SUBJECT MATTER PENINSULA SABAH SARAWAK 23. Right to freely participate in the cultural life of the community - - - 24. Environmental rights 3 2 - 25. Right to native customary land 31 12 5 26. Child’s rights 3 - - 27. Others 4 10 1 476 548 25 TOTAL CH A PT E R 1 NO. 2. Activities - Visits to detention centres NO. DATES PLACES OF DETENTION ISSUES OBSERVED 1. 27 February 2018 Sabak Bernam Police Station, Selangor The police quarters must be maintained for the welfare of the personnel. Relevant documents to refurbish two levels of the quarters have been sent to the State Police Headquarters and has been estimated to cost around RM200,000. 2. 27 February 2018 Sekinchan and Sungai Besar Police Stations, Selangor There is a lack of CCTV to facilitate the monitoring of detainees. Further, the absence of ventilation fans in the lockup makes the conditions in the lockup unbearable. Again, a lack of personnel continues to be a recurring issue as there are many vacancies to be filled. The quality of service can only be maintained insofar as there is enough manpower. The detainees were not issued with enough basic personal hygiene items, which leads to poor self-hygiene. Pursuant to Rule 18 of the United Nations’ Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, each detainee must be issued with personal hygiene items “as are necessary for health and cleanliness, in order that they may maintain a good appearance compatible with self-respect”. (Rule 18, Nelson Mandela Rules) SUHAKAM found that detainees regularly did not receive medical check-ups on arrival at the detention centres. It is not helped by the fact that this issue is one that can be resolved easily with the wide availability of treatment rooms among other facilities that were built specifically for this purpose. SUHAKAM ANNUAL REPORT 2018 71