Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply CHN 1/2015 27/01/2015 China (People's JUA Republic of) Disappearances; Human rights defenders; 30/03/2015 Alleged arbitrary arrest, incommunicado detention and disappearance of several human rights defenders. According to the information received, several human rights defenders, including Mr. Xia Lin, Ms. Su Changlan and Ms. Kou Yanding, were arrested between October and November 2014 either due to their human rights work, or on charges of “illegal business activity” and “inciting subversion”. Some of them are allegedly detained at Beijing No.1 Detention Centre, whilst the whereabouts of the other individuals are unknown. Reportedly, none of them has been permitted access to a lawyer. IRN 2/2015 27/01/2015 Iran (Islamic JUA Republic of) Arbitrary detention; Discrimination against women; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Independence of judges and lawyers; Iran; Violence against women; Allegations of arbitrary arrest and detention of a woman human rights defender and member of the Council for Defence of Educational Rights in Iran. According to the information received, on 24 October 2014, Ms. Mehdieh Golrou was arrested after her participation in a peaceful protest on 22 October 2014 to denounce a series of acid attacks against women in Ispahan. She was taken to Evin Prison, where she was held in solitary confinement for 60 days, before being moved to another cell. While Ms. Golrou is yet to be charged, her case has been referred to Branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran. Although she is allowed family visits, which are always attended by interrogators, Ms. Golrou has not been allowed to consult with the defence lawyer appointed by her family. A/HRC/29/50 46 Date Type

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