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STRASBOURG, 01.03.2000 - A delegation of the COUNCIL OF EUROPE Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) recently carried out a thirteen-day visit to Italy. The visit began in Rome on 13 February 2000. It was the Committee's third periodic visit to Italy, the previous visits having been carried out in 1992 and 1995.
The visit was carried out by the following members of the CPT:
They were assisted by two experts - Daniel GLEZER (Psychiatrist, Head of the Regional Medico-Psychological Service at "Les Baumettes" Remand Prison, Marseille, France) and Christian-Nils ROBERT (Professor of Penal Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Geneva, Switzerland) - as well as by Fabrice KELLENS and Petya NESTOROVA of the CPT’s Secretariat.
During this third periodic visit, the CPT's delegation met more particularly Mr Oliviero Diliberto, Minister of Justice, Mr Sergio Mattarella, Minister of Defence, Mr Massimo Brutti, State Secretary of the Interior, Mr Armando Veneto, State Secretary of Finance, and Mr Antonino Mangiacavallo, State Secretary of Health.
The delegation visited the following places:
Establishments under the authority of the Ministry of Justice
Establishments under the authority of the Ministry of Interior
Establishments under the authority of the Ministry of Defence
The delegation also carried out a short visit to Bologna Reception Centre and Penal Institution for Minors, in order to examine the material conditions. Further, it held consultations at the medical service and the reception unit of Bari Remand Prison.
In accordance with Article 11 of the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the information gathered by the CPT during its visit to Italy and its consultations with the Italian authorities are confidential.
The CPT was set up 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, Russian Federation, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, "The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia", Turkey, Ukraine and the United Kingdom. The remaining State - Georgia - signed the Convention on 16 February 2000.
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. The Committee may formulate recommendations to strengthen, if necessary, their protection against torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
Further information may be obtained from:
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