A/HRC/28/68 I. Introduction 1. The present report is submitted to the Human Rights Council in accordance with Council resolution 25/13. 2. In an addendum to the present report (A/HRC/28/68/Add.1), the Special Rapporteur makes his observations on cases sent to Governments between 1 December 2013 and 30 November 2014, as reflected in the communications reports of special procedures mandate holders (A/HRC/26/21, A/HRC/27/72 and A/HRC/28/85). The Special Rapporteur made follow-up visits to Tajikistan and Tunisia (A/HRC/28/68/Add.2). During the period under review, the Special Rapporteur also visited Mexico (see A/HRC/28/68/Add.3) and the Gambia (see A/HRC/28/68/Add.4). II. Activities of the Special Rapporteur A. Upcoming country visits and pending requests 3. The Special Rapporteur plans to visit Georgia from 12 to 20 March 2015. He is engaged with the Governments of Thailand and Brazil to find mutually agreeable dates for visits in 2015. 4. The Special Rapporteur, with the support of the Anti-torture Initiative, plans to conduct follow-up visits to Morocco and Western Sahara, and to Ghana. 5. The Special Rapporteur continues to request an invitation from the Government of the United States of America to visit the detention centre at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on conditions that he may accept. His request to visit State and federal prisons in the United States is still pending. Similarly, the Government of Bahrain has not suggested new dates for a visit after the second postponement. B. Highlights of key presentations and consultations 6. From 21 April to 2 May 2014, the Special Rapporteur conducted a country visit to Mexico at the invitation of the Government. 7. From 4 to 6 June 2014, the Special Rapporteur conducted a follow-up visit to Tunisia at the invitation of the Government to assess the level of implementation of his recommendations and to identify remaining challenges regarding torture and other illtreatment. 8. On 3 September 2014, the Special Rapporteur published a volume entitled Próximos pasos hacia una política penitenciaria de derechos humanos en Uruguay: Ensayos de seguimiento a las recomendaciones de 2009 y 2013 de la Relatoría de Naciones Unidas sobre la tortura (“Next Steps Towards a Human Rights Penitentiary System in Uruguay: Reflections on the Implementation of the 2009 and 2013 Recommendations of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture”) 9. On 8 September 2014, the Special Rapporteur participated in a webinar on police torture and human rights in Pakistan, co-organized by Justice Project Pakistan. 3