Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply USA 10/2013 Health; 29/07/2013 United States of Independence of JUA America judges and lawyers; Torture; Alleged prolonged solitary confinement that may amount to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or even torture and inadequate medical care. According to the information received, Mr Herman Wallace and Mr Albert Woodfox were placed in solitary confinement over forty years ago and Mr Robert King Wilkerson was placed in solitary confinement for a total of twenty-nine years at the Louisiana State Penitentiary. Mr Woodfox, after his reported transfer to the David Wade Correctional Centre, allegedly continued to be subjected to solitary confinement. Additionally, it is alleged that the prison review boards have not made good faith efforts to have fair and meaningful hearings to assess the necessity of solitary confinement, setting aside the prisoner’s behaviour in the assessment. It is also alleged, that Mr Wallace was diagnosed with liver cancer and that he received insufficient medical care. BHR 4/2013 30/07/2013 Bahrain JUA Alleged irregularities in the trials of human rights defenders, including possible acts of 29/08/2013 reprisals for co-operation with the United Nations against one of them, and alleged torture or other forms of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment of another while in detention. According to the information received, on 25 June 2013, Ms Zainab Alkhawaja was sentenced to two further months of imprisonment on the basis of charges of having assaulted two police officers while in detention. It is also reported that on 1 July 2013, the Court of Cassation rejected the application of Mr Mahdi Abu Deeb to suspend previous convictions against him until the completion of investigations of allegations of torture or other forms of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment against him. It is further reported that Mr Mahdi Abu Deeb does not receive adequate medical attention in detention, and has possibly been subjected to torture. Moreover, Mr Mohamed Al-Maskati reportedly faces trial on charges of “participation in illegal protests”, after his co-operation with the United Nations during the Universal Periodic Review of the Kingdom of Bahrain. Arbitrary detention; Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Independence of judges and lawyers; Torture; A/HRC/25/74 52 Date Type