Date Type Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply CHN 2/2015 16/04/2015 China (People's JAL Republic of) Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Allegations relating to a new draft law on overseas Non-Governmental Organizations 21/05/2015 (NGOs), which, if adopted without changes, would violate international human rights law and standards. According to the information received, on 22 December 2014, at the 12th session of the Standing Committee of the 12th National People’s Congress, a draft “Overseas NGOs Administration Law of the People’s Republic of China” (draft Law) was presented by the Vice Minister of Public Security. The draft Law is aimed at regulating overseas NGOs, which are defined as “non-profit and non-governmental social organizations established outside of China” (Article 2). Several provisions of this draft Law unduly and severely restrict the exercise of the right to freedom of association and of peaceful assembly and the right to freedom of opinion and expression. Serious concern is expressed, among others, about the compromising effect of several provisions of this draft Law on the role and independence of civil society organizations and their ability to conduct their activities freely and without undue interference from the State. BLR 1/2015 17/04/2015 Belarus JUA Belarus; Human rights defenders; Independence of judges and lawyers; Summary executions; Allegations of death threats made against a human rights lawyer and activist, as well 12/06/2015 as his family, for his legitimate and peaceful human rights work. According to the information received, in February 2015, Mr. Leanid Sudalenka, the chairperson of the Homiel city branch of the civil society association ‘Legal Initiative’, and his family started to receive death threats in relation to his human rights work, in particular legal work. Following these threats, Mr. Sudalenka filed several requests with the Homiel Regional Police Department for a criminal investigation. His repeated requests have however been denied. On 7 April 2015, Mr. Sudalenka’s offices at Legal Initiative as well as his home residence were raided by the police. Concern is expressed for the physical and psychological security and integrity of Mr. Sudalenka and his family. Grave concern is expressed at allegations that the death threats against his family, as well as the police raids, are linked to his legitimate and peaceful human rights work, in particular his legal work. Mr. Sudalenka was the subject of a previous communication sent on 25 February 2011, see A/HRC/18/51, case no. BLR 2/2011. A/HRC/30/27 29