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Ðidentified€because€they€are€serious,€protective,€and€are€considered€able€to€be€accomplished€within€one€year.Ð  &Z!" ÐThe€States€parties€are€asked€to€provide€within€one€year€information€on€the€measures€taken€to€give€effectÐ 'T"# Ðto€its€ð ðfollow-up€recommendationsðð€which€are€specifically€noted€in€a€paragraph€near€the€end€of€theÐ þ'N#$ Ðconclusions€and€recommendations€on€the€review€of€the€States€partiesðð€report€under€article€19.Ð ø(H$% ÐÌ42.€Since€the€procedure€was€established€at€the€thirtieth€session€in€May€2003€through€the€end€of€theÐ ì*<&' Ðthirty-sixth€session€in€May€2006,€the€Committee€has€reviewed€39€States€for€which€it€has€identifiedÐ æ+6'( Ðfollow-up€recommendations.€Of€the€19€States€parties€that€were€due€to€have€submitted€their€follow-upÐ à,0() Ðreports€to€the€Committee€by€1€May€2006,€12€had€completed€this€requirement€(Argentina,€Azerbaijan,Ð Ú-*)* ÐCzech€Republic,€Colombia,€Germany,€Greece,€Latvia,€Lithuania,€Morocco,€New€Zealand,€UnitedÐ ° ÐKingdom,€and€Yemen).€As€of€May,€seven€States€had€failed€to€supply€follow-up€information€that€had€fallenÐ ªú Ðdue€(Bulgaria,€Cambodia,€Cameroon,€Chile,€Croatia,€Moldova,€Monaco),€and€each€was€sent€a€reminderÐ ¤ô Ðof€the€items€still€outstanding€and€requesting€them€to€submit€information€to€the€Committee.€Ð žî ÐÌ43.€With€this€procedure,€the€Committee€seeks€to€advance€the€Conventionððs€requirement€that€ð ðeach€StateÐ ’ â Ðparty€shall€take€effective€legislative,€administrative,€judicial€or€other€measures€to€prevent€acts€of€torture€ð8ðððÐ Œ Ü Ð(art.€2,€para.€1)€and€the€undertaking€ð ðto€prevent€ð8ð€other€acts€of€cruel,€inhuman€and€degrading€treatmentÐ † Ö Ðor€punishment€ð8ððð€(art.€16).Ð € Ð ÐÌ44.€The€Rapporteur€has€expressed€appreciation€for€the€information€provided€by€States€parties€regardingÐ tÄ  Ðthose€measures€taken€to€implement€their€obligations€under€the€Convention.€In€addition,€she€has€assessedÐ n¾  Ðthe€responses€received€as€to€whether€all€of€the€items€designated€by€the€Committee€for€follow-up€(normallyÐ h¸  Ðbetween€three€to€six€recommendations)€have€been€addressed,€whether€the€information€provided€respondsÐ b²  Ðto€the€Committeeððs€concern,€and€whether€further€information€is€required.€Where€further€information€isÐ \¬  Ðneeded,€she€writes€to€the€State€party€concerned€with€specific€requests€for€further€clarification.€With€regardÐ V¦ Ðto€States€that€have€not€supplied€the€follow-up€information€at€all,€she€writes€to€solicit€the€outstandingÐ P  Ðinformation.€Ð Jš ÐÌ45.€Each€letter€responds€specifically€and€in€detail€to€the€information€presented€by€the€State€party,€whichÐ >Ž Ðis€given€a€formal€United€Nations€document€symbol€number.Ð 8ˆ ÐÌ46.€Since€the€recommendations€to€each€State€party€are€crafted€to€reflect€the€specific€situation€in€thatÐ ,| Ðcountry,€the€follow-up€responses€from€the€States€parties€and€letters€from€the€Rapporteur€requesting€furtherÐ &v Ðclarification€address€a€wide€array€of€topics.€Among€those€addressed€in€the€letters€sent€to€States€partiesÐ  p Ðrequesting€further€information€have€been€a€number€of€precise€matters€seen€as€essential€to€the€implementationÐ j Ðof€the€recommendation€in€question.€A€number€of€issues€have€been€highlighted€to€reflect€not€only€theÐ d Ðinformation€provided,€but€also€the€issues€not€addressed€but€which€are€deemed€essential€in€the€CommitteeððsÐ ^ Ðongoing€work€in€order€to€be€effective€in€taking€preventive€and€protective€measures€to€eliminate€torture€andÐ  X Ðill-treatment.Ð !R Ð...Ð ü!L Ð48.