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STRASBOURG, 12.02.1996 - The Icelandic 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 Iceland in 1993. This follow-up report forms part of the ongoing dialogue established between the Committee and the Icelandic authorities.
The Committee's report on its visit was published in June 1994 and the interim response of the Icelandic Government in October 1994.
The Committee 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 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.
The Committee organises periodic visits as well as any other visits which appear to it to be required in the circumstances.
The Icelandic Government's follow-up report can be obtained from :
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