U NFL ED NATIONS Economic and Social Disk Council GENERAL EICN.412003R51Md.2 l4Jartuazy2003 Original: ENGUSH COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Fffh ninth session Item 12 (a) of the povisional agenda INTEGRATION OF THE HIJMANRIGHTS OF WOMEN AND TILE GENDER PERSPECTIVE: VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN Rep ofi of the % ecia1 Rapporteur on vidence agaSt women, its cau s and conseqiriw , Ms. Radkika Coomaraswainy, sJ miffed in at con! ance with Cominisionon Human Rights niulion 20 02/52 Addendum Conirnunicathns to and front Governjnents* * The execulive suntmaiyof this repDzt and the confidential infonn&ion fonti ( e appendix) axe being ciivulated in all official languages. The iepuit itself is contained in the annex to the executive summaty and is being ciiculated in the languages of submission only. E GE.03- 10400 (E) 270203
EJCN.4I2003 175IAdd.2 rage 2 Execu*e sumunry At its flfly-eighth sessiorç — Comnii ion on Human Pjghts, li i its re jluffon 2002152, requestedallGownuuents to coorerate vdthanda istthe SreciarnarTefleurinthe reffonuance ofher mandated tasks — duffes, to sufllyall ir&onuaffon requested — to resrendto the SreciarnarTefleu s sitsandconuuurdcaffor . The Conmii iorç fmthenuore, welcomedthe efrofisbythe SreciarnarTefleurto ekir&onuaffonfromGownuuents conceniing srecific ca s ofallegedtolence in order to ideniffyand ir testigate siffiaffor of tolence agath6t merç itscauses andcor equences, inrathcWar, where arFopiate,by sendir jointurgent acffonarTea]s — conmiunicaffor withotrersTecialrarTefleurs. The SrecialRarTefleurhas Foducedastandardrerethng fonuwr hcanbe usedto document alleged ir tances oftolence agair 6t men (see arTend ). Ta t us corthec orç it showdbeemrzedthatinaccordancevdthhermandate,theSreciarnarTefleurisina resiffon ordyto Focess cases ofa]legedtolence agair t men wrdrh are gender-sreciflc, that is, tolence or threats oftolence directed agair t womenbecause oftheir gender. The deflrdffonofgender-ba dtolence usedbythe SreciarnarTefleuristakenfrom — Declaraffon onthe ElirninaffonofViolence agath6t Womerç adoptedbythe Gener As r lyinits resolution 2Il04 of2 O Decerther 1993. The SrecialRarTefleurvdshes to ir&onu — Comm ission that durir the reñodmder retew she frar nüftedconmiunicaffor to the Gownmients of: Austra l ia . Bangladesrc Cambodia . Canada . China . Colombia . the Democrafic P public ofthe Congo, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Iran(Islamic Th public of), Israe]. Liljeña. Mexico, M amuar, Nigeña. Pakistan . Srein. SñLanka. Sudan . Sweden. Thailand . Togo, Turkey, Uganda. — UrdtedArab Emimte U jekistan . Venezuela, Yeme4 andto — PalestirianAutronty Inaddifforç the Gownmients of M muar, Srair. SñLard a . S ede n . Thailand. Turkeyandthe UrdtedArab Emirates FotdedtheSrecia1RarTefleurvdthrepliesonca ssubnüfteddurfr the earunderrete whereas the Gownmients ofindia. Mexico, Sn Lanka — Turkeydid so with resrect to cases subnüttedinFetous ars. This rerUn contair , on a coun -by-countiybasis, jmmaries ofgeneral and ind ,idua1 a1legaffor , as well as urgent arTeals trar rnitted to Gjwnmients, — their rerJies thereto. Ob n uffor bythe Srecia].RarTefleurhave abjbeenincludedwhere arTJicable.
EJCN.4t2003 175 1Add.2 rage 3 A'utx Rc ortofthe echlRapporteuronvMenceagai ' twomeu, ifs causesand cou qir ' c , Ms. Radhflca Coomaraswamy, sii, miffed in accordance with CoumononHumanRights resoIufion2002I52: Couununkafio ' to — from Govermnents CONTENTS Pai rat P e Austra]ja . 1-2 5 Ba n gladesh . 3- 16 5 Cambodia 17- 19 7 Canada 20-25 7 Crana 26-33 9 Colombia 34 -39 10 Democrafic P public ofthe Congo -42 I I Ecuador 43 - 12 India 45 -59 13 Indonesia 60 I S Iran (Islamic P public of) 61 -63 16 Israel 64 16 Ubeña 65-70 16 Mexico 71-72 17 M muar 73- 147 18 Nigeña l 2 - 149 26 Pak istan IS O - 153 27 Srein 154- 168 28 SñLard a 169-200 31 Sudan 201 -203 38 S eden 204-207 39 Tha i land 208-209 41 Togo 210-212 41 Turkey 213-227 42
EJCN.412003t75 1Add.2 rage 4 CONTEN1 ( continued) Pai rat P e Uganda 228 45 Urdted Arab Emirates 229-230 U jeIdstan 231 Venezuela . 232-233 Yemen 234 47 Pa lestirianAuthoñty 235 47 ArTent: CordidenffaItolenceagair twomenir&onuaffonfonu
FJCN.4t2003 175 1Add.2 rage s IMrORMATIONREVIEWED By THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR WITHRESPECTTOVARIOUS COUNTRIES Ai Inlh On 25 Januaiy2002, — Srecial RarTefleur sent a joint urgent arTeal vdth — Srecial RarTefleuronthe ile ofcrdldrerç crdldFostiffitionandcrdldrernograr lyconcenung — rerefledlyinadequate resrerse to domesffctolence andcrdldabuse inAusfralia. Accordir to fr&onuaffonrece ,ed . the legaland effare terns ir ufficienilyFotect craidrenfrom thui durir contachtits (fonuerlylmon as acce ' with non-resi ntial (fonuerly ion-custodiar rarents. Crdldrenare rerefledly ibject to ur afe , coufl-orderedcontact anangementsdesrdte etdence and ispicionofabuse. ItisallegedthatFoblernshave rnsened since — infroduction ofthe FarnilyLaw P fonu Act in 1996 , reducffor in Legal Aid funding andanincreaseduse of cor&erencir . Th reit allege thatraedor &iaandcrdldabuse are majorFoblerns that are inadequatelyaddres dbythe State. 2. Inreiticularthe SrecialRarTefleurfr&onuedthe Gjwnmientthatshe hadrecS,ed fr&onuaffonregardàg — indMdualca of Taula Hawth g and her 5-par-old daughter Grace. According to fr&onuaffonrece ,ed . Tania Hawtir maniedGrahamRossGenuoninJune 1995 andtr oughoutthefrrelaffor }upshe andherfourcrdldrenere subjectedto domesfic — sexual tolence. Ofimmediate concern s the return ofGrace to her alleged abu r , Mr. Oenuorç on26 January2002. Docmuentedetdence ofr ica]. rsyiliologicalandsexual abuse agair tMs. Hawtir andhercrdldrenwas rerefledlynottakeninto accountbyrelice orin comt — Mr. Genuon — been granted custodyofGrace. Baughdesh 3. Bya letter dated 10 Decer er 2002, the Srecial RarTefleur ir&onued the Gownmient that she had receiwd fr&onuaffon that more than 2,000 women in Bangladeshbeb een the ages of7 and 80 hadbeen rared. gang-rared. beaten and subjected to degrading freathientby fundamenta]ist grours follovdng — I October 2001 electior . Mach ofthe tolence allegedly tookplace insmalh llage andthe reirefrators inmanycases were idenfffledasacthtts ofthe n]àg Bangladesh Naffona]ist Pany(B W) or — group Jamat-e-Islami. It is alleged that — reice andthe c ,il admirdsfrationhave notFotdedFotecffonforthetchm andthat no juthcialincjuiiyhasbeenmade regardir these inci nts. Inrathcularthe SrecialRarTefleur a&,i dthe Gownmientthatshe hadrece tedir&onuationregardir — follo * cases. 4. Durir — rdghtof3 October2001, iight-vdng fundamentalists rerefledlyattacked HinduresithntsofKacrdraratllage,Paffiakhalidistiict. Womenereallegedlyraredand madetowalknudeinthemarketthenextmoniing. Whentheyaskedfornteritisrerefledthat — reiretrators urinated in their mouths. 5. 0n9 Otober200l ananuedgang allegedlylddnarTedfluee Hindugirlsfrom Nohata llage inSreepururezila of Nhgura. andrapedthemina neaibyfleld. It is aiso rerefledthat — anuedmeninjured 10 irthabitants ofthe 2 houi including awomannamed Shumib. aged 25, and Ni ,; aged 30.
EJCN.412003t75 1Add.2 rage 6 6. According to rereflsreceiwd. Archana. vdfe ofNitta. Bablia. daughterofSuddhamip. Nthart wife of Nhlorç Cinrithala. vdfe of Umesrç dhobI wife ofBechara Usha. wife of Hfra. Madhabt wife ofMjrdrçMadhuri. vdfe ofElefra . Glia. wife ofSamiran. Pr) u] daughterofEecharam , IrOdIIOI4 wife ofBrojobas}ii, Kushum. vdfe ofPoiimol, B Im wife ofRamani. Subta. wife of Jabov, Sablia. wife ofSrthDas, SI phalt wife ofSubhas}b — Rha. daughter of Gafur were gang-rared in Char Arajada Prasha and Char Falimabad. Ehola dJs ict. It is allegedthatthere were manyothertchmsinthis area. 7. It is rerefled that a large nmther ofHindu women ofall ages were gang-rared and their houses lootedinKoflarhatandOsmangonj tllages, Ehola dJs ict. ProIirft , aged34, s allegedlygang-raredby I D men andbeaten s relyin front ofher husband. The reirefrators rerefledlylooted the women s luables and demanded a rar Jm of30 000 Taka (TJS$ 545) fromeachHindufan&y t}ueaterdngtorapethe menifitwasnotrthd. 8. 0n2 Otober200l Slrbnoti. aged7D, was rerefledlyraredwrdle herhusband Brojendra. aged88 ss relybeaterc inNoflhCharFashonunderOsmangonj Urdorç Bhola dJs ict. KoTh nt aged3D, was allegedlylddnarTedfromthe imetllage andherhuthand Amar was beaten. On 3 October 2001 a group aimed with long kr ,es and slicks rerefledly lootedallthe Hinduhou sinthe area. The same groupallegedlyrethmedthreaterdng to re-rare — tctlir ifthefr families went to — relice. 9. According to fr&onualion rece ,ed. a teenage girl named Purnima was rared at Ullarara, — reiretrators rerefledlyforcedthefrnyinto — house ofGajendraandbeat familymer ers at gunrdnt. A womannamedBabftawas allegedlylddnarTed. andlaterrethmed iiously wounded. The IddnarTersrerefledlyflueatenedto punishthe familyir the mci ntswere rerefled to relice. ID. Itisallegedthatthereare a]sonmuerousrereitsoftolence agair treligiousniinoiilies inSrdmjgar andPaffiakali dJs icts , vthere anelderly manwas rerefledlygang-raredand stabbedbyagroupoffundamenta]ists wrdie herhouse was looted. II. A hoolgfrl fromareligiousminoiityconuuurdtywas rerefledlyattackedand gang-raredinbroadda dightat Kamargra Muilhahat. She was allegedlylefluncor cious. It is alleged that her mother and siste r ere abj tcirns 12. Abiigade ledbya localleaderofjamat-e-Islami is rerefledlyresrer il le for iiously woundir 2 women and leadir aramrage that caused C minoiityfamiliesto flee their homes at Laksrardpurtllage underRahJmanpur Urdorç Thakurgaon. 13. InDhunte, Bagura. a7- ar-oldgirlwas allegedlygang-raredandseiiouslyinjured. A motheroffourwas rerefledlygang-raredaflerthe reiretrators were unable to flndherdaughter, who is iid to haw been their inte nded tc b i n . 14. Atltha , jb-thstiict ofKshoreganj, aHinduwidowwas allegedlygang-rared.
FJCN.4t2003 175 1Add.2 rage 7 15. it4a32- ear-oldHnduwomarc srerefledlyraredbyagroupofl5to20BNP merthers inMaheshpurtllage, DaganBhui Dis ict Ferd. wrdle agunwas heldto herson andhusband's heads. Inthe same tllage, Alo, aged28, was rerefledlyraredbythe same BNP merthers ledbyHaroorc — sonofaMatubhth Urdonmer er. 16. On IS Febnaiy2002 a local leader ofjamat-e-Jslanii allegedlyled an attack through Maheshpun llage inDaganBhui dJs ict gang-rapir s ralwomerç as iulffng merç and lootir and rar icIdng homes. This — rerefledlyled Hindus from the tllage to flee in large nmthers. Pñor to this inci nt, on 13 Febnaiy2002, Hindu llagers allegedlyaccused a nmtherofrersor oftenonzir Hindus. Howewr, itisrerefledthatdesrdte suchpleas, — Ferd Dis ict admirdstraffon did not take acifon to Fewnt these cnmes. C auth o dia 17. On 13 August 2002, the Srecial RarTefleur sent ajoint urgent arTeal vdth the Srecial RarTefleurs on the sale of crdldrerç child Fosffffifforc and crald remograr ly, and on the human iights ofmigrant onbehalfof 14 Viethamese women seng ntences for Ulegallyenteth Cambodia . I D ofwhomare rerefledl 2 icffms ofhmuantrafficldng andexploitation. I X. According to ir&onuaffon rece ,ed . 14 Viethamese women and gir]s, agedbeb een 16 and s3,were rerefledlyremowdfromabrothelbyreliceon23May2002. Onl7June,they were chargedvdthfflegal entiyinto Cambodiaandjailed. a 5 August aCambodiancomt rerefledlyfoundthemguiltyofthe charges andsentencedthemtobeb eenb o — three montr& impisomuent. Ng ugThyrtei aged 16, LimThyLe IX, Taugmy Beh ' lX,DorThyVou lX,rtieugThyLau lX,LeThyNgoI lX,Ng ' Thy Hou IX, LamThyTWHv u 19, Tham rtok Thav Ngv u 20, andLeTIth NgokViu. 22, were rerefledlyfraffickedfromVietNam into localbrothel withoutanyfonual documents. Fourothers, Clnugmy GnoI 37, VinKaugVb C, Va'mNgokEau. 43,and Le Thy Ngok TInu . 53, a]so found guiltyofillegallyenteñng Caithodia. were allegedly comrdicitinthe trafficking ofthe aforemenffonedinditduals. 19. The Srecial RarTefleur called uren — Gowniment in its efrofis to address frafficking, to focus on the abuses ofthe human iights — labour iights ofthe men ir ,oWed . — to Fewntfrafficldngtctims frombeir freatedas cñminalsorasillegalmigrants. C amd a 20. Bya letter dated 13 August 2002, ntjoinilyvdth — Srecial RarTefleur on — sale of crdldrerç crdld Fosfiffiffon and crald reniography, the SrecialRarTefleura&zisedthe Gowniment that she had receiwd ir&onuaffon conceniing fraudulent adopifon Faclices and tolence agath6t umuaniedwomen. The allegaffor ir toWedstafratthe Mountsinai Hospitg — Victor Home for Un ed Mother Women's College Hosrdtal (now Surai rook and Women's)andthe Catholic Crdldrer& Aidsociety(CCAS). Inrathcular, the Srecial RarTefleur recS,ed ir&onuaffon on the follovdng cases.
EJCN.412003t75 1Add.2 rageX 21. TbnK*(cmientsmname),aFrenchCanadianjerefled lygavebiithtoason on28 March 1970 atMountSinai Hosrdtal. Althoughshe sumuanied . — intendedto keep — baby. The follo * day, herfamilydoctor, Dr. Glick. rerefledlytoldherthat herbaby hadtheddurir therdghtduetoheantroubIe. She alIegedlynotallowedto eherbaby's body, but Dr. Glick rerefledlyagreed to make anangements with — CCAS for its baptism — burial. Durir herstayinthe hosTdtal, Nk Kelly srerefled1yheaviIydnggedand on3l March 1970, a jciaIworkerfromthe CCAS allegedlyaskedNk Kellyto signa document. Ms. Kelly, who rerefledlyhadhmitedlmovdedge ofEnghsrcbeli dshe was sigrdng a document to baphze her deadbaby. In 1995, uren receipt ofa copyofher recenily deceased father's death cethflcate Ms. Kellyrea]ized that she had never recS,ed a copyofher crdld's death ceflificate. When she requested a copyfrom Mount Sinai HosTdtal, — s rerefledlytold that the records stated that her son was born healthyand had gone home vdth her. Aflerquestiordng stafrat — CCAS, Nk Kellyalleged1ydi overedthatthe CCAS hadputrdm up for adoption and that Dr Glick had accepted abiibe to take ram. It is alleged that — Toronto Police have refused to take acifon in regard to this case. 22. InMayl978, doctorsatthe Women's College HosrdtalPrenatal Clirdc allegedlytold Eric; then venmontr Fegnant thatherbabywas deadandthat — s inlaboF. She was allegedlysenthometode]Mrthedeadcrdldaflerthe doctorsnoffcedthatshewasfromthe VictorHome forUn edMjthers. Two otherwomen]Mng inthe home, CathyHendersonand Peggy, rerefled1ydel teredthe deadbaby. Thefrcomplaints to the Women's College HosTdtal were rerefledlyignored andtheywere alleged1yfr ulted. 23. CathvHenderson(Fewouslylmonas CathySalthiarsh), allegedlysufferedboth ph ical — rsyhological abuse bystafrin — Women's College Hosrdtal during the binh of hercr&dinJune 1978. W&einlaboui shewasrerefled1yfluonagafr tthe llofthe Feraraffonroombyanurse. She was allegedlycalledawhorebyone ofthe nurses andtoldthat — CCAS hadraidtohaveherbabytakenfromher. Thenursethenrerefledlyrereatedlycut her gerdta]s, it is rerefled that doctors nowestimate that she hadbeen cut over 30 times during thisincithnt. Herdel teiydoctor iedto suthre — slasheOut allegedlydidnotrecordthe inci nt inMs. Hender jn's medialme andhastiiedto coveritup. Aflergt biitrc Ms. Hender jnwas rerefledlygivenaninjecffon to diyuphernü]kwithout hercor ent. Ms. Hender jn's son s allegedlygiven up for adopifon without her cor ent. Daring her stay at — hos dtg she was rerefledlygivendngs vdthoutbefr toldvthat theywere for, andbefore leavir the hosrdtal she signed what — believed to be atemreraiynon-ward foster care agreement. Accordirflreroflsshedidnothave accesstoalaw 3 erandwastoldbyherCCAs social worker that she must sign the document ifshe nted to keep her Jn. She allegedlylater djscoveredthatthe agreement to shofl-tenunon-wardcare hadbeentenrdnatedvdthouther cor ent or knovdedge. 24. A]so in June 1978, Lull Corhoneu. then aged IS, rerefledlysufrered similar rs hological and rical abuse wr&e in the Women's College HosTdtal g tir biiThto her child. Aflerthebinrç — de]Mth doctorrerefledlydecidthto unish”herbyshotngher hand into Ms. Corhonen's wor and pur rdng it a number offimes. This incith nt was rerefledlynot recorded. andthe hosrdtal allegedlyderdesthatitharTened. Itisrerefledthat whenshe iedtocomplainshev ir u 1tedandtoldthatnoonewou 1dbeli her.
