E/CN.4/2006/6/Add.6
page 13
41.
Since 2000, the Special Rapporteur and his predecessors have reported 314 cases
of alleged torture to the Government of China. These cases represent well over
1,160 individuals.49 Over the past five years, the Special Rapporteur has received 52 responses
from the Government of China relating to a total of 90 cases.50
42.
The following table indicates the typology of the victims of alleged torture and
ill-treatment.
Table 1
Victims of alleged torture
Victims
Falun Gong practitioners
Uighurs
Sex workers
Tibetans
Human rights defenders
Political dissidents
Other (persons infected with HIV/AIDS and members
of religious groups)
Percentage
66
11
8
6
5
2
2
43.
The following table indicates the locations where alleged torture and ill-treatment took
place.
Table 2
Locations of alleged torture
Places
Pretrial detention centres
Re-education through labour (RTL) camps
Police stations
Psychiatric hospitals (ankang)
Public places
Other (police transit, birth control offices, army
barracks, private residences)
44.
Percentage
27
25
17
8
5
18
The following table indicates the typology of the alleged perpetrators.
Table 3
Typology of alleged perpetrators
Perpetrators
Police and other public security officers
RTL staff
Prison staff
Pretrial detention centre staff
Psychiatric hospital (ankang) staff
Fellow prisoners at the instigation or acquiescence of
detention facility staff
Percentage
47
21
13
7
7
5
Select target paragraph3
Connect to a paragraph
Connect to an entity
Disable highlights
Add to table of contents