Basic rights & Duties
What are your basic rights and duties upon your detention?
You have various rights and duties from the moment of your detention. You must be informed about these at the moment of your detention.
Rights
You have the right to:
- know why you were detained
- appeal the lawfulness of your detention to the court (immediately)
- communicate in a language that you understand with the help of a translator, if necessary
- receive self-paid legal aid during the whole detention process or state-paid legal aid in the appeal of your detention before the court if you cannot afford to pay for a lawyer yourself
- read the materials related to your detention
- receive necessary medical aid
Resources
Law
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European Convention on Human Rights
In force for Estonia as of 16 April 1996
Article 5
Article 5
Directive 2013/33/EU laying down standards for the reception of applicants for international protection
Directive 2013/33/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013
Other
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CPT Standards
European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment
UN General Assembly resolution No A/RES/43/173
9 December 1988
9 December 1988
Human Rights Guide
A European platform for human rights education