A/HRC/31/57/Add.1 10. The Special Rapporteur welcomes the information provided by the Government regarding the initiation of criminal investigations into victims’ complaints by the Special Investigation Service, which are ongoing, and regarding internal investigations by the police department, which have led to disciplinary sanctions being applied to 12 officers who have been suspended pending the completion of the criminal investigations. The Special Rapporteur however finds that the Government, in its reply, does not sufficiently address the allegations of the use of physical violence against demonstrators, including claims that 22 individuals had to receive medical treatment, including one suffering from serious head injuries. 11. The Special Rapporteur welcomes the information that persons’ claims for material damage have been satisfied by the Police, and calls on the Government to further ensure that full redress to the victims is provided, and to take adequate steps to prevent the recurrence of such acts and protect the physical and psychological integrity of the peaceful demonstrators at all times. 12. The Special Rapporteurs also recalls the Human Rights Council resolution 21/12 on safety of journalists (A/HRC/RES/21/12), which “condemns in the strongest terms all attacks and violence against journalists” and “calls upon States to ensure accountability through the conduct of impartial, speedy and effective investigations into such acts falling within their jurisdiction, and to bring to justice those responsible and to ensure that victims have access to appropriate remedies.” 13. The Special Rapporteur strongly urges the Government of Armenia to prevent the excessive use of force and acts of ill-treatment against peaceful protestors, and abolish the provision of Art. 31 of the RA law on Police, regarding the use by the police of water cannons on peaceful protestors. 14. The Special Rapporteur calls on Armenia to comply with its obligation, under international customary law, to complete a timely and independent investigation, prosecution and punishment all acts of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, as codified, inter alia, in the Convention against Torture (CAT). The Rapporteur expects to be kept fully informed of the outcome of the investigation and proceedings in this case. Australia (a) JUA 08/07/2014 Case No. AUS 2/2014 State Reply: 10/07/2014 and 05/05/2015 Allegations concerning the situation of two groups of Sri Lankan asylum seekers and migrants (203 in total), including a significant number of Tamils, and their incommunicado detention and imminent deportation to Sri Lanka by the Australian Government, in contravention of Australia’s non-refoulement obligations. 15. The Special Rapporteur thanks the Government of Australia for its replies, dated 10 July 2014 and 5 May 2015, to the present communication. 16. The Rapporteur acknowledges the comprehensive account of the Government in response to the concerns, legal obligations and questions raised in the initial communication. 17. He takes note with concern of the information provided by the Government, that a group of 157 persons has been transferred to Nauru and a group of 41 persons transferred to Sri Lankan authorities on 6 July 2014. The Rapporteur is also concerned that the asylum seekers and the migrants were held by the Australian authorities without providing information on their whereabouts and conditions prior to their deportation. 8