FJCN.4t2003 175 1Add.2 25. According to ir&onuaffonrece ,ed . Ms. CorhonenandMs. Hendersonv ote to Women's College Hospital in 2000 and again in Apil 2001 to reiterate their complaints about the abuse. The hosTdtrerefledlyclamedthattherewasnoetdenceofanythuseandthatitwastoolate to canyout an ]r (esfigafion. C hbia 26. On 24 Januaiy2002, — Srecial RarTefleur sent a joint urgent arTeal vdth — Srecial RarTefleurs onthe questionoftoflure, andonfreedomofordrdonandexFesthonandto the Chaianan-RarTefleurofthe Working Grouponathifraiydetenffononbehalfof Co 'm C1 ' kar, a Canadian Falun Gong Factiffoner, who had rerefledlybeen anested on Tianamuen Square, Beijing, on 23 Januaiy2002. 27. On 22 July2002 — Srecial RarTefleur nt ajoint urgent arTeal with — Chainuan-RarTefleurofthe Working GrouponAthitraiyr tenffononbehalfoffemale FalunGong Faciftioners who ]Mswere rerefledtobe indanger. Inrathcular, the Srecial RarTefleur recS,ed ir&onuaffon ct the follovdng indMdual cases. 28. Zheug Doughut aged 30 ofChangchun City, Jilin Pro tce, is rerefledlyheld at — Heir±iIA ourCampinChangchunCity. Accordir to ir&onuationreceiwd. she hasbeen beaterç toitired with shocks from elec ic bator and hungbyher w sts in order to force her to g e up Falun Gong. As a re jlt ofreceMng shock freathient for an extended reiiod oftime, — allegedlysufrers fromheaflFoblerns andir&ecffor . Herhealthandlife are rerefledtobe in d a r er. 29. LiSIu ie resithntofQiqtharCit c Heilongjiang Pro tce, srerefledlyanestedin earlyNowr er 2001 afler re]ice broke into her home, — took her to the Ar }rnrdu Police Station. According to rerefl a group ofre]ice took tumsbeaffng her, then cowred her head witha plasffc bag, and. wtdle sufrocafing her, pierced her face with needles unrn — fell uncor cious. It is rerefledthat UShujie'sbones ele brokerç andherface andbodywere cowredvdthbnji s. Ms. Uwas thenrerefledlytakento the QiqiharFirst r tentionCenter, QiqiharCit c Heilogjiang Pro tce. Accordir to ir&onuaffonreceiwd. afewda laterNk U was taken into a room for intenogaffon vthere she was again wrelybeaten. As a result her internal orgar ere allegedlyinjured. andshe was rerefledlyunable to eat andmow for live da . The directorsofthe detenifoncentre, rerefledlyrejectedMs. U's request tobe released for medical freathient and it is alleged that one month later — s sudderdymoved to an unimon locafion. 30. LbiRuulb aged38, resithntofHebei F otnce, was rerefledlyanested on 28 Septer er 2001 and detained at — No. I Detenifon Cenfre, vthere she remair . In January2002, guardsallegedlyordereds ralirauatesto toitjre Nk Uubecau — refusedto renounce FalunGong. According to rerefl theytookherto abathroo where — s s irTednakedandbeaten. Theyrerefledlyir efledhairandusedff ues into her gina. — piercedhervdthneedlesfor Crninutes. Itisrerefledthattrdsleflhercowredvdthwoundsand needle holes, andbothherbreasts allegedlythniedblack.
EJCN.412003t75 1Add.2 pIge 10 31. WeiThnchei aged45 ,rethdentofSrjiazhuar City ,HebeiPro tce ,wasrerefledly anested and sentenced to t pars forced labour afler gofr to Beijfr li i May2000 to arTealto — Gownmientto stoprersecutfr FalunGong. She wasrerefledlyreleasedin Nowrther 2000 due to weaImes but s anested again li i July2001 and sentenced to four arsintheNo. I DetenffonCenfre,where — allegedlyremafr . Enaringherdetenfforcit is rerefledthatshe — oflenbeens irTedandbeatenforrefusfr to give upFalunGong. In January2002, a relice officerrerefledlyput shacldesonMs. Wei andorderedanimuate to Four icy ter over her. It is a]so alleged that she was forced to sleep on — icyground for one month. 32. Vai Jh S aged37, Lu Gufl1u 50, andzhao Vuhua. 41, resi nts ofWeirdng Tow srdg Uaordng Pro tce, allegedlywentto Beijfr to arTealto — Gjwnmient to stop FosecutI FalunGong andwere rerefledlyarrestedinTianamuenSquare on2 S Apil2002. Atthe TianamuenScjuare reice stafforç theywere allegedlys irTeddonto thefrundeiwear andtoitred. It is rerefledthat — relicemenhandcuffedtheirhandsto theirbacks andir fled pieces ofchaffiorchor ffcbbeb eentheirflnge . The fingers were rerefledlyqueezedunrn — chalk or chorsffcks were broken. It is a]so alleged that the reice reured hot nter on Ms. Yang, causfr herto lose cor ciousne andherbodytobecome swollen. Itis rerefledthat on the 1me day, Nk Yang, Ms. Lu and Ms. Zhao were sent to Masanjia Labour Cang but ere refusedbecause theyhadbecome too weak. JnMay2002, theywere allegedlyanestedand resent to Masanjia Labour Camp. 33. According to rerefl Waug GuizI aged 52, resident of Jiamusi Cit ç Heilongjiang Pro tce, ent to Beijing li i Decer er 2000 to arTeal to the Govenmient to stop rer cuffng FalunGong. Thee reicemenrerefledlyshockedherwithelec ic bator wrdie indetenifonat — Huafrou CountyJail li i Beijing. She allegedly ent on a hunger stiãe to Fotest the detenfforcbutrerefledlya]mostthedwhenafeethngtube was fr efledinto herhachea. It is rerefledthataflerbeing releaseda w eeklatershe was againanestedanddetainedatthe ChangchunHethiiñLabourCamp. Accordir to fr&onuaffonreceiwd. she frecjuenilyreceiwd shocks vdth an elec ic baton and s a]so allegedlybeaten on numerous occasior . In addiffon numerous cuts ere allegedlyfound on her face and neck, and her freathient is rerefled to have cau d her to vomit cough upblood andbe unable to eat. She was rerefledlysent to a mental hosrdta], but her cmient vthereabouts are said to be unimon. Colomb ia 34. H21 denoter rede 2002,laP latoraEsrecialer ti6unllamamientourgente conjuntamente conel F ethdente-P latordel Gnre de Trabajo sobre Ia DetencionAthitraña yla P Fe ntante Esrecial jbre los defer ores de los derechos humanos en relacion con Mart, del Socorro MosquerayMery del Socorro Naranj integiantes de laAsociacionde Mujeresde las Inderendencias (Mill) yTeresaVarce Fiscalde laJuntade AccionComunaldel banjo L s Inderendencias Tilde Ia ciudadde Medeffin(Antiocjuia). L s fres mujeres reiticireiiantambiénenlas acth,idades enconfrade laguenaorgardzadasrerlaRuta Pacifica de las Nbajeres. Segunla fr&onuacionreciljida, lastres rersonas mencionadasestaiiandeterddas a ibifrari a mentede e el l2de notembrede2002enlacárceldemujeresadJsresicionde Ia FiscaliaEsTecia]izadade N dellin.
FJCN.4t2003 175 1Add.2 r age 11 35. H8denoterthrede 2002 N iydeiSocono Naranjo yTeresa Yarce htian denunciado ante eiSecretario de Gobienjo Municirel , Sr. Jorge LeónSánche; unaseñe de tolaciones a los derechos hmuanos cjue Se habñan cometido en Ia Comuna Trece, desde Ia ocuracion mi]itar yrelicial de Ia zona ci IS de octubre de 2002, tras Ia acción rnilitar denominada C eraci6nai6n . Las mujeres habijandenunciado, entre otroshecho honiicidios Fe mtamente cometidos For gnros rarairdlitares en lugares de Ia comuna fueflemente conholados For ci ejército. 36. Cuatro — después, ci 12 de noter re, miembrosde iafuei ap&iica htiananestado a lashes mujeres slit orden de capbFa. L s autoñdades, acusajian a las lideres de ser colaboradorasde los gnrosguenilleros. Enrante las resrecthas indagatoñas, las mujeres htianaciarado cjue tales acusicionesseiianftis ysinfundamento. 37. H2l denoterthrede 2002 ,iaP iatoraEsrecialer ti6uniiamamientourgente conjuntamente conia P iatoraEsTeciaisobre ejecuclones extrajudiciales, smuaiias 0 aibitrañas yla P Fesentante Esrecialsobre iosdefer ores de los derechos hmuanos enreiacioncon JackeiineRoja coordinadora de Ia CtgarJzación Femerdna Popular (OFF) rara eimunicipio de Cantagallo, derenamento de Boli r. Segunia ir&onuacionreciljida. ci IS de noterthre de 2002 un funcionario local de Cantagallo habila a&,ethdo aJackeline Rojas de cjue lahabla deciarado objethonülitar . Alrarecer,eifuncionañohtiadichoaJackeline Rojascjueios raran&itares cjue controlan ci murdcirdo cor ideraban ala OFF una amenaza. 38. La OFF no htia rewiado Ia identidaddeifuncionaño, cjue Ste les htiadicho cjue, siiohaciarçiosmataiianaéi,aJackeline Rojasyalasfamiliasde ambos. Setemecjue esta amenazasigrdflcacjue ohos nüer ros de Ia OFF puedenestartar iénenreiigro. thseivafio 39. According to ir&onuaffonrece ,edthe three worx nwbj were detainedon 12 Nowrther, Mart, del Socorro Mosquera. Mery del Socorro Naranjo, and Teresa Varce were released on2l Nowrther2002. Howewr, there are conffnuedconcei sabouttheirrersonal ifetyand — SreciaiRarTofleururges — State to Fotde them vdthsecurityandto take all nece ary sters to aarantee afair ial. &mocnfic Rc iiilic ofthe Co ' o C. Farune letire endate du lerotobre 20J2, er To e conjointementrarie RarTofleur srécialsuria cjuesffonde latoitire et iaRarTofleu1 sTéciale suriesexécutior exhajudiciaires, Ia RarTofleu1 sTéciaie a ir&onué Ic Gowemement cju'elle avaitrecudes rer eignements concentant i'occuraffon dutllage de Vungu du 28 aoüt au 8 septer re 2002 Far les forces du RCDIGoma diñgées Far les Banpmulenge et les forces ancierates de i'anuée zaIroise comlues sousie nomde Katan ma. Les ±brces de RCDIGoma auraient incarcéré une cjuarantaine de rersorates dont Samaidjenos, Eshuim. Euunanuet Kb giAsasa. MaoshwaKatelel Famba. VaI veit Lufin uIo, ErmtChofuetKasereka.
EJCN.412003t75 1Add.2 pige 12 41. Accusées de juterth les forces gowemementales et d 'assister les Nhy-Nh c les rersorates air 6i détenues auraient été confraintes de Se coucher durant toute Ia jomnée I mêmeleso es uxbracjuéswrsle jleil. Lesfemmes,tellescjueRaelMu]cathwaet l ?'NauUcautha . raient aforcéesd 'avoirdesrelatior xuelles avec les nülitaireset ceflaines, dévêtues, auraientsuhienpuhlic untouchen ginalreurchercherde For évenffiellement cache. Mue Namkar a aurait er uite été exécutée air i cju'un grand nor re des rersorales détenues. 42. Les tchmes auraient rSsenté des sécjuelles graves nécessitant une assistance médicale alimentaire d'urgence. AsemleWiflomija. médecinducenfre de réhabthtationdestchmes de Ia toitre duCEDH(Cenfre fortre EducaffctandDefence ofHmuanpj€hts), rait renduau llage de Yur ureur±bunürune a istance aui tcffmes et auraitété anêté Isctan ,ée le 2 ptembre 2002. DocteurWilondja air icjue l t Mimga. jna istant auraientalors été maifraités. L'écjuirement medical auraitete emrefle, les methcamentsvolesafr icjue 12 sacs de fathie etla Jmme de 200 dollarsdesEtats-Urds desfines Inom*lestctimes. A nde Willondjaet M Mur aauraientete liberes le 4 ptembie 2002. Er nd or 43. H II de sepfferthre de 2002, Ia P latoraEsrecial frar miff6 unacomunicacionconjunta conel P lator esTecial sobre Ia cuesffón de Ia toitra en Ia cjue se comunico al Gobienjo cjue los P latores reciljieron fr&onuación jbre los siguientes casos indMduales. 4. NardadelRoriTorresAthoHahtiasidoagredidaell2dejurdodel200l rerunos hor resque lahabñan goireach e ir ultado enrelacionconsuhomosexualidad. H 13 de j de 2001 habñan sido ala comisajia N 5 de Ia Policia Naciora]. en Quito, rara Fesentar una denuncia. Siner argo, losagentesde reliciaaffi Fesentesse habilannegado aFestarle atencion cuando intentó relatar el aco J ylos golFs afñdos. Los agentes habñan puesto ami menosinterescuando les fr&onuaronde cjue elmotho de talacoso habiasido aoñentaci6n sexual. Unreñto mediro legista htia exarninado aNardaTones yhtia ir&onuado cjue terda hematomas Fovocados For los puiteta s cjue habia reciljido en d ojo izcjuierdo, flue Fesentabaademasiraamaciondellto sureñor. H I X de j del200l, NardaTones htia ido alseitcio Mediro Comurdtaño, donde unmedico htiadiagnosffcado cjue terdalanariz fracthrada flue necesitabasometerse acinagia. Laroiciahtia enfregado a NardaTonesuna boleta de auxiio, renuiso cjue le da na derecho a redir a cualcjuier agente de rolicia cjue, en caso decjue elinc ntesererdtieradebMe asusFe mtosagresores. Siner argo , gunla ir&onuaciónrecibida. laroicia no llevo acabo ma resir tesffgacionesalresrecto. H 28 de agosto del200l, AdrianaPafricia Cháve Cháve madre de unardita de 12 altos ycomraltera de Narda Tones, htiasido agiedida. ir jltada yamenazadarorlos niismosdos hor res imrdicados en d anteñoratacjue. E13 de septiembre del 2001, laComisionEcmuerdcade DerechosHmuanos(CEDHU) htia dirigido una cafla al niirdsfro de Gobienjo, el Dr. Juan Nhrthcjue, ir&onuándole del caso de Narda Tones ysu comraltera ysolicitando cjue se abñerauna ir tesffgaci6n bre las denuncias rea]izadas rorestas. E15 de dicier re del200l, las dos mujeres habnan sido nue imente aco idas e intimidadas cuando ilegaban a a casa. Mientras Adriana Cha v ez abna Ia puefla. unwrdculo cjue hallabaa unos 70 m acelerabaror laacerahaciaellas. NardaToneshtiasidogolreadade rernonrorelwrnculo,Fovocandole
FJCN.4t2003 175 1Add.2 pige 13 contusiones de cor ideraci6nenla pienia, cjue habiianrequeñdo unae a la. Segunla fr&onuaciónrecibida. hasta Ia fecha las autoñdadesecuatoñanas no habijan ir&onuado rd a NardaTones,rdaAdñanaChi,ezdecjue esbwie lle mndoacabofr testigaci6naThma sobre sus denuncias. I — 45. Byaletterdated4July2002, — Srecial RarTefleura&z sedthe Gownmientthatshe had received fr&onuaffon conceniing large-scale tolence agair 6t men that took place in Gujarat durir Febnaiyand March 2002. Violence allegedlycontinued sreradicallyunffl June 2002. It is alleged that — tolence that targeted MusLin conmiurdifes was Fe-plamled and that ly]r tance ofmobtolence agafr tthe commurdtyingeneralwas accorqaniedbya ratteni oftolence agafr t women. Ciimes targeing men have allegedlybeen glossly under-rerefledandare inneedoffmtherfr testigation. Itis rerefledthatthere are manywomen inreliefcamrswho — jfferedsexualtolence includingrare, gang rare, forcednudity, — molestatior . Amajoñtyofrare tctlir are iidto hawbeen xuallymufflatedandthenbmnt aTh,e. . According to fr&onnaffon ‘eceived. mer ers oftre State gownunent includir the State CrdefMrdster ,hawshonanelementofcomplicityvdththo fr ,oWedinthe ñoffng. A climate ofimpurdty srerefledlycreatedwhere tolentexces including xualtolence, were allowedto take place. Thiswas alleged y r nedbythe rerefled arath c andsometimes comrdicit c oflaw-er&orcement agencies. Despite loss ofconfrol ofthe siffiafforç it is rerefled thatthere was adelaybefore — alnywas calledinanddeplo d. Once deplo d. itallegedly recStedfr ufficientrelice rTefl andintelligence. 47. Itis allegedthat no efrofi smade to Fotectwomenbythe reice. Womensun*ors were rerefledlyderdedthe ñghtto file FIBs (firstfr&onnaffonrereits), andthere isno exisffng fr ffffitional mechardsminGujarattr oughv 1uchwomencanseekjustice. It is allegedthatthe dJs ict collector ofPancranaha]s has been quoted as sa ng that he is not able to look into inditdual cases ofsexual tolence. However, ir&onnation on sexualtolence is rerefledly widelyavailable frome vdthe es andsun*ors, includir tdeo footage where womensTeak ofwte fr rare andwhere one canrerefledly e slogar like, Musli ç)n I ndi a - orw wiIIP**y our moth r ” nitten on the walls of c haited houses. It is re refled that c ondiffor in — reliefcamrs are exfremelyseñou and State efrofi to helptcffrns is ir ufficient. FolIow-1 topre,ioi lyfra ' mfttedcoumumkathus 2. Bya letter dated 13 June 2002, the Gjwnunent resrended to the joint communicaffon dated 30 August 2001 ( e EJCN.412002t831Add.l, raragiarths 38-39) regarding excee u1 of force bythe relice agath6t ManjolaiTea Estate worI rs am! — si porters inTamilNadu. It stated that the gownunent ofTamil Nadu arTeinted a Conunission oflnquiiyto qure into — causes and circumstances that led to the inci nt at Timnelveli Cityon 23 July1999. The findingswere examinedbythe Gownunentandacceptedbythe Tan& Nadulegislafiw asser ly.
