DOC/OS(XXXIII)/324c/I - 7 The Deputy Minister of Prisons and Correctional Services, the Honourable Jeremiah Nambinga MP Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Security, the Honourable Ben Amathila MP The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, Ms. L.N. Shapwa, - Acting Chief of the Lower Courts, Mr. A. Siboleka The Commissioner of Prisons, Mr Evaristus Shikongo The Inspector General of Police, Lt. General L.P. Hangula, - The Deputy Commissioner of Prisons, Mr Fwafwa Mabakeng, - The Deputy Commissioner of Prisons, Mr. John W. Nyoka - The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Major General Fritz Nghishililuwa - The Assistant Commissioners of Prisons, Mr. Melvin Martin, and Mrs. Anna Amutenya, The Director of Investigations of the Office of the Ombudsman, Adv.Tousy Namiseb. The delegation had many very useful discussions with the Officers in Charge of prisons, the staff of the Commissioner of Prisons and the Inspector General of the Police. The delegation also consulted representatives of non-governmental organisations: CRIS (Criminals return into society), the National Society for Human Rights, the Legal Assistance Centre, Change of Lifestyle Home's Project and Bridge. The Special Rapporteur met the media: Namibia Press Agency (Nampa), Windhoek Observer, and Namibian Broadcasting Corporation. Many prisoners were questioned in private, individually or in small groups, within each establishment visited. Cooperation received during the visit Talks with the national authorities developed within an excellent spirit of cooperation. The Special Rapporteur would like to express special gratitude to His Excellency Dr. Sam Nujoma, the Honourable Jerry Ekandjo MP, the Minister of Home Affairs, the Honourable Dr. Ngarikutuke Tjiriange MP, the Minister of Justice, the Honourable Marco Hausiku MP, the Minister of Prisons and Correctional Services, the Honourable Ben Amathila MP, Chairperson of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Security, the Honourable Jeremiah Nambinga MP, the Deputy Minister of Prisons and Correctional Services, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, L.N. Shapwa for their time to undertake discussions with the delegation. The Special Rapporteur would also like to highlight the invaluable assistance offered to her delegation by the Ministry of Prisons and Correctional Services in the person of DCP John W. Nyoka, and would also like to thank all the other people appointed by the various relevant Ministries to facilitate the delegation's work. In short, the delegation benefited from a very satisfactory cooperation on the part of those responsible and of the staff in the places visited. The Special Rapporteur would like to underline the fact that the delegation was given quick access to all the prisons it wanted to visit, was allowed to have private conversations with any prisoners it chose to interview and to consult all the registers it wished to.