A/HRC/25/60/Add.2 various efforts undertaken to improve the conditions of detention for those held in immigration facilities. Additionally, efforts to ensure that police forces were upholding human rights in the face of recent conflicts with foreign workers were relayed by the Government. While the Special Rapporteur is encouraged by reports of investigations into these alleged violations, it is noted with concern that there is a lack of compensation and support for the victims of the Nea Manolada shooting as well as to the families of those reported to have died while under police custody. The Special Rapporteur encourages the Government to continue its engagement with the mandate as it moves forward with the investigations and reforms detailed above. India (a) JAL 11/02/2013 Case No. IND 1/2013 State reply: 12/02/2013 and 08/06/2013 Alleged execution of Mr. Ajmal Kasab after proceedings that did not comply fully with fair trial and due process guarantees and whose family was not informed of his execution. 56. The Special Rapporteur thanks the Government of India for its reply, dated 12 February 2013, to this communication in reference to the alleged execution of Mr. Ajmal Kasab for his alleged involvement in the 2008 Mumbai attack. Reportedly, Mr. Kasab’s defense counsel was denied several procedural guarantees that resulted in an unfair conviction. Mr. Kasab was then allegedly executed in secret without notifying his family or attorney. The Indian authorities allegedly announced it to the public after the executions had occurred, and justified their actions as necessary to avoid intervention from human rights defenders. In its reply, the Government of India simply acknowledged receipt of the joint allegation letter but did not address any of the concerns contained in the letter, nor did the Government confirm or deny the facts surrounding the secret execution of Mr. Ajmal Kasab. Although the Special Rapporteur appreciates a confirmation of receipt, he reminds the Government of India of his thematic (A/67/279 Paragraph 52) which emphasizes that in relation to the enforcement of the death penalty, the Human Rights Committee has recommended that families of death row inmates be given reasonable advanced notice of the scheduled date and time of execution, with a view to reducing the psychological suffering caused by the lack of opportunity to prepare themselves for that event (CCPR/C/JPN/CO/5, para. 16). Secrecy is an especially cruel feature of capital punishment, highlighting the need for total transparency and avoidance of harm to innocents in the whole process. The Special Rapporteur calls on the Government of India to address the concerns surrounding the secret execution of Mr. Ajmal Kasab and to offer appropriate remedies to the next of kin. He also encourages the Government to continue its engagement with the mandate. (b) JAL 12/03/2013 Case No. IND 3/2013 State Reply: 06/08/2013 Execution of Mr. Muhammad Afzal Guru after proceedings that allegedly resulted from a conviction based on a confession extracted through torture. 57. The Special Rapporteur thanks the Government of India for its reply, dated 6 August 2013, to this communication in reference to the alleged execution of Mr. Muhammad Afzal Guru based on a conviction reportedly extracted through torture. The communication referred to the allegedly then imminent execution of Mr. Muhammad Afzal Guru after proceedings that did not comply with international standards of fair trial and due process guarantees. According to the information received, Mr. Guru was convicted on charges of conspiring in an attack and waging war due to his involvement in the attacks at the Indian Parliament in New Delhi on 13 December 2001. Mr. Guru allegedly provided logistical support to those involved in the attack, during which nine people were killed. It is reported that Mr. Guru did not have legal representation from the time of his arrest until after he 39