A/HRC/7/3/Add.1 page 99 Para 73. Country Date 16/08/07 Type JAL Mandate SUMX; TERR; TOR Allegations transmitted 2007), Executive Director of the Fiji Women’s Rights Movement (FWRM) was being held. Ms. Digitaki and Ms. Baudromo were subsequently subjected to a barrage of verbal abuse and torture, during which Ms. Digitaki was threatened at gunpoint and made to lie face down on the ground. After enquiring if she was pregnant, one of the soldiers proceeded to jump on her back. The ordeal lasted approximately 45 minutes, after which the two women, along with four other prodemocracy activists, including Mr. Iqbal and Mr. Waqavonovono, were ordered to run to the camp gate. The group was followed outside the camp by two military trucks and they were forced to run some distance by the soldiers. Before returning home, Ms. Digitaki passed by her office in. The office had been trashed and raided, the prodemocracy banners were removed, and graffiti was sprayed on the wall. Previously on 9 December 2006, a group of armed men broke into the pro- democracy shrine, tearing down banners and damaging the property. Ms. Digitaki is currently in hiding, in order to protect herself from arrest after a statement she made outlining the events of 24 December 2006, was was later made public. She fears for her physical integrity. Three incidents this year in which persons are reported to have died in either police or military custody in Fiji, following their arrest. It is reported that investigations into the killings have been inconclusive and that the perpetrators have not been prosecuted. Tevita Malasebe was arrested at the family home in Suva on 4 June, 2007 during Government response

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