State party response None Author’s response On 1 September 2005, the complainant’s representative informed the Committee that having made recent enquiries, it could find no indication that the State party had started any investigation into the facts alleged by the complainant. State party SPAIN Case Encarnación Blanco Abad, 59/1996 Nationality and country of removal if applicable Spanish Views adopted on 14 May 1998 Issues and violations found Failure to investigate - articles 12 and 13 Interim measures granted and State party response None Remedy recommended Relevant measures Due date for State party response None Date of reply None State party response No information provided Author’s response N/A Case Urra Guridi, 212/2002 Nationality and country of removal if applicable Spanish Views adopted on 17 May 2005 Issues and violations found Failure to prevent and punish torture, and provide a remedy - articles 2, 4 and 14 Interim measures granted and State party response None Remedy recommended Urges the State party to ensure in practice that those individuals responsible of acts of torture be appropriately punished, to ensure the author full redress. 102