Date Type 01/06/2015 JUA 01/06/2015 AL Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply EGY 6/2015 Egypt Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Health; Torture; 02/07/2015 Alleged arbitrary arrest and detention, torture and ill-treatment, and denial of 16/08/2015 medical treatment of two minors by Egyptian security forces. According to the information received, on 22 February 2014 and 3 March 2015, two under aged Egyptian brothers were arrested and arbitrarily detained by Egyptian security forces, subjected to severe acts of torture and ill-treatment, and denied access to medical treatment. While both minors have been charged with, inter alia, “affiliation to the Muslim Brotherhood”, they have not been brought before a judge and no evidence has been presented by the public prosecutor to justify their continued detention. MRT 2/2015 Mauritanie Slavery; Observations concernant le projet de loi abrogeant et remplaçant la loi n° 2007– 048 du 3 septembre 2007 portant incrimination de l’esclavage et réprimant les pratiques esclavagistes afin de le rendre conforme aux normes internationales relatives aux droits de l’homme. Les points soulignés font référence aux visites officielles du mandat en Mauritanie (en 2009 et 2014) et portent sur, entre autre, les définitions des formes contemporaines d’esclavage, l’accès effectif à la justice pour les victimes, le droit des victimes à la réparation et la nécessité d’une approche globale comprenant des mesures d’assistance aux victimes et soutenant leur réintégration. A/HRC/31/79 11

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