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(iv) A recent census on the population in the country, which would guide the
formulation of policies and programs on the protection of human rights in the
country;
Right to security of persons, right to life and the death penalty
55. The death penalty is retained in the Transitional Penal Code of Eritrea;
56. The lack of specific legislation criminalizing extra-judicial killings;
57. The situation of deaths in the prisons or other places of detentions;
58. The reported deaths of members of the Jehovah Witness faith in detention;
Prohibition of torture, cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment
59. It is noted in the Report that torture is not condoned in the domestic laws and is
punishable by law, however no information is provided on the exact legal provisions
which prohibit torture, or the existence of a law defining and criminalizing torture;
60. No information is provided of statistics on the number of cases of torture reported,
investigated and prosecuted;
61. There is no independent institution mandated to conduct investigations on allegations
of torture;
62. The absence of information on independent investigations on the reports of torture
committed on persons in detention;
Right to liberty and security of persons, conditions of prisons and detention centres
63. The absence of information in the Report on the following:
(i) The total number of prisons and other centres of detention in the country;
(ii) The total prison population in the country, in addition to the number of remand
prisoners verses convicted persons, female and male prisoners, in addition to
juvenile prisoners;
(iii) The number of prisoners currently sentenced to capital punishment, in light of the
information provided that the “death penalty is exceptionally applied for criminal
offences that entail capital punishment;”
(iv) The number of meals each prisoners receives daily, and whether the meals meet
international standards;
(v) The percentage of the prison population with HIV/AIDS, and whether these
prisoners have free access to ARVs;
(vi) The total number of prison officials, in addition to the number of female officers;
(vii) Training specifically related to human rights provided to law enforcement agencies,
including the Eritrean Police Force, the Eritrea Correctional and Rehabilitation
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