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STRASBOURG, 30.10.2001 - A delegation of the Council of
Europe Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading
Treatment or Punishment (CPT) recently carried out a five-day visit to Romania.
The visit began on 22 October 2001. It was the Committee's third visit to
Romania.
The purpose of the visit was to examine the situation of children placed by
public authorities in centres run by the National Authority for Child Protection
and Adoption and by the State Secretariat for Handicapped Persons.
The CPT's delegation consisted of:
· Pierre SCHMIT, member of the CPT (Head of delegation)
· André LAUBSCHER, Director of the Department of Nursing at the University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland (expert)
· Laurence MARECHAL-BONNEMORT, Psychiatrist, Department of child and juvenile psychiatry, Lannemezan Hospital,
France (expert)· Geneviève MAYER, Deputy Executive Secretary of the CPT.
The delegation visited the following places:
Constanta Region
- Placement Centre for Handicapped Children, Negru Voda
Vaslui Region
- Giurcani Placement Centre
- Husi Placement Centre
During the visit, the CPT's delegation held discussions with Rodica Mihaela STĂNOIU, Minister for Justice and Ioan ALEXANDRU, Secretary of State for Justice, Vali BOTEZATU, Under-Secretary of State for Child Protection and Adoption, Ioan BURAGA, Deputy Director General of Medical Assistance, Ministry of Health and Family, Mihaela ALEXE, Counsellor at the State Secretariat for Handicapped Persons and Liliana PREOTESA, Director General for primary and secondary education, Ministry of Education and Research.
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 during its visit to Romania and its consultations with the Romanian authorities are confidential.
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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. 41 of the 43 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 to be required in the circumstances.
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Further information about the CPT may be obtained from:
- the CPT's Internet Site: www.cpt.coe.int
- the Council of Europe Press
Department: tel. +33 3 88 41 25 60; fax +33 3 88 41 27 90;
e-mail pressunit@coe.int
- the CPT’s Secretariat: tel. +33 3 88 41 39 39; fax +33 3 88 41 27 72; e-mail cptdoc@coe.int
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