- Women Prison in Moatize;
- Open Prison in Chingozi;
- Police stations in Tete (2d and 3rd escuadras cia
Consultations undertaken by the delegation
Authorities
NGOs
rr he delegation met representatives of: the Mozambican Association of Women
1 Lawyers, the Association of Military Disabled in Mozambique, the
Association of Traditional Doctors of Mozambique, the National Association
of Co-operation with Prisons, the Mozambican Association of Women for
Education, the Mozambican League for Human Rights. The delegation also met
with representatives of religious organisations working in prison.
Maputo:
- H. E. Minister of Home Affairs, Mr. Almerino Manhenje
Minister of Justice, Dr. Jose Ibraimo Abudo
National Director of Prisons under the Ministry o {Justice, Di Ni trsal
Head of the Prison Department under the Ministry of Home \ I l,iii
Mr. Fernando Sumana
Director of Maputo Civil Prison, Mr. Diamantino Alfredo Guambe
- Director of Machava Maximum Security Prison, Mr. Momade Andy
Republic Vice General Prosecutor, Dr. Edmundo Carlos Alberto
- Special advisor to the Minister of Justice, Mr. Joao Manuel Martins
- Director of Maputo Central Prison, Mr. Tsucane
- Director of International Co-operation, Ministry ofJustice, Dr A Heel
Melo
- Police Commander, Ministry of Home Affairs, Mr. Nataniel Macamo
- Assistant, Ministry of Justice, Mr Al Bachir
rrhe meetings with national authorities took place in a spirit of trust and co1 operation. Fruitful discussions were held with the Minister of Home Affairs,
Mr. Alineiino Manhenje, the Minister of Justice, Dr. Jose Ebraimo Abudo, the
National Director of Prisons under the Ministry of Justice, Dr. Massai, the Head
of the Prison Department under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Mr. Fernando
Sumana, the Director of Maputo Civil Prison, Mr. Diamantino Alfredo Guainbe,
the Director of Machava Maximum Security Prison, Mr. Momade Andy, the
Republic Vice General Prosecutor, Dr. Edmundo Carlos Alberto and various
officials and police officers and prison directors at provincial level.
Xai-Xai province:
- Deputy Director, Mabalane Pentientiary Prison, Mr. Abrao Bonifacio
The Special Rapporteur is particularly grateful to the Minister of Justice and
the Minister of Home Affairs as well as to DE Edmund() Caros Alberto for the
time they devoted to the delegation.
Tete province:
Director of Order and Public Security, Ministry of Home Affairs, Tete
Province, Commander José Luis Chenque
- Provincial Director of Prisons, Ministry ofJustice, Tete Province,
Mr. Marcos Jotamu Bumbane
Attorney General, Tete Province.
In addition to meetings with officials at national level and at the establishments
visited, the delegation also consulted specialist staff at the places visited i.e.
contracted physicians, nurses and helpers.
Prisoners
I
n addition, a number of prisoners were interviewed in private in each prison
visited. No interviews were conducted at the police stations visited, as all
their cells happened to be empty at the time of the visits.
Co-operation received during the visit
The delegation received considerable assistance from Dr. Angela Melo, Director
of international Co-operation under the Ministry of Justice and her assistants
as well as from the Mozambican League for Human Rights. They helped to
organise the mission and dealt efficiently with difficulties that arose in the course
of the visit.
The delegation had no significant di fficulties in gaining access to the
establishments visited. In this respect the credential provided to the delegation
by the Ministry ofJustice proved most useful. There were sometimes brief delays
in gaining access to some establishments. However, this was due to staff not