Topic Activities

1. Learn the following words:

detention	задержание
to be deprived of	быть лишенным чего-либо
to treat smb.	относиться к кому-либо
dignity	достоинство
to presume	предполагать
torture	пытка
juvenile	подросток
adult	взрослый
duration	длительность
reason	причина
to provide	обеспечивать
to take advantage of	воспользоваться
to compel	заставить
to exceed	превышать
restraint	сдержанность
a range of means	ряд средств

2. Guess the meaning of the following international words:

humanity, human, degrading, form, officially, information, equivalent, visit, to communicate, adequate, medical service, personal, religious, moral, states, situation, discipline, to minimize.

3. Answer the following questions:

1. How must people be treated if they are deprived of their liberty?

2. Can anyone be subject to inhuman treatment?

3. Where are detained persons held?

4. What must the detainees be informed of?

5. What rights do the detained persons have?

6. What is the main principle exercised in the use of force?

Detention

Pretrial detention shall be the exception, rather than the rule. All persons deprived of their liberty shall be treated with humanity and with respect for the inherent dignity of the human person. Everyone charged with a penal offense shall be presumed innocent until proven guilty. No detainee shall be subject to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, or to any form of violence or threats. Detained persons shall be held only in officially recognized places of detention, and their family and legal representatives are to receive full information.

Juveniles are to be separated from adults; women from men; and unconvicted persons from convicted persons. Decisions about the duration and legality of detention are to be made by a judicial or equivalent authority. Detainees shall have the right to be informed of the reason for detention and any charges against them. Detainees have the right to contact with the outside world and to visits from family members, and to communicate privately and in person with a legal representative.

Detainees shall be kept in humane facilities, designed to preserve health, and shall be provided with adequate food, water, shelter, clothing, medical services, exercise and items of personal hygiene.

The religious and moral beliefs of detainees shall be respected. Every detainee shall have right to appear before a judicial authority, and to have the legality of his detention reviewed.

No one shall take advantage of the situation of a detained person to compel him to confess, or to otherwise incriminate himself or another person. Measures for discipline and order shall only be those as set out in law and regulation, shall not exceed those necessary for safe custody, and shall not be inhumane.

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