Press Release
Publication of the interim report of the Hungarian Government in response to the
report of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture
STRASBOURG 18.04.96 - The Hungarian Government has decided to
make public its interim report
in response to the report drawn up by the Council of Europe's
Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) after its visit to
Hungary in November 1994. This interim report forms part of the
ongoing dialogue established between the CPT and the Hungarian
authorities.
The Committee's report
on its visit to Hungary together with comments of the Hungarian
authorities were published in February 1996.
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 interim report of the
Hungarian Government can be obtained from :
- the Council of Europe Press Department, Strasbourg
(Sabine ZIMMER, tel. 33/88.41.25.97 ; fax.
33/88.41.27.90)
- the Committee for the
Prevention of Torture's Secretariat
(tel. 33/88.41.28.42 ; fax. 33/88.41.27.72)
- Information and Documentation Unit on the Council of
Europe, Budapest
(Judit Szilvassy, tel. 36/1.268.48.57 ; fax.
36/1.268.48.78).
