Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply USA 3/2015 28/01/2015 United States JAL of America Health; Torture; Alleged interference with the right to health of prisoners within the Texas Department of 17/06/2015 Criminal Justice (TDCJ) prison facilities, which could amount to torture, cruel, inhuman 02/12/2015 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 heatrelated 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. USA 4/2015 11/02/2015 United States JAL of America Discrimination against women; Health; Violence against women; 23/06/2015 Allegations of retrogression in the enjoyment of the right to health, including reproductive health, and physical integrity by women and girls in Texas, United States of 02/07/2015 America. According to the information received, further to the implementation of the Texas House Bill 2 (HB2) relating to the regulation of abortion procedures, providers and facilities, of the 41 abortion clinics which were open in Texas in May 2013, only 17 remain open today. Most of these clinics are located in Texas’ five largest cities, which implies that access to safe abortion has been most severely curtailed for poor, rural, and immigrant women unable to travel to urban centres. Serious concern is expressed that HB2 and its implementation appears to gravely undermine women and girls’ enjoyment of their rights to health, including reproductive health, and physical integrity, in contravention of international human rights law and standards. A/HRC/31/79 176 Date Type