A/HRC/28/68/Add.1 431. The Special Rapporteur regrets that the Government of the Philippines 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). 432. 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 the Philippines, by failing to revise the proposed provisions of the Code of Crimes, will likely violate women and girls’ right to be free from torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, as provided for in articles 1 and 16 of the CAT. (b) JAL 27/11/2014 Case No. PHL 5/2014 State Reply: None to date. Allegations concerning the slow progress of the trial in the case of the “Maguindanao Massacre,” the killing of witnesses to the trial, the lack of reparations, including compensation and satisfaction, to the survivors and families of the victims, as well as the restricted access of the media to the trial’s hearings and proceedings. 433. The Special Rapporteur regrets that the Government of Philippines 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). 434. In the absence of information to the contrary, the Rapporteur concludes that there is substance in the allegations presented in the initial communication, that no proceedings in individual cases related to the “Maguindanao Massacre” have concluded; and that witnesses have been killed and their family members have been attacked, threatened, and harassed. Thus, the Rapporteur concludes that the Government of the Philippines, by failing to protect the physical and psychological integrity of at least four witnesses who were subsequently killed and by failing to provide reparations to survivors and their families, has violated their right to be free from torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, as provided for in articles 1 and 16 of the CAT. Qatar JUA 24/02/2014 Case No. QAT 1/2014 State Reply: 07/04/2014 Allegations concerning human rights violations regarding the arrest, detention, trial and conviction of Mr. Juan Pablo Iragorri Medina, a Colombian national currently held in detention in the Central Prison in Doha. 435. The Special Rapporteur thanks the Government of Qatar for its reply, dated 07.04.2014, to the present communication. 436. The Rapporteur takes note of the information provided by the Government regarding the facts of Mr. Irragori Medina’s prosecution. However, he regrets that no substantive investigation, addressing the claims of torture and ill-treatment seems to have taken place. 437. The Rapporteur finds that the Government, in its reply, does not sufficiently address the concerns 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 25/23, as well as to comply with its obligation, under international customary law, to investigate, prosecute and punish all acts of torture 74