A/HRC/16/52/Add.5
Appendix
Places of detention visited and interviews conducted
Introduction
The Special Rapporteur conducted unannounced visits to detention facilities and was able
to hold private interviews with detainees in all facilities he visited. 20 If detainees did not
wish that their interviews are recorded, the information provided is only reflected in the
general findings of the report. Some detainees only agreed to an anonymous publication of
their interviews. The individual interviews do not contain established facts but allegations
by detainees deemed to be credible and consistent by the Special Rapporteur. It is indicated
if these allegations were corroborated by forensic examinations, witness testimonies or
other evidence.
Bomana Correctional Facility, Port Moresby
Visited on 15 May 2010
General information
The Special Rapporteur was received by CIP Agnes Kinjil, who had not been informed of
the Special Rapporteur’s presence in the country. Bomana prison comprised a general
section which included remandees as well as convicted prisoners, a separate section for
juveniles and another section for female detainees. Detainees deemed to be high risk were
held in a “separate confinement” section known as MSI (Maximum Security Institution).
There were less than 30 female detainees, and less than 30 juvenile detainees.
General section
There were 404 detainees in the general section. They were confined to their dormitories
from 4:30 p.m. to 7 a.m., when roll-call took place and breakfast was distributed. At
approximately 4:30 p.m., the dormitories were locked again. During the day, detainees
could move freely between the dormitories. Remandees and convicts were not separated.
There are only three guards for the entire general section, and it seemed that there was some
understanding by the detainees of the difficult situation regarding manpower. Visits took
place on Saturdays (remandees) and Sundays (convicted) and lasted approximately 30
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Baisu Correctional Institution, Mount Hagen, Western Highlands Province; Barawagi Correctional
Institution, Kundiawa, Simbu Province; Bihute Correctional Institution, Goroka, Eastern Highlands
Province; Bomana Correctional Institution, National Capital District (visited twice); Mukrumanda
Correctional Institution, Enga Province; Hohola Remand Centre for Juveniles, National Capital
District; Arawa Police Station, Bougainville Autonomous Region (visited twice); Boroko Police
Station, National Capital District (visited twice); Buka Police Station, Bougainville Autonomous
Region; Goroka Police Station, Eastern Highlands Province (visited three times); Kundiawa Police
Station, Simbu Province (visited twice); Mount Hagen Police Station, Western Highlands Province;
Wabag Police Station, Enga Province; Wakunai Community Justice Centre, Bougainville
Autonomous Region; Laloki Psychiatric Hospital, National Capital District; Arawa Women’s
Training Centre, Bougainville Autonomous Region; Rehabilitation Centre for Persons with
Disabilities, National Capital District; SHB Socay Training Institute, Hohola, National Capital
District; Kup Women for Peace Mediation Centre, Kup, Simbu Province; and Five-Mile Ridge
Settlement, National Capital District.
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