Contents
Activities during the period 1 August 2011 to 31 July 2012...............................5
Visits.............................................................................................................................7
Periodic visits..........................................................................................................7
Ad hoc visits............................................................................................................7
High-level talks with national authorities............................................................9
Plenary meetings and activities of subgroups....................................................10
Contacts with other bodies....................................................................................11
Relations between the CPT and National Preventive Mechanisms
(NPMs)............................................................................................................................13
Preliminary remarks...............................................................................................15
Types of NPMs and key requirements.................................................................16
Exchange of knowledge..........................................................................................17
CPT/NPM interaction in the context of visits...................................................18
Some specific issues.................................................................................................19
Publication highlights................................................................................................21
Introduction..............................................................................................................23
Selected publications...............................................................................................23
Reports on the periodic and ad hoc visits to Armenia in May 2010
and December 2011 and responses of the Armenian authorities..............24
Report on the periodic visit to Bulgaria in October 2010
and response of the Bulgarian authorities......................................................25
Report on the periodic visit to France in November/December 2010
and response of the French authorities...........................................................26
Report on the periodic visit to Germany in November/December 2010
and response of the German authorities.........................................................28
Report on the periodic visit to Serbia in February 2011 and response
of the Serbian authorities...................................................................................30
Preliminary observations made by the CPT’s delegation at the end
of the ad hoc visit to Ukraine in November/December 2011.....................31
Report on the visit to Kosovo1 in June 2010 and response of the United
Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK)................33
1. All reference to Kosovo, whether to the territory, institutions or population, in this text shall be
understood in full compliance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 and without
prejudice to the status of Kosovo.
3