E/CN.4/2001/83/Add.1 page 16 57. The Special Rapporteur could see what a poor psychological state the interviewee was in as a result of the treatment she had received during the time she was in prison and in the detention centre, and due to the after-effects of her attempted suicide. 58. The Special Rapporteur asked all those at the above-mentioned meeting about the documents used by those persons. Apparently, in many of the cases analysed by the Special Rapporteur, documents had been purchased in the country of origin. The Special Rapporteur shares the Canadian Government’s concern about this matter, and, in practical terms, about the apparent lack of cooperation by the Government of China in offering valid travel documents to the persons, who, according to Canada’s rules, could not remain in Canada and would have to go back to their country of origin. This problem was one of the reasons for the extremely long detention periods, giving rise to fatal consequences for the individuals concerned and creating a burden for the receiving country. 59. The Special Rapporteur found that both the interviewees and the Government were afraid that these persons might once again fall into the hands of supposed agents. According to the information received from the CIC, most of the persons who had arrived in the aforementioned boats had initially been released pending a hearing, but had subsequently had a detention order issued against them and had disappeared; it was feared that they had fallen into the hands of traffickers owing to their particularly vulnerable situation. 60. The Special Rapporteur visited other detention centres, where she interviewed several internees. These were persons who either had arrived at the frontier and claimed refugee status, whereupon the immigration authorities had decided to move them to this type of centre, or had been staying illegally in Canada, had been caught by the police and had been transferred to this type of centre pending a decision on their status, which would consist either in a residence permit or a removal order. 61. In Toronto, the Special Rapporteur visited a centre known as “Celebrity Inn”, close to Toronto international airport. There she interviewed some of the detainees and inspected the premises. The centre was inside the grounds of what had once been a hotel. Men and women were on two separate floors. The Special Rapporteur asked to see the infirmary and first aid facilities. However, the person in charge of the key was apparently not on the premises and was not expected until the following day. The Special Rapporteur interviewed a Costa Rican man who was in a room alone, with a security guard at the door, due to the fact that, according to the person responsible for the centre, he suffered from a skin disease (allegedly scabiosis). The Special Rapporteur asked to speak to him and they talked about his situation. She also interviewed a Nigerian national, who said that he was on his way to the United States and had the necessary documents for entry to that country, where his girlfriend was currently living. Apparently, owing to a bad flight connection he had landed in Canada. He said he had immediately been detained and taken to Celebrity Inn. He maintained he had no intention of remaining in Canada, since he had his family in the United States. He did not understand why he had been detained if he was in transit. 62. The Special Rapporteur also visited the Laval detention centre in Quebec. She saw the facilities there and interviewed some of the male and female detainees. She found the premises to be in good condition. According to centre officials, responsibility for security had been