FINAL
vii.
Abolish the death penalty in law, and commute all prisoners sentenced to capital
punishment to life imprisonment;
viii.
Enact legislation which specifically criminalises extra-judicial killings;
ix.
Conduct prompt investigation of the deaths which have occurred in places of
detention, taking into consideration that “Where a person dies in State custody, there is
a presumption of State responsibility and the burden of proof rests upon the State to prove
otherwise through a prompt, impartial, thorough and transparent investigation carried out
by an independent body,” as stated in the Commission’s General Comment No. 3 on
the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights: The Right to Life;
x.
Conduct prompt investigation of the reported deaths in detention of members of the
Jehovah Witness, and provide information in the next Report on the outcome of the
investigations;
Prohibition of torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment
xi.
Enact specific legislation which defines, prohibits and criminalizes torture, in
accordance with international standards;
xii.
Provide statistics in the next Report on the number of cases of torture reported,
investigated and prosecuted;
xiii.
Ensure the establishment of an accessible and fully independent mechanism to which
all persons can report allegations of torture;
xiv.
Take immediate and urgent measures to conduct investigations on the reports of
torture committed in places of detention, including ensuring prosecution of
perpetrators and provision of redress to the victims or their families;
Right to liberty and security of person, conditions of prisons and detention centres
xv.
In the next Report, ensure that the following information is provided:
(a) The total number of prisons and other places of detention in the country;
(b) The total number of the prison population, in addition to disaggregating the
information according to the number of remand prisoners, convicted persons,
female and male prisoners, in addition to juvenile prisoners;
(c) The total number of prisoners currently sentenced to capital punishment;
(d) The number of meals each prisoners receives daily, including whether the meals
meet international standards;
(e) The total number of the prison population with HIV/AIDS, in addition to
information on the access to ARVs for the entire prison population with
HIV/AIDS;
(f) The total number of prison officials, including the number of female officers;
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