E/CN.4/1998/38 page 37 unrestrained brutality by the law enforcement officials involved, as well as at the allegations of judicial complicity in and aggravation of the cruelty of the events. He also believes that the incident must be regarded as a calculated defiance of the United Nations and its continuing concern to promote respect for human rights in the Sudan. Swaziland 181. The Special Rapporteur made one urgent appeal on behalf of one individual, to which the Government replied. Sweden 182. The Special Rapporteur made one urgent appeal on behalf of one asylum seeker. Switzerland 183. The Special Rapporteur, in conjunction with the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, transmitted allegations concerning one person, to which the Government responded on two occasions. The Government also sent replies to two cases transmitted in 1996, concerning three individuals. Observations 184. The Special Rapporteur appreciates the detailed responses of the Government. The facts in the Nwankavo case, where there was overwhelming evidence of abuse leading finally to some welcome disciplinary action against the law enforcement officials involved, suggest a judicial disposition precipitately and prematurely to believe the police and to disbelieve the foreign accused/complainant, as well as a reluctance fully to rectify the original wrong. He notes the concern of the Human Rights Committee “at the numerous allegations of ill-treatment in the course of arrests or police custody, particularly in respect of foreign nationals or Swiss citizens of foreign origin and ... reports on the failure of the authorities to follow up complaints of ill-treatment by the police and the disproportionate nature, if not absence, of penalties” (A/52/40, para. 98). The Committee against Torture has expressed similar concerns (see CAT/C/308). Syrian Arab Republic 185. The Special Rapporteur transmitted two urgent appeals on behalf of two individuals. The Government replied to one of the appeals. Tunisia 186. The Special Rapporteur transmitted to the Government an urgent appeal on behalf of two people, and received a reply from the Government. He also had replies from the Government concerning two cases submitted in 1996.