Situation during visit in 2008 Information received in the reporting Steps taken in previous years and (See A/HRC/13/39/Add.6; A/HRC/16/52/Add.2A) period seek to change the current practice. - Unforeseen events during the planning process have delayed the opening of the new institution in Nuuk until late 2015. The conditions of female detainees in the new institution will be at the centre of attention. - According to Copenhagen Prisons, male inmates are rarely placed in women‘s unit. As of 2010, a new unit in the Herstedvester Institution was only for female inmates. The female inmates have the possibility to work and study together with male inmates if they wish to, however in the new unit it is possible to choose to work and engage in activities during leisure time without the presence of male inmates. - A research project focusing on female inmates was concluded in November 2010 and will form the basis for an assessment on how to improve the conditions for female inmates. (f) Refrain from the use of diplomatic assurances as a means of returning suspected terrorists to countries known for practicing torture. The Government considered to employ diplomatic assurances to return suspected terrorists to countries known for their practice of torture; Non-governmental sources: According to Bill No. L 209 of 28 April 2009 on administrative expulsion, etc. adopted on 28 May 2009, diplomatic assurances can be used in concrete cases. Individual assessment will be made in each case and in Memorandum of Understanding light of Denmark‘s international obligations. between the Ministry of Defence of Afghanistan and the Government: Danish legislation contains Ministry of Defence of no provisions on diplomatic assurances, and Denmark of 8 June 2005 this device has not been applied by concerning the transfer of Denmark. The white book upon which Act persons between the Danish No 209 of 28 May 09 on administrative contingent of the International expulsion was based, states that ―…it cannot Security Assistance Force and be denied, that it is possible to apply the Afghan authorities. diplomatic assurances without violating international law, but the possibility is Non-governmental sources: In June 2011, the High Court upheld the decision of Hillerød Court not to permit his extradition on the grounds that diplomatic assurances from the central Government were in fact inconsequential and ineffective since the central Government did not have control over the conditions and practices of the prison system in West-Bengali. On 1 July 2011, Denmark formally communicated to the Working Group of the UPR indicating that it had accepted the UPR recommendation to strictly observe the principle of non-refoulement and not to resort to diplomatic A/HRC/19/61/Add.3 36 Recommendations (A/HRC/10/44/Add.2)

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