A/HRC/28/68/Add.1 children under the responsibility of the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security. 557. The Rapporteur finds that the Government, in its reply, does not sufficiently address the concerns, legal obligations, and questions raised in the initial communication, which prompts him to infer that the Government fails to fully and expeditiously cooperate with the mandate issued by the Human Rights Council in its resolution 25/13, as well as 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). 558. In the absence of sufficient information to the contrary, the Rapporteur concludes that there is substance in the allegations presented in the initial communication, that as of April 2014 over 430 persons, mostly women and children, have remained in immigration detention centres that are overcrowded, with inadequate food and sanitation conditions. Thus, that the Kingdom of Thailand by failing to protect the physical and psychological integrity of these individuals, has violated their right free from torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, as provided by articles 1 and 16 of the CAT. 559. It has come to the attention of the Special Rapporteur that, as of the drafting of this report, the extradition of these persons to China, has not taken place and that Turkey has allegedly offered to receive them. The Rapporteur strongly urges the Government of Thailand to protect the right of the detained persons to be free from torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, as provided by articles 1 and 16 of the CAT, and to refrain from extraditing these detained persons to any country where they would be at risk of torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, thereby ensuring compliance with article 3 of the CAT. Tunisia JAL 07/11/2014 Case No. TUN 2/2014 State Reply: 07/01/2015 Allégations de torture et la mort de M. Mohamed Ali Snoussi et de M. Ali Ben Khemayes Louati. 560. Le Rapporteur spécial remercie le gouvernement de la Tunisie pour sa réponse, datée du 7 janvier 2015. 561. Le Rapporteur spécial analysera cette réponse dès que la traduction officielle sera disponible. Turkey JUA 24/12/2013 Case No. TUR 6/2013 State Reply: 21/02/2014 Allegations concerning the situation of juvenile offenders detained in Sakran Juvenile Prison, Aliaga district, Izmir, Turkey. 562. The Special Rapporteur thanks the Government of Turkey for its reply, dated 21.02.2014, to the present communication. 563. The Rapporteur acknowledges the comprehensive account of the Government in response to the concerns, legal obligations and questions raised in the initial communication. 564. The Special Rapporteur welcomes the efforts by the Government to diminish deficiencies in the juvenile detention system and ensure access to justice, education and health care. While the Rapporteur appreciates the Government’s attempts to limit solitary confinement in Juvenile Prison, he regrets that the use of solitary confinement as a punitive 93

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