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Recommendation 2100 (2017)
25 years of the CPT: achievements and areas for improvement
1. The Parliamentary Assembly recalls
its Resolution 2160 (2017) “25
years of the CPT: achievements and areas for improvement” and reiterates
its highest appreciation and support for the work of the European Committee
for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment
or Punishment (CPT).
2. In its Recommendation
1968 (2011) on strengthening torture prevention mechanisms
in Europe, the Assembly invited the Committee of Ministers to place
on its agenda and discuss as a matter of urgency the CPT’s public
statements. In its reply to the Assembly, the Committee of Ministers
agreed in principle. But it has failed to place on its agenda the
only such statement that the CPT has made since then. The Assembly therefore
reiterates the invitation made in that recommendation.
3. Furthermore, the Assembly is concerned about the fragile situation
of the secretariat of the CPT due to an inadequate number of staff
members employed on a permanent basis, despite the permanent nature
of the work. It therefore invites the Committee of Ministers to
ensure that the CPT is supported by an adequate secretariat with
relevant professional skills and composed of staff members employed
on a permanent basis.