A/HRC/28/68/Add.1 82. He takes note of the information provided by the Government that the investigations of the alleged threats and attacks against Ms. A and her family are still ongoing. 83. Notwithstanding, there is an absence of sufficient information regarding the involvement of the police and the obligation of the State to ensure that the police respect the rights of Ms. A. 84. In accordance with the CAT, every state has the responsibility to conduct prompt investigations into allegations of torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. Given that there has been no updated information since the Government's reply the Rapporteur is unable to conclude whether the State has lived up to its obligation to ensure that police respect Ms. A’s rights, and to provide full redress to her for the ill treatment alleged. The Rapporteur expects to be kept fully informed of the outcome of the ongoing proceedings Brunei Darussalam JOL 25/09/2014 Case No. BRN 1/2014 State Reply: 13/11/2014 Allegations concerning an Order relating to laws in respect of sharia crimes and any matter connected therewith, which is cited as the Syariah [sharia] Penal Code Order, 2013 (SPC). 85. The Special Rapporteur takes note of the information provided by the Government that more information would be provided to the Rapporteur as soon as possible. 86. 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). The last communication from the Government was on 13 November 2014, and the information requested has still not been provided to the Special Rapporteur. 87. In the absence of sufficient 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 Brunei Darussalam, by intending to enact an order that allows for mandatory death penalty for offenses that do not reach the threshold of ‘serious crime,’ the use of corporal punishment, discrimination against women, and the restriction of freedom of religion and expression, violates the right of persons to be free from torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, as provided by articles 1 and 16 of the CAT. Cambodia JUA 28/02/2014 Case No. KHM 2/2014 State Reply: None to date Allegations of indiscriminate and excessive use of force against protestors, including peaceful ones, leading to the death of at least four people and several injured, as well as the arbitrary arrests, and incommunicado detention of 23 individuals in early January 2014. 88. The Special Rapporteur regrets that the Government of Cambodia 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). 16

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