United Nations Integrated Peace Building Office in Sierra Leone (UNIPSIL), the Human Rights Commission, and Prisons Watch show that inmates of mental and penal institutions suffer inhuman and harsh conditions. These institutions with the assistance of the Prisons administrations have conducted several trainings on the prevention of torture and the application of the minimum standard applicable internationally in the treatment of prisoners. In 2011, the GOSL through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation extended an open invitation to the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights for an objective assessment of the human rights situation especially with regards to the conditions and treatment of prisoners. To correct the present situation and to secure the protection of individuals from all forms of torture, inhuman and degrading treatment, procedures and institutions for the handling of such complaints and investigations have been established. Chief among these are the CDIID, and the Human Rights Commission. Though the effectiveness of the CDIID has been proven on various occasions by the dismissal of officers who commit crimes of torture, inhuman and degrading treatments, its absolute independence and impartiality is yet to be proven especially in very sensitive cases. The Judicial system allows for compensation for victims but this is hardly done and even when done such compensations are very inadequate. There are ongoing trainings and reforms spearheaded by various development partners for the proper education of the police, military and security personnel in human rights Law. Currently there are no occurrences of medical or scientific experiments being used on human beings. Article 6 Every individual shall have the right to liberty and to the security of his person. No one may be deprived of his freedom except for reasons and conditions previously laid down by law. In particular, no one may be arbitrarily arrested or detained. Legal framework The right to liberty is guaranteed by section 17 of the Constitution. The Constitution denotes that this right can only be restricted in certain instances which include an order or sentence from the High Court which has to be executed, for the purpose of bringing an individual to court, for the purpose of educating an individual where he has not attained the age of 21years, and in consequence of an individual’s unfitness to plead to a charge. General practise There are occurrences of arbitrary arrests, especially by the police, for very minor offences. The laws of the land make provision for compensation; this is provision is ambiguous as it says that if the arrest is carried out by another and refrains from mentioning an officer of the law. Article 7 10