United Nations A/HRC/25/60/Add.2 General Assembly Distr.: General 11 March 2013 English/French/Spanish only Human Rights Council Twenty-fifth session Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Report of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Juan E. Méndez Addendum Observations on communications transmitted to Governments and replies received* * The present document is being circulated in the languages of submission only. GE.14-11956 *1411956* A/HRC/25/60/Add.2 Contents Paragraphs Page Abbreviations................................................................................................................... 4 I. Introduction............................................................................................................. 1–5 5 II. Observations by the Special Rapporteur ................................................................. 6–187 5 Afghanistan ................................................................................................................. 6 5 Algeria ............................................................................................................................ 7 6 Angola ............................................................................................................................ 8 7 Argentina ....................................................................................................................... 9–11 8 Azerbaijan ....................................................................................................................... 12 9 Bahrain .......................................................................................................................... 13–21 10 Bangladesh ..................................................................................................................... 22– 27 16 Belarus ............................................................................................................................ 28–29 20 Bolivia ............................................................................................................................ 30 21 Cambodia ....................................................................................................................... 30–32 21 Central African Republic ............................................................................................... 33 23 China .............................................................................................................................. 34–40 24 Cuba .............................................................................................................................. 41–43 28 Czech Republic .............................................................................................................. 44 29 Denmark ......................................................................................................................... 45 30 Ecuador ......................................................................................................................... 46 31 Egypt .............................................................................................................................. 47–51 31 El Salvador ................................................................................................................... 52 36 Equatorial Guinea ........................................................................................................ 53 36 Fiji ................................................................................................................................. 54 37 Greece ............................................................................................................................ 55 38 India .............................................................................................................................. 56–59 39 Iran (Islamic Republic of) ............................................................................................ 60–73 42 Iraq ................................................................................................................................ 74–79 53 Israel .............................................................................................................................. 80–85 58 Italy ................................................................................................................................ 86 62 Kazakhstan ..................................................................................................................... 87–90 62 Lebanon ........................................................................................................................ 89 64 Libya .............................................................................................................................. 92 67 Malaysia ........................................................................................................................ 93–94 68 Maldives ......................................................................................................................... 95 70 2 A/HRC/25/60/Add.2 Malta .............................................................................................................................. 96 70 Mexico .......................................................................................................................... 97–99 71 Moldova (Republic of) ................................................................................................. 100 72 Morocco ......................................................................................................................... 101–104 73 Myanmar ........................................................................................................................ 105–110 77 Nepal .............................................................................................................................. 111–112 82 Nicaragua ....................................................................................................................... 113 83 Netherlands ................................................................................................................... 114 84 New Zealand ................................................................................................................. 115 84 Norway ........................................................................................................................ 116 85 Palestine (State of) .......................................................................................................... 114 82 Pakistan ......................................................................................................................... 118–120 87 Panama .......................................................................................................................... 121 89 Papua New Guinea ........................................................................................................ 122 90 Qatar .............................................................................................................................. 123 90 Romania ......................................................................................................................... 124 91 Russian Federation ........................................................................................................ 125–127 91 Saudi Arabia ................................................................................................................. 128–132 94 Spain .............................................................................................................................. 133–135 97 Sri Lanka ....................................................................................................................... 136–137 99 Sudan ............................................................................................................................ 138–143 100 Sweden .......................................................................................................................... 144–145 104 Switzerland ................................................................................................................... 146 106 Syrian Arab Republic ................................................................................................... 147–150 107 Tanzania ........................................................................................................................ 151 110 Thailand ......................................................................................................................... 152–154 111 Tunisia .......................................................................................................................... 155 113 Turkey ............................................................................................................................ 156–157 113 United Arab Emirates ................................................................................................... 158–162 115 Ukraine .......................................................................................................................... 163–165 119 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ............................................... 166 121 United States of America 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