A/HRC/18/19 treatment while in detention. On 23 February 2011, Mr. Al Kanja was released from prison. However, it is reported that the charges against him have not been formally dropped. 19. Mr. Al Singace and Mr. Al Kanja have actively engaged with the United Nations human right mechanisms, including the Human Rights Council and the Committee against Torture, and have openly spoken at the international level about alleged human rights violations in Bahrain. 20. According to the information received, on 10 March 2011, a number of social networking sites allegedly posted death threats against Mr. Alkhawaja, accusing him of treason. The messages reportedly contained personal information about Mr. Alkhawaja, including his address, phone number, personal identification number and profession. It is reported that such information is normally found on Bahraini national identity cards. Details about the type of car driven by Mr. Alkhawaja were also made available on the sites. Text messages were also circulated containing similar death threats against Mr. Alkhawaja. 21. Mr. Alkhawaja has openly discussed human rights concerns in Bahrain with a number of international human rights organizations, including those of the United Nations system. According to the information received, Mr. Rajab has also been involved in reporting to the United Nations. He also participated in the universal periodic review, the sessions of the Human Rights Council, the Committee against Torture and the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. 22. Serious concerns have been expressed that the situation of the above-mentioned human rights defenders may be linked to their work, in particular their engagement with United Nations bodies. 23. On 26 May 2011, the Government sent a response7 to the communication, in which it stated that part of the information about the persons allegedly arrested was inaccurate, as among the above-mentioned persons, only Mr. AlSingace, Mr. Mushaima and Mr. Alkawaja had been arrested to date. The Government also indicated that Mr. Al Kanja, who had been reportedly involved in the commission of crimes against the security of Bahrain, had to date not been arrested, although the relevant judicial authorities had issued a warrant for his arrest. Moreover, the Government stated that no legal action had been taken against Mr. Nabeel Rajab and that he had not been arrested as alleged in the above-mentioned communication. 24. Mr. Abdulhadi Alkhawaja has been the subject of two further communications sent by several special procedures mandate holders on 12 April 2011 and 20 May 2011.8 According to the information received, on 9 April 2011, Mr. Abdulhadi Alkhawaja was arrested, held incommunicado, presented for trial and allegedly subjected to torture and other forms of ill-treatment while in detention. Serious concerns were expressed that his right to a fair trial had not been respected amid allegations that access to his lawyer has been restricted and that his situation may be linked to his legitimate work in the defence of human rights, in particular his work with international human rights organizations. The Government responded to the latest communications on 7 and 8 June 2011. Unfortunately, no translation was available at the time of completion of the present report. 7 8 6 A/HRC/18/51. Ibid.