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Title: | Report to the Maltese Government on the visit to Malta carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 13 to 18 May 2001 |
Authors: | Council Of Europe. European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment |
Keywords: | Torture -- Malta -- Prevention Prisoners -- Abuse of -- Malta Criminal justice, Administration of -- Malta Prison administration -- Malta Punishment -- Malta Human rights -- Malta Corradino Correctional Facilities (Paola, Malta) Mount Carmel Hospital (Attard, Malta) Psychiatric hospitals – Malta |
Issue Date: | 2002 |
Publisher: | Council of Europe |
Citation: | Council Of Europe. European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. (2002). Report to the Maltese Government on the visit to Malta carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 13 to 18 May 2001. Strasbourg: Council of Europe |
Abstract: | The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) is first and foremost a mechanism designed to prevent torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment from occurring, although it may also in special cases intervene after the event if this is important for future prevention. Underlying the CPT's activities is the notion of co-operation and assists to find ways and means create acceptable treatment within detention centres. CPT is guided by the following considerations: that the prohibition of ill treatment is absolute; that ill-treatment is repugnant to the principles of civilised conduct, even if used in milder forms ; and that ill-treatment is not only harmful to the victim but also degrading to the person inflicting it and ultimately harmful to the national authorities in general. The delegation visited the following places of detention: Police establishments • Fort Mosta Police Station • St. Julian's Police Station • Sliema Police Station • Valletta Police Station • Victoria Police Station (Gozo) • Xagħra Police Station (Gozo) • Detention premises at Luqa International Airport • Ta' Kandja Police Complex, Siġġiewi • Lock-up at the Courts of Justice, Valletta Prisons • Corradino Correctional Facilities, Paola • Substance Abuse Therapeutic Unit, Mtahleb Psychiatric institutions • Mount Carmel Hospital (forensic ward), Attard In this report CPT have given an overview of the conditions and the treatment of detainees and provided the authorities with suggestions on the running of these facilities in accordance with the rule of law. |
Description: | Also included are: 1. Follow-up report of the Maltese Government in response to the report of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) on its visit to Malta from 13 to 18 May 2001 2. Interim report of the Maltese Government in response to the report of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) on its visit to Malta from 13 to 18 May 2001 |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/44419 |
Appears in Collections: | Melitensia Works - ERCSSSP |
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O_A_Report to the Maltese Government on the visit to Malta 2001.pdf | 200.86 kB | Adobe PDF | View/Open | |
O_A_Follow up response of the Maltese Government 2001.pdf | 62.23 kB | Adobe PDF | View/Open | |
O_A_Interim Reply by the Maltese Government 2001.pdf | 96 kB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
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