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sufrimientos físicos y emocionales, provocados por motivos de género, y resaltó como
un ejemplo principal la denegación de facto del acceso a servicios autorizados de salud
como el aborto y la atención posaborto en circunstancias en que el derecho interno los
permite. Además, la Sra. Belén parecía haber sufrido un aborto espontáneo, condición
que no está tipificada como crimen en el código penal argentino.
11. Ante la falta de información que indique lo contrario, el Relator expresa
preocupación en cuanto a la detención preventiva; la condena de la Sra. Belén, la falta
del debido proceso y presunción de inocencia y las debilidades en el acervo probatorio,
procedimientos arbitrarios, e inconsistencias en cuanto a las evidencias recolectadas.
Australia
JUA 01/06/2016 Case No. AUS 5/2016 State Reply: 14/07/2016 Allegations of
psychological abuse through solitary confinement, indefinite family separation,
inadequate medical care, and detrimental living conditions of asylum seekers
detained at the Regional Processing Centre on Nauru.
12. The Special Rapporteur thanks the Government of Australia for its reply, dated 14
July 2016 to the present communication. He welcomes the Government’s initiative to
reunite Mr. Saghar with his family. In spite of the information supplied by the
Government, its reply fails to inform the Special Rapporteur about the allegations
concerning Ms. Narges Alizadeh, Mr. Daryosh Alizadeh, Mr. Jabar Hambavi and Mr.
Musa Hamdavi. The Special Rapporteur hence finds that the Government, in its reply,
does not sufficiently address the concerns, legal obligations, and questions raised in the
initial communication, prompting 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.
13. In the absence of information to the contrary, the Special 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 Government of Australia, by failing
to provide adequate medical treatment, subjecting them to prolonged separation from
their families, and failing to protect their physical and psychological integrity, causing
some asylum seekers to attempt suicide, has violated the rights of Mr. Saghar, Ms.
Narges Alizadeh, Mr. Daryosh Alizadeh, Mr. Jabar Hamdavi and Mr. Musa Hamdavi –
and by subjecting Mr. Musa Humdavi to prolonged isolation for five weeks, has
violated his right to be free from torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, as
provided by articles 1, 2, and 16 of the Convention against Torture (CAT).
14. The Special Rapporteur would like to reiterate that the Government of Australia
cannot relinquish its obligations under international law when privatizing the delivery of
services that may impact upon the enjoyment of human rights. Contracting
Broadspectrum and Wilson Security does not relieve the Government of Australia from
the duty to exercise adequate oversight in order to meet human rights obligations as set
out by the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. (HR/PUB/11/04,
Guiding Principle 5) Furthermore, in his interim report to the General Assembly of 5
August 2011 (A/66/268), the Special Rapporteur defined solitary confinement, in
accordance with the Istanbul Statement on the Use and Effects of Solitary Confinement,
as the physical and social isolation of individuals who are confined in their cells for 22
to 24 hours a day. He observed that while solitary confinement for short periods of time
may be justified under certain circumstances, with adequate and effective safeguards in
place, the use of prolonged (in excess of 15 days) or indefinite solitary confinement may
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