[prisoner-rights] Council of Europe Anti-Torture Committee publishes report on Hungary

Strasbourg, 28.06.2007 -- The Council of Europe's Committee for the
prevention of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
(CPT) has published today its report on the ad hoc visit to Hungary in
January/February 2007, together with the authorities' response. These
documents have been made public at the request of the Hungarian
Government.

The 2007 visit focused on the situation at Szeged Prison's Special Regime
Unit for prisoners serving lengthy sentences (HSR Unit), a unique facility
within the Hungarian prison system for inmates serving very long terms and
requiring closer attention and support. The CPT's report assesses how this
Unit has functioned in practice since its setting-up following the
Committee's last periodic visit in 2005.

The CPT's visit report and the response of the Government of Hungary are
available on the Committee's website: http://www.cpt.coe.int