CAT/OP/DEU/2 United Nations Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Distr.: General 29 October 2013 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 Report to the National Preventive Mechanism*, ** * In accordance with the decision taken by the SPT at its fifth session regarding the publication of its visit reports, the present document was not edited before being sent to the United Nations translation services. ** In accordance with article 16, paragraph 1, of the Optional Protocol, this report was sent confidentially to the national preventive mechanism on 29 July 2013. The national preventive mechanism gave notification of its decision to publish the report on 16 September 2013, in accordance with article 16, paragraph 2, of the Optional Protocol. GE.13-47948

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