A/HRC/19/61/Add.4 (e) JUA 16/06/2011 Case No. BHR 12/2011 State reply: 29/08/2011 02/09/2011 Allegations of acts of violence, intimidation, and the enactment of travel bans against, as well as the interrogation of, a number of human rights defenders. 18. The Special Rapporteur thanks the Government for its responses to the communication regarding alleged acts of violence and intimidation of a number of human rights defenders. The Government‟s response does not address the alleged ill-treatment of Ms. Al-Gormezi. The Special Rapporteur calls on the Government to investigate all cases of ill-treatment and provide full redress to the victims. (f) JUA 04/07/2011 Case No. BHR 14/2011 State reply: 24/08/2011 Alleged detention and ill-treatment of opposition politician 19. The Special Rapporteur thanks the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain for its response to the communication dated 4 July 2011, regarding the alleged detention, solitary confinement and ill-treatment of Mr. Matar Ebrahim Matar, an opposition politician and former Member of Parliament. The Special Rapporteur notes that the Government rejects the allegation of solitary confinement. However, the Special Rapporteur regrets that the Government‟s response failed to address the allegations of ill-treatment of Mr. Matar and calls on the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain to provide the results of any investigation, medical examinations and judicial or other inquiries carried out in relation to this case and urges the Government to investigate, prosecute and punish all those responsible. The Special Rapporteur therefore recalls paragraph 1 of Human Rights Council Resolution 16/23 which “[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.” The Special Rapporteur encourages the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain to continue its engagement with the Mandate. (g) JUA 08/07/2011 Case No. BHR 16/2011 State reply: 09/08/2011 Alleged arbitrary detention and ill-treatment. 20. The Special Rapporteur thanks the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain for its response to the communication dated 8 July 2011, regarding the alleged ill-treatment of Mr. Mohammed al-Buflasa, a former military officer, after his lawyer‟s visit and the alledged denial of family visits. A previous joint communication dated 18 March 2011 regarding the case had been sent and a reply was provided on 20 April 2011, however without any reference with regard to the specific case of Mr. al-Buflasa. The Special Rapporteur thanks the Government for its explanation of the legal grounds and the administrative and judicial proceedings regarding this case. However, the Special Rapporteur regrets that the Government‟s response failed to substantively address the allegations of ill-treatment and the denial of family visits of Mr. al-Buflasa during his detention. The Special Rapportuer therefore would like to draw the attention of the Government to article 12 of the Convention against Torture, which requires the competent authorities to undertake a prompt and impartial investigation wherever there are reasonable grounds to believe that torture has been committed, and article 7 of the Convention against Torture, which requires State parties to prosecute suspected perpetrators of torture. He calls on the Government to investigate, prosecute and punish all cases of ill-treatment and to provide the result of any investigation, medical examination, and judicial or other inquiries which may have been carried out in relation to this case. The Special Rapporteur encourages the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain to continue its engagement with the mandate. 10