the Subcommittee on prevention;g) analysing, implementing, monitoring and
assessing, under the management of the People’s Advocate, international
programmes for technical and financial assistance for the achievement of the purpose
of the Field regarding prevention of torture in detention places;h) coordinating the
organization of informative, educational and training campaigns for the
prevention of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading punishment or treatment;i)
fulfilling any other attributions established by the People’s Advocate, to the extent of
the law.
► The field regarding prevention of torture in detention places includes: The
Central Structure, which also includes the Bucharest Local Centre and the
Territorial Centre, including 3 local centres: ● the Alba local centre; ● the Bacau
local centre; ● the Craiova local centre. The counties assigned to each local centre
result from the chart below.
Visits are performed ex officio, based on an annual visit plan or on the
spot, aimed at preventing torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment in
detention places.
Visit teams include specialised staff with a law degree, permanent employees
of the Field regarding prevention of torture in detention places, at least a physician,
depending on the relevant specialization, a representative of non-governmental
organizations, as well as psychologists, social workers, as the case may be. External
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