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Latvia

Detention issue

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Legal instruments & key provisions

Legal instrument Key provision
Law on the Procedure of Holding Pre-Trial DetaineesIn accordance with the law, pre-trial detainees are to receive a warm meal three times a day, ensuring normal course of the life functions of the body, as well as drinking water at any time. Pregnant women, mothers with children, juveniles and sick detainees shall be provided with higher nutritional standards and may be allowed to receive additional food parcels and rations, if the medical board so decides.

NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM RECOMMENDATIONS

Year Recommendation Report
2022Detained persons are actively complaining about the quality of food. Report details