Ministry of Interior, undertake and services offered to inmates especially
under the coronavirus circumstances. The delegation met several inmates
and listened directly to their remarks that will be duly conveyed to the center’s
responsible management.
13. To ensure all inmates practice their religious rituals without undermining the
precautionary measures, a delegation from NIHR conducted several visits to
correctional, rehabilitation and detention centers, and remand prison during
the Ashura’s commemoration, in order to closely inspect if the inmates (males
and females) are freely practicing their religious rituals. A tweet was posted
indicating that after meeting inmates, assuring that they were fully granted
the freedom of practicing religious rituals, in such a way that does not infringe
or adversely impact the freedom and privacy of other inmates from other
sects or religious right to practice their rituals, and observing the conditions
and precautionary measures undertaken to protect from coronavirus.
14. NIHR clarified that the management of the centers allotted each group of
inmates at a cell, in such a way observing precautionary measures,
preventive steps and physical distancing; it also availed to them TV screens
at their cells to listen to broadcasted religious speeches, allowed them to
dress up and behold symbols related to the occasion, as well as provide
meals and juice for after the conclusion of the religious ceremonies.
15. NIHR announced it is in the process of updating the unified instructions
manual for field visits standards to correctional institutors, detention facilities,
workers groupings, medical and educational houses, in addition to observing
the work environment, in order to develop and foster the legal rights practice
especially in the aftermath of introducing relevant international and national
standards as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. This will eventually
contribute to facilitate the human rights status in various locations, and
accordingly propose appropriate solutions and amendments pertaining to
relevant national legislation as needed.
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