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The Council of Europe’s Anti-Torture Committee (CPT) carried out a periodic visit to Norway from 3-10 October 2005. The delegation followed up a number of issues examined during previous visits, including, in particular, the fundamental safeguards against ill-treatment offered to persons deprived of their liberty by the police, the restrictions imposed upon remand prisoners and the situation in...

On the 3 rd and 4 th of November 2005 the first Forum on the future of Democracy will take place in Warsaw. The launch of this forum is one of the concrete results of the Third Summit of the Council of Europe, which took place in Warsaw on 16 and 17 May 2005. The main topic for this first meeting is civic participation in modern democracies. The choice of this topic is linked to the increased c...

In the spirit of increased intercultural dialogue, Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, Secretary General of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC), was invited to speak at the Parliamentary Assembly autumn session the 4 th of October 2005. At the same occasion he was invited for an exchange of views with the Committee of Ministers. Ihsanoglu focused on the core values of the Council ...

Speaking in the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly on 23 June the Norwegian Prime Minister called for greater dialogue between cultures and religions.