Strasbourg, 11.12.2008 – At the request of the Romanian
authorities, 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 sixth visit to Romania, carried
out in June 2006, together with the response
of the Romanian Government.
During the 2006 visit, the CPT reviewed the measures taken by the Romanian
authorities following the recommendations made by the Committee after its
previous visits. In this connection, particular attention was paid to the
treatment of persons detained by the police and the conditions of detention in a
number of police establishments and detention facilities for foreign nationals.
The CPT also examined in detail various issues related to prisons, especially
the detention regime and security measures applied to life-sentenced prisoners
and prisoners classified as “dangerous”. In the course of visits to a
psychiatric hospital and a medical-social centre, the CPT reviewed the placement
procedures and the legal status of patients/residents.
In their response to the visit report, the Romanian authorities provide
information on the measures being taken to implement the CPT's recommendations.
The CPT's report and the
response of the Romanian Government are
available on the Committee's website
http://www.cpt.coe.int.