EJCN.412003t75 1Add.2 rage 14 49. According to — Gjvenmient, — Comrnissionoflnquiiygave irious rea Jr as cau1 s and circumstances that led to the excessive use offorce bythe relice 01123 July1999. The Conmiissionrerefledlyheldthatthe use offorce to thsTer the c jwdwas wananted. Ho ever , — Conmii ionwas rerefledlyofthetewthatthe reice usedexce,e force li i chasing Focessionmerthers to the th,erbed. andhasreconmiendedthe compu]soiyreffrement ofthree officia* including b 'o assistantrelice commissioners, forgro derelicffonofstaffitory duty. The quantmuofpunisrauent irany, snot tdecithd. 50. The Gjvenauent rerefledthat, accordir to the Conmiissiorç — drow iing oflI rer Jr was anaccithnt. The others decea drersor are allegedto have firstsustainedfr uries at KoIddrakulamRoadbeforebefr cha dto — th,er. Arccious to cro — th,erto ifet 3 the demor trators are iidto have createdastanrede wrdrhcausedsome to fallinto — water. The Conmiissionrerefledthat Jme drownedbecause theydidnotlmowthe depthofthe th,erand — force ofthe cunent. The Conmii ion a]so found that — relice did not intend to cause — deathofthe ersor andthattheythdnotbeattchmsonthethterbedwrdle theywere 3& to s_. 51. Accordingto — Govenmient, — families ofthe II rersor who dieddue to drow iing li i the ther ere awarded 200,000 nrees each and — families ofthe 6 wbj first sustained ir uñesandthenfellintothetheranddrownedwere awarded300,000nreeseach. The Govenmienthas rerefledlya]so is aedorders forFotdir emplo mientto one mer erofeach ofthe famiiesofthe 17 rersor vtho lost their]Ms. 52. The Gjvenauent cor ideredthat there is no nthto — allegaffonthatwomenvtho were takento Tinanelveli Police Staffonere s irTednaked beaten , andvethallyhmuthated because no reFe ntationhasbeenmadebythe womenbefore — Comrnissionoflncpthy. Ita]so stated that — Collector ofTinanel v eli — rerefled that mach abuse did not occur at TinneWeli Police Station or Palapnthottai Police Staffon on 23 July1999. 53. Bya letter dated 16 July2002, — Gjvenmient resrended to the communicaffonsent joinilywiththe Srecial RarTefleuronthe questionoftoflure on 10 August 2001 (see EICN.40002tS3IAdd.l, ramgrarths 27-37) regardir — ±bllow cases. 54. The Gjvenmient rerefled that on 13 Apil 2000 the relice recorded a statementby Mariam Begim ' at ada rlistnct Hosrdtal that on I D Apil 2000 about 14 or IS annyrersoratel came to herhouse andtookherto neaibyfieldswhere — was gang-raredbyfrte a my rersoratel. This harTenedone dayaflerherhusband. Mohd. Yousaf was pickedupnearanuy rest Pa ard and takento their camp. According to the Govenmient, case HR (first ir&onuaffon request) No. 4512000 was registered at — re]ice station ofKishb ar on 14 Apil 2000, and an ir testigationwas undeflaken. The Gjvenmient rerefledthat desrdte efroits, — accu drersor could notbe ideniffied. and — case was closed as unfraced”. 55. According to — Govenmient, on 2 June 2001 Sakeem Begin lodged a wñtten rerUn at ada Police Staffon allegir that on I June 2001, a dayafler a human mights team sited — Manuatareato make inquimiesaboutsecurityforce ir ,olvemerd inhumanmightstolaffor annyrersoratelfrom — 8thP sh i Piffleswent to BehotaManuat llage andforcibly intndedintotllagers'houses. Theybeatupmale andfemale familymer ersofKundtllage,
FJCN.412003 175 1Add.2 pige 15 corIinedmale mer ersir ide of rooms, andraredSakeenaBegmu andherdaughter-in-law, NaseemaBegim'. Securityforce rersoraiela]so tookblard ets andotherthfr sfrom — llagers. Accordir to the Gownmient — case was registeredas FIRNo. 5912001 andthe ]r (estlgatlon]s stllunderny. 56. Byaletterdated22 October2002, — GownmlentresTendedto — joint communicaffon dated 22 Nowrther 1999 (see FJCN.4120001681Add.l, raragrarths 2-66) regardir — follo * cases. 57. According to — Gownmient, on3l July1997 RamaKant SargiaryofGoroimaiy llage rerefledatDoluuokaPolice outrestthat on3O July1997, anunlmonCpPF Per Jrthel entered Ms house and rared Ms wife, Jamima Sargiry. The Gownmient rerefled that Ir tesffgaffng Crncer, Sub-Ir rector Bigan Sir rç lodged an FIR at Howiaghat Police Station on2 August 1997. The Gownmientstatedthatduring — ir testigafforc rele mnt vdthesses were exarninedbut all exFe ed their inabiityto i ntifythe accu d. Accordir to — Gownmient RamaKantSargiaiyrefusedtolodgeanFffLregardir themafter,anddidnotallowMswife to undergo a medical examination. Inaddifforç the Gownmientrerefledthatthe tctimrefu dto bemedieallyexaminedandtoithnfffytheaccused. The Gjwnuuent iidthatthe relicecould therefore not frace — accu drersorc andthe case was rnedinFR(flnalreren) as thiebut without cluesregardir the accused. 58. P gardàg — allegedrare of lofiRoyandDala) nfiRoybya1nyrer Jrthe]. — Gownmient rerefled that they ere both medieallyexamined at a hosrdtal in Bongaigaon on26 May1997. Evidence aggestir recentrare was rerefledlyfoundinthe ca of Dama nffRoy,butthe doctorscoWdnotg te adeflrdte conclusioninthe caseofMinotiRoy. The Gjwnmient rerefled that an ir tesffgation was begun and that the Conmiandir Officer, SuindarSfrsetupanithnffflcationraradevdthrele mntanuyrersorthel. Accordir tothe Gownmient they ere examinedandthatno ir&onuaffononthe ciime sImon. The Gownmientaddedthat — annyrersoratel ere a]so shonto thetctimsbutthatno ithnffflcationcouldbe made. Urenre-exanünaffonthetchmsrerefledlyexFessedtheir inabi]ityto ideniffythe accused rer Jn if en agairc and — ir tesffgaffon was then clo d. 59. Inthe same letterthe Gownauentexplainedthat accordir to — Kolaajhar Sureiintendent ofPolice, no case ofalleged rare hadbeen rerefled to — relice regardir IThasiRav;BasabiR ,a . SuniRav;andDamshriRava. Hence,there hasbeenno ]r Testlgatlon. Imlonesia 60. Bya letter dated II Septer er 2002, sent jointlywith the Srecial RarTefleur on the quesffonofto ltJre ,theSrecialRarTefleura&z sedtheGownuuentthatshehadreceiwd ir&onuaffon on — follow ca s. Nunna. a I5- ar-old girl from Ujong Tanah. Bakongan. andNoriza. a24- ear-oldwomanfromAlue DuaMeuh(AlorDuaMas) llage ere rerefledly takenofrabus ma epir oreraffonbyBiimob soldierson22 Septer er2000 inGelombang llage. The t womenare rerefledto havebeenheldatthe Biimob rest inLhokJaminwhere theyarebeliewdto hawbeenforcedto rkas x slaves”untiltheywere rerefledlyrelea d on 2 Decerdjer 2000.
EJCN.412003t75 1Add.2 pige 16 Ir(IsIamkRc ithIkoO 61. Bya letter dated 16 Septer er 2002 , sent jointlywith the Srecial RarTefleur on the quesffonoftoltre ,theSrecialRarTefleura&zisedtheGownuuentthatshehadreceiwd fr&onuaffon on — follow ca s. 62. In July2002, 1,r a Shojaei. Iran 's Fesidenifal a&ñ r on men 's is ae is said to have defendedthe Facice ofstordng mento deathforadulteiyinameetfr at thebegfrwir ofJuly2002 vdthBelgimu 'sdeputyp me rnirdster, staffr thatthe punisrauentwas coitect underSharia}ilawand safe aardedthe fr ñolabiityofthefamil '. Fmthenuore — isalleged to have statedthatonce — condiffor neededtojusfffydeathbystordn namelythe existence offourvdthe es to the act were fulfilled . — reiretrators de iwdthe purdsrauent”. 63. Azai a2l- ar-oldwomanfromthetllage ofBadalinearBeMahan. was rerefledly sentencedbya comt in southern Iran in July2002 to have both her e s gouged out in public. aflershe threwacidrewderatamanwho ntedto rare herat anreintandcausedrthu tobe blinded. ItisrerefledthatMullahMoui avi, — religiousjudge inthe southerntonof BeMahan. riled that the defendant (Azam) did not act in legibmate defence. [ ...] She must therefore be punished in accordance with — law ofre ibuffon andboth her e s mustbe blindedcompletely.” The muilah-judge rerefledlyaddedthatthe punisrauenfluustbe canied outinpublic, inorderto tanexample former ers ofthe public”. Azam sallegedlya]so sentenced to a ar injail for fluow ” obnoxious mateiials. I sr a el 64. On 8 Febnaiy2002, — Srecial RarTefleur sent a joint urgent arTeal with — Srecial RarTefleur on — cjuesffon oftoitre onbehalfoffema Palesth 'ianpr oners held at N Tiitawomen's pisoninRanile, onbehalfofvthom — SrecialRarTefleursaheady inteiwned on 26 September and 16 October2001. It was rerefled that afler — last suicide borthing inJenjsalemon28 Januaiy2002, — ciinünalpisoners i nN Tinascreameddeath threatsatthe l2pi nersdetainedallegedlybecauseoftheirreiffcalacthtiffesandfluew gla es into their cel]s. About 30 not relice, men and merç spm d the ce]]s ofthose pisoners vdth tear ga even though it i sbeli dthat there are s ict directhes Fordbiur sFa r tear gas ir ide a closed spice. The relice rerefledlyentered the ce]]s ofthe Palesfirdan womenandstanedbeatir themwiththeirtnncheor . Auut Mumwas allegedlysubjectedto — rnstbeaffngandteargaswassTn donherface. Allthewomenerererefledlyputin i solaffon and re handc ufred for some hours . Lii eria 65. Bya letter dated II Septer er 2002, sent jointlywith the Srecial RarTefleur on the quesffonoftoltre,theSrecialRarTefleura&TisedtheGownuuentthatshehadreceiwd ir&onuaffonthat wral menwere raredbythe Ubeiiansecurityforces durir fightir bet een them — forces ofthe Liljeiiar Urdted for P conciliaffon and r mocracy(LUPD) on9 May2002 inGbargna ton. The Srecial RarTefleurFotdedir&onuationonthe follo * a 5.
I±JLJN .4IAUUi) 1)IAUGIA ege 17 66. Fatu KoIfr, aged 21, was iejxthedlyra edbya memberof the Liberian cwityfoives behind the Gbamga lVbthodist School in Gbamga on 9 May2002. 67. Anni Coil, aged 19, was repDIied1ygang-ra dbyfour men fromaband of government militia fighters, inside the Gboveh High Building inClbargnatownon9 May2002. 68. Hawa font, aged 33, was ie xthedly abducted and held En two days while she was iere ate dly nçed by a member of the Anti-tenuiist Unit (ATIJ), near Cuttington University College on 9 May 2002. 69. A displaced woman, aged 23, was ze pniedly ane sled by government security foite s at Shenuan Fann, locatedbetween Bong Mnes and Kalcata, MazElbi County; on 20 February2002, at around 7.15 p.m. The woman was xutedlygang-ra ed and then sevezelyfloggedby members of the curityfoites leading to rieiebmithng onherbody. 70. A 14-year-old girl, KF, was alleged1ygang-ra ed in Febmaiy2002 byseven members of ATU atSawmillinBomiCounty. She was said to have been fleeing from Sawmill during a supp d attack on the area. Under the guise of coming to iexue her, ATU members iejxsiie&y took her to a tent and held her there for six days, during which time all seven Ie ated1yn ed her. Me,& o 71. U l4de marzo de 2002, laRelatora Espcial envió un llamamiento urgente conjuntamente con los Relatores Espciales sobre la cuestión de la tofiun ysbie las ejecuciones extrajudiciales, sumarias o arbitrariassobre VabnthiaRosendo Cantü, ek 17 aibs de edad, indIgenade lacomunidadde BasrancaBejuco, enelmunicipio de AcateFc, Estado de Guenero. Habit sido aboitlada e116 de febiero de 2002 :orcuatro lthdos quienes le habrIanpieguntado pn miembros de la guethlla. Al iesjxrnder que no sabla nada, los ldados la habrian golpado ydos de ellos habrian abusado sexualmente de ella. Un medico delCentro de Saludde Caxitepec, se habria negado emitir in cerlificado medico pn miedo a repiesalias. Fue diagnosticada en el Hospital General de Ayutly con traumatismo abdominal yhemoingias pn los golps que habit recibido. Hab it presentado una denuncia el 26 S febrero ante la ComisiónNacionalde Derechos Humanos (CHDH). LaCNDHno habrIaempzado su investigación. El Proc urador Militar habit abierto una investigación sobre los hechos. El 2 de mam soldados habrIan ido al pueblo S Barnnca &juco yhabthn disrarado al the wa intimidar a la wblación. 72. Bya letter dated 16 August 2)02, the Government resronded regarding the ca . It stated that on5 Maith 2002, the Guenero State Human Rights Commission oFned file No. CODDEI-IUlvI-VG/065/2002-.II, following a complaint lodgedbythe President of the Mexican League for the Defence of Human Rights (UMEDDH-FIDH). According to the Government, during the investigation, a statement was talcen from Ms. ValentinaRosendo Cantii, and from her huthand, 1W Fidel Bernardino Sierra. They re pDriedly lodged a complaint with the public pm cutor in the judicial district of Allende, which was filed as preliminary inve stigation No. ALLEJSC/0206212002. The Government a1 repDrted that
EJCN.4I2 0 03 I7 SIAdd.2 pige I X Ms. Rosendo Canth undeiwent medical tests anda cirdcal exam. The Gjwnmient rerefled that onIX March2002, the ca was handed owrto — NaffonalHmuanPJghts Conmii ion (CNDH) because ofthe alleged ir ,oWement offederal officia]s. It a]so rerefled that, a file on — case was orened as complaint No. 20021597, vdiich is cmienilybefr Foce edbythe Office ofthe FomThlrsrector-General. AstheinvoWementofmerthersofthe N xicananuyis susTected. — Fernuina1yir Tesffgaffonwas entnjstedto — Office ofthe F ocurator-Generalfor Militaiyjusfice — is sf11 under y. Mya'nar 73. Eya letter dated I October 2002, ntjoinilyvdth — Srecial RarTefleF on exhajudicia]. smmua oraibitraiyexecufor andthe Srecial RarTefleuronthe cjuestionof toflure, — SrecialRarTefleurfr&onuedthe Gjwnmient that — hadrecS,edfr&onuafonon — follo * cases. 74. Maw PliiMeh. anethrdc Karer d man. was rerefledlygang-rarednearE wThê llage, LothawTov rdg on24August l99óbysoldiersledbyConmianderHla Wth. It is alleged that NhwPlu Meh died as a re jlt ofher injuñes. 75. NawPawLweh. aged IS, andPawL eh'saunt were allegedlyraredintheirho e on 20 March 1997 in Poe Zehtllage, K d In Seth K d Tov rdg Karen State, by Sergeant T w ayNge, under — command ofNhjor TayAur . 76. NmvAyeVbiandNmvTl biZa ereallegedlygar -raredandthenexecuted on 23 March 1997 in Gar LayKee, K In Seth K d Tow srdg Karen State, by CaptainTheinAg andrdscomranyfrom Light Ir&anfryEattalionNo. 205. Itisrerefledthat — nakedbodies ofthe t womenere leflat — edge ofaforest. 77. Na ' Pou NaugAye Naug Pool. Naug I<]'am An Naug Par 's and Na' So ' were rerefledlyrared andexecutedon28 Nhrch 1997 inWanPhuitllage, Kho Lamfract NamZanig Tow srdg ShanState,byIOO State LawandCtderP storationCouncilsoldiersled byMajorSawWinfromlE No. 2 . Itis rerefledthatthe menwere accusedofbefr Shan UrdtedP volutionaiyAnuy(SUPA) soldiers' vdws. 78. NawKlilnM) . anetrwic Karen man. wasrerefledlylddnarTedandgang-mredfor oda onI0Septer erI997inLarAwKortllage,ThatonTow srdgbysoldiersfrom UE 534 ledbyMajor Aur Than. 79. NawLar LuandNaw HisH Tlnrt ere rerefledlygang-raredandexecuted on22 Decer er 1997 inTa LayKotllage, TavoyDis ict KarenState,bysoldiers from IEILIE No. 2801285. Itis al j rerefledthatthe soldierstookNawHis His Than's I4- ar-old daughter — 8-sear-old son away. 80. Naw Sliki. anetrwic Karerai man. was rerefledlygar -raredandexecuted on 4 Febnaryl998 in Shoda *o tllage byMajor Than Aur — — hooFs from LIE 427.
FJCN.4t2003 175 1Add.2 pige 19 81. Naw ChftBaywas rerefledlyraredandexecutedon 18 Febnaiyl998 inKawThay Der, Toungoo Dis ict KarenState,byasoldierfromUB 59. 82. Naw Ma U, aged 20, s rerefledlyraredand executed on7 Apil 1998 in Ba Hat Karen State, byan officer from L 234. 83. NawMithl aged50,wasrerefledlyraredct28 June l998inS}i e deetllage, Kier L ee thiN aung LayBinrlistiict, KarenState,byCaptN dN dThun. She sthen rerefledlyaskedfor 18,000 k ts andrelea d. 84. PayMoe anet}uüc Karer dwoman . was rerefledlygang-raredon2l December 1998 nearShadawrelocationsite, ShadawTov rdgbyflw soldiersfrom UB 412. 85. Ma Pali C1 was rerefledlyrared 01129 June 1998 in Nh U Birç Karen State, by OfficerMgMg Theinfrom UB 350. Accordir to ir&onuaffonreceiwd. MaPahCho was released and is ]Mng in a re fugee c amp. 86. NavHt Moowasallegedlyraredinfrontofherhuthandandthenbothwere executed on28 June 1998 inShwe dee tllage, KlerLwee tuq ur LayBinDis ict KarenState,by CaptN dN dThunfromL 60. 87. Naw Paw L aged 16, s rerefledlyrared and executed on 20 July1998 in Htit Baw llage, Nbatrawrlistiict, KarenState,byanofficerfromUB 230. 88. In 1998, Jung menfrom — same tllage were rerefledlysmmuonedto gani n campbyMajorM nt Soc. forallegedlyhavir lir s vdththe Karer danuy. These men w ereallegedybeatenandraredbyM ntSoerthi ] iandforcedtodohardlabourfortr ee da . Itisa]so rerefledthat aplatooncommander, TinHlair , along vdthb o lower commanders rared four girls including a l2- ar-old girl, BuM) r. 89. NawMuTuandNaw MuNaimr ere allegedlygang-raredon2ó July1998 infront of theirbrotherinMae-ta-bu. aKarentllage inMnState,bysoldiers fromiB 61 ledby Col. ThanWin. Accordir to ir&onuaffonreceiwd. theirbrothermade acomplaintto Col. Than Winbutno acifon was taken. 90. NawBeeandNaw cho Veewere rereflecflyraredandexecutedon8 Otober 1998 in DuSoe FWe Pla KarenState,by ldiers from UB 552. 91. Ma La Myint aged 43, and Ma Kyunt aged 16, were allegedlyrared and executed onl3Octoberl998inAungChanTharcEaerLwee ffiDis ict(N ungLayBin),KarenState, byCaptainAung Soc from UB 59. 92. Naw MuT aged 18, s rereitedlyrared and executed on 13 October 1998 in PaWa Raw, TavoyDis ict KarenState,byCaptainTinAung.
EJCN.412003t75 1Add.2 pige 20 93. N v Kee Ker, aged 19, was allegedlyrared and executed on4 Nowmber 1998 li i K'n Chaw, KarenState,byAung ThanfromUB 42. 94. Na ' Zh and Naug Paug were allegedlyrared and executed on 3 June 1997 li i Terrengtllage, LaiKhaTow srdg ShanState,byfroors fromLiB 424ledby Major M tt Than. 95. Na ' ThunandNaugflni b o ethrdc Shanwomerç were rerefledlyrobbed. rared and executed on 6 June 1997 at a local mthtaryba li i Mmng Kenig Tow srdpbyUB 519 commandedbyNhjor Mm Seth. 96. Na ' Suay KI Naug L Na ' Suay-Vimt and Na' PI wug ere rerefledly gang-raredon27 Nowr er 1997 thWanPanig llage , ShanState , andforcil lymowdto Mmng Navw relocaflonsitebysoldiersfrom UB 524ledbyConuuanderHffinM . According to rerefl these womenwere raredbyeachsoldierunfll rdng andthenexecuted. 97. Nai Zh -Vimt anethrdc Shanwoman. was rerefledlyraredandexecuted on28 January1998 inNhv4 lmutllage, NamPa Lukfract Mmng Kenig Tow s}iigby hooFs fromLaiKha-ba dUB 515 ledbyNhjorSoe Hr5m. Accordir to fr&onuaflonreceiwd. herfatherandrelath,eswere aiso executedandthefrhousebmntdon. 98. AyeMim andAye erererefledlyraredandexecutedonl9Apill998in NarMonandWanPektllages, HanNgai hact Mmng Kenig Tow s}iipthHuayK ng , ShanState,bySPDC hooFs ofUB 513. 99. Na aandAyeNau fnthetllagesofNarMonandWanPek were forcil ly relocatedto Han Ngairelocaflonsite, Mng Kenig Tov rdg ShanState , where theywere rerefledlyrared on 3 May1998 bya group ofSPDS soldiers from lB 9. According to both wome n e re rare d. cxc cute d and then buñedth sha llow graves. IOU. ZarmHaw an ethrdc Shan man . was allegedlyraredandthenexecutedbyflre on II May1998 li i a fain four miles east of Lth KM ton relocaflon site, byhoors from UB 2 ledbyMajorM nt Than. It is a]so rerefledthatherrarents andone tllagerwere fled upandleflintheforest. Hermotheriniidtohawdiedofgñef. 101. rerefledlyraredandexec edbySPDC hooFs fromlB 225 ledbyanofficerTthAung, near Ta Sang, on 18 Nhy 1998. Accordir to ir&onuaflon received. theirbodies were mufilated and thefrbreastscutofr. 102. Na ' Suay, anetrwic Shanwoman. was allegedlygang-raredand executed onó June 1998 nearKho Lmn. Nan lmig Tov rdgbySPDC hoorsfromlB 2 ledby MajorTuN eth.
