A/HRC/16/52 I. Introduction 1. This is the first report submitted to the Human Rights Council in accordance with Council resolution 8/8 by the incumbent Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment who was took office on 1 November 2010. 2. The summary of communications transmitted to Governments by the Special Rapporteur between 19 December 2009 and 30 June 2010, and the replies received by 30 June 2010 are contained in document A/HRC/16/52/Add.1, while document A/HRC/16/52/Add.2 contains a summary of the information provided by Governments and non-governmental sources on the implementation of recommendations formulated by the previous mandate holder following country visits under the mandate. Reports of country visits to Jamaica, Papua New Guinea and Greece are contained in documents A/HRC/16/52/Add.3, 4 and 5 respectively. II. Activities of the Special Rapporteur 3. The Special Rapporteur draws the attention of the Council to the interim report submitted to the General Assembly1 in accordance with resolution 64/153, and covering the mandate’s activities for the period January to July 2010. The present report covers the key activities undertaken by the mandate holders since the submission of the interim report to the General Assembly on 10 August 2010. A. Communications concerning human rights violations 4. During the period from 19 December 2009 to 30 November 2010, the Special Rapporteur sent 64 letters of allegations of torture to 35 Governments, and 137 urgent appeals on behalf of persons who might be at risk of torture or other forms of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment to 53 Governments. B. Country visits 5. In 2010, the Special Rapporteur undertook visits to Jamaica, Papua New Guinea and Greece (see A/HRC/16/52/Add.3, 4 and 5 respectively), as well as a follow-up mission to Kazakhstan. On 1 December 2010, the Special Rapporteur received a formal invitation to visit the Kyrgyz Republic, which he hopes to undertake in the first half of 2011. C. Pending requests 6. In November and December 2010, the Special Rapporteur sent requests for invitations to a number of States, including Eritrea (request first made in 2005); Ethiopia (2005); India (1993); Islamic Republic of Iran (2005); Iraq (2005); Russian Federation (2000); Saudi Arabia (2005); Syrian Arab Republic (2005) and Uzbekistan (2006). He reiterated requests to Cuba, Iraq and Zimbabwe whose respective Governments had extended invitations to visit their countries, but dates have yet to be agreed. The Special 1 4 See A/65/273.