1.5 Obiski posebnih socialnovarstvenih zavodov 1.5 Visits to special social care institutions 1.5 Obiski posebnih socialnovarstvenih zavodov 1.5 Visits to special social care institutions V okviru izvajanja nalog in pooblastil državnega preventivnega mehanizma (DPM), ki ga določa Opcijski protokol h konvenciji Združenih narodov proti mučenju in drugim krutim, nečloveškim ali poniževalnim kaznim ali ravnanju, smo v letu 2014 obiskali dva posebna socialnovarstvena zavoda, in sicer zavod Dom Lukavci (23. 4. 2014) in zavod Prizma Ponikve (19. 12. 2014). Within the implementation of duties and powers of the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) determined by the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, we visited two special social care institutions in 2014, i.e. Dom Lukavci Special Social Care Institution (23 April 2014) and Dom Prizma Ponikve Special Social Care Institution (19 December 2014). Obiska sta bila nenapovedana. Ob prihodu se je skupina DPM, ki so jo sestavljali predstavniki Varuha in ene ali več pogodbenih nevladnih organizacij, najprej pogovorila z vodstvom zavoda, sledili so ogled varovanih oddelkov (VO) oziroma drugih oddelkov, vpogled v dokumentacijo, ki se nanaša na sprejem stanovalcev na VO in uporabo posebnih varovanih ukrepov (PVU), ter pogovori z naključno izbranimi stanovalci. Pri obisku zavoda Dom Lukavci je v delu nadzora, ki se nanaša na zdravstveno varstvo in zdravniško oskrbo, sodeloval tudi zunanji izvedenec (izvedenec). Po končanem obisku Doma Lukavci je skupina DPM pripravila predhodno poročilo o svojih ugotovitvah in priporočilih, ki smo jih posredovali obiskanemu zavodu s predlogom, da ga obravnava in nas obvesti o svojih stališčih. Končno poročilo (z odzivi obiskanega zavoda) o opravljenem obisku pa je bilo nato posredovano Ministrstvu za družino, socialne zadeve in enake možnosti. Glavni namen obiska DPM je bilo preveriti: - ravnanje z osebami, nastanjenimi na VO v zavodu Dom Lukavci; - ter ugotoviti, ali je zavod Prizma Ponikve od zadnjega obiska morda vzpostavil VO oziroma ali posameznim osebam morda na drug način omejuje svobodo gibanja (npr. z uporabo posebnih varovanih ukrepov). Vloga – poslanstvo zavodov in mnenje DPM Posebna socialnovarstvena zavoda nudita oskrbo, varstvo in strokovno obravnavo oseb, ki zaradi slabših psihofizičnih sposobnosti niso zmožni integracije v samostojno izveninstitucionalno življenje. Prav zato je poslanstvo obeh zavodov usmerjeno v razvoj programov, namenjenih stanovalcem in zaposlenim, izboljšanju bivalnih razmer, uskladitvi predpisanih normativov in standardov ter nudenje oskrbe, varstva in vzgoje stanovalcem. DPM je oba zavoda spodbudil, da tudi v prihodnje stanovalcem zagotovita čim večjo kakovost bivanja in nudita strokovno podporo, ki bo ustrezala merilom človeškega dostojanstva. Kot že navedeno, je DPM zavod Prizma Ponikve obiskal z namenom, da ugotovi, ali je zavod od zadnjih obiskov v letih 2007 in 2011 morda vzpostavil VO. Tudi tokrat je DPM ugotovil, da zavod nima VO, saj ob pregledu posameznih oddelkov zavoda in iz pogovorov z osebjem in stanovalci nismo mogli ugotoviti, da bi bil kateremu stanovalcu onemogočen prost izhod iz zavoda ali posamezne bivalne enote. Tudi vrata na posamezne oddelke so bila ob obisku odprta oziroma odklenjena. DPM tako ni mogel ugotoviti, ali obstajajo prostori ali aktivnosti, s katerimi bi bila posameznim stanovalcem omejena svoboda gibanja, zato nadzora v vlogi DPM nismo nadaljevali. V nadaljevanju se poročilo vsebinsko navezuje na Dom Lukavci. 114 poročilo o izvajanju nalog DPM v letu 2014 DržavnI preventivnI mehanizEm po Opcijskem protokolu h Konvenciji OZN proti mučenju in drugim krutim, nečloveškim ali poniževalnim kaznim ali ravnanju Both visits were unannounced. Upon arrival, the NPM group consisting of the Ombudsman’s representatives and one or more contractual NGOs first spoke to the management of the institution, which was followed by a review of secure wards or other units, a review of documentation relating to the admission of residents to secure wards and the application of special protection measures, and interviews with randomly selected residents. The external expert participated in the review of the medical and health care at Dom Lukavci Special Social Care Institution. After the visit to Dom Lukavci Special Social Care Institution, the NPM group drafted a preliminary report on its findings and recommendations, which were submitted to the visited institution with a request to discuss it and submit its positions to us. The final report (with the response of the relevant institution) on the conducted visit was then submitted to the Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities. The main purpose of the NPM visit was to verify - t he treatment of persons accommodated in secure wards in Dom Lukavci Special Social Care Institution - and establish whether Dom Prizma Ponikve Special Social Care had established a secure ward since the last visit, or was the liberty of individuals being restricted in another way (e.g. the application of special restrictive measures). Role – mission of the institutions and the NPM’s opinion The two special social care institutions provide care, protection and professional treatment for persons who, due to poor psycho-physical abilities, are unable to integrate into independent life outside the institution. The mission of both institutions is directed towards the development of programmes intended for the residents and the staff, the improvement of living conditions, harmonisation of legislative norms and standards and the provision of care, protection and education to the residents. The NPM encouraged both institutions to provide for the utmost quality of living for their residents and offer expert support which would meet the criteria of human dignity. As already stated, the NPM visited Dom Prizma Ponikve Special Social Care Institution in order to verify whether the institution had established a secure ward since its previous visits in 2007 and 2011. The NPM discovered that the institution still had no secure wards, since upon the review of individual units and interviews with the staff and residents, we were unable to establish that residents were prevented from exiting the institution of an individual residential unit. The doors to individual units were open or unlocked upon the visit. The NPM was unable to establish whether there were rooms or activities aimed at restricting the residents’ freedom of movement, and therefore did not continue its supervision in the capacity of the NPM. In the continuation, the report refers substantively to Dom Lukavci Special Social Care Institution. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE NPM IN 2014 National Preventive Mechanism under the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 115