A/HRC/28/68/Add.1 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) 18 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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