A/HRC/25/60/Add.2 convicted of “forming an illegal group with intent to harm national security.” He was allegedly held at the detention center in Shiraz known as “No. 100” until 1 January 2011, when he was released on bail. The majority of his sentence was reportedly suspended upon appeal. Mr. Mahmoud Beheshti Langroudi, a trade unionist and former speaker of the Iran Teachers’ Trade Associations, was reportedly arrested in April 2010 and convicted on 28 May 2013 by Branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court in Tehran of “gathering and colluding against the national security,” for which he was sentenced to four years in prison, and of “spreading propaganda against the system,” for which he was sentenced to an additional year in prison. In its reply, the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran stated that Messrs. Khosro Kordpour and Massoud Kordpour had contacted Western Azerbaijan attorneys to collect information regarding ongoing cases involving members of counter revolutionary terrorist groups. The Government claims that the Kordpours posed as Kurdish human rights activists and were working with terrorist networks. The Government stated that the Kordpours will be prosecuted by the city of Mahabad’s Islamic Revolution court and that the dossier containing their charges has been queued for processing. The Government further stated that Mr. Afshin Keshtkari has been tried on charges “of engaging in activities that were against the system of the Islamic Republic of Iran and in favor of counter revolutionary groups,” as well as establishing “membership in illegal groups with the aim of disturbing national security”. The Government additionally stated that on 18 May 2013, the appeals court dismissed Mr. Keshtkari’s appeal of his original three-year sentence, but that the court suspended two and a half years of the original sentence, confirming the remaining six months. Lastly, the Government stated that Ms. Jamile Karimi (Jamileh Karimi) was arrested on charges of “establishing an illegal group acting against domestic security” and “working against the Islamic Republic of Iran and in favor of counter revolutionary groups”. The Government stated that Ms. Karimi was released on 1 July 2013 following the completion of preliminary investigations and modification of her temporary arrest order. The Government did not address any of the allegations or concerns regarding Mr. Ashkan Zahabian or Mr. Mahmoud Beheshti Langroudi. The Special Rapporteur appreciates the reply of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, but regrets that the Government did not provide sufficient documentation of the investigation into the allegations of solitary confinement and ill-treatment in connection to these cases. The Special Rapporteur would like to remind the Government of paragraph 6 of General Comment 20 of the Human Rights Committee, which states that prolonged solitary confinement of the detained or imprisoned person may amount to acts prohibited by article 7 [on the prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment] of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. (Adopted at the 44th session of the Human Rights Committee, 1992). In this regard, he would also like to draw the Government’s attention to article 7 of the Basic Principles for the Treatment of Prisoners, which 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). (f) JUA 10/07/2013 Case No. IRN 11/2013 State reply: None to date Alleged death in custody of Mr. Afshin Osanlou and the ongoing detention of several others. 65. The Special Rapporteur regrets that the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran has not responded to this communication dated 10 July 2013, thereby failing to cooperate with the mandate established by the Human Rights Council. The communication referred to the alleged death of Mr. Afshin Osanlou while in prison and the ongoing detention of numerous other individuals. According to the information received, Mr. Osanlou, a trade union activist, died from a heart attack while serving a five year sentence on 20 June 2013. It is reported that the facts surrounding Mr. Osanlou’s death remain unclear, particularly relative to his medical care. The information received also indicated that Christian Pastors 46