A/HRC/22/53/Add.4 received, the Special Rapporteur determines that Mr. Shoat‟s rights under international standards prohibiting torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment have likely been violated, and calls on the Government to cease the prolonged isolation of Mr. Shoats. (d) AL 31/07/2012 Case No. USA 13/2012 State reply: 01/10/2012 Alleged mistreatment by the US Drug Enforcement Administration 152. The Special Rapporteur thanks the Government of the United States for its reply dated 31 July 2012, to this communication concerning the detention of Mr. Daniel Chong on 21 April 2012 by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and his subsequent isolation for a period of five days without access to food, water, or hygienic facilities. In its reply, the Government stated that the Office of the Inspector General within the United States Department of Justice is current conducting an independent investigation into Mr. Chong‟s allegations, inclusive of consideration of penal, disciplinary, or administrative sanctions against alleged perpetrators. The Government also reported that the DEA is reviewing its internal procedures, and that Mr. Chong has exercised his rights under relevant municipal law for monetary compensation. The Special Rapporteur thanks the Government for its explanation of the investigations undertaken to date into Mr. Chong‟s allegations, and invites to provide the mandate with more information as the proceedings develop. He encourages the Government to ensure that all allegations of torture and other ill-treatment are investigated and punished, and to provide full redress, including fair and adequate compensation, and as full rehabilitation as possible to the victim. (e) JUA 21/12/2011 Case No. USA 24/2011 State reply: None to date Alleged judicial and other harassment and alleged excessive use of force against activist 153. The Special Rapporteur regrets that the Government of the United States has not responded to this communication dated 23 February 2012, thereby failing to cooperate with the mandate issued by the Human Rights Council. The communication referred to the alleged judicial and other forms of harassment against Mr. Steve Richardson and police officers‟ alleged excessive use of force. In this context, the Special Rapporteur reiterates that paragraph 1 of Human Rights Council Resolution 16/23 “[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.” In light of the fact that no evidence has been provided to the contrary, the Special Rapporteur concludes that the rights of the Mr. Steve Richardson under the UN Convention against Torture have been violated. The Special Rapporteur calls on the Government of the United States to uphold its obligations to protect the right to physical and mental integrity of all persons and to undertake a prompt, impartial, and effective investigation of the alleged acts of excessive use of force, leading to prosecution and punishment of the perpetrators, and to provide redress to the victims. (f) JUA 30/11/2012 Case No. USA 31/2012 State reply: None to date Alleged indefinite detention, lack of access to lawyers and impunity for torture of five non-US citizens detained at Guantanamo Bay 154. 155. The Special Rapporteur regrets that the Government of the United States of America has not responded to this communication, thereby failing to cooperate with the mandate established by the Human Rights Council. The communication referred to the 86