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Strasbourg, 11.10.2001 – The Government of "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" has agreed to the publication of the report of the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) on the visit to "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" in May 1998 and of its responses.
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Under Article 11 of the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the information gathered by the Committee in relation to a visit, its report and its consultations with the State concerned are confidential. However, the State may decide to lift the rule of confidentiality provided for in the Convention.
The CPT's visit to "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" was carried out from 17 to 27 May 1998, within the framework of the Committee's programme of periodic visits for 1998. The CPT's delegation visited the following places of detention:
Establishments under the authority of the Ministry of the Interior
- Bitola Police Station
- Gostivar Police Station
- Kumanovo Police Station
- Medžitlija Border Police Station
- Prilep Police Station
- Bit Pazar Police Station, Skopje
- Centar Police Station, Skopje
- Gazi Baba Police Station, Skopje
- Tetovo Police Station
Establishments under the authority of the Ministry of Justice
- Idrizovo Prison
- State Hospital Closed Unit, Skopje
- Tetovo Educational-Correctional Institution
Establishments under the authority of the Ministry of Health
- Demir Hisar Psychiatric Hospital
Establishments under the authority of the Ministry of Defence
- Medžitlija Border Guard Station
- Sopot Border Guard Station
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The CPT was set up under the 1987 European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Forty-one of the forty-three 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, Georgia, 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. When they joined the Council of Europe in January 2001, Armenia and Azerbaijan undertook to ratify the Convention within one year.
The CPT is composed of persons from a variety of backgrounds: lawyers, medical doctors, police and 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 and to interview those persons in private. The Committee 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 other visits which appear to it be required in the circumstances.
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The CPT's report on its visit to "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" (60 pages) and the responses of the Government of "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" (26 pages) can be obtained from:
- the CPT’s Internet Site: www.cpt.coe.int
- the Council of Europe Press
Department:
Sabine ZIMMER tel.
+33/(0)3 88 41 25 97; fax +33/(0)3 88 41 27 90 ; E-mail pressunit@coe.int
- the CPT’s Secretariat: tel. +33/(0)3 88 41 23 88; fax: +33/(0)3 88 41 27 72; E-mail cptdoc@coe.int
A 5 page summary of the CPT's main findings can be faxed or e-mailed upon request.
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