A/HRC/16/75 Annex This annex includes cases raised in communications with the Iranian authorities by Special Procedures mandate-holders but only reported publicly to the Human Rights Council during the period under review. A. Torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 1. On 12 January 2009, the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment jointly with the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention and the Special Rapporteur on the independence of Judges and Lawyers, expressed concerns over the detention of Mr Arash Alaei and Mr Kamiar Alaei in section 209 of Evin Prison, where detainees are reportedly routinely subjected to prolonged interrogation while blindfolded, to solitary confinement, sleep deprivation, threats, beatings and stress positions. Concerns were also expressed over the lack of fair trial procedure, where during the criminal process that led to the trial of Mr Alaei and Mr Kamiar before Tehran’s Revolutionary Court on 31 December 2008, neither the defendant’s lawyer was informed of all charges against them, nor had they been allowed to review all the evidence in the case. The Iranian authorities stated that Mr Alaei and Mr Kamiar were arrested on charges of acting against national security and collaborating with belligerent states and were sentenced to 6 years and 3 years in prison respectively. The ruling was upheld by the appellate court. 2. On 4 February 2009, the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment drew the attention of authorities to the case of Mr Arzhang Davoudi, who was arrested on 9 November 2003 without a warrant and taken to section 2A of Evin Prison, where he was held in a solitary cell. Mr Davoudi was allegedly beaten, insulted, tortured and interrogated from midnight to morning. After a trial which took place behind close doors and lasted less then an hour and without the presence of a lawyer, Mr. Davoudi was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment. On 14 January 2009, Mr Davoudi who resisted security officers from chaining him during his transfer to 15th Revolutionary Court was punched by the guards and also handcuffed with one arm over his shoulder. He was kept in a single cell with two other prisoners, who were accused of murder. B. Death penalty 3. On 22 December 2009, the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions drew the attention of the Government to the cases of several men including juveniles sentenced to death on charges of sodomy. According to the information, Nemat Safavi was arrested on charges of lavat in June 2006, when he was 16. In 2008, the Criminal Court of Ardabil found him guilty and sentenced him to death. In November 2009, the Supreme Court quashed the sentence and sent the case back to a different section of the Criminal Court of Ardabil. On 31 May 2007, Ghaseem Bashkool, a university student and another man were arrested on charges of lavat and sentenced them to death. In July 2008, the Criminal Court of Tabriz found Mahdi Pooran aged 16, Ebrahim Hamidi, Hamid Taghi, and Mehdi Rezai guilty of lavat and sentenced them to death. Furthermore, the Criminal Court of Shiraz found Mohsen Ghabraji guilty of lavat and sentenced him to death. The judgment was upheld on appeal by the Supreme Court. In February 2008, Hamze Chavoshi and Loghman Hemzepour were arrested on charges of lavat. 18