Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted USA 3/2015 Health; Torture; 28/01/2015 United States of JAL America Alleged interference with the right to health of prisoners within the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) prison facilities, which could amount to torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. According to the information received, temperatures in these facilities routinely rise to the level identified by the United States National Weather Service as “extremely dangerous” (above 108°F) for risk of heat-related illnesses. The heat indices collected indicate that prisoners housed in these facilities are exposed to extreme temperatures, well above this threshold, ranging from 112°F to 150°F, for several hours during the day, resulting in illness and, in some cases, death. It is further reported that the TDCJ does not perform intake screenings to determine the vulnerability of prisoners and does not warn vulnerable prisoners of their susceptibility to heat, and that despite various reports from prisoners and staff concerning the heat conditions in the facilities and associated health risks, the TDCJ has not, to date, taken the necessary measures to address the problem and mitigate the impact. OMN 1/2015 29/01/2015 Oman JUA Alleged acts of intimidation and reprisal in the form of arbitrary arrest and incommunicado detention of an Omani human rights defender for his human rights activities and cooperation with international organizations, including the United Nations, its mechanisms and representatives in the field of human rights. According to the information received, on 21 January 2015, Mr. Said Ali Said Jadad was arrested at his house in Salalah, Oman. Due to his worsening health condition, Mr. Jadad was transferred to Sultan Qaboos Hospital, Salalah, on 23 January 2015. On 26 January 2015, he was taken to the Police Headquarters in Salalah before being transferred to Muscat in anticipation of a court hearing to be held in the near future. Serious concern is expressed that his arrest and detention constitute acts of reprisals for Mr. Jadad’s cooperation with international organizations, including the United Nations in the field of human rights. Mr. Jadad was the subject of two communications sent on 11 November 2014, see A/HRC/28/85, case no. OMN 3/2014, and on 16 December 2014, see above, case no. OMN 5/2014. Arbitrary detention; Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Reply A/HRC/29/50 48 Date Type