MSF spokesperson Alessandra Vilas Boas said the detainees did not have adequate food and were denied access to healthcare, and faced an uncertain future.
According to police spokesperson Captain Bhekizizwe Mavundla, several hundred were released soon after being taken into custody but at least 250 remain in custody, said Central Methodist Church Bishop Paul Verryn.
The organisation had been granted access to only 63 prisoners as of last Friday, when it was able to deliver ARV therapy to a small number of detainees running low on treatment. – IRIN