Brussels, 15/07/2003 (Agence Europe) - The Committee on Citizens' Rights on Thursday adopted its annual report on the fundamental rights situation in the Union in 2002. It reports some deterioration compared to previous years.
The situation for detainees is worse in several Member States, due to prison overcrowding, the report notes. It asks that minimum sanitary and accommodation standards be guaranteed, and for detention procedures not to violate human rights. Rapporteur Fodé Sylla...