Reference :
V-P-SO-E-01008
Date :
22/03/2023
Caption :
Baidoa, central prison. An inmate performs his ablutions before praying. Detainees in Somalia are allowed to practice their religion freely and are allocated time to pray.
Confidentiality level :
public
Publication restrictions :
publication without restrictions
Description :
Source: ICRC website, article 24/03/2023
"Close to 4,000 detainees in Somalia will be enjoying goat meat and dates for iftar as they observe the fast this Ramadan. Almost 1,300 goats and over four and a half tonnes of dates were among items distributed to 12 places of detention across Somalia by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
“We are distributing the foodstuffs to detainees, so they feel part of the joy of Ramadan like people outside do during the fast.” said Mohamed Liban, who is ICRC’s Protection Officer in Baidoa.
“Our work is to ensure detainees are treated humanely. Their rights and dignity maintained.”
"Other items distributed were 4,600kg of tea leaves, 4,600kg of powdered milk, 9,500kg of sugar, 4,600kg of spices and 4,600 litres of cooking oil. Below are images of the distribution in one of the detention facilities, Baidoa’s Central Prisons, located in Bay region."
Original material :
digital
Resolution :
3000x1883
Orientation :
landscape
Colour/B&W :
colour
