Case No
Country
Mandate(s)
Summary of the allegation transmitted
Reply
RUS 10/2011
15/09/2011 Russian
JUA
Federation
Arbitrary
detention;
Freedom of
expression;
Freedom of
peaceful
assembly and of
association;
Human rights
defenders;
19/12/2001
Alleged arrest and detention of human rights defenders. According to the information received,
on 27 August 2011, Messrs. Victor Chirikov, Aleander Onufrienko and Ms. Valery Semergei
were stopped by the police while participating in a peaceful demonstration. A plain clothes police
officer reportedly hit Mr. Chirikov in the face. The three human rights defenders were reportedly
arrested and detained at Dzhugba police station. On 28 August, they were reportedly charged
with “disobedience to the licit requests of the police officers”. Mr. Chirikov was sentenced to 15
days of administrative detention, and Mr. Onufrienko and Ms. Semergei were sentenced to five
days of administrative detention.
CHN 19/2011
16/09/2011 China
UA
(People’s
Republic of)
Summary
executions;
Alleged death sentence on drug trafficking charges. According to the information received, on 19
March 2010, the Shanghai First Intermediate People‟s Court sentenced Mr. Syed Zahid Hussain
Shah to death on drug trafficking charges. The verdict was allegedly upheld by the Shanghai
High Court on 10 November 2010, and subsequently approved by the Supreme People‟s Court.
The execution by lethal injection was scheduled for 21 September 2011. On 9 September 2011,
his relatives held a press conference in Islamabad, Pakistan, during which they told reporters that
his business partners had falsely implicated him in the case. It is further claimed that Mr.
Hussain Shah had only received limited consular assistance.
MMR 3/2011
16/09/2011 Myanmar
JAL
Freedom of
religion;
Minority issues;
Myanmar;
Alleged attempts to destroy a Muslim cemetery. According to the information received, on 25
July 2011, three bulldozers belonging to a private company entered the Muslim cemetery in
Meikhtila and began to destroy the gravesites in order for the land to be used for commercial
purposes. Despite intervention by members of the local Muslim community, extensive damage
was reportedly caused to the graves, tombstones and walls. The cemetery, along with an adjacent
mosque, has been situated in Meikhtila for over 150 years, with the land titles reportedly
belonging to the religious committee responsible for the premises. Moreover, since 2003, the
cemetery remains a heritage site and does not have any new burials in accordance with an
administrative order.
A/HRC/19/44
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