Date Type Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted MDV 6/2013 07/11/2013 Maldives UA Independence of judges and lawyers; Alleged interference by the Maldives Supreme Court in the presidential election process of the country. According to the information received, the Supreme Court delayed the run-off initially scheduled for 28 September 2013 and later on ordered the invalidation of the first round of the election, determining that the Elections Commission re-start the entire re-registration process for the electoral roll. Concerns are expressed that the Supreme Court is subverting the democratic process by interfering in the functions of the Elections Commission, an independent body established in the Constitution, in charge of conducting, managing, supervising and declaring the results of elections. ARE 5/2013 07/11/2013 United Arab JUA Emirates Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Torture; Alleged implementation of the new law on Cyber Crime as well as alleged torture of detainees. According to the information received, charges are being brought against human rights defenders exercising their right to freedom of expression on social media. Many of them are connected to the “UAE 94”, a high profile case of 94 human rights defenders (lawyers, judges, teachers, student leaders) from the United Arab Emirates who were arrested in April 2013 on charges of state security offences. There are further allegations of torture against some of the UAE 94 in detention. Other members of the group reportedly went on hunger strike to protest the conditions of their detention. It is reported that the health of these individuals seriously deteriorated before they ended the hunger strike in the week ending 25 October 2013. The Law on Cyber Crime was the subject of a previous communication sent on 4 December 2012 (A/HRC/23/51). The UAE 94 was the subject of a previous communication sent on 6 August 2013 (A/HRC/25/74). Reply A/HRC/25/74 119