A/HRC/16/52/Add.5 did not receive any water to wash themselves. Despite the insufficient provision with food and water, which the authorities explained was due to a lack of resources, family members or friends who brought food during their visits were rejected on alleged security grounds. As a consequence, the detainees were underfed and thirsty, aggravating the already strained situation in the overcrowded cells, and fuelling violent disputes over food and water. The toilet on the floor was not separated from the cell and has been clogged for a very long time, forcing detainees to use cans and plastic bottles to relieve themselves. The smell of feces in the cells was dazing. Detainees had been held for as long as five months under these conditions. The Special Rapporteur received information that one detainee had died in the cage in 2007 due to a lack of medical attention. During the visit, the Special Rapporteur saw two men who had been denied access to medical care and were now suffering from serious consequences (see case of Dabake Yokunda below). One man who spent already two months in police custody had a severe infection in his foot, which would most likely have to be amputated. Another detainee suffered from a broken shoulder left unattended. When confronted with these alarming medical conditions, the authorities claimed that any transfer to the hospital and ensuing treatment would have to be paid by the police station, and that the station was not equipped with such resources. As a follow up to this claim, the Special Rapporteur visited the General Hospital of Goroka and met with its Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Joseph Apa, who refuted the claims and indicated that the hospital would pick up the sick and injured detainees and treat them for free. During the third visit, the PPC knew nothing about the request of the Special Rapporteur to immediately transfer the two detainees to the hospital. During the de-briefing, the Police Station Commander (PSC) also arrived. The PPC assured the Special Rapporteur that the two detainees would be taken to the hospital before 6 p.m. He also committed himself to look into issues regarding food and water. The Special Rapporteur also suggested that the women be moved to the juvenile reception centre, consisting of clean, spacious and modern premises that were empty, and to move some of the male detainees in the most overcrowded cell to the female section. Individual cases Medical wing Eiffaja Mese, aged 20, had been arrested by a mobile squad seven days earlier, as he was walking back from school, holding a bush knife in his hands. The officers took the knife and slapped him with it, since it was an offence to carry arms in a zone under ‘tribal fight’. He stated that the officers kicked the detainees with their boots. It just occurred before the Special Rapporteur arrived, during roll call, and he had not been present because he was in the bathroom. When he came back, an officer hit him in the stomach, forcing him to fall. He felt weak, had a strong fever and had diarrhoea in the past few days, and thus thought that he might be suffering from cholera. However, he was refused a medical check-up. Toni Musanake, aged 32, was at home with his family on 8 March 2010, at night, when nine men from his community came and accused him of stealing. They beat and kicked him for 30 minutes. His family was helpless, and the men then took him to the police station. He was formally charged and placed in a cell for two weeks before he was taken to court. He witnessed detainees being beaten by the officers, often as a collective punishment when someone escapes. He had received no medical treatment for wounds on his nose, chest, knee and back. His shoulder had been broken during the arrest and had not treated. Mr. Musanake indicated that the worst element about being in custody was the poor quality of the food and water, but the officers would tell them that “they are offenders, thus they do not deserve good food”. He had a court hearing the following day, and his family wanted to 45