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to help him, but afterwards locked him up in one of the cells. He was taken to the police
station to file a complaint and later to the hospital.
A male detainee, aged 21, had been arrested on 18 March and was not charged until 28
March. He had been beaten and punched at Wabag Police Station by an officer. He had
escaped from Wabag Prison, but surrendered two weeks later. He had been sentenced to six
months hard labour on one case, and had a second case pending.
Joshua Kandanyo, aged 24, had tried to escape in 2009, and was shot at by correctional
officers after he surrendered. He had been lying on his back while officers beat him with a
bush knife all over his body. He was afterwards locked in a detention cell for two months.
He was taken to the hospital after four weeks. He had been transferred to the maximum
security section in March 2010 because he was serving a life sentence related to tribal
fighting. He indicated that he had been in a duel, and had compensated the family of the
man he killed through the village court. However, the other villagers convinced the police
to arrest him and provided evidence to the police for his conviction. His allegations were
not supported by forensic evidence.
James Yamkema, aged 35. He had been cut on the left leg by correctional officers after he
tried to escape.
Juvenile section
The section for juveniles was separate from those for adults, and accommodated 38 male
juvenile detainees (33 convicts and five remandees) on the day of the visit. Two adult
detainees (aged 22 and 35) were held in the same section, since their safety could not be
ensured in the section for adults due to an inter-prisoner conflict. The youngest boy was 13
and some were 14. Four juveniles had been there for more than a year. They had all been
beaten by the police during arrest or custody. Only four juveniles reported not having been
beaten at Baisu, and six had been beaten the week before the visit. The beatings normally
took place in front of all the detainees, and the victim was forced to remove his shirt and
beaten with a fan belt. The beatings were often done if the juvenile did not respond quickly
to the warder’s orders or if they used too much firewood to cook. Officer Waramendi was
notorious for the beatings. The juvenile’s section does not comprise any punishment cell;
however, one juvenile reported having been detained in the adult detention cell for three
months for an attempted escape. Juvenile detainees did not receive any schooling or
vocational training, nor are they allowed to undertake any recreational activities or sports.
Footballs and similar items were described by the authorities as being too expensive.
Juveniles reported that balls provided by visiting parents were taken under the pretext of
security considerations. In the absence of possibilities for any meaningful activities,
juveniles described their detention as a complete waste of time. They only received two
meals per day.
I.B., aged 14, had been held there for two weeks. He had been beaten by officer
Waramendi, for allegedly wasting firewood. He was beaten in front of the other juveniles
for approximately five minutes on the arm, thigh, back, shoulder and buttocks with a fan
belt. He had not received any medical attention.
J.W., aged 13, had been detained for six months and was serving a three-year sentence. He
had been beaten one week before the visit of the Special Rapporteur for talking to an older
detainee when he went to fetch water. Officer Waramendi beat him on the back and upper
arms with a wooden stick. All the detainees saw the beating. He did not complain because
all of the officers beat them. He had been bailed, but arrived late to a court hearing because
he was at school and was therefore re-arrested.
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