ADVANCE QUESTIONS TO GERMANY
UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
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With several thousand places of detention in Germany, what measures has Germany
undertaken to adequately resource the National Agency for the Prevention of Torture?
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What measures will Germany take to ensure that police officers display their identity
badges to enable the public to readily report complaints against specific officers?
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How has the establishment of independent police oversight bodies improved the
effectiveness of dealing with complaints against the police?
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What steps has Germany taken to combat discrimination against ethnic minorities e.g.
equal access to employment, housing, education, including raising the awareness of such
issues amongst public institutions and employees.
CZECH REPUBLIC
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How are two institutions of the National Office for the Prevention of Torture, namely
the Federal Agency for the Prevention of Torture and the Joint Commission of the
States for the Prevention of Torture cooperating and sharing information in order to
implement the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel,
Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and to ensure consistent approach to
prevention of torture?
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How is ensured effective judicial control over the administrative decisions of the
Office for Youth called Jugendamt? How successful are the appeals to the
Administrative Court?
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Does Germany create special conditions for girls in detention facilities and penal
institutions?
SLOVENIA
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What concrete measures does the German Government foresee in terms of labour
market, social security, health, welfare and taxation to reduce the structural
discrimination against women?
SWEDEN
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How will the German Government ensure that the right to privacy will be upheld
during the on-going revision of the anti-terror legislation?
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Sweden would like to enquire if measures have been taken to enhance discriminated
persons’ knowledge of their rights and to provide access to effective legal remedies.
MEXICO
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How does the Government ensure the complete respect of the rights of migrants
contained in the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of Migrant
Workers and Members of Their Families?
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How does the government guarantee the right to equal job access to migrants and
refugees?
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How does the government guarantee the same income conditions to women and men?