A/HRC/19/61/Add.4 undertaken any coercive measures” toward Messrs. Li Hai, Qi Zhiyong, Huan Yanming, Yao Lifa, Li Tiantian, Liu Dejun, Wei Shuishan, and Li Yu. However, the Government of China did not report on the status of the other individuals named in the urgent action letter, nor did it provide dates or places of detention except as noted above. In this respect, the Special Rapporteur reminds the Government that “[p]rolonged incommunicado detention or detention in secret places can facilitate the perpetration of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment and can in itself constitute a form of such treatment, and urges all States to respect the safeguards concerning the liberty, security and the dignity of the person and to ensure that secret places of detention and interrogation are abolished,” per paragraph 8(b) of Human Rights Council Resolution 16/23 of 12 April 2011. The Special Rapporteur considers that the rights of the individuals named in the communication under the UN Convention against Torture may be violated, and calls on the Government to ensure investigation and prosecution of perpetrators and the provision of redress to all victims. He urges the Government of China to end the practice of unacknowledged and incommunicado detention. (h) JUA 25/11/2011 Case No. CHN 23/2011 State reply: None to date Alleged imminent execution, torture and ill-treatment. 42. The Special Rapporteur regrets that the Government of China has not responded to this communication, thereby failing to cooperate with the mandate established by the Human Rights Council. The communication referred to the alleged imminent execution, torture and ill-treatment of Mr. Chiou Ho-shun. The Special Rapporteur recalls that article 15 of the Convention against Torture provides that, “[e]ach State Party shall ensure that any statement which is established to have been made as a result of torture shall not be invoked as evidence in any proceedings, except against a person accused of torture as evidence that the statement was made.” In light of the fact that no evidence has been provided to the contrary, the Special Rapporteur is concerned that the rights of Mr. Chiou Ho-shun under the UN Convention against Torture have been violated. The Special Rapporteur calls on the Government to investigate, prosecute and punish those responsible and provide the results of any investigation, medical examinations, judicial or other inquiries into the alleged torture. Should the investigations suggest the allegations mentioned in the communication to be correct, the Special Rapporteur requests the Government to undertake effective measures to prevent the recurrence of these acts. Côte d’Ivoire JUA 01/07/2011 Case No. CIV 2/2011 State reply: 05/07/2011 Allégation d’arrestation d’un syndicaliste. 43. Le Rapporteur spécial reconnaît la réponse du Gouvernement de la Côte d‟Ivoire à la communication envoyée le 1 Juillet 2011 concernant l‟allégation d‟arrestation d‟un syndicaliste, et l‟allégation de la torture et de l‟interdiction des visites pendant son emprisonnement. Selon les informations reçues, M. Basile Mahan Gahé, secrétaire général de la Confédération, a été allégué au sujet de possession d'armes et de munitions, ces soupçons constitueraient un prétexte pour justifier les arrestations et les raids contre les réels ou perçus partisans pro-Gbagbo. Par ailleurs, des rapports crédibles indiquent que M. Gahé aurait été soumis à la torture par les forces de sécurité pendant son emprisonnement et ses visites n‟auraient pas été autorisées à le voir. Le Rapporteur spécial regrette que le Gouvernement n‟ait pas fourni des réponses détaillées aux craintes exprimées dans la communication. En assurant la coopération entre le mandat et le Gouvernement, le Rapporteur spécial aimerait attirer l‟attention du Gouvernement sur les dispositions contenues dans la résolution adoptée par le Conseil des Droits de l‟Homme 16/23, en particulière le paragraphe 1, qui « [c]ondamne toutes les formes de torture et autres peines 20