Annual Report 2013 of the National Preventive Mechanism
Unidentified officers
60. At the visit to the CIE of Murcia it was verified that the officers on
the morning shift were not identified. Such failure to comply with the
duty of identification, mentioned in paragraph 63 of Annual Report
2012, relating to the CIE of Algeciras, must be the subject of an effective disciplinary correction, as this Institution has informed the DGP,
whenever it has reported this breach to it.
Suggestions on calls to
detainees by megaphone
61. At the CIE of Madrid, a suggestion was made for all officers to
Lack of distribution of
brochures on international
protection in various
languages
62. At the visits made this year, the lack of brochures on international
Rooms with a toilet at the CIE
of Madrid
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be informed in writing and individually that calls to detainees through
the megaphone should be made using their name and surname and
record number and that the office should record with his signature that
such information has been received, which suggestion was accepted
by the DGP.
protection in various languages prepared by the Office for Asylum and
Refugees (Oficina de Asilo y Refugio –“OAR”) continued to be observed, as mentioned in paragraph 64 of Annual Report 2012, and
it should be placed on record in writing that the detainee had been
offered the possibility of requesting asylum or refuge, stating these
circumstances in the record of the detainee. After the visit made to the
CIE of Murcia, where it was verified that this information was provided
only to detainees who arrived at the Spanish coasts by boat and, only
in Arabic, the DGP reported that information on the matter exists in
various languages, such as English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Ukrainian. Nevertheless, the informative summarised forms
delivered have been ineffective to date, so that it is essential to modify
the current information system and again distribute the explanatory
brochures in all languages. In addition, it is considered a priority for
all detainees and not only those arriving by boat to be informed of the
meaning of international protection, who may request it, etc., until such
brochures are published. In this respect, a proceeding was instituted
by the Migrations and Equal Treatment Department, of the Ombudsman’s Office, and continues to be conducted.
63. At the visit made to the CIE in Madrid, it was observed, as mentioned in paragraph 65 of Annual Report 2012, that the necessary
renovation works had been performed for all rooms to have a toilet and
washbasin, as shown in the following photograph.
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