DOC/OS(XXXIII)/324c/II production, mushrooms, gardening. Radio and newspapers were allowed and women could have personal activities including sports in the afternoon (14.30 — 16.30). However, women complained of being locked-up too much. Those who have activities are allowed outside in the afternoon, others from 7.00 to 11.30 only, for lack of staff. They also have to eat inside. Juveniles There is no special court for juveniles. According to art. 34 (6) of the Constitution: "a child offender who is kept in lawful custody or detention shall be kept separately from adult offenders". However, this is not always the case, particularly as girls are concerned. There were for instance a few juveniles detained at Luzira, allegedly for lack of screening facilities at Mulago hospital and others at Ihungu local administration prison, for which no clear explanation could be given. There were two very young girls of 15 and 16 years of age in Kakiika women section. Juveniles in Luzira Upper prison were kept in a ward which they shared with elderly people, ward leaders and religious leaders. There were 15 of them on the day of the visit, the youngest was 15. Some of them had been victims of sexual assaults by other prisoners. They complained of being far from their families and mentioned drug problems. Their reports of being victims of sexual assaults did not receive attention from prison authorities. The delegation visited Nagguru remand home, which housed 134 juveniles, out of which seven were girls. The initial capacity of the building, built in 1954 was 45. A majority was charged with capital offences, including defilement (50 cases). According to the officer in charge, the youngest was 12 years old. However, the delegation met with a 10 or 11 years old boy; who was there not because he had committed an offence, but was placed there for protection. Some were more than 18, but it was deemed preferable to keep them in this institution. Once convicted, juveniles will be transferred to a rehabilitation centre. A number of programmes have been set-up for these juveniles: Escorting them to court Counselling services for new-comers, sick people and those who have spent a long time on remand or the convicted. The purpose is to make them cooperate with the institution. Family tracing and resettlement (which involves determining where they were staying before imprisonment and what problems they faced). This is conducted in cooperation with an NGO known as "Give me a chance". Training in life skills such as carpentry, needle, art, etc. Moral and spiritual rehabilitation Formal education at primary school level. However, they did not pass tests as they did not take all the syllabus, since they didn't stay in the Centre for long periods. Gardening The children received three meals a day. They requested that their diet be changed. They did not get meat, except on celebration days. The main problem in the centre are, according to the officer in charge, understaffing and overstaying. The maximum period should be six months, but some have been here for more than a year. A boy facing a capital charge had been there for two years, despite the rule saying that the maximum remand period in such case should be three months. The situation had improved during the past year, with the help of a legal aid clinic which gave legal representation to capital offenders. However, children complained of these lengthy remand periods. Some had not been presented to Court since they were charged. 16