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Council of Europe Anti-Torture Committee publishes report on
Latvia
Strasbourg, 10.05.2005 - The Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention
of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) has published
today the report on its visit to Latvia in
September/October 2002, together with the Latvian Government's
response. These documents have been made
public with the agreement of the Latvian authorities.
During this visit, the CPT's delegation reviewed the measures taken by the
Latvian authorities following the recommendations made by the Committee after
the 1999 visit. Particular attention was paid to the treatment of persons
detained by the police and border guards, as well as the conditions of detention
of life-sentenced prisoners and of juveniles on remand held in prison. For the
first time in Latvia, a visit was carried out to a social welfare home.
The CPT's visit report and the Latvian Government's response are available on
the Committee's website:
http://www.cpt.coe.int
