official records of how the selection was made. With regard to the prison facility at Addu Atoll, NPM team found that two prisoners were isolated for an indefinite period in small cells, more appropriately described as cages. Each cell was of 5’ by 5’, and of height 8’, and made from steel rigid rods or bars on five sides. Toilets were not available, and as a result inmates urinated into a bottle. Prisoners also informed that for other needs, they had to call for an officer who escorts them to a nearby toilet. This facility was shutdown within seven months of its establishment following HRCM intervention. c) Although no formal case has been reported, several migrant detainees informed about the disrespectful language, attitudes and treatment they were subjected to. d) In 2010, at Maafushi Jail, prisoners reported widespread practice of strip search, at times in a manner that violates their dignity. According to the prisoners this often occurs during transferring prisoner from one cell to another. DPRS has a local order stating the stages of a strip search but this is not being followed by the prison officers and this is still a prevailing issue. e) A highly disturbing observation made in the HPSN visit in April 2011, was that as a disciplinary measure; to control during incidents of misbehavior, patients were kept in solitary confinement without any clothes. Three patients were seen in this condition, who had been isolated since the previous day and night. Moreover, the cells they were kept in did not have any bedding. Therefore, the patients were subjected to stay in the cells overnight, and sleep on the floor, without any clothing or bedding. The justification given for such treatment was as a precaution against attempted suicide. In accordance with the process in their regulation which is outdated the facility did not put patients in these isolation cells. f) The facility works with limited financial and human resources which consequently, lead to incidents of torture and inhumane treatment rather than explicit and intentional acts of torture. Chapter: Article 7 – Prohibition of Torture & Article 10 –Conditions of Detention b) NPM visits to Maafushi Jail (2010), the Immigration Detention Centre (2009), and the Dhoonidhoo Police Custodial (2011) reveals a clear pattern with regard to the differential treatment towards migrant workers such as the overcrowded space they were kept in. This in turn led to various other issues such as access to toilet facilities and spreading of communicable diseases. The issues relating to proper health care to prisoners are increasing, and this has led to communicable diseases like scabies and other skin infections. 27