Consideration of Reports submitted by States Parties under Article 19 of the Convention; Third periodic reports of States parties due in 1996; Addendum; Luxembourg [CAT/C/34/Add.14]
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CAT/C/CR/28/2 12 June 2002
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Conclusions and recommendations
of the Committee against Torture :
Luxembourg.
12/06/2002.
CAT/C/CR/28/2.
(Concluding
Observations/Comments) |
Convention Abbreviation: CAT
- COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE
Twenty-eighth session
29 April-17 May
2002
CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS SUBMITTED BY STATES
PARTIES
UNDER ARTICLE 19 OF THE CONVENTION
Conclusions and
recommendations of the Committee against Torture
Luxembourg
1.
The Committee considered the combined third and fourth periodic reports of
Luxembourg (CAT/C/34/Add.14) at its 514th, 517th and 525th meetings, held on
7, 8 and 15 May 2002 (CAT/C/SR.514, 517 and 525), and adopted the following
conclusions and recommendations.
A. Introduction
2. The Committee welcomes the
third and fourth periodic reports of Luxembourg, which were combined in a
single document following the Committee's recommendation. The report was
submitted on time and is in full conformity with the guidelines of the
Committee for the preparation of State party periodic reports. The Committee
compliments the State party for the excellent quality of its report and
welcomes the fruitful and constructive dialogue with the high-level delegation
of the State party during its consideration.
B. Positive aspects
3. The Committee commends
the State party for maintaining a high level of respect for human rights in
general and for its obligations under the Convention in particular.
4.
The Committee notes the following positive developments:
(a) That all
matters of concern as well as previous recommendations of the Committee have
been positively addressed in detail;
(b) That by the Act of 24 April
2000 torture has been incorporated into the Penal Code as a specific crime and
an aggravating circumstance of a crime or offence against the person.
Furthermore, the definition of torture is broadly based on the definition
contained in article 1 of the Convention, and relates both to physical and
psychological torture;
(c) The establishment of the Advisory Commission
on Human Rights
on 26 May 2000;
(d) The Act of 31 May 1999
establishing the Grand Ducal police force and the General Police Inspection
Department, whose main objective is the merger of the Police and the
Gendarmerie. The Act also criminalizes, inter alia, trafficking in persons;
(e) The Act of 14 May 2000 by which Luxembourg ratified the Rome
Statute of the International Criminal Court.
C. Subjects of concern
5. The Committee
expresses concern about the following:
(a) That minors ordered to be
placed in disciplinary centres are put in adult prisons;
(b) The
institution of solitary confinement, particularly as a preventive measure
during pre-trial detention.
D. Recommendations
6. The Committee recommends
that:
(a) The State party refrain from placing minors in adult prisons
for disciplinary purposes;
(b) Solitary confinement be strictly and
specifically regulated by law and that judicial supervision be strengthened,
so that this punishment is applied only in severe circumstances, with a view
to its abolition, particularly during pre-trial detention;
(c) The
State party consider making provision for appropriate compensation
specifically for victims of torture;
(d) The Committee's conclusions
and recommendations be widely disseminated in the State party in all
appropriate languages.
1996-2001
Office of the United
Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Geneva, Switzerland
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- Dokument-ID 1306709 Verwandt / Verknüpft
19. Februar 2001 | CAT – UN Committee Against Torture (Autor)
Luxemburg
Staatenbericht über die Umsetzung des Übereinkommens gegen Folter (Länderprofil; legislative, rechtliche, administrative und andere Maßnahmen zur Umsetzung der Konvention) und Schlussbemerkungen des Ausschusses
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- Dokument-ID 1306709 Verwandt / Verknüpft
19. Februar 2001 | CAT – UN Committee Against Torture (Autor)
Luxemburg
Staatenbericht über die Umsetzung des Übereinkommens gegen Folter (Länderprofil; legislative, rechtliche, administrative und andere Maßnahmen zur Umsetzung der Konvention) und Schlussbemerkungen des Ausschusses
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