A/HRC/43/CRP.7 detentions were registered on the following day after the arrest, five on the third day, three on the fourth day, and one on the fifth day. 7. Several detainees told OHCHR they were coerced into signing self-incriminating documents and were denied access to legal counsel as long as they did not confess. In 32 cases, access to legal counsel was provided only after the first interrogation, of which 11 cases resulted in a confession before a detainee saw a lawyer. 8. Of the 75 individuals whose cases were documented by OHCHR, 57 (76 per cent) reported having been subjected to torture or ill-treatment, including sexual violence, or threats of violence, with the SBU being mainly responsible. Of the seven women interviewed by OHCHR, three were subjected to physical torture or ill-treatment and threats, and two to threats only (including one threatened with sexual violence). Torture and ill-treatment were mainly used to extract confessions or to intimidate. PREVALENCE OF TORTURE AND ILL-TREATMENT AMONG 75 DETAINEES WHOSE CASES WERE DOCUMENTED BY OHCHR 131 Beatings133 Asphyxiation (dry and wet) Electric shocks Sexual violence134 Positional torture Deprivation of water, food, sleep or toilet Mock executions Threats of death Threats of harm to family Threats of violence Threats of sexual violence Number of detainees subjected to a specific method of torture or illtreatment132 43 13 11 7 4 Per cent of the total number of detainees interviewed by OHCHR 57.3 17.3 14.7 9.3 5.3 4 5.3 11 13 20 17 7 14.7 17.3 26.7 22.7 9.3 9. The percentage of detainees subjected to various methods of torture and ill-treatment considerably decreased in 2018 and 2019 (based on the cases of 27 detainees) if compared with 2014 and 2015 (based on the cases of 34 detainees): Change in the share of detainees subjected to a specific method of torture or ill-treatment in 2018-2019 as compared to 2014-2015, per cent 131 132 133 134 Beatings Decrease from 76.5 to 37.0 Asphyxiation (dry and wet) Decrease from 29.4 to 7.4 The list of methods of torture and ill-treatment in this table is not exhaustive. Many detainees were subjected to several methods of torture or ill-treatment. Specific detainees could be subjected to a specific method of torture several times during the period of their detention. Including cases when detainees were beaten after being handcuffed or otherwise immobilised during their apprehension. Including one case of blows to genitals, three cases of electric shocks to genitals, one case of incisions to genitals and two cases of forced nudity. 37

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