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STRASBOURG, 02.03.98 - A delegation of the COUNCIL OF EUROPE Committee for the prevention of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (CPT) has recently carried out a ten day visit to Sweden. The visit, which began in Stockholm on 15 February 1998, was organised within the framework of the CPT's programme of periodic visits for 1998.
The visit was carried out by the following members of the CPT:
They were assisted by Catherine HAYES (General practitioner, Dublin, Ireland) and Rod MORGAN (Professor of Criminal Justice, University of Bristol, United Kingdom) as well as by two members of the CPT's Secretariat, Mark KELLY and Jan MALINOWSKI.
The delegation visited the following places:
Police establishments
Malmö
- Police Headquarters
- Davidshall Police StationStockholm
- Police Headquarters
- Norrmalm, Solna and Södermalm District Headquarters
- Police facilities at Arlanda Airport
Prisons
- Malmö Remand Prison
- Stockholm Remand Prison (Kronoberg)
- Österåker Prison
Detention centres for immigration detainees
- Stockholm Region Detention Centre (Carlslund), Upplands Väsby
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 in relation to its visit to Sweden and its consultations with the Swedish authorities are confidential.
The CPT was set up under the 1987 European Convention for the prevention of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. To date, 38 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, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia (as from 1 June 1998), Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, "The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia", 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.
Further information may be obtained from:
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