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9.2. Police emergency centre for children
During their preventive visits to the PECC in Warsaw, the representatives of
the NPM recommended, among others, renovating a playground and increasing
the number of sports activities, ensuring intimacy to juveniles when they take off
their clothes and go to the bathroom, reorganising school classes in such a way
that juveniles have breaks during their classes, providing replacement clothing, ensuring that visits with parents and guardians are held appropriately in a separate
room, considering that juveniles in trauma may need psychological assistance, familiarising juveniles – appropriately to their age – with their rights and obligations,
placing addresses of the centre’s supervisory judge, the Human Rights Defender
and the Ombudsman for Children in common areas.
In 2012, the playground was renovated, including replacement of damaged
surface and decoration of the surrounding wall with mural and signatures of famous athletes. The playground was also equipped with necessary football, volleyball
and basketball equipment. Furthermore, intimacy was ensured when taking off
clothes and showering.
Outstanding recommendations include holding visits with parents and guardians in a separate room. Visits to juveniles are held in a duty room in the presence of police officers on duty. The representatives of the NPM find this practice
to be in breach of the right to protection of communication secrecy.
9.3. Social care centre
As a result of the visit to the Social Care Centre in Kraków at Łanowa St,
the following recommendations were issued, among others: cease punishment
of residents, use coercive measures in accordance with the provisions, any restrictions on the SCC residents’ rights should be framed in line with national law,
acquaint newly admitted SCC residents with their rights and obligations, which
arise out of rules for residents and other normative acts, in a manner appropriate to their level of functioning and taking account of hearing or/and vision
disabilities, place information on the residents’ rights and obligations together
with addresses of institutions protecting human rights and other information
relevant to residents in common areas, expand SCC personnel training plans
to include issues related to protection of children’s rights in international and
national law.
The recommendations made by the representatives of the Mechanism led
to eliminating malpractice in the establishment. Punishment was eliminated from
the establishment’s practices. The procedure for applying coercive measures was
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