DEFENCE FOR CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL (DCI) - Belgium | Practical Guide
E. LIGHTING AND VENTILATION
Do children deprived of their liberty have adequate lightning and
access to ventilation?
ASK: Director | Staff | Children
CHECK / OBSERVE:
ʺʺ Natural light and artificial lighting, see in both cases whether it is sufficient to read by,
sleeping period excluded
ʺʺ Autonomy, see whether the child is able to control the lightening (switch on/off the light,
open/close the shutters, the curtain, open/close the window)
ʺʺ Adequate heating and ventilation, see whether it is appropriate to the climate and seasons
ʺʺ Access to fresh air
CRC, 37(c ) | RPJDL, 26, 31 | SMR 13-14, 73.2 | EPR 18.1-2, 32.2 | ERJO, 63.1 | CPT/Inf(2001)16, 30 |
CPT/Inf (2015)1, V, 104
F. CLOTHING AND BEDDING
Are children deprived of their liberty provided with adequate clothing
and bedding?
ASK: Director | Staff | Children
CHECK / OBSERVE:
ʺʺ Clothing, see whether children are allowed to wear their own clothes, whether those who
do not have suitable clothing of their own are provided with clothing by the establishment,
see whether these clothes are not uniform-like
ʺʺ Bedding, see whether every child is provided with a separate bed and appropriate bedding,
whether they are kept in good order and changed often enough to ensure its cleanliness;
see whether the mattress and blankets are clean and in good state, whether the bedding
is changed regularly
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