Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply MYS 8/2013 16/08/2013 Malaysia JAL Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Allegations of investigation of a human rights defender under the Sedition Act 1948. According to the information received, on 7 August 2013, Ms Cynthia Gabriel, Secretariat Member of Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM), a human rights organisation, went to Petaling Jaya police station after having been informed that a police report had been filed against SUARAM under Section 4(1) of the Sedition Act 1948 following a fundraising dinner organized on 19 July to support litigation on a corruption case allegedly involving Malaysian officials. At Petaling Jaya police station, Ms Gabriel was asked questions on SUARAM’s work and policies. 20/08/2013 ROU 1/2013 16/08/2013 Romania JAL Health; Torture; Alleged ill-treatment and inadequate medical and psychological treatment of around one hundred persons with disabilities. According to the information received, around one hundred persons with disabilities, including mental disabilities, at the Gheorghe Servan Centre for Neuropsychiatric Recuperation and Rehabilitation in Bucharest (District 2) are allegedly always kept in dark rooms and sedated; they are screamed at or beaten, physically restrained by ligatures to prevent them from moving in or out of their beds and are fed while lying on their back. Thirty persons are allegedly kept tied to their beds and appear to be seriously and systemically underweight, which allegedly indicates signs of malnourishment, serious medical or psychiatric related stress, or a difficulty with swallowing, associated with dietary practices or environmental stress factors. It is also alleged that the persons institutionalized at the Centre are denied lifesaving external medical treatment, which resulted in the deaths of two young women from pneumonia in 2012. SYR 4/2013 16/08/2013 Syrian Arab JUA Republic Disappearances; Torture; Alleged incommunicado detention and enforced disappearance of Mr Bassam Bahrah, Mr Sameeh Bahrah and Mr Abdullah Hassan Swaidan. According to the information received, on 30 April 2013, at approximately 2 p.m., Mr Bassam Bahrah, a 52-yearold employee at the al-Mezzeh Military Hospital, was allegedly seen for the last time. That evening, Mr Sameeh Bahrah, a 26-year-old medical student, peaceful political activist and son of Mr Bassam Bahrah, was reportedly arrested at his family home in the al-Mezzeh district of Damascus in relation to his peaceful political activities by unidentified Government security service officials. On 9 May 2013, Mr Abdullah Hassan Swaidan, a 27-year-old architect student, was allegedly arrested at a checkpoint on his way to Damascus for protesting and destruction of public lights. A/HRC/25/74 68 Date Type