UNITED NATIONS E Economic and Social Council Distr. GENERAL E/CN.4/1997/7/Add.2 15 October 1996 Original: ENGLISH COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Fifty-third session Item 8 of the provisional agenda QUESTION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF ALL PERSONS SUBJECTED TO ANY FORM OF DETENTION OR IMPRISONMENT, IN PARTICULAR: TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN OR DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT Report of the Special Rapporteur, Mr. Nigel S. Rodley, submitted pursuant to Commission on Human Rights resolution 1995/37 Addendum Visit by the Special Rapporteur to Pakistan CONTENTS Paragraphs Introduction Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 8 2 I. BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 - 16 4 II. UNLAWFUL DETENTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 - 38 6 III. TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN OR DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 - 75 11 A. B. C. Use of fetters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corporal punishment . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other aspects of imprisonment . . . . . . . . 50 63 73 - 62 72 75 14 18 19 IV. SITUATION IN KARACHI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 - 83 20 V. QUESTION OF IMPUNITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 - 87 22 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 88 - 110 23 VI. GE.96-14151 (E) . . . . . . . . .

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