A/HRC/28/68/Add.1 658. The rapporteur strongly urges the Government of Yemen to protect Mr. Mobley’s physical and psychological integrity, ensure Mr. Mobley is safely returned to a general prison, and immediately and publicly confirm his whereabouts and safety. (e) JUA 18/07/2014 Case No. YEM 4/2014 State Reply: None to date Allegations of alleged secret detention, risk of torture, and infringement of due process and fair trial guarantees of Mr. Mourad Ben Ayed and Mr. Taha Aissaoui, two French-Tunisian citizens. 659. The Special Rapporteur regrets that the Government of Yemen 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). 660. 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 Yemen, by arresting Mr. Ben Ayed and Mr. Aissaoui without charges and holding them in incommunicado 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. (f) JUA 15/10/2014 Case No. YEM 5/2014 State Reply: None to date Allegations of arbitrary detention and torture of Mr. Hamid Kamali, a Bahá’í follower in Yemen. 661. The Special Rapporteur regrets that the Government of Yemen 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). 662. 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 Yemen, by arbitrarily arresting Mr. Kamali and subjecting him to torture and ill-treatment in prison, has violated his right to be free from torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, as provided by articles 1 and 16 of the CAT. (g) JAL 03/11/2014 Case No. YEM 6/2014 State Reply: None to date Allegations of extrajudicial executions and excessive use of force against peaceful protesters by Yemeni security forces. 663. The Special Rapporteur regrets that the Government of Yemen 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). 664. 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 Yemen, by responding with unrestrained force to peaceful Houthi protests resulting in nine deaths and 67 injuries, has violated the right of these protestors to be free from torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, as provided by articles 1 and 16 of the CAT. 108

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