A/HRC/13/39/Add.4 Two female detainees, foreigners, were arrested in November 2008 because they had crossed the border with false passports. Since that day, they had been held in police custody in a cell together with three men in a wing hosting about 20 male detainees. Some cellmates reportedly shared their food with the two women and one of the police officers had reportedly bought them some food. Male detainee had been arrested some weeks earlier by two police officers and was brought to the police station. In the office of the interrogation officer, he was handcuffed behind his back and interrogated. When he refused to answer the questions, he was beaten with a police truncheon on his buttocks, his back and his legs, but he still kept silent. In the middle of the following night he was taken to the interrogation room in the basement. Wearing shorts only, he had his arms and legs tied behind his back, and was suspended face down from an iron bar between two black tables for 15 minutes. Five police officers and the Commissioner were present. He was beaten on his back and the soles of his feet. The next day at midnight, he was again taken to the interrogation room, stripped naked and handcuffed again with his hands and feet tied behind his back. In this position, he was first left on the floor during 5 minutes and then suspended again for 5 minutes in order to extract a confession. Eight police officers were present. Two days later, he signed a declaration and paid a fine. Male detainee had been arrested some weeks earlier. He was taken to Bata Central Police Station and handcuffed. In the interrogation room in the basement, he had to lie down on a mattress and was beaten on the buttocks with a rubber baton. Then his feet were tied as well and, with extra handcuffs, his hands and feet were tied together behind his back. He was suspended from an iron bar between two black tables with his face down for 15 minutes, during which he was swinging. Since the time of the torture his wrists and ankles were hurting and he felt pain in the spine, but overall it was getting better. However, he still could not stand for longer periods. After the ill-treatment he was asked to walk upstairs, which he hardly could. He reported that detainees were provided neither with food nor water; but his family provided him with some products. He had not seen any judge or prosecutor since his arrest and had no idea why he was detained. Male detainee had been in police detention for about three months. Four days after his arrival at Bata Central Police Station he was taken to the interrogation room in the basement. There he was suspended between two black tables face-down and beaten on his soles with batons for 30 minutes. As a result, he made a false confession, but said that at least they stopped the torture. He was heavily bleeding on his hands and feet. He was forced to walk up the stairs, but it was almost impossible, since he could not walk and was on his knees most of the time. During the torture session two victims and six policemen were present. At the time of the Special Rapporteur’s visit, he did still not feel his handbalms. At the police he was not provided with any food or water, but said sometimes the other detainees would help him. He has not seen a judge, a prosecutor or medical doctor. Police Station/Gendarmerie Post Niefang Visited on 15 November 2008 General information: The police station and the gendarmerie post were located in the same building, on the ground floor and first floor respectively. The Special Rapporteur was received by Etobari Seargent Primero (Secundo Abogado Commissario), Juan Sima, (SubInspector of the Police) and Diego Oba Ndong, (Captain/Commissario of the Police), as well as Simeon Ondo Engono (Lt. teniente jefe de la Brigada Gendarmeria). Whereas the police reported that the last time a person had been detained in their premises was 30 October 2008, the gendarmerie held one person on the day of the Special Rapporteur’s 38