Date Type Case No Country SYR 9/2012 02/11/2012 Syrian Arab JUA Republic USA 32/2012 30/11/2012 United States JUA of America Mandate(s) Arbitrary detention; Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Independence of judges and lawyers; Summary executions; Torture; Arbitrary detention; Independence of judges and lawyers; Terrorism; Torture; Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply Allegations of arbitrary arrests, incommunicado detention, killings and torture. According 06/06/2013 to the information received, the following persons have been arbitrarily detained and held incommunicado: Mr Shepal Ibrahim; Mr Maher Fawzi al-Hamoud; Mr Osama alHabaliy; Mr Salah al-Shogre; Ms Zilal Ibrahim al-Salhani; Mr Badr Ka’ake; Mr Yahia Ka’ake; Mr Khalil Matouk; Mr Mohammed Thatha; Mr Omar Mohammed Mamoun Arnous; Ms Maya Aljokhdar and Mr Abdulrahman Omar Arnous. It is also alleged that Mr Ahmad Ka’ake and Mr Abd al-Ghani Ka’ake were arbitrarily killed and Ms Fatima Saad was tortured and died in hospital as a result. A number of the aforementioned individuals have allegedly been deprived of their liberty due to their involvement in peaceful demonstrations, exercise of their freedom of opinion or expression, or other human rights related activities. In none of these cases have they been informed of the charges or granted access to a lawyer. 25/06/2013 Alleged arbitrary and indefinite detention, inhuman treatment, infringement of due process and fair trial guarantees, and denial of access to an independent doctor. According to the information received, Mr Shaker Aamer was captured by Northern Alliance forces in Kabul in December 2001 and held there in an underground prison. Around 25 December 2001, he was reportedly transferred from the Kabul prison to the Bagram Airforce Base by US forces. In January 2002, he was reportedly transferred with a US aircraft to Kandahar Airforce Base in Afghanistan under US control. On 13 February 2002, he was rendered to Guantanamo Bay. During his detention, he was allegedly subjected to inhuman treatment and was interrogated using torture. In November 2004, he was declared an enemy combatant. Although he has reportedly been cleared for release from Guantanamo Bay since 2007, he still remained detained at Guantanamo. He has allegedly been denied an independent medical assessment by a civil doctor of his choice. A/HRC/25/74 145

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