A/HRC/31/57/Add.1 substance in the allegations presented in the initial communication, available via the link above, and thus, that the Government of Azerbaijan, by failing to protect the physical and psychological integrity of Ms. Yunus violated her right to be free from torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, as provided by articles 1 and 16 of the Convention against Torture (CAT). 36. The Special Rapporteur reminds the State of Azerbaijan that the Committee against Torture and the Human Rights Committee have consistently found that conditions of detention can amount to cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. (b) JAL 29/05/2015 Case No. AZE 2/2015 State Reply: 11/09/2015 Allegations concerning the pre-trial detention, charges and sentencing of human rights defenders Mr. Intigam Aliyev, Mr. Emin Huseynov, Ms. Khadija Ismail, and Mr. Rasul Jafarov. 37. The Special Rapporteur thanks the Government of the Azerbaijan for its reply, dated 11 September 2015, to the present communication. The Rapporteur takes note of the information provided that health care is being granted to Mr. Intigam Aliyev and that his current state of health is satisfactory. 38. The Special Rapporteur would like to remind the State of the absolute and nonderogable prohibition of torture and other ill-treatment as codified in articles 2 and 16 of the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT), and draws the attention of the Government to the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (reviewed on 5 November 2015 and renamed the “Mandela Rules”) and in particular Rule 27(1), which provides that all prisons shall ensure prompt access to medical attention in urgent cases. Prisoners who require specialized treatment or surgery shall be transferred to specialized institutions or to civil hospitals. Where a prison service has its own hospital facilities, they shall be adequately staffed and equipped to provide prisoners referred to them with appropriate treatment and care. 39. The Special Rapporteur reminds the State of Azerbaijan that the Committee against Torture and the Human Rights Committee have consistently found that conditions of detention can amount to inhuman and degrading treatment. The Special Rapporteur also encourages the Government to continue its engagement with the mandate. Bahamas JAL 24/03/2015 Case No. BHS 1/2015 State Reply: None to date Allegations concerning recent immigration reform in the Bahamas and the subsequent alleged detention and deportation of persons living in the Bahamas of Haitian origin. 40. The Special Rapporteur regrets that the Government of Bahamas 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. In particular, the letter expressed concern about the recent immigration reform in the Bahamas the implementation of which has had a discriminatory impact on people of Haitian origin and descent. 41. The Special Rapporteur reminds the State of the Bahamas of the general obligations regarding the treatment of prisoners while in detention facilities, in particular the Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment adopted by the General Assembly on 9 December 1988 (adopted by General Assembly resolution 43/173 of 9 December 1988) and UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (reviewed on November 5, 2015 and renamed the “Mandela Rules”). Furthermore it is important to mention that the Committee against Torture and the Human Rights Committee have consistently found that conditions of detention can amount to inhuman and degrading treatment. 12