A/HRC/13/42* page 147 Country Response • Rights of detainees: to written reasons for detention (within 14 days) and right to appeal, and right to representation. • Family members are informed and given the right to reach the detainee (within the first 30 days subject to non-interference with the investigation; thereafter, regularly) • Justices of the Peace and community members form a Board of Inspection which is allowed to make unannounced visits to the detention centers. 35. Slovakia • No instances of secret detention in the penitentiary system • No involvement or collaboration in secret detention on the territory of another State. • In 2006, Slovakia responded to the inquiry of the Council of Europe’s investigation into allegations of unlawful and unacknowledged detentions. • Slovakian authorities are constrained by the rule of law and in particular the Constitution. Unlawful deprivation of liberty, interrogation or torture would attract criminal liability. Persons charged with terrorist offences must be dealt with in accordance with the criminal procedures. • Activities of foreign intelligence services on Slovakian territory are monitored by the two national intelligence agencies, which are subject to Parliamentary control. 36. Slovenia • No instances of secret detention in the penitentiary system • No involvement or collaboration in secret detention on the territory of another State • No further comments on effectiveness of secret detention or other counter-terrorism measures or on past experiences with secret detention. 37. Spain • No instances of secret detention in the penitentiary system and no secret facilities. • No involvement or collaboration in secret detention on the territory of another State. • No further comments on effectiveness of secret detention or other counter-terrorism measures as Spain has no past

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