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(c)
The measures taken by the State party to implement the Committee’s previous
recommendations concerning:
(i)
Judicial supervision of the use of isolation in pre-trial detention;
(ii)
The prohibition of organizations that promote and incite racial
discrimination; and
(iii)
The prohibition of the dissemination of ideas based on racial superiority or
hatred;
(d)
The Act on the Integration of Immigrants and Reception of Asylum-Seekers
2001, which seeks to enhance the integration, equality and freedom of choice of immigrants, and
the amendment of the Act in 2002 to accommodate the needs of vulnerable people, including
minors and victims of torture, rape, or other physical or sexual violence;
(e)
The overall reform of the system for enforcement of sentences and detention,
including changes to the system of parole;
(f)
The amendment of the Mental Health Act, taking into account human rights
conventions binding on Finland, in order to strengthen the rights of the patient and staff;
(g)
The reassurance that strict provisions of law are in place to govern the use of
force, including the use of sedatives and other medication, in the execution of deportation orders;
(h)
The creation of a new Office of Minority Ombudsman in 2001 to replace the
Ombudsman for Aliens, with wider powers under the Minority Ombudsman Act and Aliens Act,
including the ability to act for asylum-seekers and deportees;
(i)
The fact that there has been no reported case of torture in Finland during the
reporting period;
(j)
The publication of the reports of the European Committee for the Prevention of
Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment on its visit to Finland
(CPT/Inf (2003) 38 and CPT/Inf (2004) 20), and the Government replies thereto, as well as the
work being carried out by the State party to implement the recommendations made by the
European Committee;
(k)
The signature of the Optional Protocol to the Convention in September 2003 and
the measures being undertaken to seek its ratification;
(l)
The ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
on 29 December 2000.