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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
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