Oversight of Prisons & Detention
Inspects prisons and penal institutions to protect detainees’ care, treatment and rights.
This section is responsible for reviewing, supervising and monitoring prisons and other penal institutions to ensure the proper care and treatment of prisoners and the protection of their fundamental human rights in conformity with international and national laws.
Members of this section are mandated to visit and examine the condition of any prison or other penal institution and the prisoners confined there, to question any prisoner, and to record any observations on the conditions of the prison, penal institution or prisoners. The section is headed by a prosecutor and comprises experienced prosecutors with oversight, observation and interviewing skills. Its members are mandated to take immediate action when required and to produce the reports the AGO needs to reach a decision.
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