FJCN.4t2003 175 1Add.2 pige2l 103. Nai Thaw. N gM) Zb andNaugMawnfrom NarElanitllage, Munig Nai Tow srdg ShanState , were rerefledlygang-raredandexecutedon 14-15 July1998 byl2 SPDC hooFs fromLlB S24ledbyCommanderEaiinrllaWin. Itis rerefledthataman accomran & b ,o ofthe men was a]so executed. 104. Na ' K No' an etrwic Shan man . s allegedlyrared and executed onl7 July1998 inLaiKhatonbytroorsfrom UB 515 ledbyrth fla-based ConmianderHanAung. According to rerefl a complaint sregisteredvdthUB 515 Commander Soc Ph m who claimed that Han Aung hadbeen sent on a nülitaiyoreraffon. The accused was allegedlyassignedto a djstant outrest. 105. Na ' Pol. a I7- ar-old etrwic Shan girl from Wor Tang llage, Ho Liii hact Munig Pan Tow s}iig s allegedlyrared and executed on 27 Septer er 1998 bySPDC hooFs from UB 520 ledbyMajorNhung C i wrdle herfamilywas sta & owrrdghtandtending theinice andso eaninade fledtllage. Accordingto fr&onuaffonreceiwd. herbrotherand rarents ere intenogated and then executed. 106. Na ' Sa was rerefledlyrared. beaten and executed on I D Decer er 1998 in a fa in hut just outside ofNang Kawtllage, Wan lard tract, Kae See Tov rdg byCaptain Soc Ellaing from UB 424. It is alleged that — tllage headman vdtnes d Captain Soc Hlaing lea t — house andrerefleditto the toncommurdtyleaders. Accordir to ir&onuaffonreceiwd. — captainandrds soldiersanested.beatandtoitjredthe headmanunrn he died, claiming that they had found a thie-talIde in — hou . 107. Accordingto ir&onuaffon received, NuHaru, Sb La, 4aaugHuru Naa ' Mmy, Zaw Vae. Naaug Ki lt Kham No Seug Huru Zb g Nyimt Kham Leu Pa Maat PaAw ' andPaLawere accusedofa isffng Shan jldiers. Theywere rerefledlyrared on 17 January1999 inTa n g Seng llage, HuayHe hact Ho Pong Tov rdgbySPrC troors from Munig Pan (in Loi-Lem) ledbyCommander Aung M . It is alleged that one girl was releasedwrdle — other 13 womenere takenanywiththe troorsasreflers. Fourofthem have rerefledlybeenexecutedandthe others dJsarTeared. 108. NaI Ka %mgT , aged 17, srerefledlyraredandexecutedon 13 Apil 1999 near Munig Intllage, Munig Poo hact Munig SaflTow srdg ShanState,bys n Munig San-based SPDS hooFs from UB 527. 109. NawKIilK)4was allegedlyraredandexecutedon IS Apil 1999 inHayTahWerc K l erL ee ffiDis ict(N ung LayBin), KarenState,byCaptainAung lawMy . 110. NawPunna srerefledlyraredandexecutedon25Apil l999 i nSh e KahNhng, K l erL ee Lwee TuDis ict(N ung LayBin), KarenState,byCaptainAung ZawMw. Ill. Naa Zi M ) ,anetrwicShangfrlonginallyfromWanPaangtllage ,Na n gHee hact Nam lmigTov rdg was rerefledlymredandexecutedon24Mayl999bySPDC hooFs from Co.4 ofLIB 247 ledbyCommander TM A . It is alleged that the llage headman a&,i dthe Farents not to make complaints.
EJCN.412003t75 1Add.2 pige 22 112. Fouret}uüc Shan menandgir]s, 4aaugVaeu. Naa ' KIm Naaugzaa. and Naa ' Zh were rerefledlygang-rared — executed on29 May1999. In Kaeng 1Mm fract by SPDC froors from UB 2¾ andiB 12 ledbyCaptainSoe Naing 0°, CaptainTinMau n g Win andCaptainThanNaingcb. Accordir torereit,thetroorsseraratedthemfromthefrrarents andtookthemtodifrerentplace where theywere gang-raredandexecuted. 113. NawThsanTinwas rerefledlyraredandexecutedon22 July1999 inLekkawwa. Kier L ee too Dis ict KarenState,byCaptainTrdnNymt fromL 410. 114. NawTheMoe Naw Po Pree, Naw Per Say, aged 16, and Nm ., Thu . aged 9, were allegedlyrared and executed on 31 July1999 li i Ta Po Kee, Karen State, byL 101, Secifon 4 Capt.Me Kp KarTay. ItisrerefledthatNawThe Mje sflwmontr Fegnantwhenshe was executed. 115. Naai Mo. oñginallyfromKaeng Lom llage,butrelocatedto KunHir tow was allegedlygang-rared and executed on 16 Septer er 1999 bySPDC hooFs from lB 2 ledby CaptaàK wA . According to rerefl Naang Mjnwas forcedto accomranythe troop for fourda durir wrdrhshe sraredat vdllbythe captain. aithe last dayacaptainrerefledly orderedrds officersto rare heronebyone, aflerwrdrhshe srerefledlyg tento arState who, afle r rapfr he r, exec uted he r vdth rds bawne 116. Mi TInn Aye aged 16, s allegedlygang-rared in September 1999 li i War-ta tllage, Yeb mToer }iig Tena ethuDMsiorcbysolthers fromBattalionlB 103. According to rerUns recS,ed. — soldiers tookherrarents away, tiedherupandraredherone afleranotheruntilshe lost c or iousness. 117. NaMmgPe andrta ' KIilnLuoiiginallyfromWanPae llage butrelocatedto KunHing tonrelocaffonsite, were rerefledlyanestedon29 Septer er l999bytroorsfrom TB 2 ledbyCaptainThanNhung. Theywere allegedlyaccu dofbeir *,esofSSA soldiersandintenogated. Theywere thentakenbytroorsonraholforfiw da andfourrdghts du wr h hine they ere reF fledlyabu d. rared and then executed. 118. PaPol . aged38,NaaugA 'm NaaI MaMm. aged3l, andPaLoiPe aged42, oñginallyfromKung Pektllage, HuayAnhact relocatedto Munig Kenig tonrelocaffon site. All were accused of havir Fotded iice for — Shan rebe]s on 30 October 1999 bySPDC hoorsfromUB5l4ledbyCaptainM ntAung. Thewomenereallegedlyrapedallrdghtand then executed. 119. NawKawLa. a 38- ear-oldFegnantwomarc — Saw NayMoo Moe aged 0, ere rerefledlyrared — executed on 4 Apil 1999 in Paung Aw ta KIer Lwee tu rlistnct (N ung LayBin), KarenState,byCaptainAung ZawMw Srecial hooFs. 120. Naai Nguay,aged2l,andrtugLer.agedl7,fromNanPaNhnvrnage, Kaeng Lomhact KunHir Tow srdg were rerefledlyraredandexecutedon II Januaiy2 0 0 0 byXO-90 SPDC hooFs fromCo.2 ofIB 102 ledbyCaptainSawHr 5 m. Theyhadrerefledly been cWt ,atir plots ofñce on the Nan Pang PJwr.
FJCN.4t2003 175 1Add.2 pige 23 121. Naa ' Ser, aged I X, from KunHir tov ç was rerefledlyaccusedofsurTethng Shan soldier andrereatedlyraredandbeatento deathby so-60 SPDC froorsfromIB 2 ledby Captain Aung Moe 01122 January2000. Accordir to ir&onuation recS,ed her father and brother ere abj accusedof arTethng Shan jldiers, andwere toitredandbeatento death. It istJrerefledthatthegfrVscouthrcvthowasworhingasareflerforthe SPDCfrooraiedto inteiwne to save rdsrelathes,butwas s relybeatercbecame mentallymthahncedandlater — d. 122. Maw KehLah. a l3- ar-oldKarer d gi4 was rerefledlyraredatherhouse oii8 Febnary2000 in FAwKraw Kutllage, Pnjsoe Tow srdg byAung Nafr Win from UB No. 427. According to ir&onuaffon rece ,ed . both her father and her sister, aged 9, iedto stoptherareand ereshotinthelegs. Itiniidthatthetllageheadmafliedtotakethecaseto comt, but recS,ed no resrer from — authoiiffes. 123. allegedlygang-rared 01122 March 2000 in K awBe Loo, Doo Ha Va Dis ict M wlamping, KarenState,bysoldiers fromSPDS XXI. 124. were allegedlyrared and beaten to death on 13 March 2000 byXO SPDS troors from UB 359 ledbyCaptainHffinK winPaSak lage,WaengNurtract NbngSanTow s}iip. Itis rerefledthatthe froors i2edthewomenv 1iiletheywerecollecffngflrewoodintheforestand intenogated them. According to rerefl a captain took — ungest girl into a neaibybush — raredher. He uienrer fledlytoldrdsjurdc officers to rare the merç aflerwrdc}b — hooFs allegedlybeat them to death with sticks. 125. NawKaagedl4,andNawHtooPaw,aged2s,were rerefledlyraredandexecuted on 28 March 2000 in Petakahtllage, in Buko-Kwakee area. bysoldiers from a combined coimmi UB No. 516 and UB No. SIX ledbyCol. Soc Maung 0°. Accordir to ir&onuaffon recS,ed. — soldiers capturedthree menfromthe lage along withthetchmsandone man was a]so executed. 126. Naa ' O ' aged IS, rta ' ThunNae aged IX, andNaaugPaanVae. aged22, oliginallyfromWanE1em lage,WanKhemhactKaeSee Tow s}iigrelocatedtoKaeSee ton relocation site, ere rerefledlyaccused on 26 Nhrch 2000 ofbeing wives ofShan rebels. According to ir&onuaffonrece ,ed . 30 SPDC hooFs fromCo.3 ofUB Sl4ledby CaptainThanM nt Lt. Aung EllaandSgt. PaTheirç ffedthemug intenogatedthemand gang-raredthem. Irdtially,flueeSPDCofficersrerefledlyraredthewomenallrdghtandha lfof — next thy, andthenthe remairdng 30 hooFs allegedlygang-raredthe menandexecuted them. 127. Naa ' 0°, aged IX, oiigina1lyfromKunPan lage, relocatedto relocationsite in KunHing, srerefledlygang-rapedandIdlledonll Apil2000bylOOSPDChoorsfrom TB 2 ledbyCapt. HffinM nt. Accordir to rerUns, — rica1lyandmentallydi ibledgirl hadbeen]i t withherfamilyina rdddentllage onthe th,er. Whenthe jldiers came,
EJCN.412003t75 1Add.2 rage 24 evelyDne ran a y , lea t Naang Cb berand as she was unable to walk. It is alleged that the captain intenogated her for some time, beafing — toitarir her. He then rerefledlyordered — froors to, Take her any, I don't ntto see this kind of fool an mlore.” The jldiers allegecfly gang-raredandexecutedher, thendmuredherbodyinto — ñwr. 128. NaaI KInmLeI agedl6,andNaaggN)9mtagedl7,oñginallyfromKungSa llage, WanSaangtract andNam Tang llage, WanLurtract, Lth E1aTow srdg were rerefledlydetained and rared 0112 May2000 bySO-60 Sac troors from Co.3, 55 ledby CaptainTheinWin. According to fr&onualionrece ,ed . — gfr]s were anestedaflerbefr seen grazfr thefroxeninameadow. The troorsallegedlydetainedthe gfr]s s da andflw rdght durir wrdrhtheywere rereatedlyraredbya captainandrds officers. It is allegedthattre captain later ordered their execulion. 129. S etrwic Shanwomerç NaaugMuayPhaw ' NaaugzaamPao, NaagHtm Nae Naa'fllmr Wau. NaaugLaao Sal and Naa ' Seug Hum were rerefledlystorTed by70-80 SPDC froors fromlB 2 ledbyCapt. Aung HtayinMay2000 andtakento rds KunHington. Itisallegedthatthecaptainraredoneofthemandtoldrdsfroorstorarethe other men. The captain then rerefledlyordered Ms troors to sit the meninagroup and execute them. 130. Ml Kit Hte aged 29, was rerefledlyrared li i June 2000 in Sin-Swe tllage, Yeb m Tov MgTenas thuDMthorcbytheCommanderfromUBNo.273 ,Maj.KrdnSoe. According to rerefl neigMours heardthe rapebutcouldnothelpas — soldierswere guardir the hou . 131. PaMuu aged C, was rerofledlyraredandbeatento deathon8 July2000 near KunHing Tow s}iipby35 SPDC froors fromCo.4ofIB 2 ledbyCaptainK wM nt. 132. Ml San Htay, an ethrdc Mon gir]. was rerefledlyrared on 23 September 2000 in K e-ta-liin llage, uthofYeb mTow s}ügbySergeant SanWinfrom UB 282. He allegedly smmuone d her to Ms banack. took her to the kitc hen and mred he 133. Naa Tavu agedl8,andrgMa4agedl6,onginallyfromHaangLiin llage, NaaPoitract, relocatedto NamZanig tonrelocationsite, ere rerefledlyanested. raredand beaten to death on I X July2000 byóO SPDC froors from Co.3 ofIB 66 ledbyCapt. HtayAung. 134. Naa ' Seu aged 30, and Naa ' Maat aged 24, accu d ofFotdir iice for the Shansoldier were rerefledlytakenintoafanuhutnearWanPhuitllage,Kholnfract, Namyanig Tov rdg on II July2001, where theywere gang-raredandbeatento death by SO SPDC froors fromlB 247 ledbyCaptainM Htoo. 135. Naa ' Klm a l6- ear-oldShan man]i t vdthherhusbandonthefrfanuin CentralShanState,wasallegedlyraredinAugust200lbyfroorsfromUB2 . Accordir to fr&onualionrece ,ed. the soldierstoitredandbeat Naang Kham's husband. thentheyrerefledly beat her with a slick and Mt herbodyand face with their gur . All 10 jldiers allegedlyrared
FJCN.4t2003 175 1Add.2 pige 25 her one byone over a reñod ofeight hours, wrdie — others are said to have stood outside the hut laugrang. She was seven months Fegnant — rerefledlylost cor ciousness s ral h i nes. Herhusbandwas allegedlytakenanyandnewrretmned. 136. According to rerefl SergeantK wM ntfrom 61 tookMiHtwe V1 aged3o, hostage 0118 Otober 2001 in Son-htit-tan llage, noflh of ye Tow srdg and asked her huthand for 100,000 k t as rar om. He rerefledlybeat, rared — tñed to kill her, but Nh Hb e Yin managed to escare 137. Ma Ma a l5- ar-old Karer d gir]. was allegedlyrared on 28 Otober 2001 near Kone Suutllage, Lawrdta, LothawTov rdgbytr ee pi tesfrom TB 72basedat Lawrdta. It is rerefled that — commander tr eatened to detain her rarents i rtheyFessed — case. 138. NawMooLahAb agedl6,andMaCIilWb agedl8,were rerefledlygang-rared on II Febnaiy2002 in Nhe ThrawKee Ka *areit Tow s}iig Karen State, byfroors from IBNo. lounderUDNo.88. The froorsa]legedlytookthemoutside ofthe llage,ffedthemup andraredthem. No actionwas rerefledlytaken. 139. NawLehSay,agedl7,andNawMooMoo,agedl8, ere rerefledlyrared on 19 Febnary2002 in Pa Na Nh tllage, TavoydJs ict Karen State, byWin N mnt from SPDCmi]iffa. l C. NawTa Sel. aged IS, was rerefledlybeatenandraredon7 June 2002 in re Seittllage, east of N rgui. Te nas thn r l i siorç by b o jldiers from UB 552. 141. According to rerefl on 8 June 2002 troors from SPDC TB 77 ordered K -ka- — Ka-toe-htatllages i nKaw-ka-iaTov rdpto relocate to Aung-lantllage. Ttisrerefledthat hooFs raredrtw Paw Gay, the wife of K -ka- tllage head. andtookaway59 umnanied rersor , both male and female 142. Pth,ate Ye M nt fromthe arlaa sheba ofUB 428, ledbyNhjorM ntTheir. assaultedagirinamed SuMa' aged IX, fromMarkrawshe, wrdie — sonher yto — nter a ly urce on IS July2002. A hoolteacherallegedlyvdthessedthe incidentand ied to stop the soldier, but three other soldiers rerefledlyappeared — assaulted — hoolteacher. According to rerefl the girl'srarents andthe llage crdefbroughtthe case to — UB No. 428 Conmianderforjustice — nextmoniing,butno legalacifonis iidto hawbeentaken. 143. 0n22 July2002, Them Naing (F i te TDNo. 176399) andthe three othersoldiersfrom TB 62,basedinThanbyiza t tonrerefledlyshotandldlledfreMonvffi,gers in Tharn atTow srdg MonState, jutheniM mnar, aflerallegedlyrapir l6- ar-old MiEat-Sar. The incithntrerefledlytookplace wrdie E wAung SanSuuK wasvisiffng MonState. Urenan tal mnGalen-Padawtllage, the soldiersallegedlyenteredthe house ofthe llage headman. NaiKunTit andrerefledlyraredrdsgranddaughterM Eat Sar. NaiKunTit rerefledlywoke upwrdle — jldiers were rapir — girl. He tiiedto helpherbutwas shot. is rerefledthatMiEatSarandothermembers ofherfamilywere then executed.
