United Nations
Optional Protocol to the
Convention against Torture
and Other Cruel, Inhuman
or Degrading Treatment
or Punishment
CAT/OP/ITA/1
Distr.: General
23 September 2016
Original: English
English, French and Spanish only
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 to Italy
Report to the State Party *,**,***
* In accordance with the decision taken by the SPT at its fifth session regarding the processing 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 State party on 26 February 2016. The State party gave notification of its decision
to publish the report on 1 September 2016, in accordance with article 16, paragraph 2, of the Optional
Protocol.
*** The annexes to the present report are distributed in the original language only.
GE.16-16405(E)