Table 4. Types of abuses disclosed by patients.
Type of Abuse | Affiliation of Alleged Perpetrator(s) | |
GoS and/or Janjaweed (n = 293) | Other/Unknown (n = 32) | |
Attacks involving heavy weapons | 33 (11.3%) | 2 (6.3%) |
Ground explosives (bombing, grenades) | 2 (0.7%) | |
Attack by aircraft or helicopter | 18 (6.1%) | 1 (3.1%) |
Attack by land cruiser | 24 (8.2%) | 1 (3.1%) |
Physical assault | 264 (90.1%) | 28 (87.5%) |
Blunt trauma (beating, whipping) | 145 (49.5%) | 16 (50.0%) |
Gunshot wound | 125 (42.7%) | 15 (46.9%) |
Burns or electric shocks | 21 (7.2%) | |
Stretch injury (hanging, suspension) | 19 (6.5%) | |
Genital trauma | 10 (3.4%) | |
Sexual assault | 39 (13.3%) | 6 (18.8%) |
Forced undressing | 12 (4.1%) | 1 (3.1%) |
Insertion of foreign object into anus/vagina | 3 (1.0%) | |
Attempted rape | 5 (1.7%) | |
Rape | 15 (5.1%) | 1 (3.1%) |
Rape by more than a single perpetrator | 12 (4.1%) | 4 (12.5%) |
Humiliation or psychological manipulation | 70 (23.9%) | 3 (9.4%) |
Verbal abuse | 32 (10.9%) | 1 (3.1%) |
Verbal abuse involving racial slurs | 6 (2.1%) | |
Forced performance of humiliating/taboo acts | 7 (2.4%) | |
Verbalized threats of death | 43 (14.7%) | 2 (6.3%) |
Custody-related violations | 95 (32.4%) | 7 (21.9%) |
Involuntary detainment | 90 (30.7%) | 7 (21.9%) |
Bound with rope or other apparatus | 60 (20.5%) | 4 (12.5%) |
Crowded, unhygienic conditions | 43 (14.7%) | |
Deprived of food/water or medical care | 32 (10.9%) | 1 (3.1%) |
Sensory deprivation | 25 (8.5%) | |
Destruction or theft of private property | 115 (39.3%) | 6 (18.8%) |
Data are number (percent).