E/CN.4/1993/26 page 84 (a) Cherry Mendoza and Cecilia Sánchez, from Bataan, were sexually assaulted and threatened in December 1990 in order to make them confess their membership in the NPA; (b) Julia-An de la Vega, aged 14, from Malicbong Abra, was raped on 27 January 1991 by three soldiers belonging to the "Cordillera Regional Special Action Force". Despite the fact that the rape was confirmed by a medical report, no action was taken against the aggressors. Information submitted by the Government in connection with Commission resolution 1992/42 383. By letter dated 31 August 1992 the Government reported that, during the period 1990-1992, severe human rights violations had been persistently committed by the Communist Party of the Philippines, New People's Army (CPP/NPA), the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and the Mindanao Islamic Liberation Front. The CAFGUs and the Civilian Volunteer Organizations (CVOs) were also considered responsible for human rights violations. Republic of Korea Information transmitted to the Government 384. By letter dated 12 November 1992 the Special Rapporteur communicated to the Government that he had received information on the cases of four persons who were arrested without a warrant in August 1992 under the National Security Law, taken to the Agency for National Security Planning and denied access to lawyers. It was also reported that they were beaten and deprived of sleep during interrogation. Their names are: Kim Nak-jung, arrested on 25 August, and Shim Keum-sup, Kwon Du-young, and Noh Jong-sun, arrested on 27 August. Russian Federation Information transmitted to the Government 385. On 4 August 1992 the Special Rapporteur sent an urgent appeal to the Government of the Russian Federation concerning the conditions of detention at the Kresty pre-trial jail in St. Petersburg. According to the reports, on 27 February 1992 a large number of prisoners were severely beaten and, as a result, one of them was killed. Other incidents involving beatings of prisoners reportedly took place since then. The names of Pavel Posokhov, Valery Alexeev, Igor Mazurov, Anatoly Morozov and Yury Lovric were mentioned among those prisoners alleged to have suffered this kind of treatement. In addition the cells at Kresty prison were said to be overcrowded, sanitary conditions extremely bad and medical care practically non-existent. Rwanda Information transmitted to the Government and replies received thereon 386. In a letter of 21 August 1992 the Special Rapporteur informed the Government that he had received reports that prisoners had been tortured during the months following the mass arrests of October 1990. There had, it