E/CN.4/1999/15 page 27 claims he has substantial physical damage to the head, back, arms, legs and face and that he also suffers from psychological damage: post-traumatic stress caused by repeated retaliation and intimidation tactics and flagrant attitudes of racial discrimination and by the imposition of five years' confinement in the Special Housing Unit. Mr. Amaker also claims that his religious beliefs (Mr. Amaker is a Muslim) were violated, as he was forced to have a T.B. injection containing human protein. 111. Mr. Amaker brought an official civil complaint before the United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, on 28 November 1996, but no sanction was taken against the prison officials. Government reply 112. The Special Rapporteur has received no reply to date. D. 113. Indonesia: Joint communication of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism and the Special Rapporteur on violence against women dated 23 July 1998 The communication reads as follows: “Pursuant to our mandates, we would like to transmit to Your Excellency's Government information on alleged instances of violence against ethnic-Chinese Indonesians and, in particular, alleged violations of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, and the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. “The communication which we have received allege that during the riots in May 1998 there was widespread and systematic rape of ethnic-Chinese women. It is reported that more than 400 girls and women, ranging in age from 10 to 55 years, were raped. The attacks ranged from women being made to strip and perform exercises in public to gang rape of women who were then thrown into burning buildings. It is alleged that some of the perpetrators specifically justified their actions by citing the Chinese origin of their victims. “It was also reported to us that police and security forces may have been involved in these actions, due to the organized nature of the assaults and the physical appearance of the perpetrators. “According to reports, human rights and women's aid groups have received telephone threats to stop their investigations and assistance to the rape victims. Witnesses and rape victims who have given evidence to the Indonesian Human Rights Commission have allegedly been threatened. It is reported that there have been efforts to silence, terrorize and even eliminate rape victims so that they cannot give their testimony.”