The first of these is the high levels of incarceration, even though we are aware of your high rate of criminality.

Many foreigners are deprived of their liberty, some with legal residence papers, some claiming asylum, who say they have been arrested arbitrarily and are not able to contest the validity of their detention.

This was our first visit to an African country and South African conditions of detention could certainly be a best practice for any other country on the continent or anywhere else in the world.

We have never agreed to have a supervised meeting or visit a place where we cannot have full access to all detainees,