E/CN.4/1994/31 page 88 415. Mnikala Rai was arrested by police at Buddhanilkantha, Kathmandu on 13 December 1992 and detained overnight. In addition to being raped, she was allegedly kicked and beaten until she became unconscious. A medical examination carried out after her release reportedly indicated injuries consistent with rape, including severe bruises on the chest, thighs, arms, face and head. 416. On 23 November 1993 the Government replied that a deputy superintendent of police had been dismissed in connection with Mani Kala Rai’s ill-treatment. However, it was not true that she had been beaten to unconsciousness while in police custody. 417. The Special Rapporteur was also informed of a large number of arrests which allegedly took place between 25 and 28 June 1993 following demonstrations in Kathmandu and neighbouring towns called by the Communist Party of Nepal. According to the reports, over 300 people were taken into custody and most of them were beaten on the shins with sticks. As a result, some were unable to walk properly. 418. With respect to this incident the Government replied on 23 November 1993 that during the period of the said nationwide strike, when the demonstrators at the various places of the Kathmandu Valley had taken the law into their hands by resorting to arson, damaging public places and stoning public houses and vehicles, the police had had to take into custody some persons involved in those activities in order to make an on-the-spot investigation, to prevent the violence going out of control, and to protect public and private properties from further damage. After investigation, some of those who were found innocent were released the same day, and legal action under prevailing laws was taken against those who were found to have been involved in violent and destructive activities. Nigeria Urgent appeals 419. On 23 June 1993 the Special Rapporteur sent un urgent appeal to the Government concerning Ken Saro-Wiwa, President of the Nigerian Association of Writers and the Ethnic Minority Rights Organisation of Africa, as well as founder of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People, who was allegedly arrested by Rivers State Command on 21 June 1993. He was later transferred to the State Investigation and Intelligence Bureau in Port Harcourt and then moved to an unknown destination. Fears were expressed that he might be subjected to torture. Pakistan Information transmitted to the Government 420. On 9 June 1993 the Special Rapporteur advised the Government that he had received information according to which supporters of the Pakistan Democratic Alliance (PDA) were arrested in different parts of the country on 17 November 1992 and on the following days, before and during a demonstration called by the PDA. Another mass arrest was reported to have taken place