On 11 December 2019, the training ‘Supervision
of life sentences based on human rights: areas
for improvement’ was organised at the Seimas
Ombudsmen’s Office for staff of correctional
institutions. During the training, the objectives
and principles of prevention checks were
presented, the importance of a preventive
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approach was stressed, and the underlying
provisions of the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights were analysed. Representatives of the
Seimas Ombudsmen’s Office reminded the staff of
correctional institutions that the main objective
of the implementation of human rights in the
process of execution of sentences is to ensure
proper detention conditions for convicted,
protection against torture and other cruel,
inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
and to provide opportunities for the convicted
to change their lives and have a positive impact
on their own future. During the training, the staff
of correctional institutions could check their
knowledge by performing practical exercises
during which they had difficulty in identifying
hidden potential violations of human rights and
risks in terms of human rights.
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