LAW OF UKRAINE

of April 8, 2014 No. 1186-VII

About modification in the Penitentiary code of Ukraine concerning adaptation of legal status of the convict to the European standards

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine decides:

I. Bring in the Penitentiary code of Ukraine (Sheets of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, 2004, Art. No. 3-4, 21) the following changes:

1) in Article 8:

a) the first and second to state parts in the following edition:

"1. Convicts have the right:

on receipt of information on the rights and obligations, procedure and conditions of execution and serving of the penalty imposed by court. The administration of the organization or body performing punishment shall provide to convicts the specified information, and also acquaint them with changes of procedure and conditions of serving of punishments;

on the humane attitude towards them and respect of their human dignity; convicts shall not be exposed to the cruel, brutal or degrading their advantage address. Corrective actions can be applied to convicts only based on the law; convicts cannot be subjected to medical or other similar researches irrespective of their consent;

address according to the legislation with offers, statements and claims administration of bodies and organizations of execution of punishments, their higher bodies, the Representative of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine for human rights, the European Court of Human Rights, and also other relevant organs of the international organizations, member or the member of whom is Ukraine, to authorized persons of such international organizations, court, bodies of prosecutor's office, other public authorities, local government bodies and associations. The corresponding applications are submitted in duplicate, one of which with mark about obtaining remains at the convict;

offer explanations and correspond, and also address with offers, statements and claims in the native language. Answers are given to convicts in address language. In case of lack of opportunity to give the answer in address language it is given in Ukrainian with transfer of the answer to address language which is provided with body or organization of execution of punishments;

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