Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply 11/03/11 FRA 1/2011 AL France Migrants Allégation de violations des droits des étrangers en « zone d’attente ». Selon les informations reçues, les personnes qui ne remplissent pas les conditions nécessaires pour accéder au territoire français ou pour poursuivre leur voyage vers un pays étranger; ou qui sollicitent leur admission sur le territoire au titre de l’asile, sont placées dans des «zones d’attente». Tout étranger maintenu en zone d’attente doit se voir reconnaitre les droits énumérés par le Code de l’entrée et du séjour des étrangers et du droit d’asile. Or, leurs droits ne leur seraient pas toujours notifiés, et il y aurait des cas de violences policières. Il est rapporté qu’à plusieurs reprises, des mineurs ont été refoulés vers leur pays de provenance. La Police de l’air et des frontières n’aurait aucun contrôle sur ce qu’il peut advenir de la personne à son retour lorsque celle-ci a été refoulée. 11/03/11 QAT 1/2011 JUA Qatar Arbitrary detention; Freedom of expression; Human rights defenders; Torture Alleged detention of human rights defender. According to the information received, on 2 30/03/11 March 2011, Mr. Sultan al-Khalaifi, blogger and founder of a human rights organization, was arrested in Doha by individuals in plain clothes, believed to be members of State Security forces. His current fate and whereabouts remained unknown, although it was believed that he had been held in the custody of State Security. His latest blog entry reportedly contained critical comments regarding censorship of books in Qatar. Additionally, other human rights defenders have allegedly been arrested and detained recently in Qatar. 14/03/11 BGD 3/2011 JUA Bangladesh Freedom of expression; Human rights defenders Alleged surveillance of human rights organization. According to the information received, 04/04/11 the activities of Odhikar, a human rights organization based in Dhaka and its Secretary Advocate, Mr. Adilur Rahman Khan, had been increasingly monitored by the Bangladeshi authorities since October 2010. This allegedly followed the submission by the organization of various project proposals to the national NGO Affairs Bureau. An official from the NGO Affairs Bureau reportedly warned Odhikar staff to exercise caution while travelling, and to be aware that a legal case may be brought against them by the authorities. The offices of Odhikar had reportedly been frequently visited by officials from the Bangladeshi Police Special Branch and National Security Intelligence agents. The authorities had also reportedly made repeated phone calls to the offices of Odhikar inquiring about the work carried out, as well demanding information on the location of staff members. After the engagement with the UPR process, Odhikar was threatened and harassed by Government officials of different levels and authorities increased the monitoring of its activities. Odhikar was the subject of an earlier communication (see A/HRC/16/44/Add.1 para 211). A/HRC/18/51 66 Date Type