are detained are closed during the night (starting at 22:00), so people do not have access to the toilet
during the night, nor can they visit the prayer room to pray in the evening (problems have been
identified especially during Ramadan). Food for detainees is delivered through the catering service.
Foreigners from outside the CIS complain about its quality. Placed persons, who have the
opportunity, buy their own dairy products, eggs, rice. Religious food preferences are not respected.
Muslims complain that halal food is not served and they are forced to buy food on their own or
remain hungry12.
5.4.1. The right to information
Following the findings of the visiting team, the detainees are formally informed about the reasons
for their placement at TPCF. The conclusion of the court by which they are placed in public custody
are not translated and explained to them. Detainees are unaware of their rights, in particular the
right to state-guaranteed legal aid and the right to challenge the actions of state authorities and the
courts.
5.4.2. Access to healthcare
Detainees have access to medical assistance, which is provided by the medical service of the Border
Police Department. There is a medical office and medical isolator in the Centre, but there is no
doctor or nurse employed. There were cases when people were provided with the necessary medical
assistance only following a written address to the TPCF administration, the verbal addresses being
previously ignored. It is important to note that the TPCF administration and employees do not know
how to work with HIV-positive people, in July an HIV-positive person was isolated from other
inmates in a room, had separate cutlery, and all employees and guards knew about his HIV status.
5.4.3. Psychological assistance to foreigners
TPCF does not have a psychologist's office. An office was opened for the psychologist, on August
1, 2019, inside the GIBP at the medical service that serves the persons placed in the TPCF. The
office is intended for GIBP employees and migrants in difficulty. In this regard, the TPCF
administration was encouraged to refer distressed foreigners to the services of the GIBP
psychologist. In reality, no person was referred to that service, and at the written request of one of
the detainees, TPCF ignored the request.
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