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96. The Rapporteur takes note of the information provided by the Governement in its
reply; however he finds that the Government does not sufficiently address the concerns,
legal obligations, and questions raised in the initial communication, which prompts him to
infer that the Government fails to fully and expeditiously cooperate with the mandate issued
by the Human Rights Council in its resolution 25/13, as well as 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).
97. In the absence of convincing 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 China, by failing to protect the physical and
psychological integrity of Mr. Gao Zhisheng, including by subjecting him to
incommunicado detention, has violated his right to be free from torture or cruel, inhuman or
degrading treatment, as codified, inter alia in the articles 1 and 16 of the CAT.
(d)
JUA 08/04/2014 Case No. CHN 5/2014 State Reply: 19/06/2014 Allegations of ongoing
arbitrary detention and prolonged solitary confinement of Mr. Wang Bingzhang and
his deteriorating health while in detention.
98. The Special Rapporteur thanks the Government of China for its reply, dated
19.06.2014, to the present communication.
99. The Rapporteur takes note of the information provided by the Governement in its
reply; however he finds that the Government does not sufficiently address the concerns,
legal obligations, and questions raised in the initial communication, which prompts him to
infer that the Government fails to fully and expeditiously cooperate with the mandate issued
by the Human Rights Council in its resolution 25/13, as well as 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).
100. In the absence of convincing 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 China, by failing to protect the physical and
psychological integrity of Mr. Wang Bingzhang, including by subjecting him to prolonged
solitary confinement, has violated his right to be free from torture or cruel, inhuman or
degrading treatment, as codified, inter alia in the articles 1 and 16 of the CAT.
(e)
JUA 05/05/2014 Case No. CHN 6/2014 State Reply: None to date Allegations of arrest
and ill-treatment in detention of Ms. Ge Zhihui
101. The Special Rapporteur regrets that the Government of China 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).
102. 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 China, by failing to protect the physical and psychological
integrity of Ms. Ge Zhihui, has violated her right to be free from torture or cruel, inhuman
or degrading treatment, as codified, inter alia in the articles 1 and 16 of the CAT.
(f)
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JUA 16/07/2014 Case No. CHN 7/2014 State Reply: 20/08/2014 Allegations of arrest,
detention, and harassment of human rights defenders surrounding the 25th
anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Protests.
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