Reference :
V-P-CO-E-00617
Date :
06/03/2009
Caption :
Bogota, El Buen Pastor prison for women. A detainee talks with an ICRC delegate.
Confidentiality level :
public
Publication restrictions :
reserved users only
Description :
A section of the prison is occupied by 75 women together with their babies and small children. The women are being held because of their alleged links to rebel groups and to crimes they are said to have committed as members of these groups.
The ICRC visits these detainees in line with its mandate: to ensure respect for the life and dignity of prisoners of war and other detainees and to prevent torture, ill-treatment or abuse, which violate essential rights and the basic principles of humanity, breed hatred and feed a cycle of violence.
Regular visits enable the ICRC to track prisoners' whereabouts and make recommendations to the authorities about any improvements to conditions that may be necessary.: to ensure respect for the lives and dignity of prisoners of war and other detainees and to prevent them from being subjected to torture or other forms of ill-treatment.
Original material :
digital
Resolution :
5616x3744
Orientation :
landscape
Colour/B&W :
colour
