30/09/2015 JUA 02/10/2015 JAL Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply SAU 5/2015 Saudi Arabia Arbitrary detention; Independence of judges and lawyers; Summary executions; Torture; Alleged violations of the rights to life, liberty and security of the person, and fair trial, as well as the right to be free from torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment of a Jordanian national. According to the information received, in May 2014, Mr. Husain Abu al Khair, a Jordanian national, was arrested for drug trafficking while crossing the border between Jordan and Saudi Arabia. During his arrest and subsequent detention, he was reportedly subjected to torture. In May 2015, he was sentenced to death by the Tabouk criminal court following a trial which did not respect basic fair trial and due process guarantees, in particular the right to have access to a lawyer. Concern is raised that the death penalty may be carried out against Mr. Al Khair following an unfair trial and for an offense which does not meet the threshold of “most serious crimes”; further concern is raised that the victim may have been subjected to torture for the purpose of extracting a confession. BGD 6/2015 Bangladesh Disappearances; Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; 06/10/2015 Alleged acts of harassment and intimidation against human rights defenders, relatives of victims of enforced disappearances and a group of non-governmental organizations. According to information received, an NGO event was to take place on 30 August 2015, on the occasion of the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances. It is reported that less than 24 hours before the event was scheduled, it was suddenly cancelled by the National Press Club, which was set to be the venue for the event, and that several police officers were deployed and remained on the premises throughout the day with no explanation for their presence. It is also reported that families of the disappeared who were scheduled to speak during the event received threatening phone calls. Concern is expressed that these acts are part of a wider effort to silence the voices of those speaking out against enforced disappearances, and to maintain a climate of impunity for such crimes. One of the organizations involved, Odhikar, and its members, have been the subject of several previous communications sent by several special procedures, most recently on 12 August 2015, see above, case no. BGD 5/2015. A/HRC/31/79 112 Date Type