ACHPR/37/OS/11/437 9 raising as well as the need to develop education programmes in the field of human rights. The delegation also met with Mr. Zoran Jovanovic, Regional Delegate, the International Committee for Red Cross (ICRC), Mr. Beat Schneider, Assistant Regional Delegate, ICRC, Mr. Maziar Mostafavi, Delegate in charge of Protection, ICRC, representatives of the Mbororo Social and Cultural Development Association (MBOSCUDA), and Cardinal Tumi, the Archdiocese of Douala. 3. Local Press A press conference was held at Mont Fébé Hotel. In addition to freelance journalists, the following media and research institutions were represented at the same: The Herald, Cameroon Tribune, Journal L’Action, J’Informe, Radio TV Siomtou, Le Zenith, CRTV-Radio, GIC-R.V.S., International Club for Peace Research, and Liberty and Human Rights League. Cooperation received during the visit Talks were held with the Cameroonian authorities in an excellent spirit of cooperation. The Special Rapporteur would like to express her gratitude to all the relevant Ministries and authorities for their time and readiness to hold discussions with the delegation, and for appointing the variolus personnel to assist the delegation. She would also like to highlight the invaluable assistance extended to her delegation by the Ministry of External Relations and, particularly, through Ms. Nama Chantai, Chief of Service at the Specialized Institutions of the African Union, and Mr. Godwe Alain of the Protocol and Consular Affairs Directorate, and the NGO De l’autre cote (“From the Other Side”) for playing an instrumental role in facilitating the various visits. The delegation benefited from a very satisfactory cooperation on the part of those responsible and of the staff of the places visited. The Special Rapporteur would like to underline the fact that the delegation was given quick access to all the prisons it wanted to visit, even some of them unscheduled, and was allowed to have private conversations with any prisoners it chose to interview. It is undeniable and appreciated that in the course of the visit the officers in charge and their personnel divulged a lot of information in relation to the prison institution and the delegation very much appreciated the briefings made by all responsible in the administration to the benefit of the mission. At the end of each visit, and based on these discussions, the Special Rapporteur was able to make some recommendations to the authorities, which gave rise to several exchanges of views. The Special Rapporteur also wishes to point out that staff as a whole were very flexible with regard to their work hours so that the visits were carried out as smoothly as possible and according to the wishes of the Special