Serious overcrowding in Cali police stations: occupation exceeds 1000%

Cali’s District Personería warned about the critical situation faced by people deprived of liberty in the city’s police stations, Especially at the El Caney station, located south of the capital of Valle del Cauca.

During a verification visit made by the District Personero, Gerardo Mendoza, a serious case of overcrowding was evidenced in this detention center, where 95 women are held in a space designed to house only 9 people.

“This constitutes an extreme case of overcrowding that exceeds 1000% and represents a serious violation of human rights And of the dignity of these people, “Mendoza said.

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The Personero also called on the competent authorities, in particular to the Ministry of Security and Justice and the Undersecretary of Access to Justice, so that They meet the commitments acquired at the work table on June 19.

In this space, structural problems such as overcrowding in transient detention centers, the lack of adequate health conditions and the constant delays in transfers to penitentiary establishments.

“It is necessary to intervene in a timely manner to avoid a situation that threatens dignity And, above all, against human rights, aspects that we cannot ignore, “he added.

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Finally, Gerardo Mendoza reiterated the commitment of his office in the face of this crisis.

“From the Personería de Cali we insist that the protection of human dignity cannot be postponed, even in contexts related to public security and order. Therefore, therefore, therefore, therefore, As a control and guarantor body of human rights, we will maintain constant surveillance And we will continue denouncing, accompanying and demanding minimal conditions of decent treatment for these people, “he concluded.

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It should be noted that the intervention of the Personería at the Caney Police Station occurred after more than one hundred women demanded their transfer, due to the overcrowding conditions in which they were.