• No doctor was found in the safe home,
moreover the only ambulance for the
sick inmates was not operational for
a long time. The education, health
and accommodation facilities for the
inmates are insufficient. JAMAKON
recommended for taking actions
to ensure health, education and
accommodation services for the
inmates;
• The infrastructural condition of the
safe home was found very poor.
Therefore, JAMAKON recommended
for forming a committee comprising
the representatives of Ministry of
Social Welfare, Women and Children
Affairs and Health to assess the overall
conditions, rehabilitating the inmates
whose age were above 18; appointing
an official not below the rank of
Assistant Director; taking necessary
steps to reintegrated the inmates with
their parents in applicable cases.
Rajshahi Prison Visit
A monitoring team led by Professor
Dr. Mizanur Rahman, the Chairman,
JAMAKON visited Rajshahi Prison on
24 June 2014. The team talked with the
prisoners and the officials with a view to
assessing human rights conditions of the
prisoners. In addition, the team inspected
relevant documents. JAMAKON team
observed the key features of the prison
such as prison infrastructure, officials and
staff, capacity of the prison, ward-wise
features, hospitals and medical wards,
records of the prisoners, women wards,
information about jail appeals and its
progress, disciplinary issues, food, health
and hygiene, entertainment etc.
Major
Findings
Recommendations:
and
• The number of inmates in Rajshahi
Prison is at least twice its maximum
capacity.
• The government should appoint an
assistant surgeon in the prison on
urgent basis since the post is vacant
for a long time;
• There are a number of foreign
detainees in Rajshahi Prison for long;
JAMAKON made recommendation
was made to the government to take
necessary actions in this regards;
• JAMAKON
made
a
few
recommendations to the district
& session judges and the district
magistrate in regards to the children
who are living with their mothers in
the prison;
• JAMAKON recommended to the Prison
Superintendent of Rajshahi to take
necessary action to issue letters to the
concerned person and departments
regarding jail appeal in applicable
cases;
• JAMAKON recommend to the Senior
Prison Superintendent to launch antidrug campaign in the prison to make it
drug free;
• JAMAKON recommend to the
Executive Engineer, Rajshahi to
establish sufficient number of toilets
for the prisoners.
Cox’s Bazar Prison Visit
A monitoring team led by a Director
(Complaint and Inquiry) of JAMAKON
visited Cox’s Bazar Prison on 16-17 July
of 2014 to monitor the human rights
situation of the Cox’s Bazar Prison. The
team interviewed the prisoners and
the officials, inspected documents and
prepared a report on human rights
situation in the prison.
National Human Rights Commission (JAMAKON)
Annual Report 2014
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