Case No
Country
Mandate(s)
Summary of the allegation transmitted
Reply
Arbitrary
detention;
Belarus;
Independence of
judges and
lawyers;
Summary
executions;
Torture;
Alleged risk of executions after proceedings that did not comply with fair trial and due
process standards. According to the information received, Messrs Pavel Selyun, Rygor
Yuzepchuk and Alyaksandr Haryunou were sentenced to death in 2013, on charges of
murder. The Supreme Court reportedly upheld the death sentences against Messrs
Selyun and Yuzepchuk, putting them allegedly at risk of imminent execution. It is
reported that the proceedings in all three cases did not meet international human rights
norms of fair trial and due process. The trials were allegedly not fully transparent, with
the proceedings against Messrs Selyun and Yuzepchuk being held in secret. Moreover,
the lawyers did not have full access to the documents of the prosecution. Mr Haryunou
was also allegedly diagnosed with a psycho-social disability.
18/12/2013
CHN 11/2013
Disappearances; Alleged imposition of travel bans on two human rights defenders, and enforced
01/10/2013 China (People's Freedom of
disappearance of one, working on China’s upcoming UPR. According to the
JUA
Republic of)
expression;
information received, Ms Cao Shunli was barred from travelling to Geneva on 14
Freedom of
September 2013 and at the time of writing had not been seen since. Ms Chen Jianfang
peaceful
was forbidden from boarding her flight to Geneva on 13 September 2013 and was told
assembly and of she was barred from travelling for life. She was also allegedly intimidated on 16
association;
September 2013. Ms Cao Shunli and Ms Chen Jianfang were among the subjects of a
Human rights
previous communication sent on 17 July 2013 (A/HRC/25/74).
defenders;
07/01/2014
24/01/2014
BLR 3/2013
01/10/2013 Belarus
JUA
A/HRC/26/21
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