Report of the Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman Or Degrading Treatment Or Punishment, Juan E. Méndez Addendum : Summary of Information, Including Individual Cases, Transmitted to Governments and Replies Received

This report of the Council's special rapporteur on torture contains summaries of three kinds of texts: letters to the rapporteur alleging particular acts of torture, urgent appeals sent to governments regarding these allegations, and the replies of governments to these appeals. It includes communications issued from 21 December 2009 to 1 December 2010, and the replies of governments received through 30 January 2011. The report addresses acts committed in 66 countries.