Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply ESP 2/2012 09/03/2012 Spain JAL Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Alegaciones de uso excesivo de la fuerza contra manifestantes pacíficos, en su mayoría menores, durante las protestas estudiantiles ocurridas en Valencia desde el 15 de febrero de 2012. Según la información recibida, el 15 de febrero de 2012 un grupo de aproximadamente 30 estudiantes, de entre 13 y 17 años de edad, habrían llevado a cabo una protesta pacífica en las inmediaciones del Instituto de Educación Secundaria Lluís Vives. Las fuerzas y cuerpos de la seguridad del Estado habrían dispersado violentamente la protesta recurriendo a un uso desproporcionado y excesivo de la fuerza. Durante los días siguientes, y en especial el 16 y el 20 de febrero, nuevos actos de protesta se habrían llevado a cabo para denunciar dichos hechos, los cuales habrían sido también sujetos a un uso indiscriminado de la violencia. 08/05/2012 UGA 1/2012 09/03/2012 Uganda JAL Health; Torture; 08/05/2012 Alleged dangerously unhealthy conditions of detention and lack of medical care in Ugandan prisons. According to the information received, the general conditions of prisons in Uganda have a deleterious effect on the physical and mental health of prisoners and contribute to the spread of communicable diseases such as HIV and TB. The inadequate prison conditions reportedly include overcrowding, poor hygiene and provision of food with low nutritional value. It is alleged that availability, access to and quality of health care, including mental health care, in prisons are inadequate. BHR 3/2012 12/03/2012 Bahrain JUA Health; Torture; 13/04/2012 Alleged declining health of detained human rights defender on hunger strike. According to the information received, Mr. Abdulhadi Alkhawaja, former Protection 27/04/2012 Coordinator of Front Line, the International Organization for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, as well as the former President of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR), currently detained at the central prison of Bahrain, has begun a hunger strike on 8 February 2012. His health is reportedly rapidly declining. Mr. Alkhawaja does not receive intravenous therapy IV fluids anymore due to the actual weakness of his veins, and finds himself in a life threatening situation. Mr. Alkhawaja was the subject of previous communications (see A/HRC/19/44, case no. BHR 17/2011 and BHR 18/2011; A/HRC/18/51, case no. BHR 4/2011, BHR 5/2011 and BHR 9/2011). A/HRC/20/30 68 Date Type