A/HRC/32/36/Add.3 l'application de la loi n° 55-385 du 3 avril 1955 relative à l'état d'urgence et renforçant l'efficacité de ses dispositions, au regard des obligations internationales de la France en matière de droits de l'homme. Observations Réponse à la communication 493. Le Rapporteur spécial remercie le Gouvernement français pour sa réponse à la communication en date du 3 février 2015. 494. Au sujet de la communication envoyée concernant la loi n° 2014-1353 du 13 novembre 2014 en matière de terrorisme, le Rapporteur spécial remercie le Gouvernement pour l’explication détaillée et substantielle reçue. Néanmoins, il demeure préoccupé par les effets de cette législation anti-terroriste et ses conséquences sur l’exercice du droit de réunion pacifique et la liberté d’opinion et d’expression. Il rappelle à l’Etat son obligation de mener la lutte anti-terroriste dans le respect de ses responsabilités internationales en matière de droits de l’homme et de veiller à ce que toute mesure prise n’entrave pas les activités ou la sécurité des individus, des groupes et des organes de la société qui œuvrent à la promotion et à la défense des droits de l’homme. Italy 495. JUA 28/08/2015. Case no. ITA 4/2015. State reply: None. Allegations of the arrest of a lawyer and human rights defender, as well as the imminent risk of his extradition to Algeria. Observations Response to communication 496. The Special Rapporteur regrets that he has not yet received a response to his communication sent on 28 August 2015 (ITA 4/2015) and reminds the Government of Italy that he considers responses to his communications as an important part of the cooperation of Governments with his mandate. 497. In the case of the co-founder and Director of the human rights organization Alkarama, Mr. Rachid Mesli, the Special Rapporteur welcomes his release following the ruling by the Turin Court of Appeal. The Court recognised Mr. Mesli's important and peaceful work in the defence of human rights, as well as the high risk of him facing torture if he were to be extradited to Algeria. However, he reiterates his concern about the arrest of Mr. Mesli, and his physical safety and psychological well-being had he been returned to Algeria (ITA 4/2015). Mr. Mesli was previously been detained incommunicado, beaten, threatened and convicted of having “encouraged terrorism” in Algeria. He subsequently received a presidential pardon. After corresponding with victims of human rights violations in Algeria, he was once again charged with terrorist offences and later sentenced to 20 years imprisonment in absentia by an Algerian court. Whilst travelling to Italy with his family for a holiday in August 2015, Mr. Mesli was arrested at the Swiss-Italian border for three days, after which an Italian judge granted Algeria 10 days to make a request for extradition. 498. The Special Rapporteur refers the Government of Italy to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, to which it is a party. The Convention that “[n]o State Party shall expel, return ("refouler") or extradite a person to another State where there are substantial grounds for believing that he would be 72