Uitspraak
RECHTBANK AMSTERDAM
INTERNATIONALE RECHTSHULPKAMER
Vilnius Regional Court(Litouwen), hierna:
1.Procesgang
2.Identiteit van de opgeëiste persoon
3.Tussenuitspraak 18 september 2024
4.De weigeringsgrond van artikel 12 OLW
5.Artikel 11 OLW; detentieomstandigheden
European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment(CPT) van 2024 een algemeen gevaar moet worden aangenomen vanwege de detentieomstandigheden. Uit het rapport blijkt dat er geen verbeteringen zijn geweest ten opzichte van de situatie waarop deze rechtbank eerder een algemeen gevaar heeft aangenomen. Daarbij is er geen garantie gegeven die het algemeen gevaar wegneemt. Daarom moet de overlevering niet worden toegestaan.
5. The report on the visit was adopted by the CPT at its 114th meeting, held from 1 to 5 July 2024, and transmitted to the authorities of Lithuania on 8 July 2024. The various recommendations, comments and requests for information made by the CPT are set out in bold type in the present report. The CPT requests that the authorities of Lithuania provide within three months a response containing a full account of action taken by them to implement the Committee’s recommendations along with replies to the comments and requests for information formulated in this report.
9. The findings of the 2024 visit set out in this report indicate that the Lithuanian authorities have taken a number of steps to address the above-mentioned problems. However, the situation observed in the four prisons visited demonstrates that with legal and organisational changes alone only partial progress can be made. It is clear that substantial financial resources must now be committed in order to finally and fully address these problems. With a view to achieve a genuine reform of the Lithuanian prison system, far greater resources are needed to accelerate the reconstruction of prisons from dormitory-type to cellular-type accommodation and, most importantly, to significantly increase staffing levels. A substantially larger custodial staff presence in detention areas is required to significantly reduce inter-prisoner violence and to prevent illegal drugs from being smuggled into prison, traded and consumed. The Lithuanian authorities must demonstrate concrete and sustained efforts to tackle these challenging issues if they are to persuade the Committee not to resort to a public statement under the procedure enshrined in Article 10, paragraph 2 of the Convention establishing the CPT.
6.Beslissing
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