Activities during the period 1 August 2012 to 31 July 2013 Rule 28 (1) of the Committee’s Rules of Procedure1, expressing its serious concern about the video material and recalling that in the report on its 2010 periodic visit to Georgia, the Committee had drawn attention to allegations it had received of the ill-treatment of inmates at Prison No. 8. The CPT requested to receive, by 27 September, information on the first results of the investigations carried out into this matter as well as an account of other action taken or envisaged with a view to preventing any repetition of ill-treatment at Prison No. 8 or other penitentiary establishments. A substantial response was received on 27 September and the Georgian authorities invited the CPT to take part in high-level talks in Tbilisi on the situation in the country’s penitentiary system. The CPT accepted that invitation; however; in view of the political situation at the time2, the Committee decided to wait before fixing precise dates for the visit. The visit took place from 19 to 23 November. During the talks at the outset of the visit, the CPT sought detailed information on the investigations underway into the alleged ill-treatment of prisoners at Prison No. 8 in Tbilisi as well as at Prison No. 2 in Kutaisi, and on the additional measures being taken to prevent ill-treatment in penitentiary establishments. The CPT’s delegation also discussed with the Georgian authorities the plans of the new Government concerning reform of the prison system and of the criminal justice system in general. Following the talks, the delegation went to both Prison No. 8 and Prison No. 2 in order to examine the treatment of persons detained in those establishments. The report on this visit and the response of the Georgian authorities were published on 31 July 2013 and will be commented upon in the section “Publication highlights” (see paragraphs 43 to 49). 10. The September 2012 ad hoc visit to Greenland was the first time that the CPT had examined the treatment of persons deprived of their liberty in this semi-autonomous entity within the Kingdom of Denmark. The visit was centred on the capital city, Nuuk, where the main places of deprivation of liberty are situated, namely Nuuk Police Station, Nuuk Prison and the psychiatric ward of Queen Ingrid Hospital. The report on the visit as well as the response of the Danish Government were made public on respectively 22 January and 3 July 2013. The CPT’s delegation did not gather any information indicative of deliberate ill-treatment of persons deprived of their liberty in Greenland. However, in its report, the Committee expresses serious concern about the prolonged use of mechanical restraint vis-à-vis certain patients at the psychiatric ward of Queen Ingrid Hospital, and sets out the principles and minimum standards to be applied as regards the immobilisation of psychiatric patients. The CPT also recommends 1. Use of this provision makes it clear to the State concerned that the CPT is considering carrying out a visit. 2. Following the outcome of parliamentary elections held on 1 October 2012, a new Government had yet to be formed. 9