€The€chart€below€details,€as€of€19€May€2006,€the€end€of€the€Committeeððs€thirty-sixth€session,€the€stateÐ ö"F Ðof€the€replies€with€respect€to€follow-up.Ð ð#@  Ð...Ð ê$: ! Ðò òB.€Follow-up€reply€due€May€2006€and€November€2006ó óÐ ä%4!" ÐÌÔ*’ƒ ddd Xdd Xdd X°(#°(#’ÔÔ,Fdd ÔÔ,dd ÔÔ,‘dd ÔÔ,dd ÔÔ,dd ÔÔ+  ÔÐ Ø'(#$Ø'(# ÐState€partyÐ  <(Œ#% ÐDate€dueÐ  <(Œ#& ÐDate€replyÐ <(Œ#' ÐreceivedÐ  6)†$( ÐDocument€symbolÐ <(Œ#) ÐnumberÐ  6)†$* ÐFurther€actionÐ <(Œ#+ Ðtaken/requiredÐ  6)†$, Ð...Ð  Ä*&- ÐÐ  Ä*&. ÐÐ  Ä*&/ ÐÐ  Ä*&0 ÐÐ  Ä*&1 ÐAustriaÐ  R,¢'2 ÐNovember€2006Ð  R,¢'3 ÐÐ  R,¢'4 ÐÐ  R,¢'5 Ðâ âÐ  R,¢'6 Ð...Ð  d Ðâ âÐ  d ÐÐ  d ÐÐ  d ÐÐ d  ÐÓxÓÐ  >Ž Ðò òCAT,€A/62/44€(2007)ó óÐ ° ÐÌ...Ð ¤ô ÐÓ  ÓIV.à  àFOLLOW€UP€ON€CONCLUSIONS€AND€RECOMMENDATIONS€ON€STATES€PARTIESÐ žî ÐÔ_ÔREPORTSÔ_ÔÐ ˜è ÐÓ ÓÌÓ  Ó46.à  àIn€Chapter€IV€of€its€annual€report€for€2005€2006€(A/61/44),€the€Committee€described€theÐ Œ Ü Ðframework€that€it€had€developed€to€provide€for€follow€up€subsequent€to€the€adoption€of€the€conclusionsÐ † Ö Ðand€recommendations€on€States€parties€reports€submitted€under€article€19€of€the€Convention.€It€alsoÐ € Ð Ðpresented€information€on€the€Committeeððs€experience€in€receiving€information€from€States€parties€from€theÐ z Ê  Ðinitiation€of€the€procedure€in€May€2003€through€May€2006.€This€chapter€updates€the€CommitteeððsÐ tÄ  Ðexperience€to€18€May€2007,€the€end€of€its€thirty€eighth€session.Ð n¾  ÐÌ47.à  àIn€accordance€with€rule€68,€paragraph€2,€of€the€rules€of€procedure,€the€Committee€established€theÐ b²  Ðpost€of€Rapporteur€for€follow€up€to€conclusions€and€recommendations€under€article€19€of€the€ConventionÐ \¬  Ðand€appointed€Ms.€Felice€Ô_ÔGaerÔ_Ô€to€that€position.€As€in€the€past,€Ms.€Ô_ÔGaerÔ_Ô€presented€a€progress€report€toÐ V¦ Ðthe€Committee€in€May€2007€on€the€results€of€the€procedure.Ð P  ÐÌ48.à  àThe€Rapporteur€has€emphasized€that€the€follow€up€procedure€aims€ð ðto€make€more€effective€theÐ D” Ðstruggle€against€torture€and€other€cruel,€inhuman€and€degrading€treatment€or€punishmentðð,€as€articulated€inÐ >Ž Ðthe€preamble€to€the€Convention.€At€the€conclusion€of€the€Committeeððs€review€of€each€State€party€report,Ð 8ˆ Ðthe€Committee€identifies€concerns€and€recommends€specific€actions€designed€to€enhance€each€State€partyððsÐ 2‚ Ðability€to€implement€the€measures€necessary€and€appropriate€to€prevent€acts€of€torture€and€cruel€treatment,Ð ,| Ðand€thereby€assists€States€parties€in€bringing€their€law€and€practice€into€full€compliance€with€the€obligationsÐ &v Ðset€forth€in€the€Convention.Ð  p ÐÌ49.à  àSince€its€thirtieth€session€in€May€2003,€the€Committee€began€the€practice€of€identifying€a€limitedÐ d Ðnumber€of€these€recommendations€that€warrant€a€request€for€additional€information€following€the€reviewÐ ^ Ðand€discussion€with€the€State€party€concerning€its€periodic€report.€Such€ð ðfollow€upðð€recommendations€areÐ  X Ðidentified€because€they€are€serious,€protÔ_ÔectiveÔ_Ô,€and€are€considered€able€to€be€accomplished€within€one€year.Ð !R ÐThe€States€parties€are€asked€to€provide€within€one€year€information€on€the€measures€taken€to€give€effectÐ ü!L Ðto€its€ð ðfollow€up€recommendationsðð€which€are€specifically€noted€in€a€paragraph€near€the€end€of€theÐ ö"F Ðconclusions€and€recommendations€on€the€review€of€the€States€partiesðð€reports€under€article€19.Ð ð#@  ÐÌ50.à  àSince€the€procedure€was€established€at€the€thirtieth€session€in€May€2003,€through€the€end€of€theÐ ä%4!" Ðthirty€eighth€session€in€May€2007€the€Committee€has€reviewed€53€States€for€which€it€has€identified€followÐ Þ&."