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of investigation and documentation and particularly about its conditions to ensure
promptness, independence, effectiveness and impartiality.
296. Overall, 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).
297. In the absence of sufficient and 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 Libya, by failing to
protect Mr. A from torture and ill-treatment in prison and effectively investigate such
accusations, has violated the right of Mr. A to be free from torture or cruel, inhuman or
degrading treatment, as provided by articles 1 and 16 of the CAT.
(b)
JAL 30/09/2014 Case No. LBY 3/2014 State Reply: None to date Allegations of torture
and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment of Mr. A, committed
by Libyan law enforcement officials.
298. The Special Rapporteur regrets that the Government of Libya has not replied to the
communication, thereby failing to cooperate with the mandate issued by the Human Rights
Council in its resolution 15/13, or 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).
299. 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 Libya, by failing to protect the physical and mental integrity
of Mr. A, 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.
Mexico
(a)
JAL 24/03/2014 Case No. MEX 1/2014 State Reply: None to date Alegaciones relativas a
la tortura y posterior ejecución extrajudicial del Sr. Florencio Rojas Aguilar, en el
Palacio Municipal de Cochoapa el Grande, en Guerrero, el día 5 de febrero de 2011.
300. El Relator Especial lamenta que, hasta la fecha, el Gobierno de México 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).
301. Ante la falta de información que indique lo contrario, el Relator concluye que el
Gobierno de México, al no tomar medidas para proteger la integridad física del Sr.
Florencio Rojas Aguilar, quien fue ingresado a golpes al Palacio Municipal y torturado por
la policía preventiva, es responsable por los actos de tortura contra el Sr. Rojas Aguilar y ha
violado el derecho de la víctima a no ser torturado o sometido a tratos crueles, inhumanos o
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