Strasbourg, 26.08.2010 − The Council of Europe's Committee for the prevention of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (CPT) has published today the report on its ad hoc visit to Romania in September/October 2009, together with the response of the Romanian authorities. These documents have been made public at the request of the Romanian authorities.
The main objective of the visit was to review the situation of residents and patients at Nucet Medico-Social Centre and at Oradea Hospital for Neurology and Psychiatry (Bihor county), in the light of the recommendations and comments made by the Committee concerning these two establishments in the report on its 2006 visit. The CPT's visit report and the response of the Romanian authorities are available (in French) on the Committee's website: http://www.cpt.coe.int <http://www.cpt.coe.int/> . Mariana NITELEA Director Information Office of the Council of Europe 6, Alexandru Donici Street, Bucharest 2, 020478 Romania tel: 4021 211 6810, fax: 4021 211 9997 Internet: www.coe.ro P Be environmentally friendly: do not print this email unless it is entirely necessary
