Brussels, 22/12/2002 (Agence Europe) - The Danish Presidency has issued the following statement on behalf of the European Union: "Prevention and eradication of all forms of torture and other inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment wherever it may occur is a strongly held policy view of the European Union and all its Member States. The EU therefore warmly welcomes the adoption by the UN General Assembly of the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture and other Inhuman or...