A/HRC/7/3/Add.4 page 47 It must be underscored that the Special Procedure process is designed to assist members to improve, promote and/or strengthen their human rights capacity and records. For this reason, disparaging remarks and conclusions which are largely unsubstantiated must be avoided especially in the interest of objectivity and fairness. 10. Nigeria welcomes the recommendations made in the report for the decongestion of its prisons and the improvement of the welfare of the prisoners. The Government is pleased to confirm that it has, as part of the decongestion process, released all prisoners over 60 and 70 years old, as well as all prisoners on death row who have served for more than 10 years. The Government has also built new prisons and is committed to the building of additional prisons, in the broader interest of improving the detention condition of detainees and inmates. 11. Finally, the Nigerian Government finds the Special Rapporteur’s report useful and would endeavour to incorporate some of his recommendations in its broader plan of completely eliminating torture and ill-treatment in law enforcement. The Government also recognizes the continuous nature of this evaluative process and therefore welcomes the call made by the Special Rapporteur on the international community to support and assist in the building of capacities that would enable the country attain and reach the noble objective of projecting and promoting the highest standards of human rights. Ojo Maduekwe, CFR Hon. Minister of Foreign Affairs -----