A/HRC/22/53/Add.4 that Mr. Sedeghi was held in solitary confinement, the Special Rapporteur recalls that paragraph 6 of General Comment No. 20 of the Human Rights Committee states that prolonged solitary confinement of the detained or imprisoned person may amount to acts prohibited by article 7 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. In light of the fact that no evidence has been provided to the contrary, the Special Rapporteur is of the view that the rights of Mr. Sedeghi have been violated. The Special Rapporteur also concludes, in the absence of other information, that the government of Iran has violated the rights under international law of Mr. Hamid Rahi‟I, Mr. Mohammad Ali Rabi‟I, Mr. Ali Darvish, Mr. Abbas Namaki and the six other individuals named in the urgent appeal. The Special Rapporteur calls on the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to undertake a prompt, impartial, and effective investigation of the alleged acts of torture, leading to prosecution and punishment of the perpetrators, and to provide redress to the victim. Given the irremediable nature of capital punishment, the Special Rapporteur further calls on the Government to take all necessary measures to prevent the execution of Mr. Sedeghi and the others and to set aside any criminal conviction based on evidence obtained under torture. In case that Mr. Sedeghi or one of the others have already been executed, the Special Rapporteur urges the Government of Iran to provide full redress to their next of kin. (s) AL Iran 16/11/2012 Case No. IRN 27/2012 State reply: 04/12/2012 Alleged acts of torture, ill-treatment and death in custody 67. The Special Rapporteur thanks the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran for its reply, dated 4 December 2012, regarding the alleged torture, ill-treatment and death in custody of Mr. Sattar Beheshti, an Iranian blogger, who was allegedly arrested on cybercrime related charges. The Special Rapporteur expresses serious concern over the death of Mr. Beheshti in custody, in light of allegations of multiple acts of torture and ill-treatment and the related complaint of Mr. Beheshti prior to his death. In its reply, the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran declared that it has established an interagency committee to investigate the circumstances surrounding Mr. Beheshti‟s death and his alleged torture and ill-treatment in custody. The Government also declared that the official in charge of the police cyber security department has been dismissed for omissions in the supervision of personnel and improper investigation into Mr. Beheshti‟s file. Although the Special Rapporteur appreciates the Government‟s reply, he reiterates paragraph 1 of Human Rights Council Resolution 16/23 which “Condemns 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.” The Special Rapporteur welcomes the Government‟s willingness to investigate the death in custody of Mr. Beheshti and the allegations of torture and ill-treatment. He calls on the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to provide any results of these investigations and the punishment of the perpetrators. He also calls on the Government to provide redress to the victim‟s family. Iraq (a) JUA 28/08/2012 Case No. IRQ 3/2012 State reply: 02/11/2012 Alleged risk of imminent executions carried out under terrorism-related charges 68. The Special Rapporteur thanks the Government of Iraq for its response, dated 2 November 2012, to this communication in reference to the alleged imminent risk of execution faced by Mr. Saleh Musa Ahmed Mohammed Al Baydani, a Yemeni citizen, and then executions of 21 individuals, including three women, for terrorism related charges on 27 August 2012. According to the information we received, Mr. Al Baydani was a minor at the 37