28/09/2015 JUA Case No Country Mandate(s) AGO 2/2015 Angola Arbitrary detention; Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Health; Human rights defenders; Independence of judges and lawyers; Summary of the allegation transmitted Alleged arbitrary arrest and detention of a human rights lawyer, his client and a human rights defender, and sentencing of the latter. According to the information received, on 14 March 2015, Mr. José Marcos Mavungo, Vice President of the human rights organization Mpalabanda - Associação Civica de Cabinda, was arrested by police officers without a warrant at a Catholic church and detained in Yabi prison in Cabinda. Mr. Mavungo had been involved in organizing a peaceful demonstration calling for better governance and in support of human rights in Cabinda. On 27 May 2015, Mr. Mavungo was formally charged with “rebellion” and, on 14 September 2015, sentenced to six years’ imprisonment by the Cabanda Provincial Court. Due to his detention and prior health conditions, Mr. Mavungo is reportedly in urgent need of adequate medical treatment. In a separate case, on 14 March 2015, Mr. Arão Bula Tempo, a human rights lawyer, and his client, Mr. Manuel Biongo, were travelling on business near the border with the Republic of the Congo when they were approached by an individual who pretended to be one of Mr. Tempo’s former students. When they voluntarily following him to a nearby office, which turned out to be the office of the criminal investigation police in Massabi, both men were escorted to the police commander’s office in Lândana and subsequently transferred to the Provincial Directorate of Criminal Investigation in the city of Cabinda. On 17 March 2015, the two men were informed that they were suspected of having committed the crime of “collaboration with foreigners to constrain the State of Angola” and transferred to Cadeia Civil da Comarca de Cabinda (Cabinda civil prison). On 13 May 2015, both men were conditionally released pending trial. Reply A/HRC/31/79 110 Date Type