E/CN.4/1993/26 page 56 (p) Camille Chalmers, professor, was arrested at the Port-au-Prince Faculty of human Sciences on 20 May 1992. He was taken to the anti-gang branch where he was struck with rifle butts and a metal chair, mostly on the nape of the neck, the shoulder blades and the spine. He was slapped on the ears several times, causing the perforation of the right ear drum; (q) Marlène Chéry, a school girl, was arrested on 21 May 1992 and taken to the anti-gang branch in Port-au-Prince. She was severely beaten with an iron rod on the lower abdomen; (r) Moléon Lebrun was arrested in Bois de Lance, Limonade, Cap-Haitien on 28 April 1992. He was taken to the Limonade police station and severely beaten every day for two weeks; (s) Valentin Villar and Jerry Rosefort, two members of the Asanble Popilè Veye Yo, were arrested at Trou-du-Nord on 11 May 1992. They were tortured while in detention. As a result Valentin Villard died in the Fort-Liberé prison; (t) Jean Luckner, of Petit-Gôave, Fort-Royal, was arrested on 16 May 1992 and taken to the nearest military post. There he was beaten with clubs and wires, lacerating his back; (u) Wilcena Dorléus, a teacher at Petit-Gôaves was arrested by members of the armed forces in the Sylvio Cator stadium, Port-au-Prince, on 24 May 1992. He was taken to the "Cafeteria" detention centre and the national penitentiary and severely beaten. According to a medical report he suffered injuries to the skull and thorax and his right arm was broken. 247. In addition to the cases detailed above, the Special Rapporteur received a list of persons tortured after arrest in early 1992 and late 1991. The list included: Adissou Codio, Aji Lusma, Aubourg Etzer, Deina Joseph, Destin François, Elsie Mehu, Erichard Zinme, Leridor Simon, Madsen (Ti Yaya), Paul Anelo, Cosena Gabriel, Vanesse Cadeaux, Vaudre Abelard, Deshommes Odilon, Desravines Fritz, Legagneur Jean Robert, Nelyo Desana, Pierre Jaques, Pierre Jeannel, Senpreuil Jaques, Vilbrun Lebrun, Charles Roosevelt, Jean Baptiste Dieulaime, Demesvar Joseph, Dieuseul Dieupanou. 248. The Special Rapporteur received further information on the case of the journalist Paul Jean Mario on whose behalf he made an urgent appeal on 10 December 1991. According to the information, his health has badly deteriorated because of torture. He is said to have been refused transfer to a hospital for treatment. 249. The Special Rapporteur also made urgent appeals on behalf of the persons mentioned below. The date of the appeal is given in brackets at the end of the summary.

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