A/HRC/28/68/Add.1
(i)
JUA 03/10/2014 Case No. EGY 13/2014 State Reply: None to date Allegations of
arbitrary arrest, detention, torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
or punishment, including sexual abuse and rape of 50 juveniles and of two 18-yearolds in Koum el Dekka prison, Montaza District, Alexandria by X, Y, and Z, and
alleged refusal of the Public Prosecutor and the Court of Misdemeanors of Alexandria
to open investigations into those allegations.
169. The Special Rapporteur regrets that the Government of Egypt 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).
170. 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 Egypt, by failing to investigate and prosecute the allegations
of arbitrary arrest, detention, torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or
punishment, including sexual abuse and rape of 50 juveniles and of two 18-year-olds,
has violated their right to be free from torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, as
provided by articles 1 and 16 of the CAT.
El Salvador
JAL 02/10/2014 Case No. SLV 1/2014 State Reply: None to date Alegaciones respecto a
los casos de 17 mujeres que cumplen penas de prisión por cuestiones relacionadas con
el embarazo así como la penalización del aborto en El Salvador que no parece estar en
conformidad con las leyes y normas internacionales de derechos humanos, ya que
continúa restringiendo el derecho de las mujeres y las niñas a la integridad física y al
más alto nivel posible de salud física y mental.
171. El Relator Especial lamenta que, hasta la fecha, el Gobierno de El Salvador no haya
respondido a la presente comunicación, y por ello, considera que no ha cumplido con su
deber de cooperar con el mandato establecido por el Consejo de Derechos Humanos en la
resolución 25/13. Asimismo, el Relator Especial considera que el Gobierno no ha cumplido
con la obligación emanada de la norma consuetudinaria internacional de investigar, juzgar y
sancionar todos los actos de tortura y los tratos crueles, inhumanos o degradantes, como
establece, inter alia, la Convención contra la Tortura (CAT).
172. Ante la falta de información que indique lo contrario, el Relator concluye que el
Gobierno de El Salvador, al no preservar la integridad física y mental de las mujeres y niñas
en prisión acusadas de haberse realizado un aborto, es responsable por sus sufrimientos
físicos y mentales y ha violado sus derechos a no ser sometidas a tratos crueles, inhumanos
o degradantes como afirman los artículos 1 y 16 del CAT.
Eritrea
(a)
JUA 20/05/2014 Case No. ERI 1/2014 State Reply: None to date Allegations of
persecution, arrest and incommunicado detention of Mr. A, Mr. B, Mr. C, Mr. D and
Mr. E.
173. The Special Rapporteur regrets that the Government of Eritrea has not replied to the
present communication, thereby failing to cooperate with the mandate issued by the Human
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