A/HRC/28/68/Add.1 and constitutes a violation of the prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (para. 79). 55. In the absence of convincing information to the contrary, the Rapporteur concludes that there is substance in the allegations presented in the initial communication, reiterated above, and thus, that the Government of Bahrain, by arbitrarily arresting Mr. Maher alKhabbaz, torturing him, forcing him to confess to a crime, and sentencing him to death on the basis of such a flawed process, has violated his right to be free from torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, as provided by articles 1 and 16 of the CAT. 56. It has come to the attention of the Special Rapporteur that, as of the drafting of this report, the execution of Mr. al-Khabbaz has not taken place. The Rapporteur strongly urges the Government of Bahrain to refrain from executing him, as well as to refrain from and abolish the practice of executions. (f) JUA 11/08/2014 Case No. BHR 10/2014 State Replies: 15/09/2014 and 26/09/2014 Allegations of harassment and intimidation of members of the Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights (BYSHR) and the ongoing detention of one of its members. 57. The Special Rapporteur thanks the Government of Bahrain for its replies, dated 15 September 2014 and 26 September 2014, to the present communication. 58. He regrets that, as of the drafting of this report, no official translation is available to the Government’s replies of 15 September 2014 and 26 September 2014. 59. The Rapporteur will make his views on the case known later on, after being able to read an English version of the reply. (g) JUA 14/08/2014 Case No. BHR BHR 11/2014 State Replies: 26/09/2014 and 21/10/2014 Allegations concerning the arbitrary arrest, detention, and torture of nine Bahraini nationals (two of whom are minors), the forced disappearances of some of them, and the convictions after trials that did not meet international standards of due process of five of them. 60. The Special Rapporteur thanks the Government of Bahrain for its replies, dated 26 September 2014 and 21 October 2014, to the present communication. 61. He regrets that, as of the drafting of this report, no official translation is available to the Government’s replies of 26 September 2014 and 21 October 2014. 62. The Rapporteur will make his views on the case known later on, after being able to read an English version of the reply. Bangladesh JUA 27/12/2013 Case No. BGD 15/2013 State Reply: None to date Allegations concerning the violent suppression of public opinion and torture of members of the political opposition, journalists and human rights defenders since the announcement of the general election on 25 November 2013, as well as in the arbitrary execution of at least 150 individuals. 63. The Special Rapporteur regrets that the Government of Bangladesh 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, and to comply with its obligation, under international customary law, to investigate, prosecute and punish all acts of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, as codified, inter alia, in the Convention against Torture (CAT). 13