A/HRC/28/68/Add.1 Abdelmeguid Mashali, and the alleged incommunicado detention of Messrs. Essam alHaddad and Ayman Ali. 146. The Special Rapporteur regrets that the Government of Egypt has not replied to the present communication, thereby failing to cooperate with the mandate issued by the Human Rights Council in its resolution 25/13, and to comply with its obligation, under international customary law, to investigate, prosecute and punish all acts of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, as codified, inter alia, in the Convention against Torture (CAT). 147. In the absence of information to the contrary, the Rapporteur concludes that there is substance in the allegations presented in the initial communication, reiterated above, and thus, that the Government of Egypt, by failing to prevent incommunicado detention, and protect the physical and psychological integrity, of Messrs. Khaled al-Qazzaz, Ayman alSerafy, Abdelmeguid Mashali, Essam al-Haddad and Ayman Ali has violated their right to be free from torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, as provided by articles 1 and 16 of the CAT. 148. In early January 2015, the Special Rapporteur learned that a court had ordered the release from custody of Mr. al-Qazzaz; however, as of January 6 that order had yet to be implemented. (d) JUA 22/01/2014 Case No. EGY 2/2014 State Reply: 25/03/2014 Allegations concerning the circumstances of the death of Mrs. Mahrousa Badawy Ragab, as well as the threats against and intimidation of her son, Mr. Hany Saeed, a lawyer, and his wife. 149. The Special Rapporteur thanks the Government of Egypt for its reply, dated 25.03.2014, to the present communication. 150. He regrets that, as of the drafting of this report, no official translation is available to the Government’s reply of 25.03.2014. 151. The Rapporteur will make his views on the case known later on, after being able to read an English version of the reply. Meanwhile, he takes the opportunity to invite the Government of Egypt to keep him informed on developments in the investigation of the case in question. (e) JUA 17/04/2014 Case No. EGY 4/2014 State Reply: None to date Allegations of arbitrary arrest, detention and sentencing of four individuals on the basis of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity, as well as allegations of physical violence, including sexual violence and attempted rape by other prisoners while in detention. 152. The Special Rapporteur regrets that the Government of Egypt has not replied to the present communication, thereby failing to cooperate with the mandate issued by the Human Rights Council in its resolution 25/13, and to comply with its obligation, under international customary law, to investigate, prosecute and punish all acts of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, as codified, inter alia, in the Convention against Torture (CAT). 153. In the absence of information to the contrary, the Rapporteur concludes that there is substance in the allegations presented in the initial communication, reiterated above, and thus, that the Government of Egypt, by failing to protect the physical and psychological integrity of Messrs. A, B, C and D, thereby paving the way for violence, including sexual violence and attempted rape by other prisoners while in detention, has violated their right to be free from torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, as provided by articles 1 and 16 of the CAT. 26