9.2.
put into law and practice 15 European rules governing minimum standards of
conditions of detention for migrants and asylum seekers to ensure that:
9.2.1. persons deprived of their liberty shall be treated with dignity and respect for their
rights;
9.2.2. detainees shall be accommodated in centers specifically designed for the purpose
of immigration detention and not in prisons;
9.2.3. all detainees must be informed promptly, in simple, non-technical language that
they can understand, of the essential legal and factual grounds for detention, their rights and the
rules and complaints procedure in detention; during detention, detainees must be provided with
the opportunity to make a claim for asylum or complementary/subsidiary protection, and
effective access to a fair and satisfactory asylum process with full procedural safeguards;
9.2.4. legal and factual admission criteria shall be complied with, including carrying out
appropriate screening and medical checks to identify special needs. Proper records concerning
admissions, stay and departure of detainees must be kept;
9.2.5. the material conditions for detention shall be appropriate to the individual’s legal
and factual situation;
9.2.6. the detention regime must be appropriate to the individual’s legal and factual
situation;
9.2.7. the detention authorities shall safeguard the health and well-being of all detainees
in their care;
9.2.8. detainees shall be guaranteed effective access to the outside world (including
access to lawyers, family, friends, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for
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