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(c)
Guarantee security inside prisons by providing appropriate training to
prison staff and by developing strategies to reduce violence among prisoners;
(d)
Ensure the strict separation of remand prisoners from prisoners serving
sentences. In mixed prisons, the women’s wing should be completely separate from the
men’s wing;
(e)
Allocate, without delay, the resources needed to provide prisoners with
proper medical and health care;
(f)
Develop programmes for the social reintegration of inmates.
Act on Work for Persons Deprived of their Liberty and the Regime for Highly
Dangerous and Aggressive Prisoners
21.
The Committee takes note of the delegation’s explanations about the Act on Work
for Persons Deprived of their Liberty and the Regime for Highly Dangerous and Aggressive
Prisoners (Decree No. 101-2015), particularly as regards its assurances that the prison work
regulated by the Act is voluntary. In this connection, the Committee draws the State party’s
attention to rules 96 to 103 and 116 of the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the
Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules). The Committee is nevertheless
concerned about the provisions governing the treatment of prisoners considered to be
highly dangerous and aggressive, as in practice they are subjected to a regime of prolonged
isolation for the period of their sentence (arts. 2, 11 and 16).
22.
The State party should ensure that its legislation and practices regarding
prison labour and solitary confinement comply with international rules, notably rules
43 to 46, 96 to 103, and 116 of the Nelson Mandela Rules.
Minors in detention
23.
While taking note of recently amended article 332 of the Criminal Code (on
unlawful association), the Committee notes with concern the increase in the number of
minors held in detention centres in the State party, 90 per cent of whom are being detained
because they are members of gangs. The Committee also expresses its concern about the
problems with the administration of juvenile justice in the State party observed by the
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC/C/HND/CO/4-5, paras. 83 and 84) (arts. 11
and 16).
24.
The Committee urges the State party to take the necessary measures to prevent
the recruitment of children and to protect them from violence by gangs and other
criminal groups, in line with the recommendations of the Committee on the Rights of
the Child (CRC/C/HND/CO/4-5, para. 38). The State party should ensure full
implementation of the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the
Administration of Juvenile Justice (the Beijing Rules) and the United Nations
Guidelines for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency (the Riyadh Guidelines).
Deaths in custody
25.
The Committee is concerned that, between January 2009 and June 2014, in total
there were 91 natural deaths and 153 violent deaths in the prison system, even though there
was an overall reduction in the number of violent deaths during the reporting period. The
Committee also notes with concern that 81 of these violent deaths occurred in the San
Pedro Sula prison. While noting the statistical data provided by the delegation on the causes
of death in these cases, the Committee is concerned by the lack of information on the
results of the investigations. Moreover, the Committee has not received any information on
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