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:(f) The overall poor material and financial conditions of places of detention, psychiatric hospitals and institutions for persons with disabilities which often in itself lead to inhuman or degrading treatment; | :(f) The overall poor material and financial conditions of places of detention, psychiatric hospitals and institutions for persons with disabilities which often in itself lead to inhuman or degrading treatment; | ||
:(g) The on-going discriminatory practices faced by minority communities at both the institutional level and within the public at large. | :(g) The on-going discriminatory practices faced by minority communities at both the institutional level and within the public at large. | ||
:14. All these factors create a vicious circle of systemic problems in which the widespread practice of torture and ill-treatment represents an integral part of the law enforcement and justice system reality. While acknowledging the commitment of the Prosecutor-General to fight impunity for torture and ill-treatment by strengthening prosecutions against perpetrators and increasing the prosecutorial oversight over law enforcement officials , the lack of recognition of the depth and systematic nature of the problem by most officials and consequently the lack of political will (with few exceptions) to address the problem, is further combined with a general atmosphere of impunity. As a result, persons deprived of their liberty are at continued and systematic risk of being ill-treated and are deprived of effective protection from the State.'' | :14. All these factors create a vicious circle of systemic problems in which the widespread practice of torture and ill-treatment represents an integral part of the law enforcement and justice system reality. While acknowledging the commitment of the Prosecutor-General to fight impunity for torture and ill-treatment by strengthening prosecutions against perpetrators and increasing the prosecutorial oversight over law enforcement officials , the lack of recognition of the depth and systematic nature of the problem by most officials and consequently the lack of political will (with few exceptions) to address the problem, is further combined with a general atmosphere of impunity. As a result, persons deprived of their liberty are at continued and systematic risk of being ill-treated and are deprived of effective protection from the State.'' (SPT Report on the visit of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment to Kyrgyzstan, 2013). | ||
(SPT Report on the visit of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment to Kyrgyzstan, 2013). | |||
:''55. Overcrowding remains a cause of concern. Tacumbú has capacity for approximately 1,200 inmates but houses far more than double that number. The Subcommittee is aware that the Government has made an effort to increase the number of beds in Tacumbú Prison, but would point out that those efforts will not be sufficient, since the prison structure is inadequate. ... The Subcommittee is of the view that Tacumbú National Prison should be closed as soon as possible and requests confirmation from the State party of the above-mentioned announcement, together with information on the timetable for its closure... | :''55. Overcrowding remains a cause of concern. Tacumbú has capacity for approximately 1,200 inmates but houses far more than double that number. The Subcommittee is aware that the Government has made an effort to increase the number of beds in Tacumbú Prison, but would point out that those efforts will not be sufficient, since the prison structure is inadequate. ... The Subcommittee is of the view that Tacumbú National Prison should be closed as soon as possible and requests confirmation from the State party of the above-mentioned announcement, together with information on the timetable for its closure... | ||
:57. According to statements made to the Subcommittee, torture and ill-treatment have continued to be commonplace and have been the usual means employed by prison guards to impose their authority... | :57. According to statements made to the Subcommittee, torture and ill-treatment have continued to be commonplace and have been the usual means employed by prison guards to impose their authority... | ||
:59. Although prison authorities report having removed corrupt prison staff from their posts, inmates and other credible sources have told the Subcommittee, in great detail, how corruption continues to affect each and every area of prison life. “Fees” continue to be charged for the different services (such as access to a doctor, to a given block or wing, etc.), with some modifications. “If anything has changed”, some inmates said, “it is that now you have to pay more for certain things.” Whereas, slightly over a year ago, inmates had to pay the guards 5,000 guaraníes in order to be allowed to carry a knife, the sum had risen to 50,000 guaraníes by September 2010. The Subcommittee has also been informed of other illegal fees now being charged by the guards (e.g., a fee of 2,000 guaraníes for allowing an inmate’s visitor to sit on a chair or to return a mobile phone to a visitor who was required to leave the phone at the prison entry hall)... | :59. Although prison authorities report having removed corrupt prison staff from their posts, inmates and other credible sources have told the Subcommittee, in great detail, how corruption continues to affect each and every area of prison life. “Fees” continue to be charged for the different services (such as access to a doctor, to a given block or wing, etc.), with some modifications. “If anything has changed”, some inmates said, “it is that now you have to pay more for certain things.” Whereas, slightly over a year ago, inmates had to pay the guards 5,000 guaraníes in order to be allowed to carry a knife, the sum had risen to 50,000 guaraníes by September 2010. The Subcommittee has also been informed of other illegal fees now being charged by the guards (e.g., a fee of 2,000 guaraníes for allowing an inmate’s visitor to sit on a chair or to return a mobile phone to a visitor who was required to leave the phone at the prison entry hall)... | ||
:61. The Subcommittee is extremely concerned by information received from credible sources which indicates that corruption is not confined to a given prison or operational level. On the contrary, it seems to exist in almost all of the country’s prisons and to be very well coordinated and organized. The Subcommittee has repeatedly been apprised of consistent allegations that certain political circles are profiting from this nationwide form of organized corruption.'' | :61. The Subcommittee is extremely concerned by information received from credible sources which indicates that corruption is not confined to a given prison or operational level. On the contrary, it seems to exist in almost all of the country’s prisons and to be very well coordinated and organized. The Subcommittee has repeatedly been apprised of consistent allegations that certain political circles are profiting from this nationwide form of organized corruption.''(SPT Report on the follow-up visit to the Republic of Paraguay from 13 to 15 September 2010). | ||
(SPT Report on the follow-up visit to the Republic of Paraguay from 13 to 15 September 2010). | |||
: 15. Le SPT constate qu’en dépit de quelques mesures , la torture et les mauvais traitements demeurent répandus, favorisés principalement par un certain nombre de problèmes structurels et systémiques préoccupants, liés: | : 15. Le SPT constate qu’en dépit de quelques mesures , la torture et les mauvais traitements demeurent répandus, favorisés principalement par un certain nombre de problèmes structurels et systémiques préoccupants, liés: | ||
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:- A une indifférence généralisée à l’égard des personnes privées de leur liberté et une certaine résignation des victimes et du public en général; | :- A une indifférence généralisée à l’égard des personnes privées de leur liberté et une certaine résignation des victimes et du public en général; | ||
:- A l’impassibilité et le consentement passif des pouvoirs publics vis-à-vis des abus entre codétenus induits par le système d’autogestion observé dans les trois établissements pénitentiaires visités ; | :- A l’impassibilité et le consentement passif des pouvoirs publics vis-à-vis des abus entre codétenus induits par le système d’autogestion observé dans les trois établissements pénitentiaires visités ; | ||
:- Aux mauvaises conditions matérielles et financières inhérentes aux lieux de privation de liberté qui entraînent généralement des mauvais traitements (et sont même, dans certains cas, constitutifs de torture). | :- Aux mauvaises conditions matérielles et financières inhérentes aux lieux de privation de liberté qui entraînent généralement des mauvais traitements (et sont même, dans certains cas, constitutifs de torture). (SPT Rapport sur la visite au Gabon, 2014). | ||
(SPT Rapport sur la visite au Gabon, 2014). | |||
The situation is not so different in some of the poorer countries in Europe. Consider the conclusion from the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) (on their visit to a country ranked 61 by Pasquali): | The situation is not so different in some of the poorer countries in Europe. Consider the conclusion from the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) (on their visit to a country ranked 61 by Pasquali): | ||