UNITED NATIONS A General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/HRC/10/44/Add.4 17 February 2009 ENGLISH/FRENCH/SPANISH ONLY HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Tenth 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, Manfred Nowak Addendum SUMMARY OF INFORMATION, INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL CASES, TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNMENTS AND REPLIES RECEIVED* * The present document is being circulated as received in the languages of submission only as it greatly exceeds the page limitations currently imposed by the relevant General Assembly resolutions. GE.09-11084 (E) 100309 A/HRC/10/44/Add.4 page 2 CONTENTS Paragraphs Page Introduction .................................................................................................... 1 - 5 5 Abbreviations ................................................................................................. - 7 Summary of allegations transmitted and replies received ............................. 1 - 270 8 Algeria .................................................................................................. 1 - 5 8 Australia ............................................................................................... 6 10 Azerbaijan ............................................................................................ 7 - 9 11 Bahrain ................................................................................................. 10 - 14 15 Bangladesh ........................................................................................... 15 - 18 25 Belarus .................................................................................................. 19 - 20 30 Bolivia .................................................................................................. 21 36 Brazil .................................................................................................... 22 - 23 41 Bulgaria ................................................................................................ 24 42 Cambodia ............................................................................................. 25 43 Canada .................................................................................................. 26 45 Chad ..................................................................................................... 27 47 Chile ..................................................................................................... 28 - 29 48 China (People’s Republic of) ............................................................... 30 - 54 53 Colombia .............................................................................................. 55 - 56 77 Czech Republic .................................................................................... 57 81 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea .............................................. 58 84 Democratic Republic of the Congo ...................................................... 59 84 Ecuador ................................................................................................. 60 85 Egypt .................................................................................................... 61 - 67 86 Equatorial Guinea ................................................................................. 68 - 69 95 Ethiopia ................................................................................................ 70 - 71 98 Fiji ..................................................................................................... 72 99 France ................................................................................................... 73 - 74 100 Georgia ................................................................................................. 75 104 Guatemala ............................................................................................. 76 109 Guyana ................................................................................................. 77 - 79 110 A/HRC/10/44/Add.4 page 3 CONTENTS (continued) Paragraphs Page Hungary ................................................................................................ 80 115 India ..................................................................................................... 81 - 89 116 Indonesia .............................................................................................. 90 - 94 131 Iran (Islamic Republic of) .................................................................... 95 - 122 139 Israel ..................................................................................................... 123 - 124 169 Italy ..................................................................................................... 125 171 Kazakhstan ........................................................................................... 126 - 128 173 Kenya ................................................................................................... 129 182 Kuwait .................................................................................................. 130 183 Kyrgyzstan ........................................................................................... 131 - 136 185 Lao (People’s Democratic Republic) ................................................... 137 193 Latvia .................................................................................................... 138 193 Lebanon ................................................................................................ 139 194 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya ....................................................................... 140 199 Malaysia ............................................................................................... 141 - 144 200 Mauritania ............................................................................................ 145 210 Mexico .................................................................................................. 146 212 Mongolia .............................................................................................. 151 - 152 221 Morocco ............................................................................................... 153 - 156 225 Myanmar .............................................................................................. 157 - 161 234 Nepal .................................................................................................... 162 - 164 238 Pakistan ................................................................................................ 165 - 171 242 Philippines ............................................................................................ 172 - 174 250 Republic of Korea ................................................................................ 175 258 Russian Federation ............................................................................... 176 - 181 261 Saudi Arabia ......................................................................................... 182 - 191 277 Slovakia ................................................................................................ 192 287 Somalia ................................................................................................. 193 - 194 290 Spain ..................................................................................................... 195 291 Sri Lanka .............................................................................................. 196 - 200 292 Sudan .................................................................................................... 201 - 212 303 A/HRC/10/44/Add.4 page 4 CONTENTS (continued) Paragraphs Page Sweden ................................................................................................. 213 - 214 329 Syrian Arab Republic ........................................................................... 215 - 222 334 Thailand ................................................................................................ 223 - 227 340 Tunisia .................................................................................................. 228 - 237 352 Turkey .................................................................................................. 238 365 Turkmenistan ........................................................................................ 239 367 Uganda ................................................................................................. 240 368 Ukraine ................................................................................................. 241 371 United Arab Emirates ........................................................................... 242 375 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ...................... 243 - 245 376 United States of America ..................................................................... 246 - 254 377 Uzbekistan ............................................................................................ 255 - 261 390 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)...................................................... 262 - 263 397 Yemen .................................................................................................. 264 - 266 401 Zimbabwe ............................................................................................. 267 - 270 404 Appendix - Model questionnaire to be completed by persons alleging