Overview of Recommendations submitted by the Commission in 2017
d.
Opportunities for exercise and leisure pursuits
– For individuals being held in administrative detention under
immigration law the commission recommends that all of the
facilities visited (cf. NCPT Report, Bässlergut 2017, p. 6; NCPT
Report, Realta 2017, p. 6; and NCPT Report, Granges 2017,
p. 5) to implement open regimes that impose as few restrictions as possible on freedom of movement and under which
detainees are confined to their cells only at night.
– The Commission recommends that the administration of the
Favra Intercantonal Facility take urgent measures to allow
unrestricted access to outdoor facilities (NCPT Report, Favra
2017, p. 4-5).
– The Commission urges the Favra Intercantonal Facility (NCPT
Report, Favra 2017, p. 6) and the Realta Correctional Facility
(NCPT Report, Realta 2017, p. 6) to make occupational activities and leisure pursuits available to individuals held in administrative detention under immigration law.
– The Commission recommends that the Realta Correctional
Facility urgently seek a solution for allowing daily walks
(NCPT Report, Realta 2017, p. 5).
e. Medical care
– The Commission recommends that the Favra Intercantonal
Facility (NCPT Report, Favra 2017, p. 5) and the Frambois
Intercantonal Facility (NCPT Report, Frambois 2017, p. 2)
conduct medical examinations of all individuals held in administrative detention within the first 24 hours following their
arrival.
– The Commission recommends that the Realta Correctional
Facility provide equal access to health care in all units andconduct systematic medical screenings of individuals held in
administrative detention under the Foreign Nationals Act
upon their arrival (NKVF Report, Realta 2017, p. 8).
– The Commission recommends that the Favra Intercantonal
Facility draft a suicide prevention concept (NCPT Report, Favra 2017, p. 8)
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