A/HRC/28/68/Add.1 torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, as provided by articles 1 and 16 of the CAT. The Special Rapporteur urges the Government of the Kyrgysz Republic to conduct a fair and impartial investigation into the episode and to prosecute and punish the agents of the Ministry of Internal Affairs who may be found responsible for the assault, as well as those who ordered or covered it up. (b) JUA 08/08/2014 Case No. KGZ 3/2014 State Reply: 03/09/2014 Allegations of arbitrary detention and imminent risk of extradition of Mr. Izblakhat Itakhunov, from Kyrgyzstan to Uzbekistan and the alleged risk of torture. 290. The Special Rapporteur regrets that the Government of Kyrgystan 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). 291. In the absence of 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 Kyrgyzstan violates its obligation to prevent torture by failing to grant Mr. Itakhunov relief from deportation or extradition to Uzbekistan, where there are substantial grounds for believing he will be persecuted for his religious beliefs, detained without access to a fair trial and subjected to torture. (c) JUA 10/09/2014 Case No. KGZ 4/2014 State Reply: None to date Allegations of physical attacks against Mr. Makhamajan Abdujaparov, a human rights lawyer in south Kyrgyzstan, and threats against him and the non-governmental organization he works for. 292. The Special Rapporteur regrets that the Government of Kyrgystan 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). 293. In the absence of 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 Kyrgystan, by failing to prevent the threats to the physical and psychological integrity of Mr. Abdujaparov and by failing to investigate, prosecute and punish the responsible parties for the threats, has violated the right of Mr. Abduljaparov or to be free from torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, as provided by articles 1, 6 and 16 of the CAT. Libya (a) UA 27/03/2014 Case No. LBY 1/2014 State Reply 02/06/2014 Allegations of torture and ill-treatment of Mr. A during interrogation in the Al-Habdha Correction and Rehabilitation Institution in Tripoli, Libya. 294. The Special Rapporteur thanks the Government of Libya for its reply, dated 02.06.2014, to the present communication. 295. He takes note of the information provided by the Government that the Ministry of Justice has investigated Mr. A’s case, however, he is sceptical with regards to the methods 50

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