2010 OVERVIEW OF THE CHANCELLOR OF JUSTICE ACTIVITIES FOR THE PREVENTION OF ILL-TREATMENT STATISTICS OF PROCEEDINGS Tallinn 2011 1 OFFICE OF THE CHANCELLOR OF JUSTICE KOHTU 8 STREET 15193 TALLINN Phone: +372 693 8404 Fax: +372 693 8401 Homepage: http://www.oiguskantsler.ee T r a n s l a t i o n Margus Puusepp D e s i g n AS Vaba Maa ISSN 1736-3039 Contents PART I. CHANCELLOR OF JUSTICE AS THE PREVENTIVE MECHANISM............. 5 ��������I. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 6 ���������������������II. PREVENTION OF ILL-�������������������TREATMENT IN SOCIAL W�������������������ELFARE INSTITUTIONS ..... 12 1. Introduction ........................................................................................................... 12 2. Freedom of movement of clients outside the territory of a social welfare institution .............................................................................................................. 12 3. Use of means of restraint in a social welfare institution ....................................... 13 4. Secluding a client when they pose a danger to the staff of a social welfare institution .............................................................................................................. 14 5. Maintaining a register of the use of seclusion in a social welfare institution ....... 15 6. The use of video surveillance in social welfare institutions .................................. 16 7. The right of clients to have access to the documents concerning themselves ....... 17 8. Disclosure of personal data of clients in a social welfare institution .................... 17 9. Notifying legal representatives of clients ............................................................... 18 10. The rights of clients to the inviolability of family life .......................................... 19 11. The use of the client’s personal mobile phone and computer in a social welfare institution .............................................................................................................. 20 III. POLICE DETENTION FACILITIES ............................................................................. 22 1. General outline ...................................................................................................... 22 2. Inspection visit to Haapsalu and Kärdla detention chambers of the public order bureau of the West Prefecture ...................................................................... 24 3. Inspection visit to Paide detention chamber of the public order bureau of the West Prefecture and Viljandi detention chamber of the public order bureau of the South Prefecture ............................................................................. 25 4. Inspection visit to Kuressaare detention chamber of the public order bureau of the West Prefecture ............................................................................................ 25 5. Inspection visit to the sobering-up facility of the public order bureau of the North Prefecture ........................................................................................ 25 6. Inspection visit to the detention centre of the public order department of the North Prefecture ......................................................................................... 26 IV. EXPULSION CENTRE ................................................................................................... 27 V. INSTITUTIONS ORGANISING THE RECEPTION OF ASYLUM SEEKERS........... 39 1. General outline ...................................................................................................... 39 2. Inspection visit to Illuka Reception Centre for Asylum Seekers .......................... 44 3. Inspection visit to the premises of the Police and Border Guard Board .............. 46 VI. DEFENCE FORCES ....................................................................................................... 49 1. General outline ...................................................................................................... 49 2. Headquarters and Signal Battalion ....................................................................... 49 3. MCM Squadron ..................................................................................................... 50 4. Pioneer Battalion ................................................................................................... 50 5. Air Defence Battalion ............................................................................................ 50 VII. PRISONS ......................................................................................................................... 52 1. General outline ...................................................................................................... 52 2. Harku Prison ......................................................................................................... 52 CONTENTS �����������VIII. PROVID�������������������������������������������������ERS OF INVOLUNTARY EMERGENCY PSYCHIATRIC CARE AND COERCIVE TREATMENT ............................................................................................. 54 1. General outline ...................................................................................................... 54 2. Psychiatric clinic of Tartu University Hospital Foundation ................................. 55 3. Psychiatric clinic of Viljandi Hospital Foundation ............................................... 55 4. Psychiatric department of Lääne County Hospital Foundation........................... 56 5. Department No 5 of the psychiatric clinic of the North Estonian Regional Hospital Foundation .............................................................................................. 56 6. Psychiatric department of Rapla County Hospital Foundation ........................... 56 7. Psychiatric clinic of Pärnu Hospital Foundation .................................................. 56 8. Psychiatric department of Narva Hospital Foundation ........................................ 57 IX. PROVIDERS OF SPECIAL CARE SERVICES .............................................................. 58 1. General outline ...................................................................................................... 58 2. Nursing care and social welfare department of Viljandi Hospital Foundation .... 59 3. Võisiku Care Home (AS Hoolekandeteenused) .................................................... 60 X. SPECIAL SCHOOLS ....................................................................................................... 62 XI. PROVIDERS OF REHABILITATION SERVICES TO CHILDREN WITH ADDICTION PROBLEMS ............................................................................................. 67 1. General outline ...................................................................................................... 67 2. Jõhvi Youth Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre ................................................ 67 3. Tallinn Children’s Shelter ...................................................................................... 70 PART II. STATISTICS OF PROCEEDINGS ........................................................................... 71 1. General outline of statistics of proceedings ..................................................................... 72 1.1. Petition-based statistics ............................................................................................ 72 1.2. Statistics based on cases opened ............................................................................... 72 2. Outcomes of cases opened ............................................................................................. 74 2.1. Review of constitutionality and legality of legislation of general application ........... 74 2.2. Verification of lawfulness of activities of agencies and institutions performing public functions ....................................................................................................... 75 2.3. Special proceedings .................................................................................................. 76 2.4. Cases not accepted for proceedings .......................................................................... 77 3. Distribution of cases by area of responsibility ................................................................ 78 4. Distribution of cases by areas of law ............................................................................... 87 5. Distribution of cases by regions....................................................................................... 88 6. Language of proceedings.................................................................................................. 89 7. Inspection visits ................................................................................................................ 89 8. Reception of individuals .................................................................................................. 90 9. Conclusion ....................................................................................................................... 91 CHANCELLOR OF JUSTICE AS THE PREVENTIVE MECHANISM PART I CHANCELLOR OF JUSTICE AS THE PREVENTIVE MECHANISM 5 CHANCELLOR OF JUSTICE AS THE PREVENTIVE MECHANISM I. INTRODUCTION We can talk about human rights in the modern sense since 10 December 1948 when the United Nations General