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Council of Europe anti-torture Committee publishes report on
San Marino
Strasbourg, 26.2.2008 - The Council of Europe's Committee for the prevention
of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (CPT) has today
published the report on its visit to San
Marino from 8 to 11 February 2005, together with the San Marino Government's
response. These documents have been made
public with the agreement of the San Marino authorities.
During the visit, the delegation followed up the recommendations made by the CPT
after the visits in 1992 and 1999, in particular, as regards the conditions of
detention at San Marino Prison and the safeguards offered to persons detained by
law enforcement agencies. Further, it examined in detail the procedures for
involuntary hospitalisation and “obligatory medical treatment” (TSO) of
psychiatric patients. For the first time in San Marino, the delegation also
visited two homes for the elderly. In their response, the San Marino authorities
provided information on the steps being taken to address the issues raised by
the CPT.
The CPT’s visit report and the
response of the San Marino authorities are
available on the Committee's Website:
http://www.cpt.coe.int
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