Case No
Country
Mandate(s)
Summary of the allegation transmitted
IRN 9/2014
11/06/2014 Iran (Islamic
JUA
Republic of)
Arbitrary
detention;
Disappearances;
Freedom of
expression;
Freedom of
peaceful assembly
and of association;
Human rights
defenders;
Independence of
judges and
lawyers; Iran;
Torture;
Alleged acts of reprisal in the form of ill-treatment of six human rights defenders and
other detainees in Evin prison. According to the information received, on 17 April
2014, Messrs’ Behrouzi, Ebrahimzadeh, Kabudvand, Matinpour, Ronaghi-Maleki and
Soltani, along with other detainees, were beaten in Ward 350 of Evin prison by prison
guards and transferred to solitary confinement. Mr. Soltani was returned to his cell on
19 April 2014. Messrs’ Behrouzi, Ebrahimzadeh, Matinpour and Ronaghi-Maleki
were returned to Ward 350 on 1 May 2014. Mr. Kabudvand was kept at the Evin
prison clinic from 20 April until he was returned to his cell on 5 May 2014. Mr.
Ebrahimzadeh was summoned to the Prosecutor’s Office on 3 May 2014 and his
current whereabouts are unknown. Grave concern is expressed that the ill-treatment of
the detainees in Evin prison might constitute reprisals due to the engagement of some
of them with the United Nations and its human rights mechanisms. Messrs’ Behrouzi,
Kabudvand, Matinpour, Ronaghi-Maleki and Soltani have been the subject of several
previous communications, two of which were most recently sent on 11 September
2013, see A/HRC/26/74, case no. IRN 15/2013 and on 17 April 2014, see
A/HRC/27/72, case no. IRN 7/2014.
ISR 4/2014
12/06/2014 Israel
JUA
Arbitrary
detention;
Health;
Independence of
judges and
lawyers; Torture;
Allegations of arbitrary arrest and detention of a Palestinian university student.
According to the information received, on 17 November 2012, Mr. Ahmad Ishraq
Rimawi, an 18-year-old university student at the time, was arrested at the ’Atara
military checkpoint. He was allegedly interrogated on accusation of “participating in
military activities” without the presence of his lawyer and has been detained pursuant
to administrative detention orders since that day, without charges or a trial. His lawyer
reportedly has not had access to information or evidence justifying his continued
detention. Mr. Rimawi has been on hunger strike since 30 April 2014 to protest
against the practice of administrative detention. He and other detainees on hunger
strike have allegedly been subject to harsh treatment as a measure of punishment and
his health has seriously deteriorated.
Reply
A/HRC/28/85
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