Human Rights of the Prisoners in Serbia

Igrački, Jasmina and Ilijić, Ljeposava and Stepanović, Ivana (2016) Human Rights of the Prisoners in Serbia. In: Međunarodni naučni skup Krivične i prekršajne sankcije i mere: izricanje, izvršenje i uslovni otpust,Palić, 02-03 jun 2016. Institut za kriminološka i sociološka istraživanja, Beograd, pp. 331-347. ISBN 978-86-83287-90-1

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Abstract

A person against whom a ciminal sacntion is being executed had the rights to protection of fundamental rights stipulated by the Constitution of the Republic of Serbia, the Law on Execution of Criminal Sanctions, international treaties and commonly accepted rules of international law. Limitation of human rights of prisoners is possible only to the extent to which it is neccsary for the execution of criminal sanctions, by the procedure which is regulated by the Law on Execution of Criminal Sanctions. Criteria for protection of human rights are being processed on the basis of five fields of observation, and these are prohibition of discrimination, use of coercive measures, use of special measures and procedures, respect of political rights and respect of economic rights. However, good legal groundedness for respect of the rights of prosoners does not necessarily mean their literal implementation in practice, which is confirmed by the data from the report of Ombudsman of Serbiaon prisoners' complaints. In these complaints convicts usually express dissatisfaction with conditions of serving sentences, the treatment, subsequent classification and realsation of specific rights within a group, providing medical care, work of the Security Servise, realisation of the right to have a holiday and salary as well as the right to adequate nutrition. Authors focuse on infringements of fundamental human rights of prisoners which stem from the use of coercive measures and lack of adequate health care.

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