Cuba reviewed by the Committee against Torture

On the 22^nd and 23^rd of May the Committee Against Torture (CAT) held and interactive dialogue with a delegation from Cuba led by Rafael Pino Becquer, Deputy Attorney General of Cuba, following the submission of a national report.

Among the topics discussed were: Habeas Corpus, prison conditions, abusive treatment within prisons, police conduct, forced emigration, the harassment of individuals, attacks on political activists and their families, the definitions of crimes within the Cuban Criminal Code, conditions within psychiatric hospitals and individuals judged “socially dangerous”. At points the committee experts referred to specific, sometimes high profile, cases to support their questions and in some instances the delegation provided extremely detailed responses.

If you would like more information on the questions asked by the committee:

http://www.unog.ch/80256EDD006B9C2E/(httpNewsByYear_en)/9C94E7B849686EE7C1257A06003314C8?OpenDocument

If you would like more information on the answers given by the Cuban delegation: http://www.unog.ch/80256EDD006B9C2E/(httpNewsByYear_en)/B75AC168748EDDA4C1257A07004E8D24?OpenDocument