CASE STUDY
National Human Rights Commission of Nepal:
Monitoring places of detention
An effective function of NHRIs is the ability to conduct on-the-spot inspections
of State institutions, such as prisons, detention centres and health facilities.
These “surprise visits” enable NHRIs to gain a better understanding of the real
situation and running of these facilities.
In March 2013, the National Human Rights Commission of Nepal (NHRC),
through its Khotang Sub-Regional Office, carried out an on-the-spot
monitoring visit to the district prison to examine the condition of the prison
and its inmates. As part of the investigation, the NHRC team met with the
prison’s director, the Chief District Officer, the Superintendent of Police and a
number of inmates.
The NHRC found that, like many of the prisons in the country, this district
prison was overcrowded with detainees and inmates. The overcrowding had a
negative impact on the daily life of the prisoners, especially mentally ill inmates
who were accommodated with other inmates. The NHRC also discovered that
inmates were not given access to meet legal advisers.
Following the visit, the NHRC monitoring team provided the prison with a list
of recommendations. These included the renovation of prison cells to improve
prison conditions, moving mentally ill inmates to a place appropriate for their
treatment, human rights training for all prison officials and staff, as well as preemptive
action as the prison was at high risk due to natural disasters.
At the time of writing, the NHRC was awaiting a response from the prison. P143
CASE STUDYNational Human Rights Commission of Nepal:Monitoring places of detentionAn effective function of NHRIs is the ability to conduct on-the-spot inspectionsof State institutions, such as prisons, detention centres and health facilities.These “surprise visits” enable NHRIs to gain a better understanding of the realsituation and running of these facilities.In March 2013, the National Human Rights Commission of Nepal (NHRC),through its Khotang Sub-Regional Office, carried out an on-the-spotmonitoring visit to the district prison to examine the condition of the prisonand its inmates. As part of the investigation, the NHRC team met with theprison’s director, the Chief District Officer, the Superintendent of Police and anumber of inmates.The NHRC found that, like many of the prisons in the country, this districtprison was overcrowded with detainees and inmates. The overcrowding had anegative impact on the daily life of the prisoners, especially mentally ill inmateswho were accommodated with other inmates. The NHRC also discovered thatinmates were not given access to meet legal advisers.Following the visit, the NHRC monitoring team provided the prison with a listof recommendations. These included the renovation of prison cells to improveprison conditions, moving mentally ill inmates to a place appropriate for theirtreatment, human rights training for all prison officials and staff, as well as preemptiveaction as the prison was at high risk due to natural disasters.At the time of writing, the NHRC was awaiting a response from the prison. P143
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