amended to ensure that the automatic
recourse to pre-trial detention, which is
the current de facto general practice, be
authorized by a judge strictly only as a
measure of last resort, and the use of
non-custodial measures, such as bail
and recognizance, are increased for nonviolent, minor or less serious offences
There were no developments in
this regard.
(t) Due to extremely harsh prison
conditions and routine practice of
torture, the Al-Jafr Correction and
Rehabilitation Centre be closed without
delay
Detainees are routinely beaten and
subjected to corporal punishment
amounting to torture. The isolation and
harshness of the desert environment
compounds the already severe
conditions of the prisoners.
The Government closed Al-Jafr
Prison in December 2006.
(u) Females not sentenced for a crime
but detained under the Crime
Prevention Law for being at risk of
becoming victims of honour crimes be
housed in specific victim shelters where
they are at liberty but still enjoy safe
conditions
No allegations of ill-treatment were
received in the Juweidah (Female)
Correction and Rehabilitation Centre.
A victims’ centre became
operational in 2007, however,
not all women in protective
custody have been moved to the
centre. Furthermore, the centre
seeks reconciliation and does not
have a mandate to protect the
women at risk.
There is a policy of holding females in
“protective” detention, under the
provisions of the 1954 Crime
Prevention Law, because they are at risk
of becoming victims of honour crimes.
Non-governmental sources:
There were no developments in
this regard.
Women and girls are still placed
in protective custody.
Disproportionally lenient
sentences are imposed on
perpetrators of honour crimes.
Those at risk of becoming
victims of “honour crimes”
continue to be detained in
Jweideh prison.
The Crime Prevention Law is
still in use in relation to the
arrest of women.
None of the directors of prisons, pretrial or police detention centres had
allegedly been aware of any allegations
of torture.
Initiatives within the PSD
include: distribution of CAT to
law enforcement personnel and
encouragement of senior officers
to bring it to the attention of
their subordinates; and the
inclusion of CAT in all basic
Non-governmental sources: The
NCHR has carried out a number
of lectures and training courses
for law enforcement personnel.
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(v) Security personnel shall undergo
extensive and thorough training using a
curriculum that incorporates human
rights education throughout and that
includes training in effective
interrogation techniques and the proper
use of policing equipment, and that
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