A/HRC/34/54/Add.3 Uganda JOL 21/01/2016 Case No. UGA 1/2016 State Reply: None to date Allegation concerning the torture, ill-treatment and use of a confession extracted under torture of journalist Mr. Augustine Okello. 488. The Special Rapporteur regrets that the Government of Uganda 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. 489. 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, by subjecting Mr. Okello to beatings and electric shocks, by obtaining a false confession through torture and by denying him adequate medical treatment, has violated Mr. Okello’s right to be free from torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, and has violated the prohibition of using evidence gained through torture, as provided by articles 1, 2, 15 and 16 of the CAT. Moreover, the Government has failed to meet its obligations under the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (“the Mandela Rules”), particularly articles 27(1) and 34. 490. The Special Rapporteur strongly urges the Government of Uganda to protect the right of Mr. Okello to be free from torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, and to guarantee his fair trial, including by excluding any statement and confession made as a result of torture from any proceedings. JAL 29/08/2016 Case No. UGA 6/2016 None to date Allegations concerning police raids during “Uganda Pride 2016” events between 2 August to 7 August 2016, including the arrest of several human rights defenders and activists, and the assault, torture, and mistreatment of many participants in the context of an increasingly hostile environment towards LGBTI persons. 491. The Special Rapporteur regrets that the Government of Uganda 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. 492. 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. Thus, the Special Rapporteur concludes that the Government of the Uganda, by failing to protect the physical and psychological integrity of individuals attending the Uganda Pride 2016 event, and specifically by conducting police raids during an evening event ; arresting and brutally assaulting participants, including by means of beatings with clubs, groping, fondling, and sexual assault; and humiliating and threatening participants, has violated their rights to be free from torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, as provided by articles 1 and 16 of the Convention against Torture. 493. The Special Rapporteur strongly urges the Government of Uganda to put an immediate end to the mistreatment, harassment, and intimidation of LGBTI persons; to conduct a prompt, impartial, and effective investigation of the alleged acts of torture and mistreatment detailed above; to prosecute and punish those responsible; and to provide adequate redress to the victims as codified inter alia in the CAT and customary international law. The Special Rapporteur further calls upon the Government to take 89