E/CN.4/1994/31 page 53 242. Jude Damus, was arrested on 10 September 1992 by members of the armed forces following an anti-government demonstration in Dame Marie, Anse d’Hainault, Grande-Anse department. He was initially held in Anse d’Hainault prison, where he was reportedly ill-treated on a daily basis, and later transferred to the prison in Jérémie. As a result of ill-treatment, one of his arms was broken. 243. Rigend Sévére was reported to have been severely beaten by soldiers in Verrets on 10 October 1992 as a result of which his left hand was broken. 244. Lerès Sidor was said to have been illegally arrested on 12 November 1992 in Desarmes by the section chief. The took place in the presence of three visiting Canadians and whom he was showing a development project in his area. He the military station where he was said to have been beaten and severely beaten arrest and beating two Americans to was later taken to again. 245. Philippe Pierre, was arrested on 20 November 1992 and taken to the Petit-Goave military barracks where he died as a result of severe beatings. 246. Jean Augustin, a member of a grassroots organization, was reportedly arrested in Port-au-Prince during the night of 30 November 1992 and taken to the Anti-gang Investigation Service, where he was severely beaten. 247. Maurice Damucy, a member of the National Committee of Congresses of Democratic Movements (KONAKOM), was reportedly arrested by soldiers on 8 December 1992 in Bainet, South East department, and severely beaten. 248. Dieuland Corjelas, a member of a peasants’ organization near the north-western city of Jean Rabel, was arrested and severely beaten on 6 January 1993 by the local section chief of the armed forces and his assistant. 249. Raymond Amazan was arrested and beaten up on 11 January 1993 by members of the security forces in the town of Les Cayes, in South department. 250. Origene Cirias was arrested on 15 January 1993 by the section chief of Saut d’Eau on the charge of being a Lavalas supporter. Soldiers were said to have severely beaten him, ripping out his beard and burning parts of his body with matches. 251. Jean-Emile Estimable, a journalist with Radio Cacique, was arrested on 22 January 1993 in the village of Pont Joux, 3rd section of Marchand Dessalines, Artibonite department, and transferred first to the prison of Marchand Dessalines and later to St. Marc prison. He was said to have been severely beaten, in particular by means of the "calotte marassa", a simultaneous slap on both ears, usually given by someone standing behind. 252. Ernst Jeudi was arrested on 7 February 1993 by an armed corporal in front of the Grande Desdunes church and taken to the Desdunes barracks. He was said to have been subjected to the "Jack" torture method, in which the victim is beaten up while having a stick placed under his thighs and above his arms.