03/05/2016 JUA 03/05/2016 JUA Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted SOM 2/2016 Somalia Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Somalia; Alleged acts of reprisal against the Secretary General of two Somali trade unions for his cooperation with the International Labour Organization (ILO). According to the information received, on 23 April 2016, Mr. Omar Faruk Osman, Secretary General of the Federation of Somali Trade Unions (FESTU) and the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ), was informed by the Office of the Attorney General that criminal charges had been brought against him in relation to a letter sent by ILO to the Somali authorities. The letter was reportedly based on a complaint submitted by the two trade unions to the ILO. Grave concern is expressed regarding this alleged reprisal against Mr. Osman in relation to his cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights. A previous communication on this case was sent on 13 April 2016, see above, case no. SOM 1/2016. SDN 3/2016 Sudan Disability; Sudan; Summary executions; Terrorism; Torture; Alleged imposition of the death penalty against 22 South Sudanese nationals on charges not meeting the threshold of most serious crimes, and sentencing to life imprisonment of three others by the Sudanese Anti-Terrorism Court, after judicial proceedings that did not fulfil the most stringent guarantees of fair trial and due process. According to the information received, on 6 April 2016, a judge of the Sudanese Anti-Terrorist Court in Khartoum sentenced 22 South Sudanese men, allegedly all former members of Justice and Equality Movement-Debajo Wing (JEM-Debajo), a Darfuri armed group, to death by hanging on charges of terrorism, fighting the State, bearing arms against the State and undermining the constitutional order. Three of the 22 men sentenced to death were underage at the time of the commission of the alleged crimes, and one of them has a psychosocial disability. Three others were sentenced to life imprisonment, allegedly after admitting to having served as cooks and mechanics within JEM-Debajo. The trial of all 25 men was reportedly conducted entirely in Arabic, a language which the accused do not understand, and without the provision of interpreters they were not able to understand the proceedings. Reply A/HRC/33/32 70 Date Type