Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted IRN 1/2015 16/01/2015 Iran (Islamic JUA Republic of) Arbitrary detention; Freedom of expression; Human rights defenders; Independence of judges and lawyers; Iran; Torture; Alleged arbitrary arrest and detention of an Iranian woman for a drawing she created protesting the banning of vasectomies and family planning. According to the information received, on 10 January 2015, Ms. Atena Farghdani, a graphic arts student, was summoned to Branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court, where she was arrested and subsequently beaten in front of her parents. Upon Ms. Farghdani’s protest, she was taken to a court room, where she was insulted and beaten again, this time allegedly in front of a judge. She was then taken to Varamin prison, where she is currently being held. She has been accused of propaganda against the system; acts against national security; and insulting Members of Parliament. These accusations reportedly stem from a drawing she created, protesting the banning of vasectomies and family planning. Concern is expressed at the arrest and detention of Ms. Farghdani, and the physical abuse which occurred inside a courtroom in the presence of authorities. MRT 1/2015 16/01/2015 Mauritanie JUA Arbitrary detention; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Allégations relatives à l’arrestation, la détention arbitraire et l’emprisonnement des membres de l’ONG Initiative pour la Résurgence du Mouvement Abolitionniste en Mauritanie (IRA). Selon les informations reçues, le 11 novembre 2014, la police mauritanienne aurait arrêté M. Biram Dah Abeid ainsi que l’ensemble des organisateurs de la caravane organisée par l’IRA à travers le pays pour tenir des conférences afin de dénoncer « l’esclavage foncier »: M. Brahim Bilal Ramdhane, M. Khattri Rahel, M. Dah Boushab, M. Abidine Matalla, M. Samba Diagana, M. Hassane Mahmoud, M. Mohamedine Vall et M. Djiby Sow. Le 15 janvier 2015, M. Abeid, M. Ramdhane et M. Sow auraient été condamnés à deux ans d’emprisonnement. Les autres personnes auraient été libérées. De graves préoccupations sont exprimées quant à l’arrestation, la détention et l’emprisonnement des membres de l’ONG IRA et sur les accusations que ces mesures seraient liées à leur travail pacifique œuvrant pour les droits de l’homme en Mauritanie. Reply A/HRC/29/50 42 Date Type