A/HRC/13/39/Add.4 Military Camp Mane Ela - Malabo Visited on 13 November 2008 General information: The Special Rapporteur was denied access to the Military Camp, and the soldiers posted at the entrance threatened the two drivers accompanying the delegation. The tensions eased somewhat when Admiral Eyo Olomo and Micha Nguema, the Commander of Mane Ela, arrived, but the Special Rapporteur was asked to leave the military premises. Bata Prison Visited on 14 November 2008 General information: The Special Rapporteur was received by Miguel Nsang (Sergeant Administrator of the Prison) and Malua Damaso (Chief of the penitentiary institutions on the mainland). On the day of the visit, the total number of prisoners was 83 out of which 5 were women, and 30 prisoners were convicted. Several women, one of them pregnant, and minors (one aged 13) had been released three days prior to the visit of the Special Rapporteur. Some of the convicted prisoners had been convicted by a military court, and were detained in Bata prison because Bata had no military detention facility. The two officers in charge were unable to indicate how many prisoners were juveniles, as they found it difficult to establish their age. Some prisoners were on a regime requiring them to work outside, in the service of local government officials. One prisoner was listed as on death row, but, according to prison staff, he was not under a special regime. Since the prison director had taken office, he remembered one official execution. When asked about the method of execution, he referred to firing squad. The prison consisted of two big dormitories for male detainees and one big dormitory for female detainees, as well as ten small cells and a church, which were located around a large courtyard. The small cells, humid and dirty, were used for disciplinary punishment. On the day of the visit, two persons were confined to these cells because they had tried to escape. In addition, a detained former military officer who enjoyed special treatment occupied two cells. One of the big dormitories for male detainees was 6m x 22m and equipped with 29 beds, some with mosquito nets. Whereas on the day of the visit the dormitory was not overcrowded, there were reports that sometimes more than 70 prisoners were kept in the cell, so that three persons had to share one bed. A new prison (next to the old one) was under construction. Although the women were accommodated in a separate cell, male and female detainees could intermingle during the day and men could easily access the women’s dormitory. The Special Rapporteur was informed by the prison authorities that from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. doors to the dormitories were locked and prisoners had to stay inside. However, he received allegations that female detainees were regularly asked to provide sexual services to men and were offered food or other goods in exchange. Minors were not separated from adults. The prison applied a very liberal visiting policy: Visiting hours were daily from 7-9 a.m. and 3.30 – 5 p.m. No restrictions were imposed. As for food, the detainees were provided with 5 bags of rice, 3 tins of sardines and some oil once a month. However, this was not sufficient to cover the alimentary needs. Therefore, detainees were dependent on additional food from their families, friends and/or other prison inmates. For water supply, the detainees relied on their families since the well in the courtyard regularly dried out when there had been no rain for a while. Medical treatment was only available if a detainee could cover the costs him/herself. In serious cases, sick detainees were brought to the hospital of Bata. Although the prison authorities strongly denied that corporal punishment was practiced, the Special Rapporteur received consistent 33