GENERAL PART
Section I. Principal provisions of the criminal executive legislation of the Republic of Tajikistan
Chapter 2. Legal status of convicted persons
Article 16. Basic rights of convicted persons
1. Convicted persons have the right to receive written information about their rights and responsibilities, the order and conditions of serving of a sentence imposed by court. Criminal executive institution or body shall provide convicted persons with the mentioned information and acquaint them with changes made to the order and conditions of serving of a sentence.
2. Convicted persons have the right to polite treatment by staff of the criminal executive institution or body. They shall not be subject to cruel or dignity degrading treatment. The application of coercive measures shall be based only on law.
3. Convicted persons have the right to apply with proposals, applications and complaints to the administration of the criminal executive institution or body, higher bodies, courts, offices of public prosecutor, other bodies of state government and local government, public associations, as well as to interstate bodies and international organizations for protection of human rights and freedoms.
4. Convicted persons have the right to give explanations and be in correspondence, make proposals, applications and complaints mentioned in part three of the present article in their native language or any other language they know, and in necessary cases they may use translation service. Convicted persons should receive a reply in the language of application, and if it is not possible to reply in the language of application, it shall be given in the state language of the Republic of Tajikistan. Translation of the reply into state language shall be provided by the institution or body in charge of execution of a sentence.
5. Convicted persons have the right to health protection including first medical-sanitary and specialized medical aid in out-patient and in-patient facilities depending on medical prescription as well as the right to material and social provision.
6. Convicted persons have the right to social maintenance, including pensions and social allowances, on general grounds in accordance with legislation of the Republic of Tajikistan.
7. In order to receive qualified legal aid, convicted persons may use services of attorneys and other persons having right to render such services.
8. Convicted persons have the right to have meetings with family members, relatives and receive food and other articles of prime necessity.
9. Convicted persons have the right to compensation of the damage caused to him while execution of a sentence according to order established by law.
10. The order of realization of convicted persons’ rights is determined by the present Code and other normative legal acts.
11. The realization of convicted persons’ rights shall not violate the internal regulations, as well as infringe upon other persons' rights and legal interests.
Enforcement of sentences imposed
Enforcement of sentence of imprisonment
Enforcement of national penalties - conditions of imprisonment
Enforcement of national penalties - imprisonment
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