A/HRC/13/42* page 137 7. Country Belarus Response • No information on any persons who have been secretly detained in the territory of the state. • No involvement or collaboration in secret detention on the territory of another State. • No comment on past experiences with secret detention 8. Bolivia • No information on any persons who have been secretly detained in the territory of the state. • No involvement or collaboration in secret detention on the territory of another State. Such practices are not permitted under Bolivian law. • Secret detention is not an effective means of countering terrorism and runs counter to human rights obligations. • No history of secret detention practices. The current situation of terrorism in Bolivia has been dealt with within a legal framework and any actions taken are in the public knowledge, internationally and nationally. 9. Botswana • No instances of secret detention in the penitentiary system as a means to counter terrorism. Constitutional law and the criminal procedure set out requirements which preclude lawfulness of secret detention. • No involvement or collaboration in secret detention on the territory of another State. • No further comments on effectiveness of secret detention or other counter-terrorism measures or on past experiences with secret detention. • 10. Bulgaria • No instances of secret detention in the penitentiary system as a means to counter terrorism. • No involvement or collaboration in secret detention on the territory of another State. • No further comments on effectiveness of secret detention or other counter-terrorism measures or on past experiences with secret detention.