Recommendations
(E/CN.4/2006/6/Add.3)
Situation during visit
(See: E/CN.4/2006/6/Add.3)
Steps taken in previous years
(See: A/HRC/4/33/Add.2 and
A/HRC/7/3/Add.2)
Information received on steps taken since
December 2007/current situation
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shoes micro production facility, iconpainting learning courses, sports
activities and etc). With the purpose of
prisoners’ education, the libraries of
almost all penitentiary institutions have
been refurbished and supplied with
around 10.000 books of modern literature
in the last 6 months of 2008. The
Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of
Education and Science, with the
assistance of the reform group, have
elaborated a concept paper on medium,
professional and higher education for
prisoners
“Administrative detention orders” were
introduced by the Law on Imprisonment
of 29 June 2007 (entered into force on
1 September 2007) as a disciplinary
measure for prisoners (except pregnant
women and convicted juveniles below
14); they can be imposed by the prison
director or a duly authorized person for
no more than 60 days; these periods are
not counted in the overall period of
conviction; a number of safeguards are
foreseen (e.g. information in a language
understandable to the prisoner about his
rights including to appeal the order); any
such order, should be presented to the
court within 24 hours; a public oral court
hearing has to be held within 48 hours
after its submission in accordance with
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