Human Rights Activist Praises Care Provided to Inmates at Al-Qanater Prison

Dalia Ziada, chief of the Cairo-based Centre for Free Democracy Studies, said that a group of jurists, representatives of specialized councils, and the National Council for Human Rights visited Qanater prison today.

Ziada confirmed in a statement to Sada El Balad news website that visitors noticed the care and attention that the prison administration gives to inmates, in addition to the keenness in dealing with everyone without considering their political, religious or social backgrounds.

“There are places of worship for Christian and Muslim women, places for education, as some inmates are studying to obtain high education degrees,” Ziada added.

“A large number of prisoners are learning handicrafts and selling products through the prison's distribution outlets, some of them receive a salary while others get some of the products they produce,” she noted.

The director of the Egyptian Center for Free Democratic Studies added that children can visit their imprisoned mothers, as there is a small park to meet their mothers in during the biweekly visit.

“We also noticed a very great commitment to follow instructions to limit the spread of the Coronavirus, in order to preserve the lives of inmates and the lives of their visitors,” Ziada said.