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Africa-Press<\/a> – Mozambique<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The commission set up to investigate sexual exploitation in a women\u2019s prison in Maputo has concluded that there was sexual abuse of inmates by prison guards and \u201cexternal people\u201d, but the cases occurred inside the prison.<\/p>\n

In the final report, presented on Wednesday at a press conference in Maputo, the commission said it had found no evidence of the alleged network of sexual exploitation denounced by the NGO Centre for Public Integrity (CIP), in which prison guards force women inmates to leave the prison to engage in prostitution, but found cases of prison staff taking advantage of the vulnerable condition of inmates, who are sexually abused.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn balance, the events [found by the psychologists] are characterised and classified in the form of sexual abuse in the prison system. Sexual abuse in prison happened in various forms,\u201d said Elisa Samuel, the commission\u2019s rapporteur, when reading the conclusions of the work.<\/p>\n

According to the report, sexual abuse in prison was carried out by prison guards and by \u201cexternal persons\u201d, who entered the prison at parties promoted on weekends or holidays, with the complacency of senior prison officials.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn other cases, officers demanded sex in exchange for food, drugs or promises of privileged treatment,\u201d the commission\u2019s rapporteur added.<\/p>\n

The report added that inmates reported several cases in which they were forced to have abortions after relations with prison guards, some of which the commission described as \u201capparently consensual\u201d although based on threats.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe majority of inmates became pregnant more than once and were forced to have abortions, resorting to the services of nurses assigned to the prison,\u201d reports the document, which suggests a specific legal instrument to penalise guards who engage with inmates.<\/p>\n

The commission also suggests a reflection on the condition of women prisoners in Mozambique, warning that there may be similar cases in other prisons.<\/p>\n

Mozambique: CIP exposes sexual exploitation, forced prostitution of female inmates by Maputo prison guards<\/p>\n

\u201cThe results of this investigation may not capture the scale of the problem, imposing the need to continue to investigate,\u201d Samuel said, considering that the Centre for Public Integrity\u2019s complaint has \u201cgaps and shortcomings,\u201d but it is important because it raises the debate on the situation of women prisoners in the country.<\/p>\n

The report on the alleged network for sexual exploitation produced by the CIP indicated that women were forced to leave prison to become prostitutes, in a \u201clucrative business\u201d and in which the prisoners were treated \u201cas merchandise with a price\u201d, only within the reach of people with some means in Maputo.<\/p>\n

When reading the report of the commission of enquiry, led by the Ministry of Justice, the rapporteur said that during the investigations no evidence was found to show that inmates were forced to leave prison for prostitution, reiterating that it was found that there were cases of sexual exploitation, by prison guards and external agents, but all inside the establishment.<\/p>\n

To carry out its work, the commission of enquiry conducted 53 interviews with inmates, met with the complainants, the CIP, and members of the suspended management.<\/p>\n

The Special Penitentiary Establishment for Women in Maputo houses a total of 96 inmates, distributed over eight cells, with capacity for 20 people each.<\/p>\n

The case raised the indignation of various sectors of Mozambican society, and a criminal complaint against the management of the prison was submitted to the Attorney General\u2019s Office by 17 women\u2019s rights organisations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Mozambique. The commission set up to investigate sexual exploitation in a women\u2019s prison in Maputo has concluded that there was sexual abuse of inmates by prison guards and \u201cexternal people\u201d, but the cases occurred inside the prison. 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