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STRASBOURG, 05.09.97 - The report of the Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture on its visit to Norway in March 1997 was published by the Norwegian Government on 4 September 1997.
Under 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 a visit, its report and its consultations with the State concerned are confidential. However, the State concerned may decide to lift the rule of confidentiality provided for in the Convention.
The CPT's visit to Norway was carried out from 17 to 21 March 1997. It was the Committee's second visit to Norway (the first having taken place from 27 June to 6 July 1993). The CPT's delegation visited the following places of detention:
In the course of the March 1997 visit, the CPT's delegation focussed its attention on two questions: the detention in police establishments of persons remanded in custody and judicially-ordered restrictions on remand prisoners.
* Establishments first visited by the CPT during its periodic visit to Norway in 1993.
The CPT was set up under the 1987 European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. The following member States of the Council of Europe are bound by the Convention: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, "The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" (as from 1 October 1997), 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.
The CPT's report on its visit to Norway (21 pages) can be obtained from:
Founded in 1949, the Council of Europe is the oldest European organisation. Based in Strasbourg, France, it has 40 member countries and covers every policy area except defence. It is entirely separate from the European Union.
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