African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights Kairaba Avenue PO Box 673 Banjul The Gambia Tel.: 220 392 962 Fax: 220 390 764 Composition Penal Reform International 84 rue de Wattignies 75012 Paris France Tel.: 33 1 55 78 21 21 Fax: 33 1 55 78 21 29 E-mail: priparis@aol.com Website: http://www.penalreform.org with the support of NORAD (Norwegian Agency for Development Co-operation) Printing December 1999