Date Type Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply GBR 2/2013 07/06/2013 United AL Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Torture; Allegations of torture and ill-treatment of Congolese nationals after their forcible refoulement from the United Kingdom (UK) to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). According to the information received, Congolese nationals face continuous and pervasive intimidation, harassment, torture and re-arrest upon return to the DRC after failed asylum attempts in the UK. The conditions they face are allegedly contrary to the Country of Origin Information Report (March 2012), the Country Policy Bulleting (November 2012) and the Operational Guidance Note (May 2012) developed by the UK Boarder Agency (UKBA) in order to assess the appropriateness of returning failed asylum seekers to their home countries. According to the allegations, these documents, which are used in decision making processes, inaccurately designate the DRC as a safe place to return refused asylum seekers, and on the basis of this designation, many Congolese are returned to unsafe conditions. 23/07/2013 23/07/2013 23/07/2013 14/10/2013 14/10/2013 14/10/2013 AGO 3/2013 10/06/2013 Angola JUA Arbitrary detention; Disappearances; Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Torture; Alleged incommunicado detention of one human rights defender and alleged arbitrary 08/07/2013 30/09/2013 arrests and excessive use of force by the police against eight other human rights defenders. According to the information received, on 27 May 2013, the police arrested nine members of the Movimiento Revolucionarion (Revolutionary Movement): Messrs. Emiliano Catumbela “Ticreme”, Manuel Nito Alves, Albano Bingo, Nicola, Domingos Cipriano “Aristocrata”, Adolfo Miguel Campos André, Graciano, Ferbern and Raul Lindo “Mandela”. At the time of their arrest, the above-mentioned members were participating in a vigil in the centre of Luanda to commemorate the one-year anniversary since the disappearance of two human rights defenders. The police reportedly released 8 of them after several hours. After his release, Mr Lindo, was allegedly found unconscious by the side of a road. To date, Mr Catumbela is reportedly detained, injured, and denied access to his legal representative and family. Mr Catumbela’s charges allegedly include the attempted murder of a police officer and throwing stones at the police. A number of the above mentioned individuals were mentioned in a previous communication dated 26 April 2013 (A/HRC/24/21). A/HRC/25/74 15