Date Type Case No Country Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply MAR 5/2011 30/08/2011 Maroc JUA Arbitrary detention; Terrorism; Torture; 03/10/2011 Allégation de détention arbitraire et torture. Selon les informations reçues, M. Mohamed Hajib, né le 23 mai 1981, de nationalité allemande et marocaine, marié et père de trois enfants, aurait été arrêté le 18 février 2010 à l‟aéroport de Casablanca par cinq agents du service d‟intelligence du Maroc et aurait été transféré immédiatement au commissariat d‟El Maarif, où il aurait été torturé. Ses parents ne furent pas autorisés à le voir. Douze jours après sa détention, M. Hajib fut déféré devant le juge d‟instruction de Salé sous l‟accusation d‟appartenance à un groupe terroriste et d‟association de malfaiteurs. Le juge ordonna sa détention provisoire à la prison de Salé. Le 10 mars 2010, M. Hajib commença une grève de la faim et fut hospitalisé le 24 juin 2010. Le même jour, il fut condamné, à la suite d‟un procès expéditif, à une peine de 10 ans d‟emprisonnement. M. Hajib aurait été condamné sur la seule base de déclarations signées sous la torture. Voir aussi DEU 1/2011 envoyé le 30 septembre 2011. NPL 1/2011 30/08/2011 Nepal JUA Freedom of expression; Human rights defenders; Summary executions; Alleged acts of intimidation and death threats against a journalist and human rights lawyer. According to the information received, on 7 July 2011, Mr. Jitman Basnet was followed by two men on a motor bike in New Baneshwor, Kathmandu. One of them reportedly shouted to the other to grab Mr. Basnet. At this point, Mr. Basnet allegedly managed to force his way out of the traffic and to lose the individuals. Mr. Basnet had reportedly received a threatening phone call on 18 June, and a death threat on his mobile phone on 21 June. On 15 June, Mr. Basnet had attended a televised public event called “Forum for Justice and Truth ”, during which he was outspoken regarding impunity and accused political leaders of negligence. In April 2011, Mr. Basnet reportedly attempted to file a report in which he alleged that the perpetrators of cases of extrajudicial killings were high ranking police and army officials. LKA 6/2011 30/08/2011 Sri Lanka JUA Arbitrary detention; Health; Independence of judges and lawyers; Terrorism; Torture; Water and Sanitation; Alleged arbitrary detention, torture and violations of rights to fair trial, health, water and sanitation. According to the information received, Mr. Gunasundaram Jayasundaram (subject of earlier communications, see A/HRC/13/39/Add.1, para 236 and A/HRC/10/44/Add.4, para 197, and Opinion 30/2008 (Sri Lanka) of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, A/HRC/13/30/Add.1, p. 63), 56 years of age, an Irish citizen of Tamil origin, was arrested on 4 September 2007 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Mr. Jayasundaram was allegedly arrested without warrant on orders of the military authorities under the Emergency Regulations No. 19/(2) and had been suffering from serious medical conditions that require urgent medical assistance. Mr. Jayasundaram has been in prolonged detention in Wellikada remand prison in Colombo and has been deprived of regular contact with his family who live in Europe. For the last four years he has allegedly remained detained without charge, has had difficulties accessing his lawyer and has not yet been brought before an independent judicial authority. 71 A/HRC/19/44 Mandate(s)

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