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subjecting her to mistreatment, torture, and rape in detention, and by failing to conduct
proper, impartial, and independent investigations into these allegations, has violated her
rights to be free from torture or cruel or degrading treatment as provided by Article 1, 2
and 16 of the Convention against Torture (CAT).
327. The Special Rapporteur strongly urges the Government of Lebanon to immediately
take measures to ensure Mr. al-Kayaje’s physical and psychological integrity and
protect her from torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment while under
detention. He further urges the Government to undertake a prompt and impartial
investigation of Ms. Al Kayaje’s allegations, to prosecute and punish those responsible,
and to provide her with reparations in accordance with articles 12 and 14 of the CAT.
Lesotho
JUA 19/02/2016 Case No. LSO 1/2016 State Reply: 01/06/2016 Allegation of serious
threats and attacks against Mr. Kgotso Nthontho.
328. The Special Rapporteur thanks the Government of the Kingdom of Lesotho for its
reply, dated 1 June 2016, to the present communication.
329. In spite of the information supplied by the Government, its reply fails to provide
information about the allegations of serious threats and attacks against Mr. Nthontho.
The Special Rapporteur hence finds that the Government in its reply does not
sufficiently address the concerns, legal obligations, and questions raised in the initial
communication, prompting him to conclude that the Government fails fully and
expeditiously to cooperate with the mandate issued by the Human Rights Council in its
resolution 16/23.
330. In the absence of information to the contrary, the Special Rapporteur concludes that
there is substance in the allegations presented in the initial communication, available via
the link, and thus, that the Government of the Kingdom of Lesotho, by subjecting Mr.
Nthontho to persistent threats to his life, damaging his vehicle and home with gunshots,
physically preventing him from consulting with a client in court (by means of the
intervention of a member of the Lesotho Defense Force), targeting him on a hit list,
breaking into his office, and otherwise subjecting him to harassment and threats, has
violated his right to be free from cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, as provided by
the article 16 of the Convention against Torture (CAT).
331. The Special Rapporteur draws the attention of the Government to paragraph 8(a) of
Human Rights Council Resolution 16/23, which reminds States that “intimidation and
coercion, as described in article 1 of the Convention against Torture, including serious
and credible threats, as well as death threats, to the physical integrity of the victim off a
third person can amount to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or to torture.”
332. The Special Rapporteur urges the Kingdom of Lesotho to comply with its legal
obligations to investigate, prosecute and punish all acts of torture and other cruel,
inhuman or degrading treatment, as provided by articles 7 and 12 of the CAT, and to
provide the victim with reparations in accordance with articles 12 and 14 of the CAT.
Macedonia
JUA 04/03/2016 Case No. MKD 1/2016 State Reply: None to date Allegation of the
violation of the principle of non-refoulement, by denying the opportunity to state a
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