Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply 18/02/11 SYR 3/2011 JUA Syrian Arab Republic Arbitrary detention; Freedom of expression; Independence of judges and lawyers Alleged incommunicado detention, prison sentence on unclear charges and solitary confinement. According to the information received, on 27 December 2009, Ms. Tal alMallohi, a 19 year old high school student, was summoned to Damascus for interrogation by the State Security relating to an article she had published on her blog. She was allegedly held in incommunicado detention at an undisclosed location without charge for nine months. On 5 October 2010, Ms. al-Mallohi was reportedly charged with spying for a foreign country. On 14 February 2011, she appeared before Damascus State Security Court, and was reportedly sentenced to five years of imprisonment for “divulging information to a foreign State.” The court did not disclose any evidence or details of the reason behind the verdict, and the verdict was final. Since 30 September 2010, other than during her court appearance, Ms. al-Mallohi had been held in solitary confinement in Doma prison. 21/02/11 BGD 2/2011 JUA Bangladesh Arbitrary detention; Health; Independence of judges and lawyers; Torture Alleged detention and torture of opposition politician. According to the information received, Mr. Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, aged 63, Member of Parliament from the opposition Bangladesh National Party, was arrested on 16 December 2010 by the security forces of Rapid Action Battalion, Detective Branch police, and the Directorate-General Foreign Intelligence. Mr. Chowdhury was not charged, nor did he have access to a lawyer since his arrest, and he was reportedly subjected to torture by the security forces. When his condition deteriorated under interrogation, he was taken to the Bangabandhu Medical Hospital for treatment. On 22 December 2010, Mr. Chowdhury was reportedly placed in Dhaka Central Prison pending proceedings. He was reportedly not present at the Court hearing and had not been allowed to meet his lawyers. Mr. Chowdhury was since his arrest reportedly denied access to independent, specialized medical treatment. 21/02/11 GTM 1/2011 JAL Guatemala Human rights defenders; Summary executions 16/05/11 Supuesto asesinato relacionado con actividades de promoción y protección de los derechos humanos. Según las informaciones recibidas, el 2 de febrero de 2011, el Sr. Víctor Aroldo Leiva Borrallo fue asesinado en la Ciudad de Guatemala, en el momento de salir de su clase de baile en la sede de la Asociación Trasciende, una asociación conformada por jóvenes artistas. Según se informa, otros tres miembros del Colectivo Caja Lúdica también fueron asesinados en la Ciudad de Guatemala en 2009: El Sr. Juan Manuel Orozco Ambrosio, el Sr. Nexo Pineda y el Sr. Saulo Fernando González Estrada. 09/03/11 A/HRC/18/51 56 Date Type