# Ðup€recommendations.€Of€the€39€States€parties€that€were€due€to€have€submitted€their€follow€up€reports€toÐ Ø'(#$ Ðthe€Committee€by€18€May€2007,€25€had€completed€this€requirement€(Albania,€Argentina,€Austria,Ð Ò("$% ÐAzerbaijan,€Bahrain,€Canada,€Chile,€Czech€Republic,€Colombia,€Croatia,€Ecuador,€Finland,€France,Ð Ì)%& ÐGermany,€Greece,€Latvia,€Lithuania,€Monaco,€Morocco,€New€Zealand,€Qatar,€Sri€Lanka,€Switzerland,Ð Æ*&' ÐUnited€Kingdom€and€Yemen).€As€of€18€May,€14€States€had€not€yet€supplied€follow€up€information€that€hadÐ À+'( Ðfallen€due€(Bulgaria,€Bosnia€and€Herzegovina,€Cambodia,€Cameroon,€Democratic€Republic€of€the€Congo,Ð º, () ÐGeorgia,€Guatemala,€Republic€of€Korea,€Moldova,€Nepal,€Peru,€Togo,€Uganda€and€United€States€ofÐ ´-)* ÐAmerica).€In€March€2007,€the€Rapporteur€sent€a€reminder€requesting€the€outstanding€information€to€eachÐ ° Ðof€the€States€whose€follow€up€information€was€due€in€November€2006,€but€had€not€yet€been€submitted,Ð ªú Ðand€who€had€not€previously€been€sent€a€reminder.Ð ¤ô ÐÌ51.à  àThe€Rapporteur€noted€that€14€follow€up€reports€had€fallen€due€since€the€previous€annual€reportÐ ˜è Ð(A/61/44).€However,€only€4€(Austria,€Ecuador,€Qatar€and€Sri€Lanka)€of€these€14€States€had€submitted€theÐ ’ â Ðfollow€up€information€in€a€timely€manner.€Despite€this,€she€expressed€the€view€that€the€follow€up€procedureÐ Œ Ü Ðhad€been€remarkably€successful€in€eliciting€valuable€additional€information€from€States€on€protectiveÐ † Ö Ðmeasures€taken€during€the€immediate€follow€up€to€the€review€of€the€periodic€reports.€While€comparativelyÐ € Ð Ðfew€States€had€replied€precisely€on€time,€19€of€the€25€respondents€had€submitted€the€information€on€timeÐ z Ê  Ðor€within€a€matter€of€one€to€four€months€following€the€due€date.€Reminders€seemed€to€help€elicit€many€ofÐ tÄ  Ðthese€responses.€The€Rapporteur€also€expressed€appreciation€to€non€governmental€organizations,€manyÐ n¾  Ðof€whom€had€also€encouraged€States€parties€to€submit€follow€up€information€in€a€timely€way.Ð h¸  ÐÌ52.à  àThrough€this€procedure,€the€Committee€seeks€to€advance€the€Conventionððs€requirement€that€ð ðeachÐ \¬  ÐState€party€shall€take€effective€legislative,€administrative,€judicial€or€other€measures€to€prevent€acts€ofÐ V¦ Ðtorture€ð8ððð€(art.€2,€para.€1)€and€the€undertaking€ð ðto€prevent€ð8ð€other€acts€of€cruel,€inhuman€and€degradingÐ P  Ðtreatment€or€punishment€ð8ððð€(art.€16).Ð Jš ÐÌ53.à  àThe€Rapporteur€has€expressed€appreciation€for€the€information€provided€by€States€partiesÐ >Ž Ðregarding€those€measures€taken€to€implement€their€obligations€under€the€Convention.€In€addition,€she€hasÐ 8ˆ Ðassessed€the€responses€received€as€to€whether€all€the€items€designated€by€the€Committee€for€follow€upÐ 2‚ Ð(normally€between€three€and€six€recommendations)€have€been€addressed,€whether€the€information€providedÐ ,| Ðresponds€to€the€Committeeððs€concern,€and€whether€further€information€is€required.€Each€letter€respondsÐ &v Ðspecifically€and€in€detail€to€the€information€presented€by€the€State€party.€Where€further€information€isÐ  p Ðneeded,€she€writes€to€the€State€party€concerned€with€specific€requests€for€further€clarification.€With€regardÐ j Ðto€States€that€have€not€supplied€the€follow€up€information€at€all,€she€writes€to€solicit€the€outstandingÐ d Ðinformation.Ð ^ ÐÌ54.à  àAt€its€thirty€eighth€session€in€May,€the€Committee€decided€to€make€public€the€Rapporteurððs€lettersÐ !R Ðto€the€States€parties.€These€would€be€assigned€a€United€Nations€document€symbol€number€and€placed€onÐ ü!L Ðthe€web€page€of€the€Committee.