EJCN.412003t75 1Add.2 pige 26 l . lmvL Maal7- aroldKaer dgi4wasreroited1yraredon25August2002bya rState M nt Lvdn from SPDC UB 530 in her house at about 12p.m., inDawTamag tllage, Dee MawSo Tow s}iig Ka hState. According to rerefl the rarents rerefledthe case to the resrer il Ie comranyconmiander, Major M nt Soc . but he allegedlydJsrnissed — incident and threatened the rarents. 145. Byaletterdated s Nover er2002, — GownmlentresTendedto — conmiunicaffon sentjoinilywith — Srecial RarTefleur on extrajudicia]. surthialyor aibitraiyexecuffor and — Srecial RarTefleur on — cjuesffon oftoiture 0111 Octther 2002. The Gjwnmient rerefled thatthe allegatior of xuahiolence agair twomenbymer e ofthe M amuaranuedforces inthe ShanState are fabñcatedbyanorgardzationalleged1yaffiliatedwithanir urgent group. l . The Gjwnmient indicatedthat rare caniesa maximmusentence oflife im muent underathcle 376 ofthe M muarPena1Code, andrerefledthatit — ntfr,e ir tesffgaffw teams, ledbyNaffonallnteffigence Bureauhead. Bñgather-GeneralThanTun. to — areas where — ciimes allegedlytookplace. T enty-foursmallerinquliygrours ere rerefledlyorgard2ed to c youtdetailedir tesffgaffor . The teams rerefled1yintenogatedmanycMliar and anuedforcesmerthersandofficersinShanState. Inadditiorç — Gjwnmient rerefledthat it — extendedir ,itaffor to the IntemaffonalComrnittee ofthe P dCro. — UrdtedNatior — — Hmuardtananrlialogue Centerto sit — ShanState andrereflonthe hmuardtañan siffiaffonandallegatior ofrare. The ICRC — rerefledlyacceptedthe ir titationandbeganits sffidyon 2 Nowrdjer 2002. 147. Byletters datedó and J r cember, — Gjwnmient frar niittedadditional ir&onuaffon regardir — letter ofallegaffon dated I Otober 2002. It rerefled that: 32 ofthe allegatior sentbythe SreciarnarTefleurs includednames ofmi]itaiyofficers notsent inthe srecified battaEor ; some ofthe lages menifoned are non-existent; and — baftalior menifoned ere notorerafinginthe areaswhere theincithntstookplaceatthesrecifiedffmes. The Gjwnmient a1 j Fotded ir&onuaffon about the inci nt that allegedlytook place on 22 JWy2002 in — Mon State. Accordir to — Gownmient Pth,ate Them Tan. not pi te TheinNair , shot and killedflw merthers ofa family, includir U KunK dt, intheirhome vdthoutthe ir ,olwmentof otheranuedforce mer ers. Afler rd he rerefled1yconmiittedsuicid The Gownmient statedthatrestmoflemrerefls foundthat Nh ThuzarandDawKunMayhadnotbeenrared. It addedthat — case was putto tñal andthatacffor were takenagair tanuyrer Jrthel resrer il le for F i te Them Tan. N er ia l 2. Byaletterdated2ó Nhrch2002, the SrecialRappofleursent ajoint urgentarTeal vdth — Srecial RarTefleur on extrajudicia]. surthialyor aibitraiyexecuffor and — Srecial RarTefleuronthe quesffonoftoitire onbeharofAmbnLawal According to ir&onuaffon recS,ed. — s sentenced to deathbystordng on 22 March 2002 bya Shañah comt at Bakoñ intheKatsinaState,aflershe cor&essedtoha t hadacr&dv 1ulethvorced. Themannamed asthe fatherofherbthyrerefl&llyderdedhav i ng xvdthherandthechargesagair trthuwere a lleged lydJscont i nued. It — beenbrought to — Srecial RarTefleur's attention that in the noiThem Nigeñan states that ar lyShañah law, Fegnancyoutside ofmaniage cor tiffites sufficient etdence to enable a woman to be cor ,icted ofadWteiy. Under — arTJicable
FJCN.4t2003 175 1Add.2 pige 27 Focedural riles, Amina Lawal has rerefledly3o da li i wr h to arTeal her sentence. In this context the Srecial RarTefleur reminded — Govenmient that t ds most recent sentence ofdeath bystordngforallegedadute iywashandeddontr eeda beforeaShanahcomtth Sokoto State uplieldthe arTe a lby35- ar-oldSafl Hus irdTungarTuduwho hada]sobeen cor ,icted ofadulteiyand sentenced to deathbystordng. 149. Bya letter dated 20 August 2002, the Srecial RarTefleur sent anotherjoint urgent arTeal withthe SrecialRarTefleuronexfrajudicia]. smmuaiyoraibifraiyexecutior — — Srecial RarTefleur on — cjuesffon oftoitjre onbehalfofArnina La l. OnlY August 2002, the Islamic comtofarTea]s inFuntha, KatsinaState, rerefledlyuplieldthe oñginalsentence of stordng to death agair 6t Nk La l. According to ir&onuaffon rece ,ed . the sentence is to be canied out li i January2004 afler her eight-month-old daughter has been weaned. A&,oates for Arnina Lawal, includir the federal Govenmient's rnirdster for women's affairs, — rerefledly declaredtheirintenttoarTealthesentence tothe SupiemeComt i nAbujavdtrdn30da . P —fl 150. Byaletterdated 12 July2002, — Srecial RarTefleura&z sedthe Govenmientthatshe had received ir&onuaffon on — follow inditdual cases. 151. MlunMaiBi4agedl8,wasrerefledlygang-raredbyfourmercincludir one tubal council mer er, as a ibal punisranent on 22 June 2002 in Meer la Village in SoutheniPunjab Fo t e. Atübal council allegedlyorderedthe rare as punisrauentforthe tchm'sfarnilyaflerher ll- ar-old-brotherwas seenalone withagirlfromthe Mastoitübe, cor ideredrdghercaste. Mer ers ofthe Masto½ibe andthe ibalcouncil rerefledly threatenedthatallthe menofthe accu dboy'sfan&y Wdberarediftreverdirtwasnot accepted. It is a]so rerefled that — rare took place in a hut, wtdle Mastoi ibe members allegedlystoodoutside andcheered. Aflertherare,the manwasrerefledlydi tenfluough — streetsofhertllage naked. Loca lrelice allegedlyagreedto registeracomplaintbythe girl's father ordyuren — ir istence ofa delegaffon oflav rs s nda aflerthe offence took place. Accordir to ir&onuationrecS,ed. — rare was condemnedbythe CrdefJusffce of Paldstarç — — Thanjab GovemorElalidNhqboolArauedrerefledlyorderedanofficial incjuiiyinto the ciime and — alleged reice cover-up attempt. According to ir&onuaffon recS,ed on II July2002, four ofthe alleged s reirefrators hadbeen anested. It is a]so rerefled that — rare occuned a eek afler a similarcase in vdiich a girl allegedlyconmiitted suicide aflerbeing raredbyt tübesmen. No acifon has rerefledlybeen takenbythe authoñffes in this earlier ca . 152. Slnkeela SiIdique aged 16, fromFaten llage inGujranwaladJs ict was rerefledlyraredat gunreirdbyher C- ar-oldlandlordandemplo r, MohammadAz, in Febnary2002. MohammadAzamallegedlythreatenedto hillShakeela andherfarnilyifshe rerefledthe ciime. Shakeelarerefledlyleflherjobbutdidnotrereflthe incidentuntilshe djscovered she was Fegnantb o months later. Her father, Siddicjue Masilb is rerefledto have attempted to cordiont Mohammad Azam about — incith nt but was allegedlybadlybeaten. According to ir&onuaffon rece ,ed . the reice have been reluctant to register or ir te s tigate — ciime due to Mohaimuad Azam's standir as an irIluential landlord in the area.
EJCN.412003t75 1Add.2 pige 28 153. NakaNadhMaaagedl4 srerefledlyIddnarTedontherdght of II Febnary200l and allegedlygar raredbyMacjsood aued Sheiñ and other militant Muslims as punisrauent for sharir her Cra sffan faith vdth school fñends. Accordir to rerefl the reirefratorsforcilJlycor efledthe girito Jslamto ab jlw theircñme and nta cethflcate ofcor ,erthon to her rarents. It is rerefled that local relice irdffallyrefu d to register herfan&y'scomplaintandoncetheca reachedthe Lahore HighComt ajustice allegedly niledthfavourofthethducto;desrdteconcrete etdenceinfavourofthetctim. ThegirVs familyhasrerefledlyarTealedto — SuFeme Comtbut is tffng foraheath date. Naira Nadiaissffllrerefledmissing andherfarnilyis iidtobe rece ,ir tr eatsfrom local Muslims to witMraw the arTeal. abi 154. H 25 de sepfferthre de 2002 , Ia P latoraEsrecial frar miff6 unacomunicaciónconjunta con el P lator EsTecial sobre Ia cuesffón de Ia toitra en Ia cjue se comunico al Gobienjo cjue los P latores reciljieron ir&onuacion jbre los casos indMduales siguientes. 155. L rniAm 'endáriz ConthlezdeLaugarflcahtiasido deterddaenBarcelona clii de enero de 2001 rerla PoliciaMunicirel yseguidamente enfregadaalaPoliciaNacional. Habit renuanecido cinco dias en regimen de incomurdcacion durante los cuales habija sido rerefidamente sometitha empujones confra unarared. ifronesde relo,bofetadas ygolres enla cabeza. Habit sido obligada a renerse de cuclifias ya carninar en esta restura. Los reicias Ic htianaFetado las orejas conlos dedos, obligándolaa renerse de puntifias. Aconfinuacion htianhecho lo rnismo aFetando debajo de lamandiljula. Un relicia Ic htia l nntado Ia carniseta. tocándole el recho ydiciendole cjue cjueiia estar a solas con ella. Una denuncia habit sido inteipuesta ante eljuzgado de Ir thacci6n WIde Djnosffa. I S o. MirenOkarizhtiasidodeterddael2 sde ± brerode 2001 rerlaGuardiaCMlentre OreretayTolo i , conducida al Cuaitelde laGuardiacMlde Jntxamiondo, Donostia. y resteñonuente frasfeiidaa laDfrecciónaeneral de Ia GuardiaCi lenNhdñd. Dumnte los intenogatoijos rabila sftij golreada yobligadaarenuanecerde pie de can ala rared. Htia sido obligadaabajar los rantalones nüenfrasunreliciale htia tocado elcueire con Un ralo. Htia sido foi ,da area]izarflexioneshasta laextenuacion. Htiasido puesta enlibefladel 28defebrerode200I sinhaberresadoanteunjuez. Dranteloscmfrodiasde adetenci6n htiasido manterddaincomunicada. 157. L&eGalhstegihtiasidodeterddarerlaGuardiaC &el26de febrerode 2001 en Donostia. conducida al Cuaflel de Ia GuardiaCi lde Inthamiondo, Donosifa, yresteijonuente frarIeiidaalaDfrecci6nOeneraldelaGuardiaCi lenNhdñd. Durante losintenogatoijos htiasido golreada. sujetaaempujonesconfrauna rared ya amenazas confra amadre. Htia sido desnudada en tas ocasionesde cinturarara aniba. Unagente lahabiiall ndo auna celdadonde lehabiiatocadolosrechosnüenfraslehtiaobligadoarener Jsmanosen Js gerdtales. Le habilan infroducido una pistola en laboca yla habilan obligado a coner For ml resadillo mientras laapuntabanconunardstola. Htiasido manterddaenrégimende incommücacióndurante cuatro —. Unadenunciahabilasido inteipuestaante el Juzgado de Ir thacci6nWI deDjnostia.
FJCN.4t2003 175 1Add.2 pige 29 158. AIkhSáe de laCuestaMaizdesanvicente habitsidodeterddarerlaGuardia CMIeI 26 de mai J de 2001 en raConfia yconducidaalaDireccionGenerahie laGuardia CM] . enMadrid. Habit sido infroducida en m m fmgcteta donde miaGuardiaCMlle habit sujetado las rdemas yofro lacabeza. ala furgoneta le habitn tarado Ia cara. atado lasmanos detrS de Ia esrekia yFopinado goipizas. Se alega cjue los guardias cMies habñanhecho comentaijos jbre cueire niienfrasiahabiiantoqueteado. Lahabitncaithiado de coche yen ci nuevo wrdcwo habit sido somefida a goires ysu cabeza habit sido cubieita For una bo]sa cjue Ic habilainredido resTdrar. Habit sido goireadayobligadaa reaEzarejercicios fisicos hasta iaextenuacion. Enrei*War, habit sido obligadaaaro r las manos enia rared yestirar eicueiohastaquedararo daeniaspuntasdeiospieshastaeiagotanüentodeiosbra s. Nlis tarde, habila sido foi ,da a desnudar ya sentarse con las manos yios pies atados For defrás. En esta siffiacion habit sido goireada, Ic habitn gñtado fueitemente en ci oldo yle habitn tarado Ia cabez,conbo]sas, Fovocándoie asthia. Habit sido manterdda enrégimende incomunicacióndurante cthco — . Unadenunciahabitsido inteipuesta. 159. AbaraFres ' daEbtharrhhabñasido deterddaroriaGuarcliaCMiei 27 de mai J de 2001 en Behobia, conducida ala Comandancia de Ia Guardia C & en Inflea y gthdamente frasiadada ala rlireccion General de Ia Guardia CM] . enMadiid. Durante ci fra ecto habit lle do unanfffazyhabñasido cor tantemente goireadaeniacabeza. EnMadiidunabo]sa habila sido colocada en su cabez, ñas veces, imrddiéndoie respirar. Habit sido obligada a desnudarse ya reaEz,rflexiones, yhabitnanojado aguasobre sucueiro. Habitsido goireada en Ia cabeza. Nlis tarde Ia habñan desnudado de cintura rara aniba yle habitn tocado los rechos. Habñasidoconducithaunca1abo jdonde habitterddocjue renuanecerdepie ycon Ia cabeza cubieita con una bo]sa. Habit recibido amenazas en reiacion con su familia ycon ser tolada. Habilanpuesto unFe n uffvo airalo de una escoba ylahabilanobligado atocarlo coniamano, amenazindolaconrenetrarla conel rek. Habñasido obligadaa reaEz,rflexiones enbragas yalcaerse aisuelo, iahabñanie mntado esffrándoie deirelo. Habitsido manterdda enrégimendeincomunicacióndurante cuatrodias. Unadenunciahabitsidointeipuestaanteei Juzgado de Ir tncci6n N l de Jnafiea. 160. NereaBeugoa ziarsolo habit sido deterdda For Ia Guardia CMI ci 24de agosto de 2001 enBarceionayconducithaiaDfrección aeneraideiaGuardiaCit].enNhdñd. Habit sido goireadaeniacabeza. cjue habitsido cubieitacon ñasbo]sas. Habit sido puestacaraa lararedmientrasunosagentesiehabñandadoratadasrordefrS. Le habilanatadolasmanosy iasrdenias con gomaespuma ycintaadhesin MS tarde lahabitnobligado a desnudarse y habña sido sometida a fratos similares. Los agentes Ic habilan tocado los rechos con l as manos yconunralo. Enotraocasionhabit sido roae mente obligadaadesnudar yiahabitn thmbado sobre una mesa con las pienias seraradas yhabña sido sometida a tocarnientos For reite de losagentes. Habñasido manterddaenrégimende incomunicaciondurante cthco —. Unadenunciahabitsido inteipuestaante ci Juzgado de JrsthaccionW2 de Donostia. 161. LeireMaridnahabitsido deterddaroria Guardia C & e129 de notembre de 2001 en Initea y guidamente frasiadadaa iaDirecciónaeneral de Ia GuardiaCi , enNhdiid. Durante eitra cto habñasido goireada yle habñanffrado dci Feb. EnNhdñdhabñasido sometida a intenogatoños durante los cuaks habit reciljido goires en Ia cabeza yle habitn cubieito Ia can con una bo]sa. impidiéndoie resTdrar. En otra ocasion habit sido desnudada frasamenazariacontolaria. unagente se habitbajado labragueta yhabitemrezado atocaria.
EJCN.412003t75 1Add.2 pige 30 Estando desnudayconunabo]saeniacabeza, ha}nia terddo cjue rea]izarflexiones. Habit sido manterddaenrégimende incomunicacióndurante cthco — ypuesta enlibefladei28 de diciembre de 2001, tras abonaruna flaraa. 162. For cana de 15 de no dembre de 2002, ci Gjbiemo Forerciono fr&onuación jbre los sigmentes ca Js mdnduales. 163. EnreiaciónconLierniArmendárh Conzáie DeLaugariI elGobienjo ithbnuó cjue ésta fue deterdda eli I de enero de 2001 junto con Jo Ignacio Cnchaga Eiczcano For una ratni]la unifonuada de laGuardia Uthana de Barcelona . cuando djsrordana colocaruncoche bor a. Seguncor taeniadcciaraci6ndc los agentes acffiantes, cuando los dosdctcrddos estaban fucra dci coche robado en ci cjuc cfrcWaban. intentaron huir For lo cjuc los agentes br,eron cjuc Foceder a reducirics For Ia fuci ,. Una vcz irauo iz,dos yesTosados se ics cachco yse ics fr&onuowtha]mentc, end lugarde iadctcnciorç de sus derechos cor fffficionaks. Losdctcrddosfucronfrasiadados alasderendencias de iajefaturaSureñordc Foliciade Barcelona. donde mateiia]izó fonualmente ci Actade Ir&onuaciondc Derechos cjuc seadjuntoalcucirode di]igencia. H II dcencrodc200l ,UenüA incndá±Gjra ezdc Langarika fuc titadaroreimédio forcr dcijuzgado enifinciones de 2aardia de los de Barcelona, reflejando eneirafle facWtaffvo expioraci6nfisica: nonuaF y Fc ntaunas erosiones recientes en Ia can antenor de Ia muiteca derecha yerosiones en Ia cara antcñor de ambas rodifias de carácter lew; no Fc nta conthsioncs rd erosiones en ci resto de Ia sureificic coirorar, cor ecucncia iogica de Ia resistencia ala dctcncion yde Ia coiocacion de gñlletcs. 164. Enrciacionconeicaso de MkenOlmriz(Mari,Purfficaciñn Ocariz Dorrousoro)y de Leke Ga egiil Ormazabg deterddas For Ia Guardia Ci ei24 de febrero de 2001 For su Fesunta Feflenencia a labanda tcnoiista ETA . ci Gobienjo ir&onuo cjuc ci frato cjuc éstas rcciljicrondurantc eiticmro cjuc renuanccicrondctcrddas ybajo lacustodiade laGuardia C & fuc conecto. 165. Enrciaci6nconAlichLucia ezdeLaCuestaMarthie SanViceiSeiGobicnio ir&onuó cjuc ésta fuc dcterdda For Ia Guardia CMI ci 26 de ni j de 2001 ForsuFesmita Feflencnciaa iabandatcnothtaETA. UGobienjo indicó cjuc se ir tha rondiligencias flue Ia anibamcncionadaFesó a dJsFcsicion dci JEgado Centralde Ir tncci6nN ide Madrid ci dia 30, endonde siguendiligencias Feas. Asmusmo, iaautoridadjudiciaiacordo ingrcso en p si6rc situacioncjuc se manifenc eniaacffialida& Fina]mcntc, elGobienjo itai6 cjuc cifrato cjuc Ia dcterdda rccibio durante todo ciffemFo cjuc Fenuancció dctcrdda ybajo Ia custodia de Ia Guardia C & , fuc conecto. Alicia Lucia Sácz de La Cuesta Manincz San Vicente inteipu mia denuncia en ci Juzgado de Ir thacci6n W 6 ± Nhdiid. enconfrándose ci Focedimiento en fase de ir tncci6n. 166. En rciacion con Ainara Fresne.Ia Echevarria. ci Gjbiemo ir&onuo cjuc ésta f dcterddaForiaGuardiaCMiei27dcmai Jdc200i ForsuFcsuntareflcncnciaaiabanda tcnothtaETA. HGobicnioliidic6qucseir n erondUigenciasyqucAinaraFrcsncda Echc niaFes6 adisTosici ondel Juzgado Centralde Ir tncci6nN 2 de Madrideidia3O. Sc afiadio igua]mcntc, cjuc eltrato cjuc rccibio Ia aniba mencionada durante Ia dctcncionycustodia de laGuardia C & fuc conecto flue no haycor tancia de inteirosicion de dcnunciaaiguna contra los comronentesde Ia Guardia CMI For estos hechos.
