2017 | A visit to a police station conducted by the National Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture in 2017 revealed that the sanitary facilities within the cells of the particular centre were not clean. The report of the National Mechanism stated that the responsibility for cleaning of sanitary facilities rests with the detention authority and not the detainees and recommended that the authorities examine alternative solutions for the cleaning of sanitary facilities and ensure their due sterilization every time there is a change of occupants. Issues arise in particular because of the lack of disinfection and cleanliness of the cells when changing their use from one prisoner to another, which was repeatedly reported by the prisoners themselves during their interviews. In addition, prisoners are not provided with any means (soap, cleaning liquids, etc.) to clean the cells and the sanitary facilities inside, as they are not provided by the authorities of the place of detention. | Report details |