Council of Europe inquiry into alleged secret detentions and rendition flights in Europe

Council of Europe inquiry into alleged secret detentions and rendition flights in Europe

The Secretary General sends follow-up letters to 37 governments

Strasbourg, 10.03.2006 – The Secretary General of the Council of Europe Terry Davis has written to the Foreign Ministers of 37 of the 46 Council of Europe member states as a follow-up to his inquiry with the compliance of member states with their obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights in the context of the alleged secret detentions and rendition flights in Europe.

The countries concerned are the following: Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”, Turkey, Ukraine and United Kingdom. A letter was sent to Albania on 22 February.

The governments concerned have been asked to complete or clarify their replies in response to his initial request of 21 November 2005. The deadline for the replies to the follow-up letters has been set for 7 April.

For more information see : http://www.coe.int/T/E/Com/Files/Events/2006-cia/