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 78 Date Type

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