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Strasbourg, 04.07.2008 - A delegation of the Council of Europe's Committee
for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
(CPT) carried out a visit to “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” from 30
June to 3 July 2008.
The main objective of the visit was to examine the steps taken by the national
authorities to implement recommendations made by the CPT after the May 2006 and
October 2007 visits. The CPT’s delegation focused on the treatment and
conditions of detention of sentenced and remand prisoners. In this context, it
assessed developments in relation to prison healthcare services and examined the
use of means of restraint within prison. Particular attention was also paid to
the issue of safeguards against ill-treatment of persons deprived of their
liberty by law enforcement officials.
In the course of the visit, the CPT's delegation held meetings with Gordana
JANKULOVSKA, Minister of the Interior, Mihajlo MANEVSKI, Minister of Justice,
and Jordan MIHAJLOVSKI, Director of the Directorate for the Execution of
Sanctions, as well as with other senior officials from relevant Ministries. The
delegation also met the Ombudsman, Ihxet MEMETI, and representatives from civil
society.
At the end of the visit the delegation presented its preliminary conclusions to
the national authorities.
The visit was carried out by the following members of the CPT:
- Mauro PALMA (Italian), Head of
delegation and President of the CPT,
- Anna GAVRILOVA ANTCHEVA (Bulgarian)
- Olivera VULIĆ (Montenegrin).
They were supported by Hugh CHETWYND, Head of Division, of the CPT's
Secretariat.
The delegation visited the following places:
Establishments under the authority of the Ministry of Interior
- Tetovo Police Station
Establishments under the authority of the Ministry of Justice
- Idrizovo Prison
- Remand section of Skopje Prison
- Educational-Correctional
Institution, Skopje
- Remand section of Tetovo Prison
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