A/HRC/27/38 Mr. Cau had participated by means of an audio message at a side event called “Banned civil society voices” on 4 February 2014, before the universal periodic review of Viet Nam had taken place. Mr. Cau had been under surveillance since March 2013 and had been detained on 1 January 2014 on suspicion of carrying terrorist materials as he was boarding a plane for Ho Chi Minh City and placed under house arrest. Although he had reportedly been told orally that he could travel freely within the country, Mr. Cau was rearrested on 16 February 2014 and taken to Truong An district police station, where he was interrogated about his audio message at the side event. On 14 April 2014, Mr. Cau was informed by an official of the Thua Thien-Hue police that he would remain under house arrest for the duration of the investigation of his case. At the time of finalization of the present report, no reply had been received from the Government. 40. Pham Chi Dung, a journalist, writer and independent analyst, was reportedly prevented from travelling to Geneva to participate in a side event convened on 4 February 2014 in connection with the universal periodic review of Viet Nam. On 30 January 2014, Mr. Dung was visited at his home by three officers of the People’s Security Forces, who expressed concern about his scheduled trip to Geneva. Mr. Dung was invited to appear at the Ho Chi Minh Police Department on 1 February 2014, which he declined to do. As he checked in for his flight to Geneva at Ho Chi Minh International Airport on 1 February 2014, Mr. Dung was stopped by two security officers, who confiscated his mobile phone and passport, and informed him that he was barred from leaving the country. Approximately one hour later, Mr. Dung was allowed to return home, but his passport was not returned.55 A reply to a joint communication sent on 31 March 2014 by three special procedures mandate holders was received on 11 July 2014 from the Government, in which it stated that the allegations were inaccurate and that preventing Mr. Dung from boarding the flight to Geneva did not relate to his legal human rights activities.56 C. Follow-up information on cases included in previous reports 1. India 41. The case of Teesta Setalvad, Secretary of Citizens for Justice and Peace, which provides legal support to the victims of the Gulbarg Society massacre, was mentioned in the 2011 report on cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights.57 A reply was received on 27 July 2011, in which the Government stated that it had examined the matter and it would be inappropriate to comment since the matter was sub judice.58 On 4 January 2014, officials from the Gujarat Crime Branch reportedly filed a First Information Report against Ms. Setalvad and Javeed Anand, editor of the magazine Communalism Combat, allegedly for embezzlement of a large sum of money provided for the construction of the Gulbarg Society massacre memorial. They were subsequently charged with several offences including criminal conspiracy. On 10 January 2014, Ms. Setalvad and Mr. Anand were reportedly granted interim bail by the Bombay High Court, which observed that Ms. Setalvad had been falsely implicated in the past. The hearing was reportedly adjourned to 23 April 2014.59 At the time of finalization of the present report, no reply had been received from the Government to a joint communication sent on 11 April 2014 by three special procedures mandate holders. 55 56 57 58 59 14 A/HRC/27/72, case VNM 5/2014. Ibid. A/HRC/18/19, paras. 42-47. A/HRC/18/51, case IND 5/2011. A/HRC/27/72, case IND 3/2014.

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