15/01/2016 JUA 15/01/2016 UA Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply CHN 1/2016 Arbitrary China (People's detention; Republic of) Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Independence of judges and lawyers; 28/02/2016 Alleged arbitrary arrest and detention of six labour activists and human rights defenders. According to the information received, in early December 2015, the police arrested Ms. Zhu Xiaomei, Mr. Meng Han, Mr. Peng Jiayong, Mr. Deng Xiaoming and another male labour activist for “gathering a crowd to disturb social order”. They are all detained at the Guangzhou No. 1 Detention Center. In addition, on 4 December 2015, the police arrested Mr. He Xiaobo for “illegal misappropriation of workplace funds”. He is reportedly detained at the Foshan Nanhai District Detention Center. It is alleged that the detention and prosecution of these six individuals did not comply with the due process guarantees of a fair trial and that the charges brought against them were unsubstantiated. All the detainees have reportedly been denied access to a lawyer. SYR 1/2016 Syrian Arab Republic Allegations of starvation and situations of extreme malnutrition in besieged areas in Syria. According to the information received, approximately 400,000 people living in 15 besieged and hard-to-reach locations throughout Syria are trapped in desperate circumstances and in urgent need of emergency assistance. Heavily restricted access to essential supplies has resulted in besieged communities enduring immense suffering with allegations suggesting that in the town of Madaya alone 23 people, including children, starved to death since December 2015, while many others continue to suffer from acute malnutrition. Grave concern is expressed at the reported suffering of the afore-mentioned besieged populations, particularly at the reported cases of starvation and extreme malnutrition. Food; 18/01/2016 A/HRC/32/53 52 Date Type