A/HRC/22/56 Table 1 30. The study further found the following methods of torture prevalence among the cases reviewed (see table 2 below): • Sexual torture, including rape, molestation, violence to genitals and penetration with an instrument (60 per cent of cases) • Suspension and stress positions (64 per cent) • Use of water (32 per cent) • Sharp force trauma, including use of blades, needles and fingernails (18%) • Burns (12 per cent) • Electric shock (10 per cent) • Asphyxiation (10 per cent) • Pharmacological or chemical torture (8 per cent). Of the cases sampled, 60 per cent of females and 23 per cent of males reported rape. Table 2 10

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