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Hygiene and aesthetic reasons in some communities the external genitalia of girls and women are considered dirty and ugly and are removed for reasons of hygiene and aesthetic appeal

In one case in Brasilia, the head of the DEAM investigating a domestic violence case received photos of the genitalia of the infuriated husband, along with abusive letters and threats.

The methods of torture reported include rape beatings with sticks, hose pipes, leather belts and rifle butts kicking with heavy boots being hung upside down electric shocks applied to the genitalia and knees cheera (forced stretching apart of the victim apos s legs, sometimes in combination with kicks to the genitalia) sleep deprivation prolonged blindfolding and boring of holes with an electric drill into parts of the victim apos s body.

There were more procedures involving eyes, bones, muscular systems, the circulatory system, ears, throats, noses and abdomens in 2000 than in 1999, but there were fewer abortions and procedures involving female genitalia.

As was the case in the previous year, abortions and procedures involving female genitalia were less common, as were procedures involving ear, nose, throat, bone and muscle systems, as well as breast glands.

Other methods referred to in the report include beating at various points on the body, sometimes with particular attention to such sensitive areas as the genitalia, and confinement in a small, unlighted cell about the size of a wardrobe.