A/HRC/31/57/Add.1 torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, as provided by articles 1 and 16 of the CAT. The Special Rapporteur expresses grave concern over the fact that a minor was sentenced to death, an action that is in direct contradiction to international human rights law. 426. The Rapporteur calls on the Government of Pakistan to take appropriate measures in order to ascertain that the practice of executions be abolished in the future, including by undertaking a prompt, impartial, and effective investigation of the alleged acts of torture, prosecuting and punishing those responsible for those acts, and providing redress to the victim’s family for the execution of Mr. Iqbal. 427. The Special Rapporteur calls upon all States to reconsider whether the use of the death penalty per se respects the inherent dignity of the human person, causes severe mental and physical pain or suffering and constitutes a violation of the prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (para. 79). Palestine UA 26/6/2015 Case No. PSE 1/2015 State Reply: None to Date Allegations concerning the arbitrary arrest, detention, torture and ill-treatment of Mr. X and Mr. Y. 428. The Special Rapporteur regrets that the Palestinian Authority 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. 429. In the absence of information to the contrary, the Rapporteur concludes that there is substance in the allegations presented in the initial communication, available via the link above, and is therefore of the view that the authorities in the West Bank, by arbitrarily arresting, detaining, and subjecting Mr. X and Mr. Y to acts of torture and other illtreatment, have violated their right to be free from torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, as provided by articles 2, 7, 12, 13, 14(1) and 16 of the Convention against Torture. By failing to provide any additional information about an investigation into the allegations, the West Bank authorities have further failed to comply with their 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. Paraguay (a) JUA 08/05/2015 Case No PRY 1/2015 State Replies: 12/05/2015 and 20/05/2015 Alegaciones relativas a la situación de X quien fue violada y a quien le habría sido denegado un aborto seguro 430. El Relator Especial agradece al Gobierno de Paraguay por su respuesta a la comunicación conjunta con otros procedimientos especiales, de fecha 08 de marzo de 2015 la cual versaba sobre la situación de la negación de practicar un aborto a X, niña menor de 10 años cuando presentaba un embarazo riesgoso luego de haber sido presuntamente violada por el padrastro. El Relator Especial aprecia el esfuerzo del Gobierno en responder detalladamente a las inquietudes, obligaciones y preguntas presentadas en la comunicación inicial. Además acoge con beneplácito la información relativa a los cuidados de salud y psicológicos brindados a X en la etapa del embarazo, así también por la información recibida durante la elaboración de este informe relativa a la liberación de la madre de X aunque los cargos en su contra se mantienen. 73