DOC/OS(XXXIII)/324c/II at a time, for a 6 m2 surface. The cell had no light and no toilet. At the time of the visit of the delegation, one woman had her baby with her. Their ward in Tororo prison farm had no lights, and poor ventilation. It accommodated 12 women and one baby. In Masaka, they had only a small yard to go outside. In Masindi, 19 women shared in a 10 x 5 m cell (2.60 m2 per person), with two toilets and three showers in a separate room. These women did not have access to water and had to collect it from the kitchen. The premise at Mbale women prison were dilapidated. Ceilings let water infiltration and there was no light. Windows had bars only. One cell had no ceiling at all, to let bats out. Luzira women prison was built in 1972. It has a capacity for 78 persons, but housed 209 on the day of the visit. 62 were convicted, 141 on remand and 6 condemned. There was no separation between remands and convicts, only their uniform differed (green for remands, red for convicts). In some building (condemned), women could not access the toilets at night, and had to use a bucket. The three women in Kasese local prison complained about their sleeping conditions and the lack of bedding. This problem was shared in almost each prison visited by the delegation, despite the distribution of blankets that took place in some of them shortly before the visit of the Special Rapporteur. In many prisons, women had no mattress and only one blanket to sleep, two in some rare places. Only in one ward of Mbale women prison were beds provided. Four pregnant women in Kakiika found it difficult to sleep on the floor with one blanket or two. In Luzira women prison, not all women had a bed to sleep on, some slept on the floor. In other cells, they shared a mat (one to two). Some women detainees or prisoners have their baby with them. In Masindi, there was a separated space for mothers with children. Nursing mothers and pregnant women were not getting any special diet. Even babies got poshow (maize meal) and beans, and porridge without sugar, no milk. The three women with children did not receive any visit (and therefore no additional food) since they were too far away from their families. One of them was ill and could not breast feed her child. In Tororo Prison farm, one baby was staying with his mother. He got milk and sugar everyday. In Mbale women prison, the baby got cow milk, but no diapers nor clothes. In Luzira women prison, there were 24 kids up to 3 years, and 9 pregnant women. It was difficult to obtain a special diet for babies, but they did get milk, with the help of NGOs and the Red Cross. The lack of variety in food was a problem almost everywhere. In Tororo Prison farm, women complained about worms in their food. They said they were not allowed to receive anything from outside. In Mbale women prison, they complained about not getting any sugar. Women were sometimes allowed to cook for themselves, but this was not the case, in Masaka for example. In Luzira women prison, women had three meals a day: porridge, poshow, vegetables, beans and meat on special occasions. (see also the food section below). Water and sanitation were often problematic. In Kakiika[B&R1], the only tap was outside the section. Women were locked up from 18.00 to 07.00. The yard was barely large enough to have all women sitting in it (39 of them). In Luzira women prison, inmates also deplored the lack of water and bathing facilities. Women in Masaka said they were beaten up for petty reasons, and that beating was the main punishment. In Luzira women prison, they mentioned intimidation from staff, i.e. beatings and abuse of language. They alleged that some had been beaten naked by several staff, and that one of them had been striped naked after water was poured on her. Their particular needs are irregularly attended to, depending on the prison. In several prisons, they said they received no pads, no soap, no detergents or toilet paper. In Luzira women prison, soap is distributed only every two months, but the Red Cross helps. All women had uniforms in Mbale and Luzira women prison. In most of prisons, women engaged in some activities. They raised poultry in Mbale. In Luzira women prison, an adult literacy programme engaged 20 prisoners. A wide range of activities were proposed: handicraft, needle, weaning, rags/blankets making, poultry for egg 15