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Mr President, I should like to draw attention to two issues referred to in the report.
The first relates to the conditions under which a custodial sentence is served. Access to appropriate personal hygiene facilities and to the specific medical services women require is particularly important. As a political prisoner in Communist Poland, I was given a quarter of a bar of grey soap that had to last six months. It was impossible to exercise one’s statutory right to a bath for weeks at a time. That is inadequate. Access to running water, to hot water for bathing, the opportunity to consult a gynaecologist and to have mammograms should all be assured, regardless of the type and length of sentence.
The second issue relates to the impact of the imprisonment of mothers and pregnant women on the life and health of their children. In particular, women are often deprived of the right to take part in court cases regarding parental rights. People under arrest are deprived of the possibility of participating in hearings. Children whose mothers are imprisoned have only limited rights to contact with them. Newborn babies are often taken away from their mothers shortly after birth, which makes it impossible for them to be breast-fed. It should be borne in mind that whenever a custodial sentence is imposed on a woman, it is also imposed indirectly on a child and an entire family. Such a sentence should therefore only be imposed in exceptional circumstances. I should like to conclude by congratulating the rapporteur."@en1
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