CGID Raises Alarm Over Mohamed’s Prison Conditions, Demands Respect for His Rights

Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed is allegedly being held in solitary confinement at Lusignan Prison, shackled and denied access to family visits and food brought by relatives, in conditions the Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy (CGID) says raise serious concerns about violations of his constitutional and international human rights.

In a statement issued on November 1, CGID said it had received confirmation from senior officials in Georgetown that Mohamed was being detained in Building Five of the prison under restrictive conditions, despite what the organisation described as a contrary account issued by the Guyana government.

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The organisation further claimed that prison officials had been instructed to keep Mohamed shackled and dressed in an orange prison jumpsuit, conditions it said were reserved under the Guyana Prison Service’s standard operating procedures for violent offenders, murderers and serial killers.