A/HRC/19/61/Add.4 United Arab Emirates (a) JUA 14/01/2011 Case No. ARE 1/2011 State reply: None to date Alleged risk of torture and harsh sentence related to extradition to Uzbekistan. 163. The Special Rapporteur regrets that the Government of United Arab Emirates has not responded to this communication, thereby failing to cooperate with the mandate issued by the Human Rights Council. The communication referred to allegations of substantial grounds to believe that Mr. Gairatjon Zoidov would be in danger of being subjected to torture if extradited to Uzbekistan. The Special Rapporteur reiterates that international standards prohibiting torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment assert that no State party shall expel, return (“refouler”), or extradite a person to another State where there are substantial grounds for believing that the person would be in danger of being subjected to torture. Moreover, paragraph 9 of General Comment 20 of the Human Rights Committee declares that State parties “must not expose individuals to the danger of torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment upon return to another country by way of extradition, expulsion or refoulement.” Based on the information received, the Special Rapporteur determines that the Government will be in violation of international standards prohibiting torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment if it proceeds with the extradition of Mr. Zoidov. (b) JUA 16/02/2011 Case No. ARE 2/2011 State reply: None to date Alleged arbitrary detention of a human rights defender. 164. The Special Rapporteur regrets that the Government of United Arab Emirates has not responded to this communication, thereby failing to cooperate with the mandate issued by the Human Rights Council. The communication referred to allegations of incommunicado detention of Mr. Hassan Mohamed Al Hamadi, a human rights defender, following his arrest on 4 February 2011. The Special Rapporteur notes that paragraph 8(b) of Human Rights Council Resolution 16/23 of 12 April 2011 asserts 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.” Based on the information received, the Special Rapporteur determines that Mr. Hamadi‟s rights under international standards prohibiting torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment have been violated. The Special Rapporteur calls on the Government to immediately release Mr. Hamadi from detention, ensure that he obtains redress, including fair and adequate compensation, and as full rehabilitation as possible. (c) JUA 01/04/2011 Case No. ARE 3/2011 State reply: None to date Alleged secret detention, forthcoming extradition and risk of torture. 165. The Special Rapporteur regrets that the Government of the United Arab Emirates has not responded to this communication, thereby failing to cooperate with the mandate issued by the Human Rights Council. The communication referred to the alleged secret detention, risk of torture, and forthcoming extradition to Uzbekistan of Mr. Jamshid Abdurasulov. According to the information received, Mr. Abdurasulov was arrested by Dubai police officers on 24 February 2011 following an extradition request from Uzbekistan, on 15 March he received a call from Dubai police asking him to appear at headquarters for further questioning, and on 16 March he reportedly met with Interpol representatives who informed him that he had to travel to Abu Dhabi for further questioning. The whereabouts of Mr. Abdurasulov remain unknown. In this respect, the Special Rapporteur recalls paragraph 8(b) of Human Rights Council Resolution 16/23 of 12 April 2011, which reminds States that “[p]rolonged incommunicado detention or detention 72