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STRASBOURG, 11.05.99 – The report of the Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) on its visit to Finland in June 1998 was published by the Finnish Government on 5 May 1999.
Under Article 11 of the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the information gathered by the Committee in relation to a visit, its report and its consultations with the State concerned are confidential. However, the State may decide to lift the rule of confidentiality provided for in the Convention.
The CPT's visit to Finland was carried out from 7 to 17 June 1998, in the context of the Committee's programme of periodic visits for 1998. The CPT's delegation visited the following places:
Police establishments
- Police Department of Helsinki Local District
- Helsinki Mobile Police Airport Unit
- Helsinki Police Detoxification Centre
- Police Department of Imatra Local District
- Police Department of Joensuu Local District
- Police Department of Lappeenranta Local District
- Police Department of Rovaniemi Local District
Frontier Guard establishments
- Nuijamaa Border Post
Prisons
- Helsinki Central Prison
- Riihimäki Central Prison
Psychiatric establishments
- Muurola Psychiatric Hospital
The CPT was set under the 1987 European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. 40 of the 41 member States of the Council of Europe are bound by the Convention: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, the Russian Federation, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, "The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia", Turkey, Ukraine and the United Kingdom.
The CPT is composed of persons from a variety of backgrounds: lawyers, 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 CPT organises periodic visits as well as other visits which appear to it to be required in the circumstances.
The CPT's report on its visit to Finland (71 pages) can be obtained from:
The CPT’s Internet site: www.cpt.coe.int
The Council of Europe Press Department:
Sabine ZIMMER, tel. +33/(0)3 88 41 25 97 ; fax (0)3 88 41 27 90 ; e-mail pressunit@coe.fr
The CPT’s Secretariat:
Tel. +33/(0)3 88 41 23 88 ; fax (0)3 88 41 27 72 ; e-mail cptdoc@coe.int
A five page summary of the CPT's main findings can be faxed upon request.
A political organisation set up in 1949, the Council of Europe promotes democracy and human rights continent-wide. It also develops common responses to social, cultural and legal challenges in its 41 member states.
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