Medical examination of detainees in Catalonia, Spain, carried out in the presence of police officers
Introduction: On 14th October 2019, the Supreme Court of Spain issued a court judgment convicting social and political leaders in Catalonia, of crimes of embezzlement, sedition and disobedience. Following this, widespread protests in Catalonia began. During these protests, there were also numerous c...
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| description | Introduction: On 14th October 2019, the Supreme Court of Spain issued a court judgment convicting social and political leaders in Catalonia, of crimes of embezzlement, sedition and disobedience. Following this, widespread protests in Catalonia began. During these protests, there were also numerous clashes between protesters and members of different Catalan and Spanish police forces, which ended with more than 600 people suf- fering injuries to varying degrees.
Method: Semi-structured interviews in prison (n=22) with people injured and detained during demonstrations.
Results: No detainees were informed of their right to a medical examination. 50% of detain- ees reported access to medical examinations in police custody. In all cases this was carried out in primary healthcare centres in the presence of police in the examination room. In all cases the report was given to the police instead of the detainee. The whereabouts of this docu- mentation is unknown despite attempts from the detainees and their lawyers to obtain them. 31% of detainees reported being medically examined in the courthouse, with police presence at all examinations. Finally, all detainees reported routine medical examinations at the entrance to prison for pre-trial detention, none of which were carried out in the presence of police forces. Detainees reported good treatment once in the prison.
Conclusion: The results show a serious breach of regional, national and international, regulations and in particular the Istanbul Protocol principles relating to the medical examination of detainees. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-123394830ead4a299d45dcd0cc9bc2da2025-08-20T02:49:54ZengInternational Rehabilitation Council for Torture VictimsTorture1018-81851997-33222020-06-01301495310.7146/torture.v30i1.119257112988Medical examination of detainees in Catalonia, Spain, carried out in the presence of police officersCarme Vivancos0Iñaki Rivera Beiras1SIRECOVI-Universitat de BarcelonaObservatorio del Sistema Penal y los Derechos Humanos (OSPDH). Barcelona UniversityIntroduction: On 14th October 2019, the Supreme Court of Spain issued a court judgment convicting social and political leaders in Catalonia, of crimes of embezzlement, sedition and disobedience. Following this, widespread protests in Catalonia began. During these protests, there were also numerous clashes between protesters and members of different Catalan and Spanish police forces, which ended with more than 600 people suf- fering injuries to varying degrees. Method: Semi-structured interviews in prison (n=22) with people injured and detained during demonstrations. Results: No detainees were informed of their right to a medical examination. 50% of detain- ees reported access to medical examinations in police custody. In all cases this was carried out in primary healthcare centres in the presence of police in the examination room. In all cases the report was given to the police instead of the detainee. The whereabouts of this docu- mentation is unknown despite attempts from the detainees and their lawyers to obtain them. 31% of detainees reported being medically examined in the courthouse, with police presence at all examinations. Finally, all detainees reported routine medical examinations at the entrance to prison for pre-trial detention, none of which were carried out in the presence of police forces. Detainees reported good treatment once in the prison. Conclusion: The results show a serious breach of regional, national and international, regulations and in particular the Istanbul Protocol principles relating to the medical examination of detainees.https://tidsskrift.dk/torture-journal/article/view/119257institutional violencecataloniamedical examinationspolicecatalan independence movement |
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| title | Medical examination of detainees in Catalonia, Spain, carried out in the presence of police officers |
| title_full | Medical examination of detainees in Catalonia, Spain, carried out in the presence of police officers |
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