Country

Lithuania

Detention issue

FRA research findings

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Legal instruments & key provisions

Legal instrument Key provision
Order Regarding the approval of the Instruction of the supervision of the protection of the Lithuanian Prison ServiceWhen employees of state embassies and/or consular offices cannot come to the institution of the place of deprivation of liberty, citizens of foreign countries can be escorted to the embassies and/or consular offices to get an identity document.
-No legal acts regulate the provision of interpretation and translation services to foreigners in detention.

NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM RECOMMENDATIONS

Year Recommendation Report
2024Seimas Ombudsperson requested that the availability of employment be explained to the sentenced person in a language he understands in the Praveniskiai 2nd prison. Report details