A/HRC/29/49 decent conditions. Some convicts are serving sentences of between 5 and 20 years, but most detainees are being held in pretrial detention, some having been held since 2011. 71. The Abidjan Military Detention Centre is dilapidated and extremely run-down. It consists of two small buildings with insufficient ventilation and sunlight. In one of the buildings, bunk beds are crammed into tiny rooms and other beds are spread over the floor, blocking the corridor. The toilets and the shower are basic and detainees have to cope with daily water cuts. The electrical system is antiquated which could be a danger to detainees. However, they do have a clay courtyard where they are allowed to stretch their legs once a day. The least run-down building houses the officers. 72. Detainees in the Abidjan Military Detention Centre are given three meals per day and are allowed visits from families and lawyers twice a week. The nurse assigned to the prison comes only occasionally due to transport difficulties. In addition to the prison governor, the Abidjan Military Detention Centre has 11 guards who work night and day shifts. 73. The Independent Expert was unable to visit the buildings containing the prison cells of the Abidjan Detention and Correction Centre because he arrived at around 5 p.m., after closing time. He was able to visit the sick-bay and the library, to have discussions with the prison governor and take part in a meeting with representatives speaking on behalf of detainees in the presence of the prison governor and some guards. Out of 4,561 detainees, 1,677, or approximately one third, were being held in pretrial detention. The total number includes 59 minors who are housed in 5 shared cells. Consistent testimonies state that prison conditions are a major concern. Particular attention should be paid to this situation in order to remedy shortcomings. 74. Some detainees arrested during the post-electoral crisis of 2010–2011 had been on a hunger strike, which they had ended following a visit on Christmas Eve from Aïchatou Mindaoudou Souleymane, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Côte d’Ivoire. Some of those who had taken part in the strike are still very weak and their health requires close medical attention. 75. At the Abidjan Detention and Correction Centre, detainees receive two meals a day and do not cost the State more than 300 CFA francs per day. They are entitled to a weekly visit from their families. However, a visiting permit must be obtained from the judicial authorities prior to every visit. The detainees complain about the practical difficulties that their families have in obtaining a new visiting permit each time. Pretrial detention periods are long, with some detainees having been held since 2011. It is worth noting that several default judgements have been passed when detainees were not present at trial because of problems with transport. There is no doubt that the resources available to the Centre are insufficient and the equipment inadequate. 76. When the Independent Expert visited Ms. Gbagbo, she was under house arrest in acceptable conditions of imprisonment. Her lawyers had been given open permission to visit and talk with her. Two of her lawyers visited her during her meeting with the Independent Expert. They voiced their concerns over the ethnic origin of the jury that had been chosen to sit alongside the judges. They also highlighted the fact that Ms. Gbagbo’s bank account had been blocked and she could no longer pay their fees. Furthermore, they claimed that approximately 100 suspects from “the opposing side” had already been summonsed by judges, but had neither presented themselves to the courts nor were being obliged to do so. 14 GE.15-08296