– 2 SPs (Zhulyany unit of Kyiv separate checkpoint and Lviv-airport unit of
Lviv border control unit);
2 PCPDE (transit zones of Kyiv and Lviv airports).
Typical violations identified during monitoring visits
There were no violations of the rights of detained persons that may constitute
torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment found in 2014.
Following confidential communication with detainees, interviews with the staff
and security guards of facilities, inspection of the state of functioning of facilities and
examination of premises, a number of shortcomings that may lead to ill-treatment
were identified, in particular:
The
current
procedure
does
not
guarantee free access of
detainees to information
on their rights and other
useful information that
would help adapting to
new conditions, as well
as
provision
of
information in a language
understandable to them
immediately
after
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apprehension );
Units of Zhulyany border unit of Kyiv checkpoint (Kyiv
international Airport) and Lviv-airport unit of Lviv border control unit (Lviv
International Airport) have no actual or formal medical staff;
According to paragraph 3.2. of internal regulations at the SP of
Zhulyany unit of Kyiv checkpoint, only persons held at the facility for over
three days have the right to a walk with duration of 1 hours;
Rooms for detainees have no desks or tables despite regulations of
the border agency (Zhulyany unit of Kyiv checkpoint, Lviv-airport unit of Lviv
border control unit).
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At Zhulyany border unit of Kyiv checkpoint and Lviv-airport unit of Lviv border control unit useful information (on
the management of border guard agencies, contact phone numbers of the court, prosecution authorities, legal aid providers
etc.) is available in Ukrainian language only on the board at the special premises hall. The internal regulations, daily
schedule for persons detained at the SP in Ukrainian, Russian, and English languages are available on the same
information board. Translations are either absent or incorrect.
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