5. Harari Region The Harari Region is the smallest of the 11 regions in Ethiopia with a population of only 175.900 inhabitants and a land area of 374 Km². The capital of the region, Harar is one of the most popular historical towns in the Eastern part of Ethiopia. The State has no administrative zones or Woredas. It has about 19 Kebeles. The Region has located in the Eastern part of Ethiopia, surrounded by the Oromia Region. The ethnic composition includes Oromo 52.3%, Amhara 32.6%, Harari 7.1%, and Guragies 3.2%. Harari language is the official language of the State. The religious composition of the population indicates that 60.3% are Muslims, 38.2% Orthodox Christian, 0.9% Protestants, 0.55 Catholics, and 0.1% followers of other religious groups. The region has only one prison with an inmate capacity of 1000 but holds about 1370 prisoners – 1296 male and 74 female. It must be noted here that more than half of the inmates in this prison are from the Oromia Region detained in the Harar prison because the Oromia regional government does not have enough prisons to keep them in. While in the Harar prison, the Oromia regional government provides money for their daily upkeep and transportation to court for those whose cases have not been disposed. The prison has a small clinic with no resident doctor but has three nurses - 2 assistant nurses and a sanitation officer. The male section is separated from the female section. A juvenile cell of 4m x 7m with 12 inmates is not completely separated from the adult section as there is free movement of adults in and out of the juvenile block. The prison had 31 cells of different sizes – some 4m x 5m with 10 inmates, some 6m x 7m for 29 inmates, some 5m x 7m for 14 inmates and others 6m x 15m for 55 inmates. The 84 female prisoners are living in only 4 cells some of them with very rough and dirty walls. The walls, as well as the floors are not cemented. The area is very small and has no space for recreational and other activities. The prison has a volleyball court and offers vocational training – woodwork, metal work, and brick laying only to male inmates. The authorities plan to introduce sewing for female inmates. There is a school that offers classes up to grade 6. The school is accredited by the regional ministry of national education. There is an acute shortage of water in the prison. This is as a result of water shortage in the region as a whole. 22 Report of the Mission of the Special Rapporteur on Prisons to Ethiopia 15 – 29 March 2004