A/HRC/25/60/Add.2 uncertain. The Special Rapporteur thanks the Government for the response dated 5 June 2013 where it was stated that Mr. Rajab’s complaint regarding the torture of other inmates was investigated and it was not found that he had been punished for making the incidents known. Regarding Mr. Rajab’s health, the government of Bahrain asserts that he is in good health, and provided him with doctors on 17 June 2013 for his back pain, a broken denture and pain in the gallbladder. In relation to the allegations that Mr. Rajab may have witnessed the torture and ill-treatment of detainees in Jaw prison and his subsequent temporary isolation, including the denial to contact his family, the Special Rapporteur wishes to draw attention to the right to physical and mental integrity of the above-mentioned person. In this regard, article 7 of the Basic Principles for the Treatment of Prisoners, provides that “efforts addressed to the abolition of solitary confinement as a punishment, or to the restriction of its use, should be undertaken and encouraged” (adopted by the General Assembly by resolution 45/111 of 14 December 1990). In addition, the interim report to the General Assembly of 5 August 2011 (A/66/268) of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, stated that where the physical conditions and the prison regime of solitary confinement cause severe mental and physical pain or suffering, when used as a punishment, during pre-trial detention, indefinitely, prolonged, on juveniles or persons with mental disabilities, can amount to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment and even torture. The Special Rapporteur would also like to remind the Government of the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (Adopted by the Economic and Social Council by resolutions 663 C (XXIV) of 31 July 1957 and 2076 (LXII) of 13 May 1977). Rule 22 provides that, “(s)ick prisoners who require specialist treatment shall be transferred to specialized institutions or to civil hospitals. Where hospital facilities are provided in an institution, their equipment, furnishings and pharmaceutical supplies shall be proper for the medical care and treatment of sick prisoners, and there shall be a staff of suitable trained officers. Furthermore, Rule 25(1) provides that, “(t)he medical officer shall have the care of the physical and mental health of the prisoners and should daily see all sick prisoners, all who complain of illness, and any prisoner to whom his attention is specially directed” (approved by the Economic and Social Council by resolutions 663 C (XXIV) of 31 July 1957 and 2076 (LXII) of 13 May 1977). The Committee against Torture and the Human Rights Committee have consistently found that conditions of detention can amount to inhuman and degrading treatment. The Special Rapporteur also encourages the government of Bahrain to continue its engagement with the mandate. 16. On Friday 29 November 2013, Mr. Rajab has served three quarters of his two year sentence and became legally eligible for release. On 2 December 2013, the Bahraini court of Appeals has rejected his request for early release (see BHR 7/3013). (c) JUA 30/07/2013 Case No. BHR 4/2013 State reply: 29/08/2013 Alleged irregularities in the trials of human rights defenders and mistreatment while in detention. 17. The Special Rapporteur appreciates the reply of the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain, dated 29 August 2013, to this communication in reference to the alleged irregularities in the trials of human rights defenders, including possible acts of reprisals for co-operation with the United Nations against one of them, and alleged torture or other forms of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment of another while in detention. According to the information received, on 25 June 2013, Ms Zainab Alkhawaja was sentenced to two further months of imprisonment on the basis of charges of having assaulted two police officers while in detention. It is also reported that on 1 July 2013, the Court of Cassation rejected the application of Mr Mahdi Abu Deeb to suspend previous convictions against him until the completion of investigations of allegations of torture or other forms of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment against him. It is further reported that Mr Mahdi Abu Deeb does not receive adequate medical attention in detention, and has possibly been subjected to 12