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STRASBOURG 30.03.94 - On 1 April 1994, the Luxembourg Government will make public its interim 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 Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg in 1993. The interim report forms part of the ongoing dialogue established between the Committee and the Luxembourg authorities following the visit.
The Committee's report on its visit to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg was published in November 1993.
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, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, The Netherlands, Portugal, San Marino, Slovenia*, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
* as from 1 June 1994
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 interim report of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg can be obtained from:
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