€The€Committee€further€decided€to€assign€a€United€Nations€documentÐ ö"F Ðsymbol€number€to€all€States€partiesðð€replies€(these€symbol€numbers€are€under€consideration)€to€the€followÐ ð#@  Ðup€and€also€place€them€on€its€website.Ð ê$: ! ÐÌ55.à  àSince€the€recommendations€to€each€State€party€are€crafted€to€reflect€the€specific€situation€in€thatÐ Þ&."# Ðcountry,€the€follow€up€responses€from€the€States€parties€and€letters€from€the€Rapporteur€requesting€furtherÐ Ø'(#$ Ðclarification€address€a€wide€array€of€topics.€Among€those€addressed€in€the€letters€sent€to€States€partiesÐ Ò("$% Ðrequesting€further€information€have€been€a€number€of€precise€matters€seen€as€essential€to€the€implementationÐ Ì)%& Ðof€the€recommendation€in€question.€A€number€of€issues€have€been€highlighted€to€reflect€not€only€theÐ Æ*&' Ðinformation€provided,€but€also€the€issues€that€have€not€been€addressed€but€which€are€deemed€essential€toÐ À+'( Ðthe€Committeeððs€ongoing€work,€in€order€to€be€effective€in€taking€preventive€and€protective€measures€toÐ º, () Ðeliminate€torture€and€ill€treatment.Ð ´-)* Ð...Ð ° Ð57.à  àThe€chart€below€details,€as€of€18€May€2007,€the€end€of€the€Committeeððs€thirty€eighth€session,€theÐ ªú Ðstate€of€the€replies€with€respect€to€follow€up.Ð ¤ô ÐÓÄ Ó€Ìò òFollow€up€procedure€to€conclusions€and€recommendations€from€May€2003€to€May€2007Ð ˜è ÐÌ...ó óÐ Œ Ü Ðò òThirty€fifth€session€(November€2005)ó óÐ † Ö ÐÌÔ*¸ƒûddFdd Fdd ‘dd ‘dd dd  °(#°(#¸ÔÔ,Ü\RÔÔ,\RÔÔ,: \RÔÔ,' \\ÔÔ+  ÔÐ 4*z Ê z Ê €€‚ ‚ƒ ƒ„„‹‹4Ðò òState€partyó óÐ 9/!„ Ô " „„‹‹9Ðò òInformationÐ „ Ô  Ðdue€inó óÐ 9/!~Î " „„‹‹9Ðò òInformation€receivedó óÐ 9/!„ Ô " „„‹‹9Ðò òAction€takenó óÐ H>,„ Ô"   €€‚‚ƒƒ‹‹HÐAustriaÐ '‚Ò  ‹‹'ÐNovember€2006Ð '‚Ò  ‹‹'Ð24€November€2006Ð ‚Ò  ÐCAT/C/Ô_ÔAUTÔ_Ô/CO/3/Add.1Ð '|Ì  ‹‹'ÐResponse€under€reviewÐ ?5#‚Ò    €€‚‚ƒƒ‹‹?Ð...Ð 'vÆ  ‹‹'ÐÐ 'vÆ  ‹‹'ÐÐ 'vÆ  ‹‹'ÐÐ3)'vÆ     3ÐÌÐ  jº Ðò òÌFollow„up„€State€Reporting€Ð ªú ÐÔCEUS.,Ô€€€€€€€€€€€€ii)€Action€by€State€partyó óÔUS.,CE.,žHÔÔCEUS.,ÔÐ ¤ô ÐÔUS.,CE.,òHÔÌò òCAT,€€CAT/C/Ô_ÔAUTÔ_Ô/CO/3/Add.1€(2006)ó óÐ ˜è ÐÌÓ  Óò òComments€by€the€Government€of€Austria*€€**to€the€conclusions€and€recommendations€of€theÐ Œ Ü ÐCommittee€against€Tortureó óÐ † Ö ÐÌ[24€November€2006]Ð z Ê  ÐÌò òParagraph€€7ó óÐ n¾  ÐÌ1.à  àParliament€responded€extensively€to€the€mentioned€ruling€of€the€Constitutional€Court,€which€wasÐ b²  Ðdelivered€on€15€October€2004€and€decided,€òòinter€aliaóó,€to€meet€the€demand€for€regulation€not€by€amendingÐ \¬  Ðthe€Asylum€Act€but€by€creating€a€new€Federal€Asylum€Act€€(Ô_ÔAsylgesetzÔ_Ô€2005€-€Ô_ÔAsylGÔ_Ô€2005€-€Asylum€ActÐ V¦ Ð2005),€Ô_ÔBGBlÔ_Ô€I€100/2005,€so€as€to€make€the€Act€easier€to€read,€especially€since€the€Asylum€Act€1997€hadÐ P  Ðalready€been€amended€several€times,€the€Constitutional€Court€had€overruled€provisions€and€EU€law,€inÐ Jš Ðparticular€the€so-called€"Status€Directive",€was€to€be€included.Ð D” ÐÌ2.à  àIn€this€process,€established€rules€which€the€Constitutional€Court€has€upheld€were€included€and€someÐ 8ˆ Ðdetailed€adjustments€were€carried€out€as€a€result€of€an€evaluation.€Since€a€new€Aliens'€Police€Act€was€toÐ 2‚ Ðbe€created€at€the€same€time,€the€opportunity€was€taken€to€identify€provisions€relating€to€aliens'€policeÐ ,| Ðmatters€which€had€hitherto€formed€part€of€the€Asylum€Act€and€instead€incorporate€them€in€the€Aliens'€PoliceÐ &v ÐAct€(Ô_ÔFremdenpolizeigesetzÔ_Ô€2005€(Ô_ÔFPGÔ_Ô)),€Ô_ÔBGBlÔ_Ô€I€157/2005.Ð  p ÐÌ3.