Date of publication:
01/08/2026
Tajikistan
Do domestic laws and policies provide detainees with the right to recourse to effective administrative or judicial remedies?
Assessment by population
Analysis
The Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Tajikistan includes a separate Chapter No.14, dedicated to the issues of appealing the actions (or inactions) and decisions of investigators, prosecutors, and judges. Article No. 119(1) of the CPC outlines the procedure for filing complaints by persons who are detained or held in custody. According to this article, the administration of the detention facility is required to immediately forward complaints addressed to the relevant authorities by detainees or individuals held in custody to the body conducting the criminal case. The administration is also obligated to forward complaints regarding torture, cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment, as well as complaints about the actions or decisions of inquiry officers, investigators, prosecutors, or judges, to the prosecutor or court within three days. Complaints regarding the actions or decisions of the prosecutor must be forwarded to a higher-level prosecutor or court. Other complaints must be forwarded to the relevant body or individual handling the criminal case within the prescribed period, immediately after being received by the administration of the detention facility.
Related provisions of domestic law or policy
Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Tajikistan
- Year: 2009
- Type: Domestic law
- Rights Category: Liberty & security of person, Family life
- Link to external source: https://track.unodc.org/uploads/documents/BRI-legal-resources/Tajikistan/20_-_-_.pdf
Legal provision
Chapter No.14 -Appealing the actions (inaction) and decisions of the investigator, prosecutor, head of the investigative body, court, and judge in criminal procedure
CHAPTER No.14 - APPEALING THE ACTIONS (INACTION) AND DECISIONS OF THE INVESTIGATOR, PROSECUTOR, HEAD OF THE INVESTIGATIVE BODY, COURT, AND JUDGE IN CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Article No. 119(1) - Procedure for submitting complaints by persons detained or held in custody
1) The administration of the detention facility is required to immediately forward complaints addressed to the criminal process authority from persons detained or held in custody. 2) The administration of the detention facility is required to immediately forward complaints from persons detained or held in custody regarding torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment, as well as complaints about the actions and decisions of the investigator or interrogator, to the prosecutor or court within three days. Complaints regarding the actions and decisions of the prosecutor should be forwarded to a higher-level prosecutor or court. Other complaints must be forwarded to the person or authority handling the criminal case within the specified period after they are received by the detention facility administration.