A/HRC/31/57/Add.1 to prevent the re-occurrence of these events and to improve the conditions within the TDCJ prison facilities. (f) JAL 24/03/2015 Case No. USA 5/2015 State Reply: 02/09/2015 Allegations concerning an airstrike, involving the use of an armed drone, reportedly conducted on 26 January 2015 in the Huraib Area, Mareb Governorate of Yemen, which caused three deaths, including that of a child aged 13 and also about two other airstrikes reportedly conducted in 2011 and 2013. 642. The Special Rapporteur thanks the Government of the United States for its reply, dated 2 September 2015, to the present communication. The Rapporteur takes note of the information provided regarding their policies on the use of lethal force in counterterrorism operations. However, the Rapporteur finds that the Government, by not submitting any substantive information on the specific events described and their circumstances, 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. 643. In the absence of information to the contrary, the Rapporteur concludes that there is substance in the allegations presented in the initial communication, available via the link above and is therefore of the view that the Government of the United States, has failed 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). 644. The Special Rapporteur will like to remind the State of its duty to conduct a fair and impartial investigation into the incidents and to prosecute and punish those responsible. (g) JAL 10/04/2015 Case No. USA 7/2015 State Replies: 05/08/2015 and 04/12/2015 Allegations concerning the torture of African Americans and other minorities at Area ___ Police Headquarters in the City of Chicago from 1972 through 1991. 645. 1. The Special Rapporteur thanks the Government of the United States for its replies, dated 07 August and 3 of December 2015, to the present communication. 646. The Rapporteur acknowledges the comprehensive account of the Government in response to the concerns, legal obligations and questions raised in the initial communication. He welcomes the information provided in relation to the research conducted by the Office of the Attorney General of Illinois regarding the claims raised by each petitioner. Additionally he appreciates the efforts made in the establishment of the Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission. Also he values the efforts made by Judge Biebel as Special Master to find additional victims who are currently incarcerated. The Special Rapporteur thanks the City Council for their formal apology and for offering the package on financial and other reparations to individuals who claim torture or physically abused. 647. 2. The Rapporteur wishes to stress the importance of the duty to conduct a fair and impartial investigation into the incidents and to prosecute and punish those responsible, as well as to prevent the re-occurrence of these events and, should the investigations support or suggest the allegations to be correct, to ensure the accountability of any person(s) responsible for the alleged violations in accordance to the Convention against Torture (CAT). 107