Date Type 29/12/2015 AL 06/01/2016 JUA Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply DEU 2/2015 Germany Freedom of religion; 08/03/2016 Allegations concerning the removing of 42 children of members of the Twelve Tribes religious community in Bavaria. According to the information received, on 5 September 2013, around 100 police officers and 50 youth workers raided two locations of the Twelve Tribes religious community in Klosterzimmern and Woernitz, Bavaria, and removed 42 children from 13 families. The authorities reportedly justified their actions by pointing to the need of protecting the children from corporal punishment, which the Twelve Tribes openly admits to apply as part of their Bible-based education. Members of the Twelve Tribes also complained about excessive restrictions to their rights as parents after the court decision to remove the children from their custody. VNM 3/2015 Viet Nam Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Allegations of physical assault of four human rights defenders, and arrest and detention of one of them. According to the information received, on 6 December 2015, Mr. Nguyen Van Dai, Mr. Vu Van Minh, Mr. Ly Quang Son and Mr. Le Manh Thang organized a human rights workshop, which took place in Nam Dan District, Nghe An Province, outside Hanoi. While on their way back to Hanoi after the conclusion of the workshop, the vehicle of the four human rights defenders was halted by approximately 20 plain clothed police officers, who proceeded to beat them and the driver of the vehicle with metal bars and wooden sticks. Mr. Vu, Mr. Ly and Mr. Le were able to escape; however, Mr. Nguyen was taken away by police officers to Cua Lo, 20 km from Nghi Loc, where he was subjected to further beatings. On 16 December 2015, Mr. Nguyen was arrested at his home in Hanoi in connection with his participation in the annual EU-Vietnam dialogue on human rights. He is detained in B14 Detention Camp, Hanoi, and charged with “conducting propaganda” against the State. Mr. Nguyen was the subject of three previous communications sent on 12 November 2006, see A/HRC/4/37/Add.1, case no. VNM 5/2006, 25 May 2007, case no. VNM 6/2007; 9 March 2007, case no. VNM 3/2007, see A/HRC/7/28/Add.1. A/HRC/32/53 43