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Belgium

Detention issue

Sanitary conditions

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Legal instruments & key provisions

Legal instrument Key provision
Royal Decree of 14 September 2007 (Koninklijk besluit van 14 September 2007)All cells designated as a police cell include a toilet.
Royal Decree of 3 February 2019 (Koninklijk besluit van 3 februari 2019)',('For prison cells that hold persons in pre-trial detention/remand and post-trial detainees: cells should have a sanitary installation that is separated and contains minimally a toilet and a washbasin and, if the cell space and shape of the cell make this possible, a shower. In case the cell is supposed to hold two or more prisoners then the sanitary installation has to be completely separated from the living space.

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