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The Defensor del Pueblo has appeared in Geneva today, February 15th, before new representatives of the European Group of the United Nations Subcommittee for the Prevention of Torture in order to provide information concerning the National Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture in Spain (NPM).

The work of the NPM consists principally in visiting places where individuals have been deprived of liberty in order to examine the living conditions of the detained and prevent situations which may lead to torture or cruel treatment.

The Defensor del Pueblo has explained to the Subcommittee the organization and capabilities of the Spanish NPM, as well as the methodology employed in her visits and the activities carried out over the past year, in which the Defensor completed 62 visits and made 58 recommendations and 224 suggestions to the administration.

See the full report here