GENEVA (24 November 2023) – The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention will conduct an official visit to the Bahamas from 27 November to 8 December 2023 to assess the situation of detention in the country.

The delegation, comprising Priya Gopalan, Ganna Yudkivska and Mumba Malila, will meet with Government officials, civil society groups and other relevant actors during the visit.

The experts will visit places of deprivation of liberty, including prisons, police stations and institutions for children, migrants and people with psychosocial disabilities, to gather information for their assessment.

They will hold a press conference on 8 December 2023, at 13:00 local time in the WHO/PAHO Conference Room, 2nd Floor of the Grosvenor Medical Centre Building, Grosvenor Close off Shirley Street. Access will be strictly limited to journalists.

The Working Group will present its final report on the visit to the Human Rights Council in September 2024.