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
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