Table 2: CPT Visits and Concluding Observations of the UN Committee against Torture between 1 January 2016 and 31 January 2017, 14 EU Member States Country visits by the Committee for the Prevention of Torture Concluding Observations by the UN Committee against Torture Austria NO NO Bulgaria NO NO Denmark NO CAT/C/DNK/CO/6-7 Finland NO CAT/C/FIN/CO/7 France NO CAT/C/FRA/CO/7 Germany NO NO Greece 13 – 18 April 2016; NO 19 – 25 July 2016 Hungary NO NO Italy 8 – 21 April 2016 NO The Netherlands 2 – 13 May 2016 NO Poland NO NO Slovakia NO NO Spain 17 – 19 February 2016; NO 27 September – 10 October 2016 Sweden NO NO Source: FRA, 2017 In Italy, the Authority for the Protection of People who are Detained or Deprived of their Personal Freedom (Garante nazionale per i National preventive mechanisms may be complemented by other monitoring bodies. In Finland, the Parliamentary Ombudsman (Eduskunnan oikeusasiamies/Riksdagens justitieombudsman) carried out six inspection visits at reception centres in 2016. Reception centres for unaccompanied children were also inspected. 91 His work is complemented by the Non-Discrimination Ombudsman (Yhdenvertaisuusvaltuutettu / Diskrimineringsombudsmannen) and by internal monitoring mechanisms within the Finnish Immigration Service (Maahanmuuttovirasto/Migrationsverket). diritti delle persone detenute o private della libertà personale) carries out such monitoring tasks. In January 2016, it examined all the Italian hotspots and identification and expulsion centres (Centri di Identificazione ed Espulsione – CIEs) to assess the adequacy of reception conditions and the respect of migrants’ fundamental rights. The ensuing report did not outline episodes of extreme abuse or violence. 90 10

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