Press Release
Council of Europe anti-torture Committee publishes report on
France
Strasbourg, 10.12.2007 - The Council of Europe's Committee for the prevention
of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (CPT) has today
published the report on its visit to France
from 27 September to 9 October 2006, together with the French Government's
response. These documents have been made
public with the agreement of the French authorities.
During the visit, the delegation reviewed the steps taken by the French
authorities following several recommendations made by the CPT after its previous
visits (conditions in police custody and in aliens’ administrative detention,
deportation procedures, etc.). The delegation also examined in detail the
implementation in practice of the most recent procedures and safeguards adopted
in the context of counter-terrorism operations. As regards the prison system, it
examined several specific detention regimes, as well as medical and psychiatric
care for detainees (in particular those provided by several regional medical and
psychology departments and at Moulins-Yzeure Hospital). It also visited, for the
first time, a jointly-managed (public-private) remand prison at Seysses, as well
as a Closed Educational Centre for Minors at Mont de Marsan. In their response,
the French authorities provided information on the steps being taken to address
the issues raised by the CPT.
The CPT’s visit report and the
response of the French authorities are
available on the Committee's Website:
http://www.cpt.coe.int
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