03/08/2015 JUA 03/08/2015 JUA Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply MMR 8/2015 Myanmar Arbitrary detention; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Myanmar; 14/11/2015 Alleged arbitrary detention of an interfaith activist and member of the political party National League for Democracy. According to the information received, on 14 July 2015, Mr. Zaw Zaw Latt, an interfaith peaceful coexistence activist and member of the political party National League for Democracy, was arrested by a police officer at a coffee shop located in the Chan Aye Thar Zan Township, Mandalay, without being shown an arrest warrant. He is currently detained at Chan Aye Thar Zan police station. Mr. Zaw Zaw Latt was reportedly charged under section 17/1 of the Penal Code for having taken part in a meeting of an unlawful organization, and, if found guilty, could be sentenced to up to three years’ imprisonment. Mr. Zaw Zaw Latt’s arrest is reportedly related to his participation in 2013 in a peaceful march to Kachin State demanding an end to the conflict between the Government and the Kachin Independence Army. It is also reported that the “Central Nationality and Religion Safeguarding Association” (Mabatha) has been targeting Mr. Zaw Zaw Latt and spreading rumours that he has connections with armed groups. Mr. Zaw Zaw Latt has reportedly also been portrayed as a terrorist on social media. PAK 7/2015 Pakistan Summary executions; Torture; 05/08/2015 Alleged imminent execution of a Pakistani national, who was a minor at the time of his conviction, on the basis of a confession obtained under torture. According to the information received, Mr. Shafqat Hussain, who is currently detained in Karachi Central Prison, was 14 years old at the time of his trial and convicted on the basis of a forced confession after having been subjected to torture by the police for nine days. He was sentenced to death for kidnapping and involuntary manslaughter. It is reported that, on 27 July 2015, a new warrant for Mr. Hussain’s execution was issued for 4 August 2015. Mr. Shafqat was the subject of a previous communication sent on 19 March 2015, see A/HRC/30/27, case no. PAK 2/2015. A/HRC/31/79 64 Date Type