A/65/273 4. The fact that torture continues to be practised on such an alarming scale throughout the world shows that most States do not seem to take those obligations seriously. In the present report, the Special Rapporteur provides an analysis of the three main obligations under the Convention and the Optional Protocol (fighting impunity, providing victims with rehabilitation and establishing effective national preventive mechanisms to inspect places of detention) and how they have been implemented by States, above all those visited by him. Those 17 countries serve as a representative sample of all countries in the world and the Special Rapporteur wishes to express his sincere gratitude to the respective Governments for having extended an invitation to him and for their cooperation during his country missions. 5. The Special Rapporteur draws attention to document A/HRC/13/39, his main report to the Human Rights Council at its thirteenth session, as well as document A/HRC/13/39/Add.5 in which he analysed the phenomena of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in the world, including an assessment of conditions of detention. II. Activities related to the mandate 6. The Special Rapporteur draws the attention of the General Assembly to the activities carried out pursuant to the mandate since the submission of his report to the Human Rights Council (A/HRC/13/39 and Add.1-6). A. Communications concerning human rights violations 7. During the period from 19 December 2009 to 31 July 2010, he sent 34 letters of allegations of torture to 19 Governments, and 81 urgent appeals on behalf of persons who might be at risk of torture or other forms of ill-treatment to 46 Governments. In the same period, 71 responses were received. B. Country visits 8. With respect to fact-finding missions, he undertook visits to Jamaica and Papua New Guinea. He also received an invitation from the Government of Greece to visit the country between 10 and 20 October 2010. 9. The Special Rapporteur visited Jamaica from 12 to 21 February 2010. At the conclusion of his mission, he thanked the Government for its invitation and cooperation. The Special Rapporteur did not find torture, in the classical sense of deliberately inflicting severe pain or suffering as a means of extracting a confession or information, to be a major problem in Jamaica. However, he found a considerable number of cases where persons were subjected to various degrees of beating as punishment. The Special Rapporteur was concerned about appalling conditions of detention, which reflect a complete disrespect for the human dignity of persons in conflict with the law. In addition, he found a general atmosphere of violence and aggression in almost all places of detention, as well as no clear separation of detainees according to the different stages of criminal procedure. With regard to children, the Special Rapporteur was greatly concerned that there is no clear definition or criteria in the legislation for the identification of an uncontrollable 10-48049 5