Country

Croatia

Detention issue

Cell space

FRA research findings

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Legal instruments & key provisions

Legal instrument Key provision
Prison Sentence Execution Act (Zakon o izvršavanjukaznezatvora)No legal provision on cell space.
Ordinance on house rules for execution of investigative prison (Pravilnik o kućnom redu za izvršavanje istražnog zatvora)The national standard for cell space for each detaineeis is 4m2 and 10m3.

NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM RECOMMENDATIONS

Year Recommendation Report
2016The NPM recommended to adapt accommodation conditions in all penal institutions to comply with legal and international standards. Report details
http://www.ombudsman.hr/hr/download/izvjesce-o-radu-nacionalnog-preventivnog-mehanizma-za-2018-godinu/?wpdmdl=8475&refresh=60a377b6762561621325750. Report details
http://www.ombudsman.hr/hr/download/izvjesce-o-radu-nacionalnog-preventivnog-mehanizma-za-2019-godinu/?wpdmdl=8851&refresh=60a377e228cff1621325794 Report details
http://www.ombudsman.hr/hr/osobe-lisene-slobode-i-djelovanje-nacionalnog-preventivnog-mehanizma/