FJCN.4t2003 175 1Add.2 pige3l 167. En reiacion con Nerea Beugoa Ciarsolo, ci Gobienjo fr&onuó cjue ésta fue deterdda For Ia Guardia Ci ci 24 de agosto de 2001 For 5U Fesunta colaboracion con labanda tenothta ETA. En reiacion con este caso Se fr tm eron diligencias enfregadas en ci Juzgado CentraHe Ir tncci6nN 5 de iaAudienciaNacional, dando iugaradiligencias e as. Igua1mente,eiG biemoindic6queduranteeiffemroque duroiadetencionnoacaeciohecho alguno cjue pudiera cor iderarse como una incidencia fuera de las acciones integramente Foce 1ies ycjue, a haves de autos del referido Juzgado Centrg Se decreto iaincomurdcaciony Fonoga dci reilodo de detencion de ia aniba mencionada. Los — 24,25,26 y 27 de agosto ie fueron Facicados reconocimientos mediroforer es , negándose a fr eth con regWaridad ia comidaque iesmrdrdshodesdeeimomentode adetenci6n. H28deagostode200l pasóa dJsrosiciónjudicial. no cor tando denunciaaiguna conha comronentes de iaGuardia C & For ios hec hos mencionados. 168. EnreiaciónconLeire MarqubnRey, eiGobienio fr&onuo cjue Cstafue deterddaroria Guardia C & ci 29 de notembre de 2001 For su Fesunta reflenencia a iabanda tenorista ETA. H Gjbiemo indicó cjue se ir tn rondiligencias flue ra 5 a dJsrosicionjudicialei4de diciembre, habiCndoseie dJsrer ado unhato conecto durante todo eitiemro cjue renuanecio deterdda ybajo ia custodia de ia Guardia C &. La aniba mencionada interpu , For ml supuesto delito de toitraso m*s hatos, una denuncia ante eijuzgado de Ir tncci6nN 8 de Nhdiid. Sri L au]ca 169. Bya ietter dated 16 Septer er 2002, sent jointiywith the Sreciai RarTofleurs on — quesifon oftoitre and on extrajudicia]. surthialyor aibitraiyexecuffor the Srecial RarTofleur ontoience agath6t mena& ,i dthe Gownmientthatshe hadrece ,edir&onuationonthe follovdng indMdual cases. 170. Je flilV r i hai aged25 ,wasrerofled1yraredandIdlledwr&e incustody,in ananuydetacrauentatSanasatrar it camp on 17 Febnaiy200l. According to — rerUns, Je ntrdVeerathnghamenteredVamrd from — LiberaffonTigers ofTarniiEeiam (LTTE)-conholled Var d P giorc on 16 Febnary200l. On — follow i r da ç she s aliegedlysmmuonedto ananuydetacrauentatSanasatrar itcampforanincjuiiy A fewhours aflershe wentto — Sana i har it camg — anuyrerofledlyhandedowrherbodyto Va nard hosTdtal, claiming that — hadcomnüttedsuicidebysnllovdng c nide. The magishate fr rectedherbodyatthe Va nard hosTdtal moltaal3 andreroned1yir tnctedthe Felice to conduct fmTher ir tesffgaffon related to her death to ciarifywhether she hadbeen tofluredorsexualiyassawtedwr&e befr intenogatedbyanuyrersoraiei at Sanasaanuytrar it campandtheBiigadeHeadquaflerscamp. The magistrate reroned1yt ir tnctedthejudicia1 medial officer (JMD) ofVa nard hosTdtal to hold a Fost-moflem exarninaffon on the bodyof — deceasedto flndoutwhethershe hadbeen xualiyassaWtedv 1üie incustody. 171. a Umadeq4 aged23 , from Na iardff , hubWrdff Estate, was rerofledlyabducted. rared — murdered on 12 Septer er 2001 at Kordntte, Mallanda in Navalardff, on her way home afleraftendfr hert 3 pir ciassinNawa1ardff Ton. Herrarentsaresaidtohaveflieda ca vdth — Na iardff Police on — moniing of 13 Septer er, afler exhausffr all ofthefr on enquiries as to her whereabouts. When her father went to — Felice staffon to record — complaint — manroiice cor tabie ssaidto have been abusive and not vd]]ing to accept
EJCN.412003t75 1Add.2 pige 32 thefrcomplaint. The 1me everdr , herfather ssaidto — heardthatthe coirse of a woman hadbeen found in — sra jbs near the Malkandabñdge. He rerofledlywent to — srot — ideniffled the bodyas that ofrds daughter. The father is id to have fr&onued — rolice at Nawalardff andgave — name of one reiticularrer nwhomhe susrectscouldhave beenthe relrefratorofthis cñme,but — rolice rerofledlyhave notshonanyconceniabouttrds case — have so far failed to anest any Jsrects, or to sit — home ofthe tctim. 172. Sarathauthal SaravambhavamnthaKuru]dcat aged29, was allegedlydraggedout of herhome inPur uduthm, JafrnadJs ictbyurddenfffledgumuendres dinblackurdfoim, gar -rared and murdered, on 28 Decer er 1999. Accordir to — rerUns, — bodyofthe tchm sfoundthe next moniir under jmebushes nearKarataldAnunanTemple, situated just2o mefresa yfromherhouse. The medialrerofl ofThiIO inColombo statesthatthe ñesandmarbfoundonthebodyofthetch inerecor istentvdthrareandmurder. JafrnaActfr Magisfrate rerofledlyreadout — JMO'srerofl inoren comton8 Januaiy2000. Injune 2001,the NaffonalHmuanPJghts Conurd ionwr&hhadfr testigatedthe rare and murderofsarathardjaalsaravanabhavanantha Kunkka], was rerofledto — decidedto close — me forlackofetdence. (The srecialRarToflemFetouslyintelvenedonbehalfofthe above-named rerson on 14 Nhrch 2000.) 173. Bya letter dated 16 Septer er 2002, sent jointlywith the Srecial RarTofleur on the quesffonoftoltre ,the srecialRarTofleura&TisedtheGovenuuentthatshehadrecei v ed fr&onuaffon on — follow inditdual cases. 174. HeratPathkaiurehehgertndaniSr lafl. aged39, srerofledlyanestedbyfour plainclothes roice officers from Waiiarolaataroundó p.m. on8 Nhrch 2002 at her home. m officer allegedlyexarnined her sister's ith niftycard — then stated that theywould have to take astatementfrom her, without ar eth inrelationto what. TheyrerofledlytookHerat into a carvdthoutlettir herdre . ShewasrerofledlysrnhnarTedinabatrdr towel. Therolice rer fled ystorTedher mother from accomran ngher. At — Waiiarolarolice stafforç — s madetowaitonabench. Ataround8.30p.m.,three roliceofficersathtedvthowere rerofledly verydnnk. One rerofledlybeat herwitha role untilherlefl anubecame lifele. andshe was clo tofainffr . Anotherofficeriniidtohaveremovedherclothesbyforce. Shewas allegedlysthackfromberdnd, andanofficerir efledardre-like objectinto her gina, wrdlst anotherkept hermouthshut vdthrds —. The flürdofficerreroflecflyntched. As a result sheissaidtohavebledhea lyfromhen iginaandfeltashaiprein. Shererofledlyfellasleep feelir exfremelyi]], andrerofledlyvonütedaround5.30 a.m. Whenshe askedthe officerin charge formedjine, he rerofledlyrdtandir ultedher. Later, she rerofledly entto rasroom againtoaskwhyshehadbeenanested. Shewasallegedlytoldthatshenolongerhadaho e to go to. The officerincharge rerofledlybeat heragainat 10.30 a.m., aflerwrdrhshe felt sickand serni-cor cious. The officerincharge forthe ciime sectionrerofledlyaskedthat — notbe beaten. The follovdng rdght she was g en Jme teaandveiylitile food. The nextmoniing, — was rerofledlytakento the Ciimes Secffonvthere she was toldto signastatementwr hshe had notread. / nshe hesitated,afenleroliceofficerldckedherhardfromberdnd. Duetothe reinandhur er, she thensignedthe statement. At 12.30 p.m., she was takento Waiiarola comt. AtcomtHeratPathiraraiehelage NandardSii alatharerofledlytoldthe magistrate what hadharTenedtoherwho i s 1idtohave i ssuedanorderstaffngthat diletherolice havethe iight to anest anaccusedandir tesffgate andtake astatementfromrdmabout — iele nt
FJCN.4t2003 175 1Add.2 pige 33 harTerdr s, — relice — no rewertoirthmuanelyassault an ne”. She rerefledlyordered — r putyIr rectorC3eneral to fr testigate — case andto submit acomplete rerUn to her. She fmThenuore a&, sedthe regisfrarofthe comtto senda copyofthe orderto the deputyinçector generalofrelice. Herat patrararatehelage NandardSñplathawas rerefledlytakento Wañarelahosrdta]. where she ir&onueda doctorabouthercondiffon. T re]ice officerswere Fesent all — t e. She ssubsecjuentlyhandedowrto the Kunmegalap son. On 10 Nhrcrç she was rerefledlyagain taken to hosrdta]. afler mahir a complaint to api n warden. Mid-March she was rerefledlytakento hosrdtal fon sit again, and examined in the oflhoraedic sectionofthe hosTdtal. Accordir to fr&onuationreceiwd, — incjuiiyorderedbythe magistrate hadnot takenplace at — t e of v iffr . FmThenuore, Nandard Herathas ierefledlynothad a full Forermedialexanünafforc andis iidnottobe receMng Forermedialfreathlentin pison. Herfatherhas rerefledlybeens relyflueatenedbythe locaireice andragherofficers not to pur e the complaint. 175. TInmb iflaiTInnahIrsIm4 aged42, from N esalai, Jafrnadistnct, sallegedly rared in her house at Meesalaibysoldiers from — Sn Lankan ainyon 7 July2001. Thar ipfflaiThanalakshnü's motherrerefledlytiiedto inteiwne aflerhearir herdaughter screarning,but sa aWtedandrdtvdthiiflesbythe soldiers. ThaithipillaiThanalaksrardand hermotherhadbeendi lacedfromthefrhome andhadrethniedto resettle, ordyb o months before theincithnt. Theyrerefledlylodgedacomplaintabouttherarewithrelice in Kodikamam. Accordir to the mi]itaiysrekesman, t soldiers ata neaibyanuycheckreint were ir ,oWedinthe rare. He rerefledthattheyhadbeenanestedbythe rnilitaryrelice on 12 July 2001. 176. VeluArslndevi, aTarnil manofIndianoiigir, who was ]Mnginaboardir houi in dontonColor o, was allegedlyraredbythree re]icemenon24June 2001. She s rerefledlystorTed at a checkreint on the Maradana-Borella Road, Color o, on 23 June 2001 whenretuniir fromworkwitha fiiend. Heridenfftywas checkedbythe curityforces rersoratel on dutyat — checkreint. The next day, on 24 June 2001 around 3a.m., b 'o relice officers vdthoutwearer andananuedsoldieraftachedto thatcheckreint rerefledlycame to — lodgingswhere thetcffmwas s ta & . Theysaidtheyhadcome fora routine chechinC. Mer intenogatfr allthe rersor sta & at that place, theyrerefledlywentto herroomandtoldher thaflince she was aTarnil, she snot allo edto staythere”. She sthenallegedlytoldthat shehadtogovdththemtotheMaradanareicestaffon. Thefñendvthohada]sobeen s ta & at — 1me place accomraniedherforsafetyrea r . Wrdle enroute to — relice stafforç they storTedatthe Nhradana-BorellaRoadcheckreint. Herfiiend srerefledlytoldto pFchase some tea for the securityforces and nt away. Afler he had gone, b 'o relice rersoratel are said to Mw takenherto astaircase situatednextto abunkerbelowroadlewl. She was rerefledly madetoleanagair tthewallandthenmred. VeluArshadetwasadirdftedtoahosrdtalfora medialexaniinaffon. Tr ee relice officerswere rerefledlyanestedincoraiectionvdthtrds n me. 177. MahendkanNagessnrt aged37, from Kaluthawalai, srerefledly xuallyabused bySTF rersoratel attached to — Sr camp at Kalutha lai in Apil 2001. It is alleged that the Sr rersoratel went to her house and harassed her with — intention ofmolesffr her. She s lateradmittedto — Bathcaloateacrdng hOsTdtal. Accordir to — hosrdtalrelice rest, this nfter srerefledto — Kalu ncrdkudyrelice staffonforfmTherinquiiies.
EJCN.412003t75 1Add.2 rage 34 178. 9a) ratnm Sii,aslthii. aged 19, was rerefledlysexuallya aultedbymore than I D Narnersorate]. on2O Apil 2001. Accordingto — rerUns, Vija rathamSubasrdrd was onanLTTEboatretuniing from the oren sea vthen wral Sn Lanka Na gunboats sunounded them. There rerefledly s fierce fighffng for wral hours. Vija ratnamSubasrdrd andmanyothers allegedlyjunredinto — sea, aflertheirboats were damaged. andthenshe stakeninto — gmthoatofSñLankanN . Immediatelyafler she gotinthe gunboat, aliherciothes were rerefledlyremoved. — wasblindfoldedandher handsweretiedberdndherback. Morethanl0N rersorthelaresaidtohavetouchedand scjueezedherbreasts,andhergerdtalarea. Theyallegedlya]soonebyone putthefrfingers side hen gina .wrdle — sscreaming. Theincidentlastedaboutb ohours. Whenthe boatreachedTñncomalee herclotheswere gi v entoher. She slater iidtohawbeen detainedinVa nard ainycamp. 179. Thai iahV a) laffiha. aged 14, s sexuallya aultedbymore then ID Na rersoratel on2 D Apil200l whenshe was takeninto custodydurir anLflEorerafloninthe orensea ( e abj above case ofVija rathamSubasrdrd). P refledly, Thangiahvijaplamha was takeninto the gunboat ofSii L kanNa andhersItht andbrawere removed. / nthe boat reached Tiincomalee her clothes were given to her. It is rerefled that she was later detained rnVa mm anuycamp. 180. SframanyMthmau. aged24, andW flcahNantInkumar, aged22, were anestedby mer ers ofthe na ,accomrardedbymer ers ofthe Srecial Ir tesflgaflon Urdt (S IU ) ofthe reice inNhraiaron 19 March2001. Theywere allegedlyraredbynavyandSlu rersoratel at — office ofthe Counter-Stversive Urdt(CSU) ofthe relice along PalimunaiRoad . arFoximately500 mefres outside Marajar ton. S tamanyArchunan — WijikalaNanthakumarhadbothbeendJsplaceddue to — cordlictinthe nofihandeast. According to — rerUns, Wijikala Nanthakumar's husband and the 5-sear-old son of S ,amardArchunanere al j takeninto custody. Theywere ailtakento the CSU office ma wrate van. WijikalaNanthakumarandherhusbandwere rerefledlytakento the CSuoffice. Aflerherhuthand slockedinaceU .shewastakenintoaroominv 1üchthe OICwasal j Fesent. He rerefledlyaskedherto sit onthe floor, andthenaskedanotherrersontobiinga pieceofclothandtoblindfoldher. Shewasallegedlyaskedtoremoveherclothes. Whenshe refusedshe was saidto havebeenbeatenupands irTec1 Wrdle theyheldherhandsandlegs b omenraredher. Latertheyrerefledlyfledherhandsandhungheronacro barwr&h s placedbeb een t tables. Soon afler Wijikala Nandakumar and her husband hadbeen taken anyinto — CSU office, S tamanyArchunan's Jnwas rerefledlytaken anybyana officer. S tamanyArchunanwas rerefledlysubsequentlyblindfolded. andrared. She was said toha v ebeentakentothe roomthwr&hWijthalaNandakmuarwasbefr heldandthey allegedlybeatherdemandingthatshe remove herclothes. Asshecouldnotbearthe reinshe remo v edherclothes. She was hung onacro barbeb eenb o tableswithherhandandlegs fled. The b 'o menwere thenflueateredvdthfmThertoitre andwere forcedto signa statementadmiftur fliey ere merthers ofthe LflE. The frdflalmedical exarninaflonbythe JMOMaraiarallegedlythdnotcorIinurare asbothtcflrns had refused to be examined rerefledlyas a result oftr eats from — CSU offices taking them to hosTdtal. Later examinaflor bythe ThilO Nhraiarandthe JMD Colombo rerefledlydidcord5nuthattheyhad
FJCN.4t2003 175 1Add.2 pige 35 beenrared. AflervddesFeadFotests, anfr testigationbythe CthrdnalIr testigaffon Derenment from Colombo sordered. A Nhraiar magisfrate heath is said to have taken place on3 Apil 2001. lxi. VogaTh gamVijftha, a27- ar-oldwomanfljm Kayts, JafrnadJs ict was allegedly rared vdii]st li i detention li i the Negor o rolice stafforç beb een 21 and 27 June 2000. According to — rerUns, she was beaten with roles on her Imees, back, chest and the lower abdomerç andtrampledonwithboots. She was rerofledlyforcedto lie ona table andpir were ir efled under the nai]s ofher fingers and toes, and she was slarTed on her ears. On another occasion all her clot}iin except her under ear, was rerofledlyremoved and her face s cowredvdtharolymenebagfilledvdthcrdlirowderandrefrol. Thenshewasaskedtosign astatementwñtteninSirthale ,butwhenshe refused, a plantaintree flo erspirddedvdth crdlirowderwas allegedlyir efledinto her gina, as are jltofwr hshe faintedafler about IS minutes. Yogalir amVijithawas rerofledlyFoducedinthe Colombo Crdef MagisfrateComton2l Ju1y2000,andthemagistrate iniidtohaw orderedthatshebe examinedbythe JMO, Color o NoiTh. The medical reroflrerofledlycordhnedthatthere were uanyscars on her V s and tor j” and that she was jffeth from rost-tramuafic stress djsorder and deFession (JMO rerUn dated 14 Febnaiy200l). A fundamental iights retiffon wasreronedlyrnedinMarch200l andcontinuestobe heard. Jnthemeantime, Yogalingan vijitha sreronedlyunconditionallyreleasedon26 Apil 2001. 182. AmotheroftwochfflrenwasreronedlyraredbyaSTFcommandoat Cheddiraalapm inBatffcaloa dJs ict on S Febnaiy200l. Accordir to the rerUns, — woman was collectfr fire od when she was raredbya mer er ofthe Sr. it is alleged that he threatenedto killher, irshe complainedto anwne. She was rerofledlyadmittedto Bathcaloa HosTdtal. The susrect — is said to be aftached to CheddiraalapmSTF camg wk name is knonto — SrecialRarToneul s rerofledlyanestedbythe ro]ice andFoducedbefore — Batffcaloa rlistiict Judge. 183. VebnuruguTlnnahirm4 aged¾ herdaughterVeImuruguThai e varay, aged2ó, andanotherwomarç TlnmotharamVokaiupilmi, aged3ó, were reronedlyraredbySii Lanka Anuy(SLA) jldiers, who ere ondutyatacheckrointinverthu, about3o kilomefres nofihof Batffcaloa on 10 August2000. Accordir to the rerofis, soldiersunderthe irIluence ofalcohol hadenteredthe houses andraredthem. The menintheirhou swere as iultedbythe soldiers. itwas allegedthat — soldiers ere attachedto the Kmthunnuoolaianuycamp. One ofthe tchmsmade a complaint to — officerincharge of the camp. 184. A man, aged33, was rerofledlytakeninto custodybythe officers ofNegor o CID on27 June 2000, and ill-treated for b o da . According to — rerUns, she was takeninto custodyrelatedto the incjthiythoutherNaffonalidentityCardandthen ntto the Negor o CiDoffice. Thenextdayshewasrerofledlybeatenvdththe rearofthe chaij andwas threatened that they uld put cmli rowder into her gina. On 30 June 2000, some dnnken male rolice officersare saidto have gone to hercell andforcedherto remove allherclothes. Follo * t ds, — faintedandwhenshe regainedcor ciousness, — hadbeenadmittedinthe Negor o hosrdtal. She a]so tesiffied that the roice had put c mli rowder into another detainee's ginainherFesence.
