A/HRC/13/66 21. Another case under investigation by the Fiscalía, occurred on 2 August, in the Jamastrán Valley (department of Paraíso), in which troops killed one of the occupants of a vehicle. 22. The human rights unit of the Fiscalía has also been investigating two alleged extrajudicial executions which seem to be linked to the repression of social protest. On 22 September, during the curfew in San Pedro Sula, a police officer in a patrol car allegedly fatally shot a young man who was riding a bicycle. On 25 July, while the curfew was in force, a dead body with signs of torture was found close to a military checkpoint in Alauca. According to witnesses, the victim had been detained by members of the armed forces a few hours beforehand. 23. Furthermore, an NGO report mentioned 12 other killings of members of the FNRG, including a 16-year-old boy.10 According to this report, most of these killings were carried out in a similar way, by men shooting from a short distance away. The human rights special prosecutors launched investigations, although with delays.11 However, their efforts were undermined by the lack of cooperation from the military and civilian authorities, and the lack of independence of the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation when it comes to investigating members of the police or armed forces, due to its direct link to the Police Department. 2. Right to personal integrity 24. The mission gathered consistent information from several sources showing that the security forces carried out serious assaults on persons in the aftermath of the coup d’état, including acts of torture, ill-treatment of detainees and the systematic use of excessive force against people participating in demonstrations. 25. At least five people accused of being supporters of President Zelaya were tortured by agents of the national police and many people were arrested and beaten during demonstrations in Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula. These people were subjected to threats, verbal abuse and/or severe beatings with various instruments. So far, the authorities have not offered satisfactory explanations concerning cases of torture reported to the mission, nor have investigations progressed. 26. Some NGOs reported acts of collective abuse against detainees, such as the release of tear gas in a cell in Comayagua police station on 30 July. 27. Victims, witnesses and even some authorities confirmed that the security forces had not respected the principles of necessity and proportionality in the use of force. Peaceful demonstrations were repeatedly dissolved by violent means, including tear gas, water cannons, truncheons and instruments such as iron pipes. Despite denials from senior officers in the security forces, police and army elements have, at least occasionally, used live ammunition against demonstrators. This was the case in the demonstrations in El Progreso, on 30 June, where one person was wounded, and near Tegucigalpa airport on 5 July, where a young man was wounded and died. 28. The security forces repeatedly used force and ill-treatment during the arrest or detention of individuals who had participated in demonstrations. In some cases, the victims suffered from serious injuries, as in the case of two women in Tegucigalpa. 10 11 8 See Comité de Familiares de Detenidos Desaparecidos en Honduras (COFADEH), Statistics and Faces of the Repression – Violations of Human Rights in the Framework of the Coup d’État in Honduras, 22 October 2009. The special prosecutors for human rights stated that 13 investigations had been initiated and formal charges in relation to two killings had been filed against two members of the security forces. GE.10-11700