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Legal instruments & key provisions

Legal instrument Key provision
Act No. 169/1999 Coll., on the Execution of the Punishment of the Deprivation of Liberty (zákon o výkonu trestu odnětí svobody)Detainees can turn to state authorities and international organisations with their complaints in the case of a breach of their rights.
Act. No. 349/1999 Coll., on the Public Defender of Rights (zákon o veřejném ochránci práv)Detainees can contact the Ombudsperson and initiate an inspection. The Ombudsperson may propose remedial measures (which in this context mainly involve the review of a decision, act, or procedure of the authorities, the initiation of disciplinary procedures, and the provision of damages).
Act No. 169/1999 Coll., on the Execution of the Punishment of the Deprivation of Liberty (zákon o výkonu trestu odnětí svobody)Detainees have the right to legal assistance from a lawyer, who is entitled, within the limits of his or her authority, to correspond with the detainee and to speak to him or her without the presence of a third party. This right of the detainee has to be ensured within 24 hours of receipt of the request. The Prison Service cannot inspect the content of correspondence between a detainee and his/her attorney.

NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM RECOMMENDATIONS

Year Recommendation Report
2022Findings from visits In one of the prisons visited, the complaints boxes were located in the corridors, so that the accused could only access them when being directed to outings or activities. In another prison visited, the complaint boxes were located on each floor near the staircase and were separated by bars from the area where the accused could move around. In another prison visited, there was only one complaint box in the detention section, next to the door of the office of the Deputy Head of the Detention and Sentencing Department; thus, the accused's access to the box was severely restricted. In three prisons visited, the boxes did not indicate who collects them (who collects the complaints). […] Recommendation: Add information on the complaint boxes indicating who collects the complaints. Place a grievance box in each ward. Report details