Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply TJK 2/2011 28/07/2011 Tajikistan JAL Education; Freedom of religion; Alleged restrictions on the rights of children and their parents to religious education. According 12/10/2011 to the information received, on 21 July 2011, the Upper Chamber of the Parliament of Tajikistan adopted the Parental Responsibility Law. Pursuant to its article 8, parents are obliged “not to let children-teenagers participate in the activity of religious organizations, with the exception of those officially enrolled in religious education.” Article 9 reportedly “bans the encouragement of children to receive education in illegal schools and education institutions as well as from individual persons who do not have permission for such activity” and requires parents “not to allow the education of adolescent children abroad without the permission of appropriate state agencies”. The Upper Chamber of the Parliament reportedly also adopted amendments to the Criminal Code on 21 July 2011. Article 160 as amended punishes organizers and participants in “unapproved gatherings, meetings, demonstrations, pickets and street processions”. Furthermore, a new article 307-4 punishes illegally teaching religious “extremist” doctrines. CHN 16/2011 29/07/2011 China JUA (People’s Republic of) Disappearances; Freedom of expression; Human rights defenders; Alleged enforced disappearance of four Uyghur persons. According to the information received, 11/10/2011 Mr. Ershidin Israel fled from China to Kazakhstan after providing information to the media on the alleged torture and death of a Uyghur detainee and the subsequent arrest of two men who were accused by the Chinese authorities of providing information to the media on the same case. According to the information received, Mr. Israel was allegedly arrested and detained on 23 June 2010, on the basis of an extradition request made by Chinese authorities. On 30 May 2011, he was allegedly extradited to China without his family and lawyers being informed and, on 14 June 2011, Chinese authorities allegedly confirmed that Mr. Israel was in their custody but, reportedly, failed to disclose his whereabouts. Furthermore, on 9 June 2011, Messrs. Abdusalam Nasir and Abdukerin Dihan were allegedly arrested by security forces in Suydung, Gulja district, and on 13 June 2011, Mr. Shemsiden Israel, one of Mr. Ershidin Israel‟s brothers, was arrested by security forces in Urumqi. The fate and whereabouts of these persons remained unknown. A/HRC/19/44 46 Date Type