Date Type 16/07/2015 AL 16/07/2015 JUA Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply KWT 4/2015 Kuwait Freedom of expression; Alleged illegal revocation of the broadcasting and publication licenses of Al Watan 17/08/2015 TV Channel and the Dar Al Watan Journalism Printing and Publishing Company and closure of their premises. According to the information received, the authorities alleged that both entities had not met their financial and commercial requirements in order to continue to broadcast and publish. Kuwaiti domestic legislation does not refer to specific financial requirements as a basis for revoking a media license. Despite ongoing judicial procedures to challenge the legality of the revocation of the Dar Al Watan Journalism Printing and Publishing Company license issued on 18 January 2015, and a judicial decision of 11 February 2015 rescinding this ruling, its premises were closed. The authorities also closed the AlWatan TV channel after revoking its license on 4 June 2015, and removed the employees from the property, without the necessary court decision. SDN 5/2015 Sudan Discrimination against women; Sudan; Torture; Violence against women; Allegations concerning the arrest of 12 female students and charges against 10 of them for indecent dress, risking corporal punishment of up to 40 lashes. According to the information received, on 25 June 2015, the Public Order Police arrested 12 female students between 17 and 23 years old in front of the Evangelical Baptist Church, Khartoum, where they had attended a ceremony, and took them to a local police station. Two of the students were released about four hours after their arrest. The 10 others were released on bail on 27 June 2015 but charged with "indecent dress" under Article 152 of Sudan’s 1991 Criminal Act. The punishment, if found guilty, is 40 lashes or a fine or both. In practice the law has been reported to be used exclusively against women. One of the students, aged 17, appeared in court on 7 July 2015 and, because of her age, was transferred to a Juvenile Court. It is reported that the other nine students, have appeared or will appear in court on 9, 13, 16 and 17 July 2015. A/HRC/31/79 47