Country

Lithuania

Detention issue

FRA research findings

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Legal instruments & key provisions

Legal instrument Key provision
-The legislation does not dedicate specific provisions to people with disabilities in places of deprivation of liberty. When services are provided in Hospitals for places of deprivation of liberty, the same legislation applies to people with disabilities in detention as to people who are not in detention.

NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM RECOMMENDATIONS

Year Recommendation Report
2022The analysis was initiated at the initiative of the Seimas Ombudsperson after assessing the fact that, in practice, there are cases where the arrested (convicted) persons cannot walk (be) in the fresh air due to disability or other health problems, because they are unable to stand/walk for a long time, and there is no place to sit down in the yard; therefore, they are often forced to give up walking outside. Report details