A/HRC/31/57/Add.3
(j)
Make publicly available reliable information on the number of
perpetrators from the previous regime that have been prosecuted and sentenced, and
how these persons are being treated in the special prison where they are held.
115. With regard to conditions of detention, the Special Rapporteur recommends
that the Government:
(a)
Take steps, in law and in practice, to increase the number of hours all
categories of inmates are allowed access to open areas, and to improve the physical
spaces in which such access is enjoyed;
(b)
Take measures to offer more and meaningful work opportunities and
activities, conducive for both physical and mental health, to inmates in semi-open and
closed establishments, and particularly those serving long or life sentences;
(c)
With regard to the currently very strict pretrial regime, take steps to
ensure full observance of the presumption of innocence; this includes the right of
persons in pretrial detention to enjoy as much social contact and opportunities for
movement as is consistent with their status as innocent persons;
(d)
In that regard, should there be a need to separate co-defendants pending
investigations, guarantee that this be done on a case-by-case basis and by court order;
(e)
Take measures to provide juveniles who break the law with alternatives
to detention; and in cases where alternatives to detention are not available, guarantee
that children are kept separate from adults at all times (see A/HRC/28/68);
(f)
Consider alternatives to prolonged or indefinite solitary confinement in
“safe cells”, including supervision that does not exacerbate conditions that make
detainees a risk to themselves or others; this includes training prison personnel to be
able to identify and deal with early signs of potential mental illness;
(g)
In that regard, guarantee that adequate psychological treatment is
readily available in cases where inmates have inflicted self-injury or show behaviour
suggesting they may do so;
(h)
With regard to both solitary confinement and placement in “safe cells”,
take measures to guarantee fair process, including by granting inmates the authority
to challenge the decision and an independent review;
(i)
Ensure effective use of the in situ complaints scheme, including by
providing ways in which inmates, including those in closed or high-security regimes,
may enjoy confidential and anonymous access to sealed complaint boxes;
(j)
Consider revising the rules on and practices related to visits and other
communications with the outside world: in the case of visits, this includes the type
allowed (short or long, contact or non-contact), the categories of inmates allowed to
enjoy visits, frequency of visits and the categories of visitors allowed to visit; with
regard to communications, this includes the categories of inmates allowed to make
telephone calls and the frequency with which they may be made;
(k)
Immediately eliminate all unjustified surveillance that risks constituting
an invasion of the privacy of inmates;
(l)
Ensure regular and programmed medical check-ups, including routine
analytical blood and urine medical tests and thorax radiology, by medical and lab
staff, of all inmates and in all detention facilities;
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