A/HRC/16/52/Add.5 minutes. Meals were provided three times a day, biscuits and tea in the morning and rice and canned fish or meat for lunch and dinner. The insufficient quantity and the poor quality of the food, as well as the fact that they always received the same meal was one of the major complaints from detainees. Numerous detainees reported collective punishment for attempted escapes or violations of the internal rules by a few detainees. The dormitories were quite clean, and most detainees had mosquito nets, although they did not have mattresses. The main concerns were the spread of diseases such as cholera, and the lack of medical care. Some detainees had been allegedly beaten heavily by the Police in Port Moresby, often by the CID, in the bush after being arrested and before they were taken to the police station. Individual cases Group interview in cell 2 Detainees complained of compound raids as a form of collective punishment if there was an escape or a strike. The detainees were stripped naked and beaten with any tools available to the guards, including bush knives, forks and sticks. The last time had occurred two weeks before the visit of the Special Rapporteur. Homebrewed alcohol had been found and all the detainees were punished, their belongings were taken and more than 20 guards and off-duty officers came and beat them. On 1 May 2010 there had been a police raid, during which detainees were stripped, beaten and their belongings taken. After the raid, detainees were not allowed to raise complaints. In September 2009 the detainees had made a petition to the Commissioner of Correctional Services to visit them as there had been three deaths from illness, and the detainees wanted the Commissioner to investigate and improve the conditions. However they were punished with a raid. Tear gas was fired into the cells, the detainees were stripped, had to walk out of cells and were mocked and beaten by male and female guards. Their belongings were taken and burnt. On 14 August 2009 there had been another raid. In 2009, eight detainees died of disease and in 2010, one had died from internal bleeding and one from tuberculosis. No medical examination was performed on arrival at the prison. Some detainees had bullet wounds and had not received any treatment. On 10 May 2010, one of the detainees, P.G., had died from tuberculosis after seven years in detention. He had been healthy when he arrived and had lived in the same cell with others. He had only been given the first dose of medication but not the second one. David Gonz, aged 36. He has been a remandee for one year but had already spent four years in detention on separate charges. At the time of his arrest, police came to his house and burnt it down. He surrendered for his own safety since he thought he would have been shot otherwise. At Boroko Police Station he was assaulted during the interrogation for more than four hours. He stayed there for a few weeks and was subsequently taken to Court and to Bomana. He complains that there are collective punishments, for instance when there is an escape. The remaining ones are then systematically stripped naked outside, asked to lie down on the floor, and beaten. On 27 September 2009, 61 inmates escaped from all compounds, allegedly because some detainees had died of tuberculosis in the cells due to an outbreak that was not taken care of by the management, and that created panic. At this occasion, they were stripped naked and beaten by security officers, then locked up for two months. He also mentioned that two weeks earlier an inmate had died of tuberculosis because he was not transported to hospital in time to be treated. He also noticed that the cells are overcrowded and that some inmates have to sleep on the floor. There is also interprisoner violence, and he states that the place is not safe due to fights. Due to the lack of manpower, vehicles and resources, medical issues are not properly addressed. He recommends the facility to hire a full-time doctor. 21

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