Case No Country 10/12/2012 JUA 10/12/2012 JAL Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply CHN 10/2012 China (People's Republic of) Arbitrary detention; Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Torture; 07/02/2013 Allegations of arrest and detention of, and alleged excessive use of force against, peaceful demonstrators in the Tibet Autonomous Region. According to the information received, on 26 November 2012, about 1,000 students protested in Gonghe (Chabcha in Tibetan) against the release of an official Chinese booklet which reportedly mocked the Tibetan language and labelled the series of self-immolations by Tibetans as ―stupidity‖. Security forces fired warning gunshots and tear gas to disperse the demonstrators. 20 students were reportedly injured, five of whom were hospitalized in critical condition. Four students were arrested in the course of the operation. On 28 November 2012, students took again to the streets, demanding freedom and respect for Tibetan language in front of the prefecture government centre. Allegedly, the security forces physically assaulted the peaceful protestors, using tear gas and explosive devices. Several students reportedly suffered from cuts on their heads and body. Five students were allegedly arrested and detained. CHN 11/2012 China (People's Republic of) Freedom of expression; Health; Human rights defenders; Alleged continued detention and deteriorating health of prominent Tibetan human rights defender. According to the information received, Mr. Lobsang Tenzin was arrested on 16 April 1988 in relation to his alleged participation in a pro-independence protest in Lhasa. In 1989, Mr. Tenzin, along with four other individuals, was charged with the killing of a police officer during the above mentioned protest, and was sentenced to death with two years‘ reprieve. In 1991, this sentence was reportedly reduced to life imprisonment, and by 1994, the sentence had been reduced to 18 years. Mr. Tenzin was allegedly subjected to ill-treatment, including being placed solitary detention and physical beatings, on at least two occasions, in 1989 and 1991 respectively. In 2011, sources reported that the Tibetan defender, who has served 23 years of imprisonment to date, was suffering from severe diabetes which had caused temporary blindness and kidney and back problems, allegedly as a result of poor detention conditions and the lack of access to adequate medical care. A/HRC/23/51 16 Date Type