NPM visited 21 places of detention until August

Date of article: 27/08/2019

Daily News of: 30/08/2019

Country:  Portugal

Author: National Ombudsman of Portugal

Article language: en

From the beginning of this year until mid-August, the National Prevention Mechanism (NPM) has carried out 21 monitoring visits to places of deprivation of liberty.

Of the 21 visits made, 13 went to prisons, four to Temporary Settlement Centers and Matched Spaces (EECIT), two to Educational Centers and two to places of detention by the police.

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