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VIII. Recommendation made in paragraph 121
182. In report MJTI-VIO-DGPCD No. 305/2017 (annex VI), the Office of the Deputy
Minister for Equal Opportunities notes the following.
183. Article 37 of the General Act on Persons with Disabilities 1 and Supreme Decree No.
1893 2 provide that responsibility for the provision of training for prison officers on
disability-related regulations, the accessibility of police stations and prisons and alternative
means of communication of persons with disabilities lies with the Ministry of the Interior.
184. In implementation of the Act, three training workshops on the human rights of
persons with disabilities have been conducted at the national level with a view to improving
the conduct towards and treatment of persons with disabilities deprived of their liberty by
the authorities, prison officers and those responsible for assistance in prisons.
185. Training workshops have been conducted for persons with disabilities deprived of
their liberty in various prisons across the country with a view to protecting the rights of this
vulnerable group.
186. Nationwide, there are 166 persons with disabilities deprived of their liberty, of
which 75 are serving sentences and 91 are in pretrial detention.
IX. Recommendation made in paragraph 124
187. According to the same report, MJTI-VIO-DGPCD No. 305/2017, in order to ensure
adequate and free access to health care for persons with disabilities deprived of their liberty,
each prison is equipped with a health centre that provides free health care on a preferential
basis to persons with disabilities.
188. When persons with disabilities who are deprived of their liberty require specialized
tertiary care, they are transferred to the relevant service by court order and the costs are
covered by the Ministry of the Interior. In the circumstances, the creation of a plan of action
is not a priority given the care this group currently receives.
189. Supreme Decree No. 19843 sets out the procedure for accessing health services at the
national level, including by persons with disabilities deprived of their liberty, who have
access to two health-care systems simply by showing a disability card issued under the
Programme on the Central National Register of Persons with Disabilities and referral and
counter-referral forms, the first for free health care, issued by the Directorate General of
Prisons, under the Ministry of the Interior, in each prison, and the second issued by the
public health system under the Ministry of Health, which also provides free health care
depending on the severity of the individual case.
Part V
Observations and recommendations made by the
Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture directly related to
the functions of the Public Prosecution Service
Observations and recommendations made in paragraphs 24,
25, 29, 30, 31, 32, 64, 73, 97, 111, 115, 118 and 125
190. The following relevant information is provided in response to the points raised in
those paragraphs.
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Gaceta Oficial. Act No. 223, General Act on Persons with Disabilities of 2 March 2012.
Gaceta Oficial. Supreme Decree No. 1893. Regulations to Act No. 223 of 12 February 2014.
Gaceta Oficial. Supreme Decree No. 1894. Regulations to Act No. 223 Dated 30 April 2014.
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