United Nations
Optional Protocol to the
Convention against Torture
and Other Cruel, Inhuman
or Degrading Treatment
or Punishment
CAT/OP/DEU/2/Add.1
Distr.: General
18 February 2014
Original: English
Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel,
Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Report on the visit made by the Subcommittee on
Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman
or Degrading Treatment or Punishment for the
purpose of providing advisory assistance to the
national preventive mechanism of the Federal
Republic of Germany
Addendum
Replies of the national preventive mechanism of the Federal
Republic of Germany to the recommendations and requests
for information made by the Subcommittee on Prevention of
Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment
or Punishment in its report on its visit to Germany*, **
* The present document is being issued without formal editing.
** On 30 January 2014, the national preventive mechanism announced its decision to make public its
replies to the Subcommittee. The present document is being issued in accordance with article 16,
paragraph 2, of the Optional Protocol.
GE.14-40949
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