Therefore, the Commissioner repeated her recommendations on the improvement of the conditions of detention and treatment of detainees which are summarised in the following points: • measures should immediately be taken to ensure natural ventilation of the detention area; • measures should immediately be taken to create an outdoor exercise area • the entertainment area should be redesigned and provide means of creative entertainment activities; • a detention order should be obtained within 24 hours from arrest and be kept in the detainee file; • detainees files must contain all the forms provided by the legislation in force, and detainees must be fully informed of the Rules of Detention and their Rights. Furthermore, the Commissioner reiterated her recommendation to remove the separating glass placed at the visitors area and to find other, milder means to prevent prohibited substances from entering the detention centre. With regard to the rights and treatment of persons with disabilities, the Commissioner pointed out that, although considered according to the Police suitable for the detention of persons with disabilities, the specific Detention Centre is failing in almost all aspects of the rights of this particular group of detainees, as these are enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The Commissioner, as Independent Mechanism for the Promotion, Protection and Monitoring of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, drew the attention of the competent services to the provisions 10

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