Health Rights of Prisoners in Ethiopia: A Case Study of Federal Maximum Security Prison
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2019-06
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Addis Ababa universt
Abstract
This thesis explores the actual implementaaon of prisoners right 10 health at Federal Maximum
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Security Prison. The velY objectives of this study are: to assess the adequacy of health care
infrastructure, the health care management standard compliance with the international minimum
requirements on prisoners' right to health, to establish the level of hygienic and sanitary inFastrllctllres
and to examine the role of NGOs in the promotion of prisoners ' right to health at Federal Maximum
Security Prison. In order to address the objectives, the study IItilizes qualitative data collected Fom
primary and secondGlY sources using interview and personal observation. Interviews were conducted
with various respondents including prisoners, prison health personnel, prison officials and Non-state
actors. The study found that prisoners' health care at Federal Maximum Security Prison is below the
international standards specified in the UN SMR. Most importantly, the prison health care is short of
infrastruclural provision, delivering on time treatment, and providing adequate water necessary to
maintain personal hygiene and cleanliness, which is likely to deny prisoners full enjoyment of right to
health. NGOs engaged in prison health care have positively impacted prisoners' right to health through
the provision of health care infrastructures, expertise and capacity building training. The study
concludes that the delivery of health care at Federal Maximum Security Prison does not fully conform to
international principles and standards, and has the pOlential to compromise the pro motion and
protection o/prisoners' right to health.