Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted OMN 1/2014 30/06/2014 Oman JUA Arbitrary detention; Freedom of expression; Human rights defenders; Independence of judges and lawyers; Alleged arrest and detention of three human rights defenders. According to the information received, Mr. Ibrahim Abdullah Juma Al Balushi, Mr. Nasser Soulayman Al-Yahyai and Mr. Talal Mohammed Ahmed Al-Mamari have advocated for the release of the Parliamentarian Dr. Talib Al-Mamri since his arrest in August 2013. They have also expressed support to him on social media. Furthermore, they have provided information about the case of Mr. Al-Mamari and other detainees to human rights organisations. On 6 and 7 May 2014, Mr. Al Balushi, Mr. Al-Yahai and Mr. AlMamari were arrested and are currently detained at the special section of the Internal Security headquarters in Muscat. To date, no charges have been brought against them. Furthermore, they have not been allowed access to a lawyer or their families while in detention. Grave concern is expressed that they might have been arrested and detained due to their cooperation with human rights organisations. IND 4/2014 01/07/2014 India JAL Discrimination against women ; Minority issues; Summary executions; Torture; Violence against women; Water and Sanitation; Alleged abduction, gang-rape, and murder of two teenage girls and failure of the authorities to effectively respond after their abductions were reported. According to the information received, on the night of 27 May 2014, Ms. X and Ms. Y, both minors, were abducted as they walked to a field to relieve themselves because they had no access to sanitation at home. After being made aware of this incident, the girls’ fathers reportedly went to the police station in the village to report their daughters as missing. However, the local police officers insulted them and refused to help, reportedly because the two young women belonged to a lower caste. The girls were later found dead, hanging from a tree in a mango orchard. It is reported that they had been gang-raped before they were killed. Reply A/HRC/28/85 22 Date Type