Pathways to, conditions and consequences of incarceration for women 2013, para. 35
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A communication sent to the Government of Brazil addressed the case of a 15 year-old girl who was accused of petty theft and placed in a police cell with approximately 20 male prisoners, where she was raped by several of the men (A/HRC/11/6/Add.1). An urgent appeal was sent to the Government of Kyrgyzstan regarding the multiple rape of a detainee in police detention, the subsequent threats and assaults against her and the lack of attention to her allegations by the court (A/HRC/11/6/Add.1).
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Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences