Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply VEN 9/2014 05/01/2015 Venezuela JUA Arbitrary detention; Health; Human rights defenders; Independence of judges and lawyers; Torture; 05/03/2015 Presunta detención arbitraria y denegación de asistencia médica al Sr. Marcelo Crovato, quien se encuentra detenido en la prisión Yare III ubicada en el Estado Miranda. Según las informaciones recibidas, el Sr. Crovato fue detenido el 22 de abril de 2014 mientras prestaba asistencia a un grupo de manifestantes por encargo de una organización no gubernamental de derechos humanos, el Foro Penal Venezolano. El Sr. Crovato sufre de cáncer de piel y lesiones graves en la columna vertebral, que de no ser tratadas oportunamente, pueden dejarle paralítico. Padece también de un cuadro agudo de depresión. El 19 de diciembre de 2014 intentó quitarse la vida en la prisión. Se considera que su detención es producto de su trabajo en favor de la libertad de reunión pacífica. Las autoridades no han dado respuesta a un recurso de amparo constitucional en favor del Sr. Crovato. Se expresa temor por su vida y su integridad física y psíquica, así como por su detención presuntamente arbitraria y por las dilaciones indebidas en su proceso judicial. SAU 16/2014 06/01/2015 Saudi Arabia JAL Freedom of expression; Human rights defenders; Allegations of a travel ban imposed on a woman human rights defender in reprisal for her cooperation with the United Nations, its mechanisms and representatives in the field of human rights. According to the information received, Ms. Samar Badawi, a human rights defender advocating for the release of her spouse, human rights lawyer Mr. Waleed Abu al-Khair, received threats after having publicly raised the subject of her spouse’s and other political prisoners’ detention in Saudi Arabia in a statement she delivered to the Human Rights Council at its 27th session on 16 September 2014. On 3 December 2014, Ms. Badawi was allegedly prevented by security officials in King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah from flying abroad due to a travel ban issued against her for an indefinite period of time. Grave concern is expressed at the allegations that the travel ban against Ms. Badawi was imposed in reprisal for her cooperation with the Human Rights Council. Ms. Badawi’s spouse, Mr. Al-Khair was the subject of four communications sent by special procedures on 3 May 2012, see A/HRC/21/49, case no. SAU 7/2012; on 12 July 2012, see A/HRC/22/67, case no. SAU 9/2012; on 24 April 2014, see A/HRC/27/72, case no. SAU 5/2014; and on 8 December 2014, see above, case no. SAU 14/2014. A/HRC/29/50 34 Date Type