Annual Report 2015
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ANNUAL REPORT 2015 Period under review: 1 January – 31 December 2015 ANNUAL REPORT 2015 of the Federal Agency and of the Joint Commission Period under review: 1 January – 31 December 2015 © 2016 National Agency for the Prevention of Torture All rights reserved Printed by Heimsheim Prison National Agency for the Prevention of Torture Viktoriastraße 35 D-65189 Wiesbaden Tel.: +49 (0)611-160 222 8-18 Fax: +49 (0)611-160 222 8-29 Email: [email protected] www.nationale-stelle.de An electronic version of this Annual Report can be retrieved from the “Publications” section at: www.nationale-stelle.de. TABLE OF CONTENTS I General information about the work of the National Agency....................................................................................11 1 – Background.................................................................................................................................................................12 1.1 – Institutional framework ..........................................................................................................................................12 1.2 – Tasks ........................................................................................................................................................................12 1.3 – Powers......................................................................................................................................................................12 2 – The National Agency in the international context...................................................................................................13 2.1 – Worldwide torture prevention ...............................................................................................................................13 2.2 – The National Agency’s international activities......................................................................................................13 3 – Standards ....................................................................................................................................................................14 3.1 – Protection of privacy ...............................................................................................................................................14 3.2 – Physical restraint .....................................................................................................................................................14 3.3 – Solitary confinement ...............................................................................................................................................15 3.4 – Furnishings and fittings in prison cells ...................................................................................................................15 3.5 – Furnishings and fittings in custody cells .................................................................................................................15 3.6 – Documenting short-term custody..........................................................................................................................15 3.7 – Instruction about rights ..........................................................................................................................................15 4 – Specific issues.............................................................................................................................................................16 4.1 – Implementation of recommendations (follow-up process)...................................................................................16 4.2 – The police................................................................................................................................................................16 4.3 – Draft legislation.......................................................................................................................................................18 4.4 – Enquiries by individuals..........................................................................................................................................18 II Visits by the Federal Agency.......................................................................................................................................21 1 – Federal Police .............................................................................................................................................................22 1.1 – Federal Police stations.............................................................................................................................................22 1.2 – Forced return from Leipzig to Belgrade .................................................................................................................23 2 – Federal Armed Forces and customs ..........................................................................................................................23 2.1 – “Am Goldenen Steig” Barracks, Freyung................................................................................................................23 2.2 – Customs boat “Helgoland” .....................................................................................................................................23 III Visits by the Joint Commission ................................................................................................................................27 1 – Spotlight on the execution of youth imprisonment..................................................................................................28 1.1 – Positive findings.......................................................................................................................................................28 1.2 – Recommendations...................................................................................................................................................29 2 – Youth detention centres............................................................................................................................................30 3 – Prisons ........................................................................................................................................................................31 4 – The police ..................................................................................................................................................................31 4.1 – Physical restraint.....................................................................................................................................................32 4.2 – Strip-searches..........................................................................................................................................................32 4.3 – Instruction about rights..........................................................................................................................................32 4.4 – Custody books ........................................................................................................................................................32 4.5 – Toilets......................................................................................................................................................................33 4.6 – Further recommendations .....................................................................................................................................33 5 5 – Pre-deportation detention facilities ......................................................................................................................... 33 6 – Child and youth welfare facilities ............................................................................................................................. 34 7 – Residential care homes and nursing homes for the elderly...................................................................................... 34 8 – Psychiatric clinics...................................................................................................................................................... 35 IV Annex......................................................................................................................................................................... 37 1 – Chronological list of visits ......................................................................................................................................... 38 2 – Members of the Federal Agency............................................................................................................................... 39 3 – Members of the Joint Commission........................................................................................................................... 39 4 – Activities in the period under review ....................................................................................................................... 40 6 FOREWORD The National Agency for the Prevention of Torture Commission’s visits to privately-run facilities citing is the body responsible in Germany for ensuring hu- their name are still being examined at present. mane conditions of detention and treatment in places The findings and recommendations made by the where people are deprived of their liberty. It presents National Agency in the course of its visits are sum- an annual activity report to the Federal Government, marised in this Annual