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Council of Europe Anti-Torture Committee publishes report on Luxembourg
Strasbourg, 29.04.2004 - The Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention
of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) published
today the report on its periodic visit to
Luxembourg in February 2003, together with the Luxembourg Government's response.
These documents have been made public with the agreement of the Luxembourg
authorities.
The CPT's delegation followed up a certain number of issues already examined
during two previous visits, in particular in respect of Luxembourg Prison at
Schrassig and the State Socio-Educational Centre for Boys at Dreiborn. In
addition, the delegation examined in detail the situation of foreign nationals
deprived of their liberty under aliens legislation.
The CPT's visit report and the Luxembourg
authorities' response are available on the
Committee's website: www.cpt.coe.int
