50th criminal court judge. The medical examination concluded that Judge Afiuni’s condition was “satisfactory” and the psychiatric exam had determined that she suffered from a “mixed anxiety and depression disorder.” The report therefore suggested psycho-therapeutic support and continuation of pharmaceutical treatment. In her psychiatric exam Ms. Afiuni expressed the following: [that she has lived] with so much mental terror … for four months in that cell…[there] in the prison there are two camps… the government and the prison population… and [she] represent[s] … or rather [she is] identified with the government…[therefore she is] to blame for them being locked up [t]here […] of course […] not all of them […] [she] ha[s] experienced terrifying events or situations… for example … one inmate who stood at the door of this cell […] screaming [….] “I want to suck[…] judge’s cunt[…] finding an inmate in the room when [she] came out of the bathroom… hearing early in the morning […] the inmate in the next cell screaming that they paid her to stab [her] to death […] to murder [her] [...] [T]hey scream at [her] damn you[…] die, bitch… one time some of the inmates got gasoline … and were planning to pour it into this cell … to burn [her] alive… [T]hey slip papers under the cell door … saying [...] that they’re going to kill [her]… they’re going to rape [her]… they’re going to burn [her] alive. m) The petitioners reported to the Commission that there is a practice of taking Ms. Afiuni out for a walk during the evening. They expressed that at the beginning of May of 2010, she had been taken to the yard, while from the other cells the inmates shouted at her, “we’re going to spill your blood in this prison,” “damn you bitch, it’s because of people like you that we’re here,” “nocturnal witch.” According to Ms. Afiuni’s statement, one time “they pointed at her with a gun” from the security post during the walk. They added that in May of 2010, the Director of INOF asked the inmates to sign a letter in which they committed to not attack the judge, something that had caused tension because some of the inmates refused to sign it and others claimed that it was privileged treatment. Finally, they indicated that several women allegedly convicted by Judge Afiuni were held at INOF; n) On June 30, 2010, the petitioners indicated a series of shortcomings in the detention conditions, a lack of medical attention,2 and restrictions on visits,3 among other claims. They stated that the facility does not respect the criteria for classifying inmates according to the degree of danger they pose, and those held in pretrial detention are not separated from those already convicted. They also indicated that “the hall where [Judge Afiuni] is held is a type of ‘relief’ area of the prison, and inmates that are generally violent [...] are sent to this area to ease tensions elsewhere in the prison.” Moreover, they reported that toward the end of 2010 there was an attempted arson, after which the inmates had been transferred to another area of the prison. However the beneficiary and the inmates that were in that hall were not evacuated, as they were “supposedly forgotten;” o) A number of requests had been filed with the courts for Ms. Afiuni to be allowed receive treatment in a civilian hospital. However, the domestic court has indicated 2 The petitioners indicated that after a series of medical examinations, Ms. Afiuni was prescribed a medication that contained penicillin, which caused an allergic reaction. They also indicated that paramedics had recommended transferring her to a medical center, a recommendation that prison authorities rejected. They emphasized that a psychological report on Judge Afiuni indicated that “she was suffering deterioration in her physical and mental health,” but she was not given psychological treatment. 3 The petitioners stated that on several occasions, Ms. Afiuni’s representatives were denied access to her “during general or attorney visitation days.” They added that in mid-May, the beneficiary was notified that her attorneys could only visit her for a maximum of 30 minutes. 4