minorities at Area 2 and 3 Police 03/12/2015 Headquarters in the city of Chicago from 1972 through 1991. According to the information received, African Americans and other minorities were subjected to various forms of torture, including with the purpose of obtaining confessions, which in turn resulted in incarcerations and death sentences. Some victims have been released because of evidence proving that Chicago police, under the direction of a former Police Commander, obtained their confessions through torture, while others victims, who were reportedly tortured into their confessions, remain incarcerated. To this date, no Chicago police officer or city official has been convicted for any acts of torture, and the United States’ government has failed to abrogate the legislation that allows for impunity. A/HRC/31/79 180 Date Type