UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION BY THE INDEPENDENT OMBUDSMAN’S OFFICE
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3 – Legal rights
Indicators
All prisoners or detainees are able to consult with legal representatives in private
without charge.
Prisoners or detainees are told that they are entitled to have someone concerned
for their welfare informed of their whereabouts.
All prisoners or detainees can consult a copy of their legal rights in a format and
language they understand.
Evidence
Staff
Check
The availability of translation services, when they are used and by whom.
The arrangements for those with learning difficulties or disabilities.
The availability of other forms of communication and means of assistance for those
in need
Prisoners or detainees
Check
The need of a prisoner or detainee for help in communicating and whether it is
actually offered. Check contacts with embassies and lawyers
If prisoners or detainees are informed about their legal rights and that they are
entitled to obtain a copy of them.
Prisoners’ or detainees’ contacts with lawyers
Documentation
Check
The prisoners’ or detainees’ requests for legal advice.
The ability of the prisoners or detainees to consult privately with a legal solicitor
Records of prisons and places of detention that indicate that the procedures had
been followed.
Records of prisons and places of detention to check if the prisoner or detainee has
requested consultation upon obtaining a copy of the legal rights.
Records of prisons and places of detention that indicate that the prisoners or
detainees had been informed of their rights and obligations, and that any delay was
authorized by the competent authority.
