E/CN.4/2000/9 page 22 security forces. They were allegedly beaten on the soles of their feet and suspended by their limbs. They were allegedly forced to role-play acts and to impersonate characters in public places in Rif'a. They were reportedly tortured at the al-Khamis detention centre by the Security Intelligence Service (SIS). Salwa Hassan Haider and Hanan Salman Haider were reportedly coerced by flogging and threats of assault, including rape, into signing a confession stating that they had violated the Constitution. They were reportedly being held in incommunicado detention, while Maryam Sa'id al-'Aradi was said to have been released without charge. 81. Hussain Mohammed Al Mula, aged 16, from Sanad, was reportedly arrested on 22 November 1998 and detained at the Al Qalá police station in Manama. He has allegedly been severely tortured by SIS officers. According to the information received, as a result of the torture, he was reportedly transferred to the hospital of Manama where one of his hands was amputated. After 12 days in the hospital he was reportedly re-arrested and was being held in incommunicado detention. 82. Mohammed Ali Al Ikri, aged 17, from Al Qadam village, was reportedly detained at the Al-Qalá police station in Manama on 1 November 1998. He was allegedly beaten so severely by SIS officers that he was hospitalized and subsequently released. He was later reportedly arrested and SIS officers allegedly threatened to torture him until he would no longer be able to walk or talk. According to the information received, he was reportedly transferred to the al-Khamis detention centre and received his first visitor. 83. Salah Abdul Hussain Mohammed was reportedly detained on 2 November 1998 at the Al-Qalá police station in Manama. He was allegedly severely beaten and denied medical treatment. His condition allegedly worsened to the point that he required hospitalization. 84. Isa Al Bazaz, aged 16, was allegedly arrested by the SIS on 4 November 1998 and taken to Al Qalá police station in Manama. It is reported that when the SIS did not find his father, they instead took him as a hostage. According to the information received, he was severely beaten at the time of arrest. 85. Hamza Issa Al Hamar, from the Al Deh region, was allegedly detained on 28 August 1998 at the Al Qalá police station in Manama by the SIS and released on 1 September 1998. He was reportedly beaten with PVC hose pipes all over his body, especially on the head and stomach. 86. Zakaria Habib Mater, aged 17, was allegedly detained by the SIS from 17 February to 1 April 1998 at a farm near his home in Ikir. He was reportedly dragged to a palm tree, to which he was bound. He was reportedly blindfolded and taken to a detention centre where he was held in a toilet for 10 days and subsequently placed in solitary confinement for 34 days, continuously blindfolded. 87. Seyed Hussain Seyed Majeed Seyed Hussain was allegedly arrested by the SIS on 2 August 1998. He was taken to the Al-Qalá police station in Manama and was allegedly beaten on the ears and subjected to sexual insults. 88. Ibrahim Hilal was allegedly arrested on 2 August 1998 and detained at the Al-Qalá police station in Manama by the SIS. He was allegedly beaten on the head and stomach and forced to remain standing for several days.