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Council of Europe Anti-Torture Committee publishes report on
Malta
IStrasbourg, 10.09.2007 - 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 most recent visit to Malta (June 2005),
together with the responses of the Maltese Government. These documents have been
made public at the request of the Maltese authorities.
The main objective of the June 2005 visit was to assess the implementation of
the recommendations concerning the detention centres for foreigners made by the
CPT after its earlier visit in January 2004. For this purpose, the CPT carried
out follow-up visits to Lyster and Safi Barracks as well as to several police
holding facilities. The CPT also sought detailed information concerning the
judicial inquiry into incidents at Safi Barracks in January 2005 and went to
Mount Carmel Psychiatric Hospital and to Corradino Correctional Facility in
order to meet foreign detainees and consult medical files.
In their responses, the Maltese authorities highlight several measures taken in
response to the CPT’s recommendations, mainly relating to the legal safeguards
to be offered to immigration detainees and their living conditions.
The CPT's visit report and the Maltese Government's
responses are available on
the Committee's website: http://www.cpt.coe.int
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