à  àRegarding€the€committee's€concern,€Austria€wishes€to€point€out€that€in€an€appeal€against€a€decisionÐ d Ðòòdenyingóó€asylum€the€Asylum€Act€2005€does€indeed€òònotóó€provide€for€suspensive€effect.€Such€negativeÐ ^ Ðdecisions€are€òòdecisions€on€procedureóó€for€which€a€suspensive€effect€is€not€Ô_ÔforseenÔ_Ô,€as€the€position€of€theÐ  X Ðasylum-seeker€on€appeal€is€òònotóó€changed€in€the€appellate€procedure.€However€the€Independent€FederalÐ !R ÐAsylum€Senate€(Ô_ÔUnabhngigerÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔBundesasylsenatÔ_Ô)€as€appellate€authority€may€still€grant€suspensive€effect€toÐ ü!L Ðthe€appeal€in€individual€cases€for€possible€non-Ô_ÔrefoulementÔ_Ô€reasons€within€seven€days€of€filing.€Ð ö"F ÐÌ4.à  àIf,€on€the€other€hand,€an€appeal€is€made€against€a€decision€in€the€subject€matter,€this€has€suspensiveÐ ê$: ! Ðeffect.€Ð ä%4!" ÐÌ5.à  àA€number€of€additional€detailed€provisions€in€the€Act€enable€the€competent€authority€(the€FederalÐ Ø'(#$ ÐAsylum€Office€or€the€Independent€Federal€Asylum€Senate)€to€take€all€decisions€in€a€family€procedure€atÐ Ò("$% Ðthe€same€time.€If,€for€example,€one€family€member's€appeal€is€granted€suspensive€effect,€this€shallÐ Ì)%& Ðautomatically€apply€also€to€the€corresponding€appeals€of€the€remaining€family€members.€Ð Æ*&' ÐÌò òParagraph€8:€ó óÐ º, () ÐÐ ´-)* ÐÔ_Ô6.à  àWith€regard€to€expulsions€not€carried€out€for€the€reasons€outlined€by€the€Committee,€figures€areÐ ° Ðavailable€only€on€the€cases€where€the€expulsion€procedure€was€preceded€by€an€asylum€procedure.€AsylumÐ ªú Ðis€granted€on€a€case-by-case€basis€and€the€question€of€non-refoulement€is€considered€only€if€no€asylum€isÐ ¤ô Ðgranted.€In€2005,€in€271€cases€asylum€was€denied€but€a€positive€decision€as€regards€non-refoulementÐ žî Ðissued.€These€271€cases€are€not€broken€down€statistically€as€regards€reasons€of€torture,€ill€treatment€orÐ ˜è Ðdeath€penalty,€but€a€breakdown€by€states€of€origin€is€available,€as€follows:Ð ’ â ÐÌà0  à63€cases€referred€to€nationals€from€Afghanistan,€56€from€the€Russian€Federation,€37€from€Iraq,€18Ð † Ö Ðfrom€Serbia€and€Montenegro,€15€from€Georgia€and€13€cases€referred€to€stateless€aliens.€TheÐ € Ð Ðremaining€69€cases€involved€21€nationalities€and€were€all€reflected€in€single-digit€figures.Ðz Ê (#(# ÐÌ7.à  àAs€for€extradition€cases,€they€lie€within€the€jurisdiction€of€the€regional€courts€and€courts€of€appeal.Ð n¾  ÐIf€there€are€substantial€grounds€to€believe€that€the€proceedings€in€the€requesting€State€will€not€comply€orÐ h¸  Ðhave€not€complied€with€the€principles€of€Articles€3€and€6€of€the€Convention€for€the€Protection€of€HumanÐ b²  ÐRights€(ECHR)€or€Article€3€of€the€UN-Convention€against€Torture€and€Other€Cruel€Inhuman€or€DegradingÐ \¬  ÐTreatment€or€Punishment€the€request€is€to€be€dismissed.€As€the€domestic€legislation€on€extradition€(SectionÐ V¦ Ðòò19óó€of€the€Federal€Law€on€Extradition€and€Mutual€Assistance€in€Criminal€Matters)€directly€refers€to€ArticleÐ P  Ð3€ECHR€-€which€forms€part€of€the€Austrian€Constitutional€Law€-€any€court€decision€granting€extraditionÐ Jš Ðhas€to€take€into€consideration€the€prohibition€of€torture.€Section€òò19óó€paragraph€2€of€the€Federal€Law€onÐ D” ÐExtradition€and€Mutual€Assistance€in€Criminal€Matters€reads€as€follows:€Ð >Ž ÐÌà0  à"Extradition€is€prohibited€if€there€is€cause€to€suspect€that€the€penalties€or€preventive€measuresÐ 2‚ Ðimposed€or€expected€in€the€requesting€country€would€be€enforced€in€a€manner€not€consistent€withÐ ,| Ðthe€provisions€of€the€Convention€for€Human€Rights€and€Fundamental€Freedoms,€Federal€LawÐ &v ÐGazette€No.210/1958".Ð p(#(# Ðà0  àÐ (#(# Ð8.