CPT: 11TH GENERAL REPORT 33 Ms Silvia CASALE President of the CPT Council of Europe F-67075 Strasbourg Cedex 7 November 2000 Madam, I have the pleasure to refer to discussions held between the United Nations, acting through the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (“International Tribunal”) and the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (“CPT”) concerning the monitoring of the conditions of imprisonment and treatment of certain persons convicted by the International Tribunal (“Convicted Persons”). On behalf of the International Tribunal, I confirm the following understandings: The CPT agrees, subject to the terms of this letter and your reply (“Exchange of Letters”), to assist the International Tribunal in the monitoring of the conditions of imprisonment and treatment of certain Convicted Persons serving their sentences in the territories of the Parties (“Convention Parties”) to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (“Convention”). It is understood that such monitoring will be performed on the basis of Article 2 of the Convention, according to which the Convention Parties permit visits to any place within their territories where persons are deprived of their liberty by a public authority. (a) Purpose and Scope of the Exchange of Letters This Exchange of Letters shall regulate matters relating to or arising out of the CPT’s monitoring of the conditions of imprisonment and treatment of certain Convicted Persons who are serving their sentences in the territories of the Convention Parties.