A/HRC/34/54/Add.1 been in Mauritania illegally, their treatment and conditions of detention must nevertheless respect human rights, in particular the right to be free from ill-treatment. 46. The authorities have attempted to alleviate the problem by building new detention facilities and transferring detainees to them. The new prison complex in Aleg currently operates at capacity, holding 255 detainees at the time of the visit on 30 January 2016. Still, much remains to be done. The Special Rapporteur furthermore highlights that transfers to other cities or regions may make contacts between inmates and their lawyers and families more difficult. 47. The Special Rapporteur observed unsanitary and unhygienic conditions in cells, lavatories and yards and an absolute lack of toilet or shower facilities in several smaller detention centres. Such conditions and poor oral hygiene lead to many inmates suffering from dermatological diseases and dental problems. In some locations, the electric wiring is loose and exposed, which makes conditions dangerous. 48. In all detention centres visited, nutrition was insufficient, both in terms of quantity and quality, which means that inmates were not getting enough protein or vitamins, or even enough drinking water. Inmates often relied on their families to supplement the poor diet. 49. In some detention centres, yards were open throughout the day and accessible to inmates. In others, however, detainees had no or very limited access (i.e. 15 minutes per day) to open areas and sunlight. 50. In none of the visited centres were inmates given opportunities for schooling, vocational training or work. A very restricted number of detainees may be allowed to work in the kitchen or distribute food, or act as the “leader” of certain areas of the facility. Recreational or cultural activities were totally absent. One exception was the women’s prison, where inmates, with the help of the non-governmental organization Fondation Noura, were given the opportunity to participate in sewing classes, language lessons and a newly established exercise room, among others. 51. At the time of the visit, family visits were suspended in many detention centres throughout the country. In the central prison, visits were suspended owing to an inmate’s recent escape. In the women’s prison, the specific authorization required for visits had not yet been renewed for the new year. Even when families were allowed to visit, they could only do so once or twice a week and for no more than 15-30 minutes, usually in the presence of guards. 52. The Special Rapporteur was able to visit the maximum security penitentiary near the Salahdine military base, which was created in 2011 by presidential decree for the detention of 14 convicted terrorists considered to be a high security risk. He received credible reports from inmates who had been detained there during the first three years of its existence of the inhumane and cruel detention conditions, which included exposure to extreme heat or cold depending on the season and time, the locking of inmates in small bare cells at all times (without beds, mattresses or blankets), insufficient nutrition of poor quality, salty drinking water leading to serious health problems, denial of access to open areas and sunlight, unsanitary conditions with inadequate access to water resulting in skin allergies and rashes, and insufficient or total lack of medical care. 53. Following the death of one inmate as a result of those conditions and the hunger strike held by the remaining 13 in protest, the inmates were transferred to the central prison in Nouakchott to continue serving their sentences in better conditions. In January 2015, three inmates were transferred back to Salahdine after initiating a riot during which prison guards were taken hostage; in January 2016, a fourth individual, an escapee from the central prison, was transferred after his capture. The Special Rapporteur observed that conditions at Salahdine had improved but were nevertheless inadequate. Inmates were still 10