à  àAustria€has€never€carried€out€an€extradition€on€the€basis€of€a€diplomatic€assurance.€Therefore,€soÐ d Ðfar€no€relevant€practice€of€Austrian€authorities€exists.€€€Ð ^ ÐÌ9.à  àAustria€notes€that€attempts€to€define€diplomatic€assurances€have€as€yet€not€produced€resultsÐ !R Ðmeeting€uniform€and€general€acceptance.Ð ü!L ÐÌ10.à  àIn€the€course€of€some€extradition€proceedings,€Austria€asked€requesting€states€for€additionalÐ ð#@  Ðinformation.€Ð ê$: ! ÐÌ11.à  àIn€relation€to€countries,€where€bilateral€or€multilateral€treaties€on€extradition€are€applicable,€AustriaÐ Þ&."# Ðdoes€not,€in€principle,€deem€it€appropriate€to€ask€for€additional€information€(for€example€in€order€to€ensureÐ Ø'(#$ Ðthe€rule€of€speciality,€etc.),€as€the€parties€are€obliged€to€observe€the€contractual€obligations€undertaken€byÐ Ò("$% Ðthem.€In€this€regard,€it€is€noted€that€bilateral€treaties€on€extradition€have€only€been€negotiated€with€StatesÐ Ì)%& Ðwhere€the€respect€for€the€rule€of€law€and€for€human€rights€is€granted.€This€is€valid€also€for€requesting€StatesÐ Æ*&' Ðbound€to€rights€enshrined€in€the€ECHR€or€the€UN-Convention€against€Torture€and€Other€Cruel€InhumanÐ À+'( Ðor€Degrading€Treatment€or€Punishment.€In€the€vast€majority€of€cases,€extradition€takes€place€in€relation€toÐ º, () Ðcountries€where€bilateral€or€multilateral€treaties€on€extradition€are€in€force.€Nevertheless€Austria€may€-Ð ´-)* Ðaccording€to€domestic€law€-€also€grant€extradition€based€on€the€principle€of€reciprocity.€In€any€event,€theÐ ° Ðcompetent€court€has€to€dismiss€a€request€of€extradition€if€it€considers€that€there€is€a€substantial€risk€ofÐ ªú Ðtorture;€no€room€is€left€for€diplomatic€assurances.€Ð ¤ô ÐÌ12.à  àIn€one€recent€case,€concerning€Egypt€as€the€requesting€State€(to€which€Austria€is€not€linked€by€anyÐ ˜è Ðextradition€treaty),€Austria€sought€the€fulfilment€of€a€number€of€conditions:Ð ’ â ÐÌ13.à  àAfter€a€hearing,€the€competent€court€granted€the€extradition€request€on€condition€that€the€sentenceÐ † Ö Ðof€imprisonment,€which€was€issued€by€a€special€court€of€the€requesting€State€(due€to€the€fact€that€the€personÐ € Ð Ðto€be€surrendered€was€suspected€of€belonging€to€an€illegal€association),€be€declared€null€and€void€and€thatÐ z Ê  Ðthe€person€concerned€be€retried€before€an€ordinary€court.€Furthermore,€the€decision€was€subject€to€theÐ tÄ  Ðcondition€that€the€person€would€not€be€persecuted€or€suffer€restrictions€on€his€personal€freedom,€or€beÐ n¾  Ðextradited€to€a€third€country€for€an€offence€committed€before€his€surrender€and€which€was€not€covered€byÐ h¸  Ðthe€extradition€request.€According€to€the€findings€of€the€court,€there€were€no€obstacles€with€regard€toÐ b²  ÐArticles€3€and€6€ECHR.€The€Minister€of€Justice€approved€the€extradition€subject€to€the€conditions€set€outÐ \¬  Ðin€the€court's€decision.€Moreover€he€stated€that€the€extradition€would€only€take€place€on€the€furtherÐ V¦ Ðcondition€that€the€person€concerned€would€be€allowed€to€leave€the€territory€of€the€requesting€State€withinÐ P  Ð45€days€in€case€of€acquittal.€The€wish€was€also€expressed€to€allow€Austrian€officials€to€carry€out€a€visit€toÐ Jš Ðthe€prison€where€the€surrendered€person€is€detained.€Corresponding€information€was€obtained€by€theÐ D” Ðrequesting€State.€The€extradition€however€has€not€taken€place€until€now,€as€the€person€concerned€filed€anÐ >Ž Ðapplication€with€the€European€Court€of€Human€Rights.