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Act No. 221/2006 Coll. on the Execution of Detention as amended by the Act No. 339/2022 (Zákon č. 221/2006 Z.z. o výkone väzby v znení zákona č. 339/2022 Z.z.)In detention, the human dignity of the detainee shall be respected and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment shall not be used. Detainees have the right to protection against all kinds of unjustified violence or any form of degradation of human dignity. Detainees are supervised by members of the Prison and Court Guard Service. In the performance of duty, a member of the Prison and Court Guard Service is obliged to respect the honour, dignity of detainees and not to allow any unjustified harm to be caused to detainees or any interference with detainee´s rights and freedoms to exceed the extent necessary.

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