41.   He is due to visit a prison in the Kachin capital of Myitkyina and meet Kachin ethnic leaders.

42.   Hendon had wanted to visit a prison where, he said, hundreds of American prisoners were being held.

43.   He was visiting the prison to inquire about their welfare.

44.   He will meet ethnic Kachin leaders and also visit a prison in the Kachin State capital of Myitkyina.

45.   However, he said he would allow two prominent Turkish writers to visit Bayrampasa prison and try to persuade inmates to end their strike.

46.   Interior Minister Michel Murr visited the prison on Wednesday.

47.   Iran has invited international human rights monitors to visit its prisons, state-run Tehran radio has reported.

48.   Iraq also has said repeatedly that the Red Cross was free to visit its prisons, but Bessler said discussions on access were still under way.

49.   Iraq also has said repeatedly that the Red Cross was free to visit its prisons, but Bessler maintained that discussions on access were still under way.

50.   Its representatives also visit prisons, provide home care for the elderly and operate soup kitchens for the hungry in train stations.