A/HRC/16/52/Add.5 main cell block, together with adults. On 15 April, Mr. Mera was scheduled to be seen by a judge and transferred to the court house in Waigani. Despite spending several hours at the court’s holding cell, his case was not heard since the necessary documents had not yet been processed. From the court house Mr. Mera was transferred to the Juvenile Section of Bomana Prison where he has been held since. Mr. Mera did not have any form of legal aid. Upon arrival at Bomana prison, officers at the main gate took Mr. Mera’s necklace. Mr. Mera reported that Thursday mornings a member of YWCA visited the juvenile section and provided language and literature classes, which Mr. Mera described as helpful since many juvenile detainees were illiterate. Various sports are practiced every Friday on a meadow outside the juvenile section. During weekends, detainees could watch TV for approximately three hours. Despite these activities, detainees spent most of their time without any meaningful activity. A library offers a small collection of books; however, since most detainees are illiterate it is of little use to them. Some detainees received wool from their families, with which they produce bilums (traditional bags). Juvenile detainees are locked up in their dormitory from 4pm to 8am. During the day they could move freely within the juvenile section and also talk to the convicted juvenile detainees. Meals were served three times per day. Visits are allowed on Saturdays (for remandees) and Sundays (for convicted detainees) and last for no longer than 30 minutes. The toilet was clogged and juveniles who violate any of the rules were sent to the MSI for solitary confinement as a punishment. Gerega Bomai, aged 18, was arrested on 1 January 2009 in the morning in Port Moresby. While being taken out of his home by eight police officers (including three officers of the Special Force Southern Command), he was beaten with a fan belt and kicked, as a way to “rough him up for the transfer”. He was subsequently transferred to Boroko Police Station. During the transport the ill-treatment continued. At Boroko Police Station he was held in the main cell block, where he reported not to have experienced any physical abuse. Mr. Bomai arrived at the Juvenile Section of Bomana Prison on 17 January 2009. His case is currently pending before a national court and he has been represented by a lawyer. B.F., aged 16, was arrested on 28 December 2009 at a bus stop in Koki, a suburb of Port Moresby. From there he was taken to his house in Two-Mile in order to identify friends who were alleged to have been involved in a crime. Upon arrival with the police, his friends fled. He was subsequently taken to Boroko Police Station where he was held in the main cell block, together with adult detainees. He reported that he had not experienced any violence during his stay there. The next day, on 29 December, he was taken before the Juvenile Court in Boroko where he was charged and reportedly sentenced immediately on the basis of a witness testimony. Regarding the detention at the Juvenile Section at Bomana, he did not raise any allegations of ill-treatment. However, he voiced complaints about the poor quality of food and the lack of soap and other toiletries. J.S., aged 19, had been held at Bomana for one-and-a-half years. He had been arrested together with ten other people, and seven of them were still in detention. He had been taken to Gordon’s Police Station and later transferred to Boroko, where he was held for two months with adults, without seeing a magistrate. At Boroko, he was threatened by CID officers during the interrogation, but no violence was used. He complained about frequent beatings with wooden sticks if the officers were angry. Aru John, aged 18, had been held at Bomana for one year. Previously, he had been held at Boroko for one month and transferred to Bomana. He indicated that the officers used wooden sticks to beat them if there was a fight. He wished he could go to school. Jorris Alfonse, aged 20, had been arrested on 29 March 2010. He was held at Doa Plantation, Three-Mile, Six-Mile, Waigani and Boroko Police Stations. He had missed a court hearing due to the lack of transportation. His family was trying to find him a lawyer. He was held in the juvenile section because the correctional officers believed he was a 38