A/HRC/34/54/Add.3 detention, to bring the conditions of detention into accord with the State’s obligations under international law, and to comply with its obligation to investigate, prosecute and punish all acts of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, as codified, inter alia, in the CAT. Uzbekistan JAL 10/12/2015 Case No. UZB 3/2015 State Reply: 12/02/2016 Allegations of beating, ill-treatment, and threat of physical violence of human rights defender, Mr. Dmitry Tikhonov. 513. The Special Rapporteur thanks the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan for its reply, dated 12 February 2016, to the present communication. 514. In spite of the information supplied by the Government, the reply fails to respond to the allegations of ill-treatment, beating, and threat of physical violence against Mr. Tikhonov by a police officer. The Special Rapporteur hence finds that the Government, in its reply, does not sufficiently address the concerns, legal obligations, and questions raised in the initial communication, prompting him to conclude that the Government thereby fails to fully and expeditiously cooperate with the mandate issued by the Human Rights Council in its resolution 25/13. 515. In the absence of information to the contrary, the Special Rapporteur concludes that there is substance to the allegations presented in the initial communication, available via the link above, and therefore, that the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan, by subjecting Mr. Tikhonov to ill-treatment – including by means of a beating on the head by a high-ranking police officer and by threats of physical violence – has violated his right to be free from torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, as provided by articles 1, 2, and 16 of the Convention against Torture (CAT). 516. The Special Rapporteur urges the Republic of Uzbekistan to comply with its legal obligations to investigate, prosecute and punish all acts of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, as provided by articles 7 and 12 of the CAT. JUA 13/04/2016 Case No. UZB 1/2016 State Reply: None to date Allegations of illtreatment, lack of access to adequate medical treatment, and poor living conditions in prison for Mr. Salijon Abdurahmanov. 517. The Special Rapporteur regrets that the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan 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. 518. In the absence of information to the contrary, the Special 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 has failed to protect the physical and psychological integrity of Mr. Salijon Abdurahmanov, who suffers from chronic gastritis, a chronic duodenal ulcer, and osteochondrosis of the spine. By denying him the necessary specialized health care he requires, and subjecting him to deplorable conditions in detention, including extended periods in isolation in small dark cells and being held in cells without proper ventilation and subject to extreme temperatures, Uzbekistan has violated the right of Mr. Abdurahmanov to be free from torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, as provided by articles 1, 2, and 16 of the Convention against Torture (CAT). 93