EJCN.412003t75 1Add.2 pige 36 185. Poomany Saranmt aged7O, frcm Karantharç NeeiwlyWest Jafha, was rereflecfly raredbyb oSñLankaMny Mce rersoratel ct3l May2000. Accordir tothererefl b oanuyofficersheldPoomanySaravanaibyherneck draggedherontothe roadandmolested her, wrdle — othermanheldhersonatgunreintandpushedrdminto aroomofneaibyhouse and s relybeat ram. Poomanysaravanai s allegedlysubsecjuentlydragged to — same roomandraredinfrontofher32- ear-oldson. The reiretrators abj allegedlystole some moneyandje elle fromher. Poomanysaravanaiiniidtohawmadeacomplainttothe Naffonal Human Bights Conmiission and to M w ith niffled the reiretrators. It is not Imon whetheranyacffonhasbeentakenbythe authoñffesinresrer to hercomplaint. 186. Bya letter dated 16 Decer er 2002, the Gownmient frar mitted — ±bllow obseivatior regarding six ofthe a]legaffor refened to in — joint conmiunicaffon dated 16 Septerther 2002. 187. Accordingto — Gowmment, Ms. TInmb flhiThanahksIm 'iflleda complaint that she hadbeen raped on 7 July2001, and — follow relice fr tesffgaffon found etdence of rare. The Gownuuentaddedthatb ,o susTects v,k ere ondutyataneaibycheckreint ere anested. but thetchm s unable to i ntifythem in an i ntif'caffon rarade. The su ects remainincustodythe Attonie General's Derenment hasbeenaskedto Fotde a&,ice inbjw to Foceed. 188. The Gwnuuentierefledthatthe srecialTaskForceMertheraccusedofrardng Mahendranrtgeshwarihasbeenchargedandthe ca is Foceed]I . 189. 9avaratnam SithasIilthandTha ' aiah9avalaffihawere anestedbythe SñLard an Na yon 20 Apil 2001, and then relea d onbail on 13 June 2002. Accordir to — Gownmient — rlistnct Secretaiyhasbeenrecjuestedto checktheirFesence at theirgwen addre es intewofrecordir theirstatements to frdtiate anir tesffgaffon. 190. According to — Gjwnmient, anfr testigationwas conductedinto — allegaffonthat naval rersoratel and reice officers had toltred and rared Eha tha mV a) kah and Sbmathamby vamath ( vamauy Arc Imnan — W iImla Nanthalmmar), — statements ofthe allegedtcffms ere recoded. The Gjwnmient rerefledthat l4 isrects, includir 2 narnersorateland 12 re]ice officers, ere Foducedbefore the mag]sfrate comt, andindictmentswere befr Feraredbythe Attorney-General. 191. The Gjwnmient rerefledthat Vogabgm9itha sanestedanddetainedfor susTected tenoñst actMties, — later released onbail. It stated that she is not reachable at her g tenaddress andis thought to have gone abroad. Accordir to — Gownmient the SuFeme Comt in — meantime, riled that her cor fftuffonal iights hadbeentolated and granted her comrer affon ofps 250,000. The Gownmient added that — Attorney-General has been dfrctedto pursue — ressibflityofcñminal Fo cuffonagair t those resrer il le fortolafing her iights. 192. A]so byletter dated 16 Decer er 2002, the Gownmient resrended regardir the ca of Sarathambal Saravambavanantlnlmru]dcal According to — Gjwnmient, — ir tesffgaffon into — alleged rare and murder ofthe tcffmbegan on S Januaiy2000. The ir tesffgaffon
FJCN.4t2003 175 1Add.2 pige 37 rewaledthat ordyb o annyrersoratellefithe campafleraregimental reityatwr halcohol was cor mued. The Gownmientstates that amedialrerefl indicatesthatthetchm sraped pior to befr shangled to deatrç but that — fr testigaffon has not t been able to resifiwly ithnfffythe relrefratorsofthe ciime. InAugust2002 — Attontey-Generars r re±uent rerefled1ya&z sedthatacthrdna1FosecuffonwoWdnot take place andthattherebe no needto continue the fr testigationuthe newfr&onuaffon sreceiwd. FolIow-1 topre,ioi lyfra ' mfttedcoumumkathus 193. Bya letter dated 8 Apiil 2002, the Gownmient resrended to — conmrnrdcation dated 30 August 2001 ntjoinilyvdth the Srecial RarTefleur on the question oftoflure — — Srecial RarTefleur on extrajudicia]. smmuaiyand aibitraiyexecutior (see EJCN.412002t831Add.l, raragiarths 119-123). Fmther to the communicaffon dated 7 Decer er200l, the Gownuuentfr&onuedthe SrecialRarTefleurregardir — thllo * ca sofallegedrare andmmder. 194. The Gjwnmient rerefledthat — MilitaiyPolice (CCNF) conductedinquiiiesinto — dJsarTearance ofVeIautI pflIaiRajaniaflerherrarents rerefledhermissing on 30 Septer er 1996. The Gownmient added that — CCNF i ntified and quesifoned a groupofanuyrersoraielwho hadquestionedthetcffmata militaiycheckreint. The CCNW rerefledlyelicitedir&onuaffonthatfouranuyrersoraiel ere resrer il le forthe rare, murder anddisTesal ofthebody, andsix anuyrer Jrthelwere subsequentlyanestedandhandedowrto — Kard asanthuraiPolice. The Gjwnmient statedthat, follo * a ciiminal fr tesffgaffonanda magisteiialinquestinto — deathofthetchm, — Aftomey-Generala&ti dthe relice to charge — fourmain isrects forthe rare andmurderofthe tctim. Due to aneedto Fesent adequate etdence, the otherb o Jsrects ere rereitedlylistedasvdtnes s. The Gownmient rerefledthatallfouraccusedrersor ere dJschargedfromthe SñLard anAnuy, andtheywere indictedbefore the HighComt ofColor o. The ialis rerefledlyrendir . 195. According to — Gownmient, — Seranu ra Police began an irdifal ir testigaffon into — allegedIdllingofKr I flhiTha) yothyaflerthe receiptofir&onuaffon on 8 October 2000. It is rerefled that — immediate farnilymembers ofthe tcffm were inteMe ed .butthe Gjwnmient statedthat theydidnotimrdicate relice or curityforcesinthe murder. Amagisteiial inquestwas rerefledlyconductedinto the deathofthe tctim. Howewr, — Gjwnmient rerefledthat — magisfrate was notable to gainacce to the areawhere the tchm is allegedto hawbeenbuiiedbecau — areawas doniinatedbyseraratists. Therefore, — magistrate concluded — inquest without exhmuir — bodyofthe tcff — a death cethflcate was is aed. The Gownmient a&, sed that — ir tesffgaffon is exrected to resume once nonualcyisrestoredinthe area,andir e s tigatorscanFoceedtothescene oftheciime. 196. Byaletterdated29 Apiil2002 — Gjwnmient resrendedto the letter dated 30 August 2001, ntjoinilywith — Srecial RarTefleur on — question oftoflure (see EJCN.412002t831Add.l, raragiarths 124-132), regardàgthe follow fomca s. 197. According to — Gowniment, a ciirninal ir tesffgaffonbegan inmiediatelyafler a complaint was med on 31 Decer er 1996 regardir the alleged rare of SfrasothyKr Iuøpithibytr ee rer r . The Gjwnmient rerefledthat thetcffmwas
EJCN.412003t75 1Add.2 pige 38 inteite ed . andmediallyexamined. Itstatedthatthe irdffalir testigationrewa1edthat — incident took place inaraddy-fleld in Nhuingathpu ]. and that three rersor named SamarasenaBandu na . E.C. AjithKmuara andK. BandWa Hemianwere rerefledlyanestedin relaffonto — ciime. Follo * a ron- immaiyinquli 3 — Attontey-Generalirdictedall three susTectsbefore — HighComt ofBatticaloa. where — case remainedrendàg. 198. The Gjwnmient rerefledthat — allegedrare of RamanathanPiflaiLaksluniPiflaiby b 'o rersor srerefledatthe Tthicomalee Police Staffonon3 o August 1993. The Gownmientstatedthatthe tctimwas inteMe ed . andamediro-legairerefi sobtained. Followir a cthuinal ir tesffgafforc b 'o Jsrect Sehu Mjhamed Raufrand Nagoor Pitchai FaJza]. were rerefledlyanested. remandedbythe Tiincomalee Magishate andthenreleasedon bail. The Gjwnmient addedthatwr&e clinünalFoceedir s agair tthe Jsrects , hedWed for28 Mayand I August 1996, were rendir ,bothsusrectswere murdered. The Gownmient explained that gwen the circumstances, — ial had to be tenidnated. 199. According to — Gowmment the Mawanella Police Staffon receiwd a rerUn on 24 Apil 1999 that a l3- ear-old girl named Nflu]ca Sarilamali hadbeen rared. The girl s rerefledlyinteewed. andthenexarninedbyajudicialmedialofficer. The Gjwnmient stated thatasusrect namedF i ntha KusunKumarawas anestedandbroughtbefore — Kegalle Magishate. Follovdng cthuinal ir tesffgaffor he srerefled1yindictedinthe HighComtof Kigalle, where he was cor tictedonrdsonguiltyplea. The Gjwnmient rerefledthat he was sentencedto 25 pars, andorderedto raycomrer iffonto thetcff wr hhe — on 19 Septerther 2001. 200. P gardàg — case ofSriBalak'narAjanthathe Gownmientir&onuedthe Srecial RarTefleurthatreice incjuiiiesinthe Jaffna Perdr u1a. incluthngbothJafrnaandAii alai tow s , didnotrewal — occunence ofanincithntir ,oht — abow-menifonedrerson. It indicated that fmTher inquiries coWdbe made ifthe exact address ofthe allegedtcffm was communicatedto — Gjwnmient. 201. On 3 r cember 2002 the Srecial RarTefleur sent a joint urgent arTeal with — Srecial RarTefleuronthe quesifonoftoitire, the SreciarnarTefleuronthe siffiaffonofhumaniightsin — Sudanandthe SrecialRarTefleuronthe inderendence ofjudgesandlaw rs ,onbeha1fof ZahnHassanAb. AsmaMohame.I AlnedandzaldaAltayth — were rerefled1yfacir sentences of 100 lashes for adWteiyvdthout the ressil iityofseehing legal a&,ice or arTeal. According to rerefl theywere among 17 women fromthe tilage ofMunwasrd. WesteniSudan accusedofadWterybeb een 12 and2o Nowr er2002. The charges ere rerefled1yba don — allegatior that theywere all umuanied buthaw g tenbiiThtobthieswho are nowbeb een — ages ofó and 18 months. 202. Smmuaiytiialswere rerefledlyheldonl2, l4and20Nowr er. UmAIms Mohame.I Alned. aged2l, HananAbdukalumanMoinmed . aged 19, HagirMohame.I Alned. aged 18, NimatAbalw Abde adk, RaslnBalw MdbiAdai. aged 18, Fatima Alidiilh Adal. aged 20, Gada Mon Hamid. aged 18, Slnmael Omar Fadt aged 22,
FJCN.4t2003 175 1Add.2 pige 39 HawaVousffAbde adk aged IX, FathiaAluned Abdukaluma. aged IX, LailaAdam Skaj, aged 20, Kaltoum ham Adai aged 22, Rawda Abde abar Moinmed. aged 20, — GadahAbdelgabar ere rerefledlyfound ailtyofadulteiyandsentencedto rece e IOU lashes. The ntences ere allegedlycaniedout onthe same dayasthe sentencfr anditis rerefledthatthe menhadno orTeflurdtyto eklegala&ñce orto make arTea]s. 1,r aHas inAli . AsmaMohamed auedandZahia Alta b — rerefledlynot tbeen brought to comt. Fears have been exFessed that iftaken to comt and found guilty, the 3 men would face — 1me punishment as the other 14 men. No men have rerefledlybeen charged in corajection with the inci nts. 203. Bya letter dated II Septer er 2002, sent jointlywith the Srecial RarTefleur on the quesffonofto ltre ,theSrecialRarTefleuracbz sedtheGovenuuentthatshehadreceived fr&onuaffon on the follo * ca : Ahw Mohamed Abdullah fromKadalHaboub, 6 Idlometres eastofNplainDalfourFotnce. It is rerefledthat — sfoundgthltyof adulteryand ntenced on 4 June 2002 in accordance with ai*le l ofthe 1991 Feral Code, wr hallegedlystates thatwho rconurdts — offence ofadulteiyshallbe punishedwith: execuffonbystordng vthen — offender is manied (Nbj} an) or IOU lashes vthen — offender is notmanied(non-mur an). The Fesidir judge inthe comt, vthose name isimonto the SrecialRarTefleur, isbelievedto have arecordofhanding donothersimilarpunis}mients. According to — fr&onuaffon received . — sentence was g Ten and executed onthe same day without allovdng anyorTelt yforarTealandvdthoutanymedical checksbefr caniedout, desrdte — fact that Alavd hadallegedlyrecenilygivenbinrc sbreast-feedir , andwas generallyinaveiyreorstate ofhealth. Itisrerefledthatthemanfr toWedinthe incidentof adulterywas found not guiltydue to lack of etdence agath6t —. Sweden 204. On 19 Apil 2002 the Srecial RarTefleur sent ajoint urgent appeal vdth — Srecial RarTefleurs on exhajudicial, Jmma1yor athifraiyexecuffor and on the cjuesffon oftoitre on beha]fofMaImazAth) ,eysi Ghase. ofKurdishoiigin. Itisrerefledthatshe faces mmnent rera iaffonto — Islamic P public ofiran. where — allegedlyis atiiskoftoitre andother fonns ofill-freathient including honourhillfr . She rerefledlythvorcedanIrardancitizen]i t inGenuanyinl997andrebnedtoherfan&yinMahabad.Iran. There,itisbei dthather familyrefu dtoletherstaywiththemandsentherbacktoGenuany. She sallegedlytold thatshehadleflthem inwrdte”(togetmanied)andthatshe uldordycomebacfliwrdte” (in a shroud). She later tied under a fa]se ith niftyto get refugee staths in Sweden. Her applicaffon is said to have been rejected in Nhrch 1999. She then lefi to Firdand vthere she lived withaman. Itisallegedthatherthn&y,inreiticularherfatherandanuncle,threatenedherby phone with death for ]Mng inanon-marital staths vdthaman. According to — fr&onuaffon recS,ed.she entbacktoS edeninNovember200I wheresheflledanewarTJicationfor as dmu. It is rerefled that this arTdicaffon — nowbeen rejected — that there is no arTeal available. Aflrstaftempttodereflhertolranwasmadeonl7Apil2002,butthecaptainofthe aiiplane refused to take her onboardbecause ofher state ofagitaffon. She was then taken to Karolir ka Sj hu thosrdtalwhere she hadaheadybeentreatedforanincurablebrainthmour. Medicaldoctors arebelievedto have indicatedthatno oreraffoncouldbe er sagedbecause of — resiffonofthe thmour. Fmthenuore, theyrerefledlyindicatedthat fmTherexaminaffor
EJCN.412003t75 1Add.2 wouldbe neededinthree mont& lime to decide whetherchemotherapymayhave aneffecton — d lopuent ofthe tumour. She is saidtobe seliouslydeFes dandtobeginto lo contact vdthherer ,frorauentbecause ofherbraintumour. Accordingto — fr&onualionreceived. — authoiilies have plamied to derefi herinApil2002. It i sbei dthat rerhealthcondilion wouldmake herrathcularlr terable to rep salsbyherfamilyifshe was sentbackto Iran. Finally, it is rerefled that a ca — beenfiled with — Eurorean Comt on Human PJ€hts and that a decision is e xrected soon. 205. Byaletterdated29 Apiil2002 — Gjvenmient resrendedto the letter dated 19 Apil 2002 sent jointlywith the Srecial RarTefleurs on — queslion oftoitre and on exhajudicia]. smmuaiyoraibitraiyexeculior regardir MalmazAflaiweysi Ghasem. According to — Gjvenmient, — arTJiedforas dmu underadifferent name aflerhavir entered the countiyon 14 Api ' 1998. The Nhgralion Board rerefledlyrefu d to grant her renuissionto reside inS edenandorderedherexpu]sion. The Gjvenmient rerefledthat, afler — Alier ArTealsBoardrefusedherarTeal, — entto Firdand. vthere she a]soarTdiedfor residence and srefu d. The Govenmientstatedthat inaccordance vdththe Eniblin Cor ,entiorç she was rebnedto S edenwhere she arTdiedonce againfora residence renuit. According to — Gjvenuuent, — Migralion Board decided once again notto grant her residence on 3 Decer er 2001, afler cor ideth that the fr&onualion — had Fotded in surTefl ofher request sur eliable. The GovenuuentrerefledthatinrerarTealto the Alier ArTea]s Board she stated that she suffered from abram thmour and that, accordir to Kurdjsh fradiliorç her familyhas a iight to stone herbecause she is a d ,orcee, andbecause she had lived with a man out ofwedlock. The Gjvenuuent rerefled that — arTeal was refused on 7 Febnaiy2002, but that she could file anew applicalion Fot±dthat new cinnstances were revealed that could render a different conclusion. 206. The Gjvenuuent rerefledthat NhrthzAllalwe iGhasem rnedarene edarTea]. I I I wr hshedeclaredthatshefearedretunungto Jrarçthatthe JrardanStatewouldnotbeableor willfr to Fotect her and that she did not have — financial mear to afford nece arymedieal freathientinlran. ThisarTeal srerefledlythmeddonon25 March2002, as ellas t anotherarTealon 17 Apil 2002. The Govenuuentexplainedthat accordir to — Board. — circumstances brought foiwardcould not lead to anew conclusion. According to — Govenuuent — refusalofen decisioonin thazAllar ,e i Ghasem's ca — gainedlegal force,butshe — rnedanotherapplicalionwiththe Alier ArTea]s Board. The Govenmient rerefled that on 23 Apil 2002 the Alier ArTea]s Board decided to staythe er&orcement ofthe refusal ofenfryuntil the Board has made its decision. 207. The Gjvenuuent a]so explained that, for cor tiffitional reasor , a rnirdster carajot inteffere ininditdual cases handledbythe inderendentinurdgralionauthoiilies. However, the Govenmientstatedthatthe SrecialRarTefleur's letterhadbeenfoiwardedto — Director-Genera]s ofboth the Nhgralion Board and the Alier ArTea]s Board, and to — Nalional Police Commissioner. In addiliorç the Govenuuent rerefled that a committee hasbeen setupto F 0 F 0 amendmentsto — Alier Actinorderto make it re il le to grant refugee status to rersor with a well-founded fear ofrersecutionbecause ofgender or xual oiientalion.
FJCN.4t2003 175 1Add.2 rage 41 208. Bya letter dated 7 Nover er 2002, the Srecial RarTefleur nt ajont conmrnr cat on withthe SrecialRarTefleuronthe humanñghts ofniigrants regardir — case ofM Ma an l8- ear-oldBmnese domestic worker. MaSuwas rerefledlybeatenandbmntaThtebythree men 01110 July2002 afler — s accusedbyher em 1o r ofstea]ing a gold chain. It is rerefledthataflerbeing attackedshe sabandonedcta roadside inUthaiThardDis ict. She was rerefledlylatertakento UthaiThardPro tcial Hosrdtalwhere — remainedininter iw care unifishe diedsix da later, 01116 July2002. According to — fr&onuaffonreceiwd. doctors diagnosed that 59 Fr cent ofherbody, includir breast, back and am was burnt to the t}urd degree. 209. Bya letter dated 20 Decer er 2002, the Gownmient resrended to the conmrnrdcaffon dated 7 Nowr er 2002, sentjoinilywith — Srecial RarTefleur on — human iights of rnigrants,regardir the caseofMa '. The G wnmientrerefledthataflerherdeathan ir te s tigation sopenedinto — case, and people at the a lystore where she worked were quesffoned butno etdence was foundreinfing to — ir ,oWement of the store onerinthe ca . The Gownmient stated that — Su's death s a homicide, wrdrh is a cñrninal offence — ca ispunishable underThailawregardle ofthe naffona]ityandgenderofthe reiretratorsor — tctlir , — that the ca is stUl befr ir tesffgated. Togo 210. Byaletterdated 10 r cer er2002, the SrecialRarTQteurir&onuedthe Govenmient that she had received fr&onuaffon regarding allegedtolence agafr t women inboth — rState andpublic splieresofTogole society. Womenandgfrlsrerefledlyconffnue tobe tctlir of djscñnünafforçtolence, sexualtolence andtoitre. Accordir to fr&onuaffonreceiwd. such abuses are rerefledlyoflencondoned andtoleratedbyTogolese lawandsocial andcultural Facuces. 211. Domesfictolence isrerefledlyaseñous Foble , t there allegedlyexistir ifficient charaie]s fluoughwrdrhawomanmayseekredressandFotecffonfrom anthus ,e family mer er. Accordir to rerUns, no legislationsreciflcallyFotdir forthe Fe v entionand surFesslon ofdomesffc tolence exists in Togole la — relice andjudicial authoñffes are allegedlyfr er ithe to — needs ofvictims ofabuse andare not frainedto followupon domestictolence complaints. P centrerens a]so allege thatwomenandgifls conffn tobe tchms oftolent cultural Facices canied out vdthin the familysuch as forced and Femaffire maniage dow ydJspute female gerdtal mufflatiorç andñtes regardir widows. 212. According to rerefisrecei v ed. — conditior inwomen's pisor anddetentioncenfres failto meet mirdmuminteniational standard — menare rerefledlysubjectedto toitre — degradir freathient wrdle in detention. it is alleged that — majoñtyofguards in men's p sor are male andthatthe pisoners are rathcularlrmlnerable to xualtolence includir rare. Allegaffor have aiso been rece ,ed that the reice and other officials resrer ible for such freathientbeneflt fromimpunityandfrom — failure ofthe Gjwnmient to cñniina]ize toflure andFe übe arFopiate sanctior for achacts.
