11/06/2012 JUA 14/06/2012 AL 14/06/2012 JUA Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply VEN 4/2012 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Freedom of expression; Human rights defenders; Summary executions; Presuntas amenazas de muerte, robo y actos de intimidación en contra de integrantes del Observatorio Venezolano de Prisiones (OVP) y sus familiares. Según las informaciones recibidas, el 20 de mayo de 2012, el Sr. Humberto Prado habría sido informado que el Ministerio del Servicio Penitenciario estaba montando una emboscada para culparle a él y otros por lo que había pasado en la prisión ―La Planta‖, y que estaba siendo vigilado. Se informa que el 30 de mayo, el Sr. Hernán Antonio Bolívar, esposo de la Sra. Marianela Sánchez Ortiz, habría sido amenazado por un grupo de hombres armados. Dichos hombres le habrían ordenado decirle a su esposa que dejara de denunciar al Gobierno o pagaría con su familia. La Sra. Sánchez Ortiz es coordinadora jurídica del OVP, una organización que promueve el respeto de los derechos humanos de los presos en Venezuela. El Sr. Prado es Director del OVP. TJK 2/2012 Tajikistan Torture; Alleged intimidation, mistreatment and threats to a group of detainees. According to the information received, multiple allegations of systematic intimidation, mistreatment and threats towards a group of inmates held in a ‗settlement colony‘ YaT 9/7 in Kurgan Tube continue to take place. It is alleged that complaints about incidents of mistreatment and intimidation filed by detainees do not reach the Prosecutor General‘s office. Inmates are reportedly punished by solitary confinement if they file a complaint. Furthermore, reports were received about extortion of money from inmates. VNM 1/2012 Viet Nam Arbitrary detention; Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Independence of judges and lawyers; Alleged ongoing detention, sentencing and trial of bloggers. According to the 14/09/2012 information received, Messrs. Nguyen Van Hai (also known as ―Dieu Cay‖), Phan Thanh Hai (also known as ―Anhbasg‖), and Ta Phong Tan, well-known bloggers and members of the Club of Free Vietnamese Journalists, who are prosecuted under charges of ―conducting propaganda against the State‖, are facing an upcoming trial and could be sentenced to another 10 to 20 years of imprisonment. It is reported that because of their writings critical of human rights implementation and political issues, Mr. Nguyen Van Hai, Mr. Phan Thanh Hai and Ms. Ta Phong have been detained since September 2008, October 2010 and September 2011, respectively, in violation of the domestic law. Mr. Nguyen Van Hai was the subject of communication dated 15 August 2011(A/HRC/19/44, case no VNM 6/2011). A/HRC/22/67 18 Date Type