€Following€an€indication€of€the€European€Court€toÐ 8ˆ Ðthe€Austrian€Government€under€Rule€39€of€the€Rules€of€the€Court,€that€the€person€concerned€should€notÐ 2‚ Ðbe€extradited€until€further€notice,€extradition€is€suspended€in€the€interest€of€the€proper€conduct€of€theÐ ,| Ðproceedings€before€the€Court.€The€question€whether€a€violation€of€Article€3€of€the€ECHR€must€be€fearedÐ &v Ðwhen€extraditing€a€person€to€the€requesting€State€is€determined€primarily€on€the€basis€of€topical€reportsÐ  p Ðpublished€by€renowned€international€organisations,€which€are€easily€accessible€for€courts€on€the€websiteÐ j Ðòòwww.staatendokumentation.atóó.€Ð d ÐÌ14.à  àIn€2004€Austrian€courts€refused€to€extradite€an€Azerbaijan€citizen€to€Azerbaijan,€a€Brazilian€citizenÐ  X Ðto€Brazil,€an€Uzbek€citizen€to€Uzbekistan.€In€2005€extradition€of€two€Georgian€nationals€to€Georgia€wasÐ !R Ðdenied€by€invoking€Section€òò19€óóof€the€Federal€Law€on€Extradition€and€Mutual€Assistance€in€CriminalÐ ü!L ÐMatters,€as€there€was€cause€to€suspect€that€the€rights€under€Article€3€and€6€ECHR€would€not€be€fullyÐ ö"F Ðrespected.€Ð ð#@  ÐÌò òParagraph€10€b:€ó óÐ ä%4!" ÐÌ15.à  àIn€the€case€"Cheibani€WAGUE",€the€emergency€physician€and€a€police€officer€were€found€guiltyÐ Ø'(#$ Ðof€the€offence€of€negligent€homicide€(Section€80€Austrian€Penal€Code)€on€9€November€2005€and€wereÐ Ò("$% Ðconvicted€to€seven€months€imprisonment€each.€The€sentence€was€conditionally€suspended.€The€otherÐ Ì)%& Ðaccused€persons€were€acquitted.€The€public€prosecutor's€office€in€Vienna€has€lodged€an€appeal€against€theÐ Æ*&' Ðacquittals,€the€two€convicted€persons€have€done€the€same.€The€decision€of€the€Higher€Court€of€appeal€hasÐ À+'( Ðnot€yet€been€rendered.€Ð º, () ÐÐ ´-)* Їò òParagraph€12:€ó óÐ ° ÐÌ16.à  àFollowing€the€recommendation€of€the€European€Committee€for€the€Prevention€of€Torture€andÐ ¤ô ÐInhuman€or€Degrading€Treatment€of€Punishment€to€establish€"a€fully€fledged€and€properly€funded€systemÐ žî Ðof€legal€aid€for€persons€in€police€custody€who€are€not€in€a€position€to€pay€for€a€lawyer"€"as€a€matter€ofÐ ˜è Ðurgency€and€be€applicable€as€from€the€very€outset€of€police€custody",€the€Austrian€Ministry€of€Justice€hasÐ ’ â Ðalready€entered€into€a€process€of€consultations€with€representatives€of€the€Austrian€Bar€Association.€Ð Œ Ü ÐÌ17.à  àlt€is€the€aim€of€these€talks€to€establish€a€system€of€legal€aid€for€persons€in€police€custody€that€shouldÐ € Ð Ðapply€immediately€after€the€arrest.€However,€the€Ministry€of€Justice€believes€that€it€ought€to€be€possible€atÐ z Ê  Ðthis€stage€of€the€proceedings€that€the€arrested€person€can€abstain€voluntarily€from€being€assisted€by€aÐ tÄ  Ðdefence€council€after€being€informed€of€this€right.€Before€such€a€waiver,€the€arrested€person€should€haveÐ n¾  Ðthe€right€to€contact€a€defence€lawyer€and€discuss€the€matter€with€him€or€her.€Ð h¸  ÐÌ18.à  àIn€any€case,€the€system€to€be€established€will€not€alter€the€existing€law€concerning€legalÐ \¬  Ðrepresentation€of€a€person€to€be€detained€or€already€in€detention€by€a€defence€counsel.€Ð V¦ ÐÌ19.à  àThat€means€that€legal€representation€will€-€after€the€implementation€of€a€legal€aid€system€for€personsÐ Jš Ðin€police€custody€-€still€become€mandatory,€as€soon€as€and€as€long€as€a€person€is€remanded€in€judicialÐ D” Ðcustody€(compulsory€assistance€by€a€defence€counsel,€"notwendige€Verteidigung").€Ð >Ž ÐÌ20.à  àWhen€implementing€such€a€system€of€legal€aid€for€persons€in€police€custody,€the€involvement€of€theÐ 2‚ ÐAustrian€Bar€Association€and€their€active€support€of€the€system€to€be€implemented€are€important€for€severalÐ ,| Ðreasons.