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Serbia’s measures to prevent torture
Belgrade,
26 June 2008
The Serbian government’s Human and Minority Rights Service stated today, on June 26, International Day in Support of Torture Victims, that Serbia is taking all measures to fulfil its international obligations and activities to prevent and punish inhuman behaviour.
The statement adds that representatives of this service visit prisons in Serbia on a regular basis to establish how inmates are being treated and adds that it submitted an initial report on the implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment for the period 1992 to June, 2003 to the UN Committee against Torture, which will discuss it this November.
Pursuant to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, representatives from the Council of Europe’s Committee against Torture have already visited Serbia on two occasions (in 2004 and 2007), as part of their periodical visits to prisons and similar facilities. The committee report is to be published by the end of 2008.
The International Day in Support of Torture Victims is marked on June 26 because on that day 21 years ago, the UN Convention against Torture came into force forbidding all kinds of physical or mental abuse, infliction of pain and inhuman treatment.
Under its most extensive legal acts, Serbia guarantees the inviolability of physical and psychical integrity and Article 25 of the Serbian Constitution also prescribes that no one can be exposed to torture, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, or subjected to medical or scientific experiments against their will.
Pursuant to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, representatives from the Council of Europe’s Committee against Torture have already visited Serbia on two occasions (in 2004 and 2007), as part of their periodical visits to prisons and similar facilities. The committee report is to be published by the end of 2008.
The International Day in Support of Torture Victims is marked on June 26 because on that day 21 years ago, the UN Convention against Torture came into force forbidding all kinds of physical or mental abuse, infliction of pain and inhuman treatment.
Under its most extensive legal acts, Serbia guarantees the inviolability of physical and psychical integrity and Article 25 of the Serbian Constitution also prescribes that no one can be exposed to torture, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, or subjected to medical or scientific experiments against their will.
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