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Confiscation of bras
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In custody facilities, "hygiene kits" must contain sufficient amounts of feminine
hygiene products.
Since its 2008 annual report, the CGLPL has not let up in its criticism of the practice
whereby women placed in custody have their bra confiscated systematically, for it
deems this to be a slight on the dignity of women in custody and out of proportion with
the risk.
Concerning custody, the CGLPL reiterates the recommendations it made in its 2011
annual report: "on the subject of searches, the principle according to which they may
only be conducted by officers of the same sex is not always possible in practice where
women are concerned […] particularly because there are not enough female staff on
the night shifts. Since this situation is the exclusive responsibility of the authorities, in
such a case the decision must be made that no search of any kind (including security
frisking) may be carried out".
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