EJCN.412003t75 1Add.2 rage 42 Turkey 213. Bya letter dated II Septer er 2002, sent jointlywith the Srecial RarTefleur on the quesffonofto ltre ,theSrecialRarTefleura&z sedtheGownuuentthatshehadreceiwd fr&onuaffon on — follow ca s. 214. NaffDemkciwas rerefledlydetairedon2o Decer er200l andremandedto Dipibaldr E-T e p son on24 Decer er 200 1. Howew; he was allegedlyrethnied to gendanueiie custodyfor I D da & intenogaffon underAthcle 31c of regal Decree Nmther 430. At — end ofthis reiiod. he was rerefledlybroughtback to p son. Wrdle in custodyat the gendanueiie, he isbelieved to have beenblindfolded. beaten and ibjected to elec ic shock — to have had — tesficles squeezed. Accordir to the fr&onuaffon rece ,ed . Ms wife Meldye Demkciwas herselfa]so detained on 21 r cember 2001 and similarlyretmned to gendanueiie custodyon 26 Januaiy200l desrdte an order that she be remanded to Jn. She is saidtonothavebeenbroughttop sonforanotherl0da . Shewasa]sorerefledlyblindfolded. beaterç sexuallyabu d — subjected to elec ic shocks. As far as the Srecial RarTefleurs have beenfr&onued. aca hasbeenorenedagafr tbothMeki andNaifr niircibut no ir testigationhasbeenorenedbythe authoiiffes into theircomplaints oftoflure. 215. FeMmeEte a manofKurdJshoiigir. was rerefledlytakenon2l October2001 from her home in SUIt in the south-east ofTurkeyandbrought to — gendanueiie headquaiters in Van. Itisallegedthat she was remandedto Vanpthonbythe State SecurityComt on 25 October 2001 on charges of arTeItfr an ifiegal orgardzaffon”. A week later, she was rereItedlytrar fenedto — women 's ward of Biths E-t 3 e pi n with her 5-par-old daughter SahadetEt. Accordir to — ir&onuationrecS,ed. on25 Nowrther200l FeMme Ete was frarIened- togetherwithherdaughter- to gendanueiie headquaiters inDipibaldrfor intenogation. The Srecial RarTelteurs have been fr&onued that this trar fer was canied out under Athcle 31c ofLegal r cree Number 430 desrdte — fact that neither Van (where she was charged) norBit]is (where she was impi ned) areir ide — regionunderstate ofemergency. Herlaw 3 er srerefledlynotfr&onuedofthefrwhereabouts desrdte rereatedinquilies. It is thought that — decree s arTdied again on 5 December 2001 to keep her in gendanueiie detenifon for a fmTher 10 da . Afier Legal Decree 430 was applied to her and wrdle in custody at rlipibakirgendanueiie headquaiters, Ferdme Etc was rerefledlyblindfolded eatenvdth thancheor aboutthe head befr s irTednaked. sTn dvdthFe u±edwater. She rereltedly fainteds raltimesandshe isbei dtonowsufferfromhealthFoblerns. Bothsheandher familyare beli d to have been tr eatened that theywould suffer tolture irshe complained about herheathient. FeMme Etc was al j allegedlytr eatenedthatherdaughter uldbe toltured. who is thoughtto have heardhermother's screar as — sbefr toltured. According to ir&onuaffon rece ,ed. aflers da at the gendanueiie headquaiters, she was taken to stayvdthanotherfamilymer er. Adoctorhas rereltedlythagnosedSahadetEte as suffeth fromshockandFerdme Etc is iidto sufferfrom sholtnessofbreathandhas difficultymo t heranns as aresult ofthe treatment — sallegedlysubjectedto. 216. &weralyou ' womenwere rerctedlytakento reice headquaitersinI uiraflera demor traffon on I Nhy200l. it is alleged that at least t ofthem were taken to a serarate roomandblindfolded.beaterc s irTednakedandsexuallyabused. It is a]sobe]i dthatboth
FJCN.4t2003 175 1Add.2 rage 43 women were raredbyrelice officers in these serarate roor . According to — fr&onuation recS,ed. — women ere released the follovdng daywithout havir seen a Fosecutor or a judge. 217. F.D.F. aged 16, vtho hadbeen detained 01130 June 2001 in van . was rerefledly subjected to a forcible trgfrdtytest. Accordir to the fr&onuaffon rece ,ed . she was detained withanother I D reople onsuspicionthat theymightjointhe KurdishWorkers Pany(PEJC) — takenfromyoldonduGendanueiie Stationto a hosrdtal rnvanwithout hercor ent. Itis rerefledthatafemale doctorsubjectedherto atrgirdtytestwithout — necessaiyrenuission andthaton3 July2001 she was takento VanState Hosrdtalwhere t male doctors allegedly cethfled that she was not rared ”. The Srecial RarTefleurs have been ir&onued that these facts mayamount to atolationofanicle 243, Turhishrenalcode (TPC), andisa]so intolaffonof — decree bythe Mrds ofJustice of 1999 vdiich Fotdes that nobodycanbe subjected to a forcible test of tgirdty. 218. GiibstanDurc, — headofthe women 's comrnissionofthe legal Fo-KurdishPeople's DemocracyPany(HADEP) in Mardir. was rerefledlyanested for the fl t t i me in March 1996, whenshe was ordyl7 arsold. Itis allegedthat since thenshe hasbeentakeninto custody numerous times forbeb een t and ven da . She is believed to have been s irTed naked andblindfolded. beaterç sFa d withcold Fe ulized nter, isrendedbyher a1n tr eatened vdthdeafl buniedvdthcigarettes andhot v&es, andFewntedfrom sleerdngbyofficersfrom — anff-tenorbranch wrdle in custody. It is rerefled that — tiled a fonual complaint in 1999 , butwithdrewitwhenshe was anestedagainb o da laterfrom herhome byplainclothesrelice v,k threatenedher. On 19 December 1999, Gu]thtanDurc was allegedlyanestedbyrelice officersuthng achforcethatheranuwasbroken. Sheisbeliewdtohawrnedanotherfonual complaint uren her relea . It is rerefled that under the 1999 Lawon the Pro cuffon ofC & Senmts the governor ofMardin refused renuission to Fosecute a relice officer afler this complaint and that a comt in — neaibycityofDipibaldr rejected her law rs ' arTeal agai t thisdecisiononthe grounds that there snot jThcientetdence ofifi-freathient althoughshe hada medical rerUn. Accordir to the ir&onuaffonrece ,ed . she was againanestedin Febnary2000 and held for t da at Mardin Police Headcjuaiter where — sbeaten on herbrokenanuwrdrhhadordyjustbeenremowdfiomplaster. Itisallegedflmtthere ilffr damage and rein were j inter e that she was released from pison on medical grounds rendir atiial inwr hshe was chargedvdthmer ers}üpofanillegalorgardzation. Follo * medical andrsyta ic examinaffor , srecialistsinI rdrrerefledlyissuedarereflinJanuaiy200l wr hallegedlyconcludedthat — ssufrenng from rest-fraumatic sfress djsorderandhad fmThermedical Foblemswrdrhconoborate herrerefls oftoitre. As farasthe Srecial RarTefleurs havebeenir&onued. none ofthe susTectedreiretrators have beenbrought to jusfice. 219. SeherDuacwasrerefledlybeatercrared subjectedtoelec icshocksandFe u±ed nterandthreatenedwhenshe was heldatthe Anti-TenorBranchofDi thahirPolice Headcjuaflers from 13 to 19 June 2001. She is bei d to have been sub quenilytaken to an iMinuarybut, accordir to the ir&onuaffonrece ,ed . whenthe doctorwiote arereflcor1inrdr hertoitre allegaffor relice officersallegedlytookherto anotherdoctorwho v ote arerefi stat ir that she had not been toitred.
EJCN.412003t75 1Add.2 220. Asiye GiizelZe) lekwas rerefledlyanestedinFebnaiyl997 andchargedwith merthersrdpofthe Mardst-Lerthiist Conmrnrdst Pany(NLCP), anorgardzationwr hhas rerefledlybeenmade ilegalunderathcle l oX ofthe Penal Code. Itisrerefledthatduring — flrstfourandahalf ars ofdetenfforç — srereatedlyraredandbeaterc inreiticulardurir a reriod of 13 da wrdie — s allegedlybefr held for intenogaffon at the Istanbul Security Headcjuaflers. Asi GU2elZe ekrerefledlyflleda complaint agair t eightrelice officers. According to — fr&onuaffonreceiwd. aflrst hearing agair t these officers was held in Nowrther 1998 but — charges were rejected in October 1999. It is rerefled that in Decerther2000 she was among hundreds ofdetaineeswho Fotestedagair ttheirfrarIerfrom — p soninGebze to newdetenffoncentres vthere detainees arebeliewdtobe more liklytobe subjectedto ffl-freathients. As are jltofclashes withthe reice, she a llegedlysufrereds re fr uries thatare thoughtto — re iltedintemreraiyraral isandto — undenidnedher healthcondiffon. The Srecial RarTefleurshawbeenfr&onuedthat frdtial ialFoceedir s agafr t her were ordyfrdffated in Febnaiy200l but that theywere subsecjuentlyadjounied unfil Dccc rther 2001. 221. Byletters dated 15 October 2002 and 26 Decer er 2002, the Gownmient resTended to — urgent arTeal dated II September 2002 sentjointlyvdth — Srecial RarTefleur on — quesffonoftoitre regarding — casesofAe GiIzelZe) Ia Fehbneand SadiyeEte Naff and Mek ,e &micri. I rDurgac — GiilManDurc. 222. In addiffon to fr&onuation Fotded in — conmiunicaffon dated 22 March 2002, the GownmientrerefledthatAsiye GiizelZe) lekwas releasedurenthe decisionofthe rele nt comt on 5 June 2002. 223. According to — Gowmment, Fehime Et was anested on 24 October 2001 on grounds ofaidir andabettfr — PICK, cor ideredatenoStorgardzatiorc andwas released on 27 March 2002. In her tesffmonyof2l March 2002 she rerefledlystated that — and her daughterSadi e Etc hadnotbeentofluredorill-freatedinBiuis E-t e F isonbutthatshe had been ibjectedto suchtreatment wtdle detainedinDi thahir. The Gownmientstatedthatan fr testigation hadbeen frdffated into the allegatior , but a decision ofnon-Fosecuffon was g tendue to lackofetdence. The Gjwnmient fmTherexplainedthatthefrmedialrereflsdid not indicate ill-treatment or toitre. 224. The Gjwnmient rerefledthat Naif&mirciwas takeninto custody on 21 Decer er 2001 on the grounds ofir ,oWement vdth — PICK, and on 17 January2002 he alleged that he hadbeen toflured — ill-treated wrdie detained. It stated that — medical lerefls do not indicate ill-treatment, but that an incpthybythe Public Pro cutor regarding — complaint is under Focess. The Gownmient rerefled that no ap 1icaffon regarding the ill-freathient or toflure ofMeldyeDemkcihasbeenmade to the Public F osecutor. Ita]so statedthat — couple is not under anest and that their ial is rending. 225. SeherDurgacwasrerefledbythe Gjwnmienttohavebeenheldindetention from 16 to 22 June 2001 in Dipibaldr. A lawsuit was rerefledlyfiled agair t her on IS August 2001 on — grounds that she was a mer er ofthe PEJC. The Gjwnmient stated
FJCN.4t2003 175 1Add.2 rage 45 that — medical rerUn Feraredbefore her relea 01122 June 2001 indicatedbnjises on her iight shoulder,but that — — notmedanarTdicaffonto — public Fo cutorregard]r allegaffor ofil-heathient. It fmTher noted that she is not under anest and that her ca is sUll rendir . 226. Accordingto — Government, GiIIManDurc obtainedarState medicalrerefi 01119 January2001 that found that she hadbeen subjected to il-heathient wrdle in relice custody. The Govenmient rerefled that she med a reiftion — was ir ,ited to — Public Pro cutor's office to elaborate on her allegaffor ho ever her cunent address was not knon. The ir tesffgaffon s rerefledlyongoir , but in — meantime — was contcted ofbeing a mer erofthe PEJC, sentencedto p sonandis therefore wantedbythe relice. FolIow-1 topre,ioi lyfra ' mfttedcoumumkathus 227. Bya letter dated 22 Nhrch 2002, the Gjvenmient resrended to the urgent arTeal dated I October 2001 ntjoinilyvdth — Srecial RarTefleur on — cjuesffon oftoflure regardir — case of Ms. Asiye GiIzelZe) Iek. Accordir to — Govenmient she was anested onó March 1997 forherrerefledmembersrdpofthe Nllflh}C orgardzation. The Gjvenmient rerefledthatshe was heldincustodyfrom22 Febnaiyto 6 March 1997 andthat her ialbegan in 1997. The Govenmient stated that her medical rerUns of27 Febnaiyand 6 March 1997 did notindicate anyffi-heathientortoflure, andshe rerefledlydidnotfile a complaint claiming toflure. Ho ever, — Gjvenmient rerefledthat durir ahearir on2 October 1998 she saidshe hadbeenraredandtofluredwrdle incustody. TheGovenuuentfmTherrerefledthaturenthe allegaffor , — Faith Public Pro cutor's Office began an ir tesffgaffon. Accordir to — Govenmient on 13 Decerther 1999 the Forer ic Medicine Ir tiffite rerefledthatthere was no medialdatacorIinrdng ph icalhamua c rare. The Govenmientstatedthatarereflbythe Psyttiyr reituentofIstathulUrdversityfoundetdence thatMs. Ze ekhadundergone a haumatic exreñence,but that — Forer ic N diine Ir fftute rerefledlyfoundthat its cau1 couldnotbe medicallyestablished. According to — Gjvenmient, anothervdthess'steshmony was in contradicifon with Nk Ze *ek's tesfimonyand a njlir ofnon-Fosecuffon was g wen. She rerefledlyremair inp sonandhercase is rending. The Govenmienta]so statedthat another ir testigation revealed that — s not rn-heated in p sonin r cer er 2000. UgaiuIa 228. Byaletterdated7 Nhy2002, — Srecial RarTefleur ntanurgentarTe a l togethervdth — SrecialRarTefleuronthe quesifonoftoiture andthe Chainuan-RarTefleurofthe Working GrouponAthitraiyDetenffonregardir SusanNabidcen) andMarg Kyefl 't, are saidtobe detained in Kamrela Cenhalrelice staffon on the grounds of their alleged sexual oiientaffon. Abroadsheet ne srarer, P d Pqp r, is said to have rerefled that on 25 Apil 2002, the b o men had ananged a rState engagement” ceremonyFesided over bya rastor. The women are said to have been anested on I May, rerefledlyunder raragraph l C of the PenalCode, vduchsffpulatestharAnyrersonwho — canialknowledge ofanyrer nagair tthe orderofnathre” is ibject to l4 ars' imp somuent. Theyare saidto have beenrelea don3 Nhy2002,butwere rerefledlyre-anestedacouple ofhours later. Fears have been exFes d that — t women maybe ibjected to toitire or other fonns of ill-heathient esTeciallyofa xual nathre.
EJCN.412003t75 1Add.2 Uthted Arab Emkates 229. Byaletterdated I Nhy2002, — Srecial RarTefleur ntanurgentarTeal li i conjuncffonvdththe SrecialRarTefleurson exhajudicial, numaiyoraibifraiyexecuffor — onthe quesffonoftoitre regardir Sabrinalmthz S ed, aged25, — was facfr imminent andforciljle reratñationto Pakthtanwhere she maybe atthkoftoflure orhonourIdllir . According to — fr&onuaffon received. Sabñna Imtiaz S d sboniandraJsedvdthherfamily li i Dubai. In Januaiy2000 her father, a Srd'a Muslim cleñc, refused her request for ren Jssion to manyAs}ifaqNbahanuu4 aPakthtardnaffonalandSur dMuslim. It is rerefledthat — couple flewto Pakistanwhere flieysecreilyr aniedinSepter er2000. Theyrereitedly retmiled to Dubai, and lived with their resTec i v e rarents unrn Febmaiy2 0 02 when they allegedlytoldNk S d's rarentsthattheywere aheadymanied. Herrarents andb o other reople rerefledlys relybeat — couple,butno acffonis iidto havebeentakenbythe relice, desrdte arereflallegedlyrnedbyAs}ffaqNbahanuuad. The couple flrstflewto PaIdstan but because Ms. S drerefledlyrece teddeathtr eatsfrom Paldstard relafives, theywentto Genuanyon2 oNhrch2002. ItisallegedflmtSabra'srarentsaskedhertorethnltoDubai. sa & thattheywerereadytoaccepthermaniage. Ho ever,urdnherrethnb lXApil2OG2, shewasrereitedlyanestedattheaiqeflandtakentoaciimuigraffonjair'. Herfatherallegedly sitedherandtoldherthathehadaskedtheautho iitiestorevokehert iandsendherbackto Paldstarç vthere — relafives uld Idil her for dishonouiing” the family. Her familyin Paldstanhas rerefledlycorIinuedthattheywill Idllherforman 3 & agair therfather's vdshes. 230. Byaletterdated2 Au jst 2002,the Govenuuentresrendedregardir the ca of Sabrina Imfiaz S ed. It ir&onued — Srecial RarTefleur that accordir to State authoiiffe she ani v edinthe countiyon 19 Api12002, andthata thoroughinquiryinto hercase was conducted. Accordir to the Govenmient she is a Pakthtard cifizen and her legal guardian had rnedarerenagair ther,clainungthatshehadelored. Itisrerefledthatshewasthenre±hied to the Dubai Nationalityand Irnmigraffon Sece for an ir testigation ofthe matter. The Govenmientstatedthatshe does notarTearto havebeenheldunderanestbythe Nationalityand Immigration Seitce, and that she lefi for Pakthtan with her familyon 12 May2002. U ieI tan 231. On 7 Januaiy2002, — Srecial RarTefleur nt ajoint urgent arTeal with — Srecial RarTefleurs on freedom ofopinion and exFession and on the quesifon oftoitre and — Chaianan-RarTefleurofthe Woihing Grouponathifraiydetenffononbehalfofmore than2O women wbj, on 26 r cember 2001, were Fotesfing agair t the alleged ifi-freathient of their relafi v es iid to have been cor ,icted for their rathciration li i Hi j ut-Tar i' relt in Tas}thent. Aflert hour ofdemor traffng, members ofthe mi]iffa are saidto have forcedthe womeninto abus andtookthem to anurdmondesffnaffon. It sbei dthatthey ere takento the Shaihantahurregional r re±uentofIntenial Affairs ofTasrant. Vemzuela 232. H II de sepffer re de 2002, Ia P latoraEsrecial frar miff6 unacomunicacionconjunta con el P lator EsTecial sobre Ia cuesffón de Ia toitjra en Ia cjue se comunico al Gobienjo cjue los P latoresreciljieronla siguiente ir&onuacion.
FJCN.4t2003 175 1Add.2 rage 47 233. José Lu Urbano habila sido goireado yanenazado For fueizas roliciales del Estado Ar átegui roco después de cjue su henuano bwo ml accith nte de fráflco en ci cjue estajia ir ,olucrado unagente de dicho cuelro rolicial. Seguidanente habñainteipuesto unadenuncia sobre estos hechos. El 8 de febrero de 2000 su esrosa htia reciljido una ilamada telefórdca de unamujercjue l e habiladicho cjue reciljiiianuna Jlpe 1 rorhaberdenunciado elincidente yla habila anenazado con matar a su madre en ci caso de cjue inteiputhera otra denuncia. Ofro fantharhtiareciljido otrallanadatelefórdcasegunlacuallasdos henuanas menores de José LuJs Uthano, LuzDarnar yLuiNoerniGmicara. Se halla i ianenun ctormontafioso denominado Los Potoco a 20 linde Ia ciudad de Barcelona. Poco después José LuJs Uthano htiaenconfrado a Js henuanas brando ydesangrándo endicho lugar. Las cbs menores htiansidotoladas ysngina yvejigahtiansido heñdas conunas cucrdllas de afeitar. Htiansido imuediatanente trasladadas alhosrdtal — cercano. Segunla fr&onuacion reciljida, los implicadoseneste caso htiansido los rnismos agentes cjue habilananenazado a José Lujs Uthano. Verne ” 234. On 20 r cember 2002, the Srecial RarTofleur sent an urgent arTeal vdth — Srecial RarTofleuronextrajuthcla]. smmua oraibitraiyexecutior ,andthe Srecial RarTofleuronthe queslionoftoitre onbehalfofLayhRadrnan ‘A'eshandNajiHizarn ‘Abdiillah. Both womenwere rerofledlycol! ictedofadultelybythe ComtofFfrstIr tance inAden. La daRadnan A 'eshwas rerofledlysentencedto deathbystordng andNajiHizam AbduJlah to IO U lashes. AlthoughLa aaRadnan A'eshandNajiHizam AbdulahhadarTealedagair t — njlir , the ArTeal ComtinAdenrerofledlyuplieldthefrsentenceson22 Septer er200l. La daRadnan A'esh 's case isrerofledlyrendir before — SuFeme Comt foraflnalarTeai Fears have been exFessed that — above-menlioned rersor maybe at Sk oftoflure or other cnel and irthmuan treatment. Palesthtn AutI.rfty 235. Bya letter dated 19 Septer er 2002, sent jointlywith the Srecial RarTofleur on the queslionofto ltre ,theSrecialRarTofleura&z sedtheGo v enuuentthatshehadrecei v ed fr&onualion on the follo * ca . VusraalRarnhwt aged 29, from Khan Yupjs in the Gaza Stiig who srerofledlyanested i nJune 2001 bythe General Intelligence Sece (GIS orMulihabarat). According to — fr&onualion received. she was b 'o months Fegnant at — lime ofher anest. Although — fr&onued her intenogato. she was rerofledlybeaten so s relythatshe allegedlyhada rniscaniage. Some da latershe was rerofledlytr eatened with rare byan intenogator. It is alleged that desrdte a complaint to other officers, — 1me intenogator sback at rk tr ee da later. Yusra al-Ranlawi was rerofledlysubjected to — above treatment to force herto give fal etdence that would imrdicate another rerson as a collaborator. The SrecialRarTofleurs havebeenfr&onuedthatshe was frar fenedto — GIS section ofal-Sara Jn in Gaza Thip at the end ofJune 2001. She isbelieved to have been beaten there as well. It is alleged that she was not accused ofbeing a collaborator herselfbut that she neveiTheless remained in detention without charge or ial at least up to Septer er 2001.
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