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Council of Europe Anti-Torture Committee
publishes report on Estonia
Strasbourg, 27.04.2005 - The Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of
Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) has published
today the report on its visit to Estonia in
September 2003, together with the Estonian Government's
response. These documents have been made
public with the agreement of the Estonian authorities.
During this visit, the CPT's delegation reviewed measures taken by the Estonian
authorities in response to the recommendations made by the Committee after the
1999 visit, in particular as regards the safeguards offered to persons detained
by the police and conditions of detention in police arrest houses. In addition,
visits were carried out to a psychiatric hospital as well as a social welfare
home for persons with severe learning disabilities.
The CPT's visit report and the Estonian Government's response are available on
the Committee's website:
http://www.cpt.coe.int
