Press Release
European Committee for the Prevention of
Torture:
Publication of the follow-up report of the United Kingdom Government
STRASBOURG 15.4.93 - The United Kingdom Government has decided
to make public its follow-up
report in response to the report drawn up by the Council of
Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture after its visit
to the United Kingdom in 1990. This follow-up report forms part
of the ongoing dialogue established between the Committee and the
United Kingdom authorities following the visit.
The Committee's report
on its visit to the United Kingdom and the interim response of
the United Kingdom Government were published in December 1991.
The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture was set
up under the Council of Europe's 1987 Convention and is in force
between Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein,
Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, the Netherlands, Portugal, San Marino,
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
The Committee 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.
