Press Release
Publication of the Danish
Government's responses to the report of the European Committee
for the Prevention of Torture
STRASBOURG, 21.03.96 - The Danish authorities have requested
the publication of their responses
to the report drawn up by the Council of Europe's Committee for
the Prevention of Torture (CPT) after its visit to Denmark in
December 1990. The responses form part of an ongoing dialogue
established between the CPT and the Danish authorities.
The CPT's report on its
1990 visit was published in September 1991.
The CPT was set up under the 1987 European Convention for the
Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or
Punishment. The following member States of the Council of Europe
are bound by the Convention: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech
Republic, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg,
Malta, Norway, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San
Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey
and the United Kingdom.
The CPT is composed of persons from a variety of backgrounds:
lawyers, medical doctors, prison experts, persons with
parliamentary experience, etc.
The Committee's task is to examine the treatment of persons
deprived of their liberty. For this purpose, it is entitled to
visit any place where such persons are held by a public
authority. It may formulate recommendations to strengthen, if
necessary, their protection against torture and inhuman or
degrading treatment or punishment.
The Danish Government's
responses can be obtained from :
