Date Type Case No Country Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply 14/01/11 TUN 1/2011 JUA Tunisia Arbitrary detention; Freedom of expression; Human rights defenders; Summary executions; Torture Allégation d’exécutions et d’arrestations dans le cadre des protestations. Selon les informations reçues, le 17 décembre 2010 M. Mohamed Bouazizi, 26 ans, se serait immolé devant le siège des autorités de la ville de Sidi Bouzid, afin de protester contre la confiscation par la police de sa charrette de fruits et légumes. Cet incident aurait déclenché une vague de protestations contre les conditions de vie, le chômage et la corruption. Les 8 et 9 janvier 2011, les forces de sécurité auraient ouvert le feu sur des manifestants dans les villes de Thala, Kasserine et Regueb, entraînant le décès d’au moins 21 personnes. Depuis, le pays aurait connu une escalade de la violence. La police aurait lancé des grenades lacrymogènes et tiré à balles réelles pour disperser la foule, et aurait eu recours aux arrestations massives et descentes nocturnes prenant pour cible des défenseurs des droits de l’homme, journalistes, activistes et blogueurs. Les autorités auraient tenté de limiter la couverture médiatique en bloquant l’accès à internet. Les blogueurs Hamadi Kloucha, Slim Amamou et Aziz Amami auraient été interpelés, et le rappeur Hamada Ben Amor aurait été arrêté. 14/01/11 ARE 1/2011 JUA United Arab Emirates Arbitrary detention; Torture Alleged risk of torture and harsh sentence related to extradition to Uzbekistan. According to the information received, on 31 December 2010 Mr. Gairatjon Zoidov, aged 43, citizen of Uzbekistan, was arrested in Ajman Emirate by agents of the special services of the United Arab Emirates. An international arrest warrant and extradition request was allegedly filed by the Government of Uzbekistan related to terrorism-related training in Afghanistan and links to the participants of 2009 terrorist acts in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Mr. Zoidov was reportedly sentenced in absentia to 18 years imprisonment in Uzbekistan. In 1999, Mr. Zoidov had reportedly been arrested on charges of possession of drugs and religious literature and sentenced to eight years of imprisonment in Uzbekistan. He was released following the Presidential pardon in January 2003. In 2009, fearing further prosecution, Mr. Zoidov fled to Kazakhstan and later settled in the United Arab Emirates. 18/01/11 HUN 1/2011 JAL Hungary Freedom of expression; Freedom of religion 07/02/11 Allegation that new media laws limit the rights to freedom of opinion and expression and thought, conscience and religion. According to the information received, the Press and Media Act (Act CIV of 2010) and the Media Services and Mass Media Act (Act CLXXXV of 2010) were adopted by the parliament of Hungary on 20 December 2010, and came into effect on 1 January 2011. Allegedly, these Acts constitute a regressive step for press freedom and all individuals’ right to freedom of opinion and expression in Hungary. The types of media content deemed illegal in the two Acts are reportedly overly broad and vague, and the Acts would be enforced by a non-independent entity. 33 A/HRC/18/51 Mandate(s)