REPORT TO THE GOVERNMENT OF GREECE ON THE VISIT OF CPT TO GREECE

Report

To the Government of Greece on the visit to Greece carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT)

From 17 to 29 September 2009

Copy of the letter transmitting the CPT’s report

Mr Athanassios Dendoulis
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative of Greece to the Council of Europe

Strasbourg, 31 March 2010

Dear Ambassador,

In pursuance of Article 10, paragraph 1, of the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, I enclose herewith the report to the Government of Greece drawn up by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) following its visit to Greece from 17 to 29 September 2009. The report was adopted by the CPT at its 71st meeting, held from 1 to 5 March 2010.

The various recommendations, comments and requests for information formulated by the CPT are listed in Appendix I of the report. As regards more particularly the CPT’s recommendations, having regard to Article 10 of the Convention, the Committee requests the authorities of Greece to provide within six months a response giving a full account of action taken to implement them. The CPT trusts that it will also be possible for the authorities of Greece to provide, in the above-mentioned response, reactions and replies to the comments and requests for information.

It would be most helpful if a copy of the response could be provided in a computer-readable form.

I am at your entire disposal if you have any questions concerning either the CPT’s report or the future procedure.

Yours faithfully,

Mauro Palma

President of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman
or Degrading Treatment or Punishmen

PLEASE SEE FULL CPT REPORT: http://www.cpt.coe.int/documents/grc/2010-33-inf-eng.htm

PLEASE SEE RESPONSE FROM THE GREEK GOVENMENT: http://www.cpt.coe.int/documents/grc/2010-34-inf-eng.htm