- Civil society round-table, discussion on torture and prison conditions
The Atlas of Torture team, carried out its Assessment Visit to Uruguay from 19 to 30 March, during which it held bilateral meetings with Government officials, parliamentary representatives as well as representatives of non-governmental and inter-governmental organisations. On the basis of discussions with all relevant stakeholders and the opportunity to visit again a number of prisons, the team came to the conclusion that a reform of the prison system can only be successful within the framework of a comprehensive reform of the entire criminal justice system. During the upcoming visits, the Atlas of Torture team together with its civil society partner SERPAJ, plans to assist the present Government to speed up their long term reform efforts aimed at a swift adoption of a new Criminal Procedure Code and the implementation of a prison system with the goal of full rehabilitation and reintegration of criminal offenders as well as assisting in the development of comprehensive regulations for the functioning of the National Institute for Rehabilitation and the establishment of an effective internal complaints system. Read the whole report
