F. ORGANIZATION OF LEISURE AND PHYSICAL TRAINING
International Standard
In accordance with the Body of Principles, a detained or imprisoned person shall have the right to obtain
within the limits of available resources reasonable quantities of educational, cultural and informational
material, subject to reasonable conditions to ensure security and good order in the place of detention or
imprisonment.157
According to the Standard Minimum Rules, prisoners shall be kept informed regularly of the more important
items of news by the reading of newspapers, periodicals or special institutional publications, by hearing wireless
transmissions, by lectures or by any similar means as authorized or controlled by the administration.158
Every institution shall have a library for the use of all categories of prisoners, adequately stocked with both
recreational and instructional books, and prisoners shall be encouraged to make full use of it.159
Juveniles should receive and retain materials for their leisure and recreation as are compatible with the interests
of the administration of justice.160
In-country Legislation
The Law on the Procedure of the Detention establishes the right of suspected and accused persons to use books
and periodicals available in the library of the place of detention or procured through the administration of the
place of detention from the retail network, as well as to use board games; to practice self-teaching and use
special materials, including those owned by them. Suspected and accused persons shall have the right to do
physical training (physical exercises, games, athletic gymnastics, etc.). 161
Being consistent with the Standard Minimum Rules162, the Law on the Procedure of the Detention outlines
specific features of the procedure and conditions of detention of under-age suspected and accused persons.
For instance, as per Art. 29, during their walks, suspected persons shall be allowed to do physical exercises,
and those accused shall be allowed to physical exercises and games, to the extent possible. Whenever possible,
arrangements shall be undertaken to allow juveniles to watch TV programs, do physical exercises in specially
equipped rooms, and do exercises outdoors on a special sports area, as well as to continue pursuing or pursue
secondary education. Cultural and education activities shall be arranged for juveniles. Juveniles are allowed
to receive textbooks and school and writing material or purchase them at their own expense, and receive those
through care packages or parcels in any quantity.
In accordance with Article 16 of the Law on the Procedure of the Detention, IAB TDF detainees are entitled
to use books and periodicals available in the library or procured through the administration of the place of
detention from a retail network, as well as board games, which must be provided by the administration.
Article 22 of this Law requires that all cells are provided with wireless receivers, and to the extent possible, TV
sets, refrigerators and air movement equipment.
The Internal Regulations also stipulate the right of suspected and accused persons to use books and periodicals
and board games. 163
The monitoring showed that none of the TDFs has a library; nor are there books or periodicals. Therefore, these
are not given to detainees.
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158
Body of Principles, Principle 28.
Standard minimum rules. Rule 39.
Standard minimum rules. Rule 40.
UN Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of their Liberty, Rule 17 (c)
Law on the procedure of the detention, Art. 16
Standard minimum rules. Rule 21.
Internal Regulations. П. 3.1.
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