Date Type Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply KGZ 2/2014 22/05/2014 Kyrgyz JAL Republic Freedom of expression; Human rights defenders; Independence of judges and lawyers; Torture; Alleged physical attack against a human rights lawyer by an official at the Ministry of Internal Affairs. According to the information received, lawyer Ms. Dinara Turdumatova met with an investigator at the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Osh on 1 May 2014. During this meeting, she played a recording of her client’s interrogation at which point the investigator turned off the office lights, grabbed her hair, and punched her in the head three times. Shortly after this incident, the Head of Internal Affairs insulted her and threatened to revoke her licence to practice law. At Osh hospital, Ms. Turdumatova was diagnosed with a wrist fracture and brain concussion. Ms. Turdumatova filed a complaint on 2 May 2014, and the Prosecutor’s office ordered a forensic examination on 6 May 2014. Concern is expressed at the alleged threats made by authorities to Ms. Turdumatova to withdraw her complaint. 27/02/2015 SYR 5/2014 30/05/2014 Syrian Arab JAL Republic Arbitrary detention; Health; Independence of judges and lawyers; Summary executions; Torture; Allegations of arbitrary arrest and detention, denial of medical care in detention, torture 06/02/2015 and killing of a military judge. According to the information received, Mr. Naef Al Refai, born in 1973 in Damascus and a military judge of the Damascus Military Court, was apprehended by the Intelligence Services Branch in Al Kiswah district on 22 March 2013. In February 2014, he was reportedly sentenced to ten years of imprisonment for having “conspired to change the political system of the state” and for having released peaceful protesters “without consulting the Intelligence Services”. It is alleged that there was no trial, or that Mr. Al Refai was not informed about it, and was tried in absentia. At all stages of his detention and court proceedings, he had no access to a lawyer. Mr. Al Refai had no access to medical services, although his health conditions were seriously deteriorating. In May 2014, Mr. Al Refai died in detention, allegedly after having been subjected to torture and ill-treatment. A/HRC/29/50 79