E/CN.4/1995/34 page 12 hospital, brought to police station No. 2 of Barranqueras, beaten further and threatened with death if he reported the policemen who had shot him. He was released on 19 August. 36. Sergio de la Cruz Avalos, aged 15, was arrested on 8 September 1993, taken to the police station in Fontana, Chaco, on theft and weapon possession charges, and allegedly beaten repeatedly and given electric shocks during interrogation. He was released some hours later, after being warned not to complain about his treatment. 37. Ruben Horacio Paz, Guido Aníbal de la Cruz Benítez, his wife Marciana Benítez and Hugo Fabián Crespo were arrested by the police in July 1992 in Presidencia Roque Saenz Peña, Chaco, and charged with theft. They were each allegedly beaten and Marciana Benítez was allegedly sexually abused. The case was reported to the Human Rights Commission of the Provisional Chamber of Deputies and to the judicial authorities. 38. Remigio Ledesma was arrested on 3 September 1992 in La Verde, Chaco, for theft of a sheep and taken to the police station in La Escondida. The police allegedly beat him and burned his arms and other parts of his body with cigarettes. 39. Santiago Sánchez and Luis Angel Martínez were summoned to the police station of Presidencia Roca, Chaco, on 11 April 1992 for questioning about a robbery. Santiago Sánchez was allegedly beaten and subjected to electric shocks and Luis Angel Martínez was allegedly beaten and threatened with electric shocks. A judicial investigation reportedly cleared the suspected police officials of involvement in the incident. 40. Isabel Irala, who was pregnant, was arrested at her home in Villa Rio Negro, Resistencia, following a quarrel with neighbours. She was taken to the police station, allegedly beaten and locked for two days in a small room before being transferred to the police station in Fontana. There she fell ill, was taken to hospital, and had her child delivered stillborn. In spite of the bruises found on her body, the cause of the child’s death was reported to be unknown. Observations 41. In the absence of a response from the Government, the Special Rapporteur is disposed to consider that, taken together, the substance of the allegations transmitted in 1994 is well-founded. Bahrain Information transmitted to the Government and replies received 42. By letter dated 21 July 1994, the Special Rapporteur transmitted to the Government the cases of alleged torture summarized in the following paragraphs. 43. Mohammed Jamil Al-Jamri, serving a 10-year prison sentence for belonging to an illegal organization, and five other prisoners were allegedly subjected