A/HRC/7/22 page 18 death row who do not benefit from any legal assistance. Cases of illegal transfers from one State to the other without their corresponding files based on orders from senior civilian authorities have been documented and fortunately readdressed following the intervention of the UNMIS Human Rights Office. Poor detention conditions and lack of progress in their files causes widespread dissatisfaction among the prison population, as was demonstrated by a prison strike in Rumbek on 19 December. 71. Ill-treatment used to punish suspects and to extract information is widely practised during arrest and in detention by local authorities, chief courts and law enforcement officials. The practice is sometimes performed in public as an example to others. A case in point was witnessed in Malakal, where the customary court sentenced 10 young women to 50 lashes each for public nuisance under section 232 of the Penal Code. The punishment was illegal as it went beyond the limits permitted by Southern Sudanese law. 72. Tribal clashes over water points, land and cattle continue. In Jonglei and Bor, clashes between the Murle and the Dinka Bor were reported on various occasions, resulting in human and material loss. Cattle rustling, abduction of children and revenge killings have continued. In one attack, more than 7,000 cattle were reportedly stolen by the Murle in Meden Boma, leading to a subsequent attack by the Dinka on a hospital operated by Médecins Sans Frontières, where some Murle were undergoing treatment. Reports suggest that at least 45 people were killed during the attack. Tension subsequently rose among the population; as a result, Joint Integrated Unit troops were sent to the area. A high-level delegation from the Government of Southern Sudan also visited the area to calm the situation. The insecurity in the border area between Warap and Unity States resulting from attacks and cattle rustling was reported to have caused the displacement of people. 73. Organized returns were temporarily suspended in Jonglei owing to the insecurity in the area caused by tribal clashes. Concerns over the return of refugees from Uganda and Kenya into the Equatoria States remain as land continues to be occupied by internally displaced persons and SPLA members. The conflict between those claiming the land and those occupying it in many cases appears to be a conflict between ethnic groups. Owing to the gravity of the situation, the Central Equatoria Legislative Assembly has established a committee of investigation on land grabbing and malpractices; a draft bill on land tenancy has been submitted to the Ministry of Legal Affairs and Constitutional Development for approval. 74. The lack of respect for economic and social rights is of particular concern in Southern Sudan. A recent Southern Sudan Ministry of Health report showed that the Sudan had the world’s worst maternal mortality rate: 102 infants in every 1,000 live births die; 13.5 per cent of Southern Sudanese children die before they reach the age of 5; it takes an average of 45 minutes to reach a water source; only 16 per cent of children go to primary school; only 1.9 per cent complete it. Access to basic facilities is further endangered by insecurity in certain areas following tribal clashes, as has been reported on numerous occasions. For example, women are unable to collect water or work in the field where cases of harassment by men in uniform have been reported, while those displaced as a result of the conflict continue to face enormous challenges when attempting to fulfil their basic needs.