A/HRC/16/52/Add.5 Baltazar Emong, aged 20, was arrested on 28 February 2010. Police officers came to his place at 23 hours after calling him to warn him they were arresting him. He was not beaten at the time of arrest but in the CID interrogation room he was threatened to be beaten. He was charged by the police only five days later, and taken to Bomana Correctional Institution. He was back for his second hearing in Court, and he had no lawyer. A male detainee, aged 35, was arrested for alcohol consumption. He had received no visits and had no lawyer. Other detainees explained that he had a mental problem, which was corroborated by medical evidence. In fact, although there was no time for a complete and correct psychiatric evaluation, the mental alterations were absolutely evident, according to the medical forensic expert, and the detainee needed a psychiatric observation and treatment. He was, however, held together with the other inmates. E. K. aged 16. He had been detained at Boroko Police Station since 30 April 2010. He had been beaten with iron sticks on the legs and arms, and punched in the face upon arrest. He was also kicked and beaten once inside the cell. The police threatened to kill him if he did not confess to a suspected murder. He indicated that the adult detainees in the cell took care of him. P. D., aged 15, had been held at Boroko Police Station for two days. He had been beaten on the face and the back of the neck with a gun butt. He had been taken to Six-Mile Police Station for a day, but he was not questioned there nor submitted to any ill-treatment. M. A., aged 14, was arrested four months before in June Valley, near Port Moresby for smoking and selling marijuana. Many policemen apprehended him and hit him with their guns on his head and body. He still had a scar on his head. He was taken to Hohola Police Station and shortly thereafter to Boroka Police Station, where he had been detained for the last four months without being taken before a court. A female human rights lawyer had visited him once. His mother was dead, and his father was old and never visited him although he was aware of his son’s arrest. He had never been beaten in the Police Station. V. R., aged 16, was arrested on 31 March 2010 at the Doa Rubber Plantation, on suspicion of a drug offence. Six uniformed police officers beat him with fists and guns in his face. Although there were no more visible marks, he still had headaches. He had been taken directly to Boroka Police Station. Ten days later, on 9 April, he was taken before a court and charged with possession of marijuana. He had been sent to Bomana Prison where he was held together with 12 other prisoners in the Juvenile Section. He was offered release on bail but he did not have money to pay. At Bomana Prison he was beaten by a guard as a punishment for possession of marijuana, but at the Boroka Police Station he had not been beaten. Two days before the visit, he had been taken back to Boroka perhaps because he had to go to court tomorrow. He indicated that he had been abused by adults while in the cell, but did not wish to provide further details. Ateno Koropo, aged 25, was arrested in 2008, beaten and thrown into a police car. He was taken to Waigani Police Station from where he escaped. After his re-arrest he served six months at Bomana Prison and was released. He was re-arrested in April 2010 and spent one week at 6 Miles Police Station. Then he was taken to Boroka Police Station, appeared in court and was charged for the same crime. His next court hearing was scheduled for 4 June. During his detention in three different police stations, he had never been beaten. He could be visited at any time. His family could bring food, but direct communication was difficult since they could only communicate by shouting. Wilson Waraningi, aged 33, was arrested on 21 March 2010 at the Morota settlement in Port Moresby. The arrest was conducted by the SSD unit with four police vehicles and 30 fully-armed police officers under the command of a CID officer. Some police officers were drunk. Although he surrendered, he was severely beaten with baseball bats on his legs and back. He could no longer walk and still has pain. The forensic expert was of the opinion 27