A/HRC/10/32 page 27 7. On 23 February, in Puerto Leguízamo, Putumayo, the Department of National Security and the 27th Jungle Brigade detained 16 persons on accusations of rebellion and drug trafficking. On 28 February a judge in Puerto Asís, Putumayo, ruling on a habeas corpus petition, ordered the release of seven of the detainees on grounds of irregularities in their arrest. In Arauca, Arauca, on 15 June, 16 peasants were detained, allegedly unlawfully, by the Attorney-General’s Support Office with the 18th Brigade in Arauca. 8. On 20 May, in Triangulo in Simití, Bolívar, five persons were detained by the Luciano del Huyer Battalion. Some days later they were released without charge. On 28 March, in Santa Ana in Granada, Antioquia, three persons were detained by the Bajés Battalion. 9. OHCHR Colombia was also informed of unlawful and arbitrary detention of human rights defenders and social leaders accused, apparently without sufficient evidence, of the offence of rebellion. On 12 January, for example, in Arauquita, Arauca, the municipal attorney was detained on precisely those grounds with 11 other individuals. Also in Arauquita, on 4 November, the Chairperson of the Standing Committee for the Defence of Human Rights was detained, also without sufficient evidence, along with other social leaders. On 15 November in San Onofre, Sucre, a leading member of the Movement for Victims of State Crimes and Technical Secretary of the Sucre Chapter was detained with no clear justification, this time on charges of criminal association with paramilitary organizations. C. Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 10. OHCHR Colombia received reports of actions by public officials allegedly constituting cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, and excessive use of force. 11. In Medellin, Antioquia, numerous complaints were received of widespread use of force, cruel and inhuman treatment and threats on the part of the police in dealing with members of the public, in 13 districts in particular (numbered 1 to 13). 12. In Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, on 21 January, police officers allegedly beat to death a taxi driver who was under the influence of alcohol. 13. In Caucasia, Antioquia, on 23 January, four youths were allegedly brutally punched, kicked and beaten with rifle butts at the police station. Another case was reported on 21 April in Cimitarra, Santander, where a young man was allegedly subjected to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment by police officers. 14. In Corinto, Cauca, on 9 April, army soldiers detained and allegedly assaulted three persons, causing them multiple injuries. The same soldiers were alleged to have threatened to kill the three individuals, accusing them of links with guerrilla groups. 15. OHCHR Colombia was informed of sexual abuse by members of the security forces. Soldiers from the Hilario López Battalion were alleged to have sexually harassed girls in Santa Cruz, Cauca, on 14 May. Four girls from the indigenous community of Chanó in Bojayá, Chocó, reported sexual harassment by several soldiers on 11 February.