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measures are allegedly applied to all prisoners, irrespective of their category (on remand or
convicted), or their security assessment.
112. The Subcommittee recommends that the State party conduct an assessment of
the conditions of transportation of prisoners by road and air to ensure that detainees
are not subject to unnecessary physical hardship 12 or restraint and that decisions
regarding the use of restraints are made on the basis of individual assessments. The
State party should also ensure the effective monitoring of transfers of detainees and
their transportation.
V. Repercussions of the visit
113. In accordance with article 15 of the Optional Protocol, the Subcommittee calls upon
the relevant authorities of New Zealand to ensure that there are no reprisals following its
visit. It requests the State party to provide detailed information on what it has done to
prevent the possibility of reprisals against anyone who was visited by, met with or provided
information to the Subcommittee during the course of its visit.
12
See Standard Minimum Rules, rule 45 (1).
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