A/HRC/34/54/Add.3 378. The Special Rapporteur regrets that the Government of Pakistan 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. 379. 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 therefore that the Government of Pakistan, by sentencing Mr. Basit to death by hanging, in spite of his physical disability, 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) and article 7 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). 380. As observed by the Special Rapporteur in his 2012-report to the General Assembly (A/67/279), there is evidence of an evolving standard within international bodies and a robust State practice to frame the debate about the legality of the death penalty within the context of the fundamental concepts of human dignity and the prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. This evolving standard, along with the resulting illegality of the death penalty under such prohibition, is developing into a norm of customary law, if it has not already done so (para. 74). 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). Furthermore, he calls upon retentionist States to ensure that the method of execution employed causes the least possible physical and mental suffering and that it does not violate the prohibition of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment; establish that there are no more humane alternatives available; and justify the use of a particular method of execution (para. 80(c)). 381. In addition, the Special Rapporteur is of the view that the imposition of capital punishment on a defendant who is disabled violates a customary international law norm under all circumstances. 382. The Special Rapporteur strongly urges the Government of Pakistan to refrain from carrying out the death sentence against Mr. Basit and to refrain from and abolish the practice of executions in the future. Peru JOL 01/06/2016 Case No. PER 3/2016 State Reply: None to date Alegatos de que el proyecto de código penal presentado al Congreso el 19 de mayo pasado no estaría en conformidad con las leyes y normas internacionales de derechos humanos. 383. El Relator Especial lamenta que, hasta la fecha, el Gobierno de Perú 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 su obligación de proteger y hacer realidad el derecho de las mujeres a la salud, incluida la salud sexual y reproductiva. 384. Ante la falta de información que indique lo contrario el Relator concluye que el Gobierno del Perú está en riesgo de violar la Convención Contra la Tortura (CAT). El proyecto de código penal presentado al Congreso el 19 de mayo pasado mantiene la criminalización de la interrupción voluntaria del embarazo a consecuencia de una 71