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STRASBOURG, 05.06.98 - A delegation of the COUNCIL OF EUROPE Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) has recently carried out an eleven day visit to "the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia". The visit, which began on 17 May 1998, was organised within the framework of the CPT's programme of periodic visits for 1998. It was the Committee's first periodic visit to "the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia".
The visit was carried out by the following members of the CPT:
They were assisted by Marianne KASTRUP (Medical Director of the Centre for the Rehabilitation of Torture Victims, Denmark) (expert) and James McMANUS (Scottish Prisons Complaints Commissioner) (expert), as well as by Mark KELLY and Bojana URUMOVA of the CPT's Secretariat.
The delegation visited the following places:
Establishments under the authority of the Ministry of the Interior
Establishments under the authority of the Ministry of Justice
Establishments under the authority of the Ministry of Health
Establishments under the authority of the Ministry of Defence
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 in relation to its visit to "the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" and its consultations with the authorities of "the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" are confidential.
The CPT was set up under the 1987 European Convention for the prevention of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. To date, 39 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, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, the Russian Federation (as from 1 September 1998), San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, "The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia", Turkey, Ukraine and the United Kingdom.
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. It may formulate recommendations to strengthen, if necessary, their protection against torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
The CPT organises periodic visits as well as any other visits which appear to it to be required in the circumstances.
Further information may be obtained from:
A political organisation set up in 1949, the Council of Europe promotes democracy and human rights continent-wide. It also develops common responses to social, cultural and legal challenges in its 40 member states.
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