E/CN.4/1995/34 page 27 instigation of higher officials, after he had taken legal action against the police in Wuhan in connection with his detention. A few days after his family visited him in mid-July and requested that medical treatment be provided for his injuries, he was allegedly beaten unconscious and did not see a doctor until late July. The doctor reported that his testicles had been permanently damaged and that he was suffering from internal bleeding. Despite reportedly being covered with bruises and too weak to stand, he was denied the necessary medical treatment for his injuries (31 August 1994). 125. On 17 October the Government replied that no guard had inflicted corporal punishment on Qin or mistreated him while in the re-education-through-labour facility, but that he had engaged in a conflict with other inmates which was stopped by the guards; Qin was uninjured. The allegations that he had been viciously beaten and had suffered serious wounds were made by his former wife who had later apologized for making untrue statements. Qin was in good health and his relations with the other inmates had improved somewhat. 126. Zhang Lin, a political activist detained at the Nanhu labour camp in Anhui province, was allegedly punched and kicked repeatedly and subjected to shocks with an electric baton on 1 November 1994. This treatment was allegedly inflicted because he was unable to perform work due to constant pain in his hands and feet, a condition for which he had reportedly requested and been refused medical treatment on 10 occasions (28 November 1994). 127. Go Yu, a journalist, was reportedly sentenced to six years’ imprisonment on 11 November 1994 for "leaking State secrets". She was said to suffer from heart disease and, despite repeated pleas from her husband to the governors of the Beijing State Security Bureau Detention Centre, she was allegedly being denied medication for that ailment (30 November 1994). Observations 128. The Special Rapporteur appreciates the replies the Government has provided in respect of some of the cases. He notes the absence of replies in respect of others and the absence of information on pending investigations. He also finds that where some of the replies contradict the allegations, the Government has not explained the nature of the investigation on the basis of which its position has been reached, nor has it provided material to document the assertions made. Accordingly, the observations he made in his previous report (E/CN.4/1194/31, para. 172) remain applicable. Colombia Information transmitted to the Government 129. By letter dated 29 March 1994 the Special Rapporteur advised the Government that he had received information on the cases of torture reported described in the following paragraphs. 130. Ramón Alirio Pérez Vargas was arrested on 2 November 1993 in Cúcuta, North Santander, by members of the third division of the Maza Mechanized Unit, who accused him of having links with the guerrillas. He was allegedly tortured for several days, which included beatings, death threats, and