A/HRC/22/53/Add.4 Uzbekistan (d) JUA 09/12/2011 Case No. UZB 4/2011 State reply: 05/06/2012 Alleged ill-treatment and on-going detention of members of the Human Rights Society of Uzbekistan (HRSU). 180. The Special Rapporteur thanks the Government of Uzbekistan for its reply, dated 5 June 2012, to this communication in reference to the alleged torture and mistreatment of Mr. Nasim Isakov, Mr. Zafar Rahimov, Mr. Khabibilla Okpulatov, Mr. Alisher Karamatov, and Mr. Gaybullo Jalilov while in detention. The Special Rapporteur would like to reiterate paragraph 1 of Human Rights Council Resolution 16/23 which “[c]ondemns all forms of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, including through intimidation, which are and shall remain prohibited at any time and in any place whatsoever and can thus never be justified, and calls upon all States to implement fully the absolute and non-derogable prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.” Based on the information received, the Special Rapporteur determines that the rights of the victims under the UN Convention against Torture have been violated, and calls on the Government to conduct a complete and impartial investigation into the aforementioned allegations. The Government must also offer reparations and rehabilitation services to the named victims. The Special Rapporteur encourages the Government to remain engaged on this matter and to provide the Rapporteurship with the results of all investigaitons. 102