€The€most€relevant€in€the€given€context€is€the€fact€that€in€some€Austrian€provinces€(Bundeslnder)Ð &v Ðthe€local€Bar€Associations€already€organise€legal€aid€to€indigent€suspects€during€police€custody€(in€termsÐ  p Ðof€an€on-call€legal€service€by€defence€lawyers,€according€to€which€a€first€guidance€via€telephone€is€normallyÐ j Ðfree€of€charge).€Although€the€factual€situation€might€not€be€comparable€between€all€provinces€and€theseÐ d Ðsystems€often€lack€adequate€financial€funds€and€24-€hours€availability,€experiences€gained€thereby€shouldÐ ^ Ðbe€taken€into€account€when€establishing€a€nation-wide€system.€Ð  X ÐÌò òParagraph€15€b:€ó óÐ ü!L ÐÌ21.à  àData€on€cases€where€the€aggravating€factors€as€stated€in€Section€33€of€the€Austrian€Penal€CodeÐ ð#@  Ðhave€been€invoked€in€the€context€of€ill-treatment€are€unfortunately€not€available.€Ð ê$: ! ÐÌò òParagraph€17a:ó óÐ Þ&."# ÐÌ22.à  àThe€agreement€between€the€Federal€Government€and€the€provinces€pursuant€to€Art.15a€B-VGÐ Ò("$% Ð(Federal€Constitutional€Act)€about€joint€measures€for€providing€preliminary€basic€assistance€to€aliens€inÐ Ì)%& Ðneed€of€help€and€protection€(asylum-seekers,€persons€entitled€to€asylum,€displaced€persons€and€otherÐ Æ*&' Ðpersons€who€cannot€be€deported€for€legal€or€factual€reasons)€in€Austria€(GrundversorgungsvereinbarungÐ À+'( Ð-€Art.€15a€B-VG)€was€adopted€in€December€2003€between€the€Federal€Government€and€all€provinces.Ð º, () ÐUpon€ratification€by€the€respective€legislative€bodies€of€these€parties€to€the€agreement€it€took€effect€as€atÐ ´-)* Ð1€May€2004.Ð ° ÐÌ23.à  àTransposition€into€provincial€law€was€effected€in€the€following€provinces€at€the€following€dates:Ð ¤ô ÐÌà0  àVienna€-€13€October€2004,€Styria€-€19€October€2005,€Vorarlberg€-€25€January€2006€and€TyrolÐ ˜è Ð-€1€March€2006.Ð’ â(#(# ÐÌ24.à  àIn€the€remaining€five€provinces€the€provincial€laws€are€currently€being€drafted€or€are€already€beingÐ † Ö Ðappraised€and€in€all€probability€will€take€effect€still€in€2006.Ð € Ð ÐÌ25.à  àThe€agreement€on€basic€assistance€to€aliens€in€need€of€help€and€protection€therefore€ensures€thatÐ tÄ  Ðthe€target€group's€basic€needs€are€protected.Ð n¾  ÐÌò òParagraph€17b:ó óÐ b²  ÐÌ26.à  àThe€amendment€of€the€Federal€Assistance€Act€(Bundesbetreuungsgesetz)€included€a€change€in€theÐ V¦ Ðtitle€of€the€act€and€now€reads€"Federal€Act€Regulating€Basic€Assistance€to€Asylum-Seekers€in€theÐ P  ÐAdmission€Procedure€and€to€Specific€Other€Aliens"€(Grundversorgungsgesetz€-€Bund€2005€-Ð Jš ÐGVG-B-2005).€Ð D” ÐÌ27.à  àThis€Federal€Act€does€not€reduce€the€guarantee€of€the€basic€needs€but,€rather,€considerably€extendsÐ 8ˆ Ðit.€As€of€admission€to€the€asylum€procedure,€i.€e.€when€responsibility€for€providing€assistance€to€the€targetÐ 2‚ Ðgroup€shifts€to€the€provinces,€the€Federal€Government€may€provide€such€assistance€for€a€maximum€periodÐ ,| Ðof€14€days€to€close€a€possible€supply€gap€if€immediate€admission€to€provincial€care€cannot€be€ensured.€InÐ &v Ðtransposing€EU€law,€any€decision€on€the€withdrawing€or€granting€of€services€with€conditions€attached€mustÐ  p Ðnot€restrict€access€to€medical€emergency€care,€and€this€unrestricted€access€is€guaranteed.€Ð j ÐÌ____________Ð ^ ÐÌ*€€To€consult€the€Committee's€conclusions€and€recommendations€see€document€CAT/C/AUT/CO/3Ð !R ÐÌ**€€In€accordance€with€the€information€transmitted€to€States€parties€regarding€the€processing€of€theirÐ ö"F Ðreports,€the€present€document€was€not€formally€edited€before€being€sent€to€the€United€Nations€translationÐ ð#@  Ðservices.Ð ê$: ! 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