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Council of Europe anti-torture Committee carries out a 15-day visit to the Russian Federation

06/10/2021

In the course of the visit, particular attention was paid to the treatment and conditions of detention of persons in police custody and penitentiary establishments, including remand prisoners and sentenced female and male prisoners in correctional colonies. Further, the delegation examined the...

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Council of Europe anti-torture Committee visits the Russian Federation

21/10/2019

In the course of the visit, the delegation met with Mikhail Galperin, Deputy Minister of Justice, and Valery Boyarinev, Deputy Director of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN), as well as with senior officials from the Ministry of Justice, the FSIN, the Investigative Committee, the Prosecutor...

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Council of Europe anti-torture Committee publishes report on the Russian Federation

24/09/2019

The primary objective of the visit was to examine the progress made as regards the implementation of previous CPT recommendations concerning the situation of patients in civil and forensic psychiatric hospitals and of residents of psycho-neurological boarding homes (PNIs). The main conclusions of...

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Council of Europe anti-torture Committee urges the Russian Federation to carry out effective investigations into allegations of torture in the Northern Caucasian region

11/03/2019

The public statement is made in application of Article 10 (2) of the European Convention on the Prevention of Torture which provides that the Committee itself may issue a public statement if a Party to the Convention “fails to co-operate or refuses to improve the situation in the light of the...

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activities

Periodic visit: 20/09/2021 - 04/10/2021


Ad hoc visit: 07/10/2019 - 18/10/2019


Public Statement: 11/03/2019

  • Public statement concerning the Chechen Republic and other republics of the North Caucasian region: French version: Russian version: [CPT/Inf (2019) 6]
  • News flash

Ad hoc visit: 19/10/2018 - 29/10/2018


Ad hoc visit: 28/11/2017 - 04/12/2017 (North Caucasus)


Periodic visit: 30/11/2016 - 13/12/2016


Ad hoc visit: 04/02/2016 - 12/02/2016 (North Caucasus)


Ad hoc visit: 24/11/2014 - 01/12/2014


Round table: 24/09/2014


Ad hoc visit: 09/07/2013 - 19/07/2013


Periodic visit: 21/05/2012 - 04/06/2012


High-level talks: 21/05/2012 + 04/06/2012 - 05/06/2012


High-level talks: 30/08/2011 - 02/09/2011


Ad hoc visit: 27/04/2011 - 06/05/2011 (North Caucasus)

  • CPT report: Russian version: [CPT/Inf (2013) 1]
  • Government response: Russian version: [CPT/Inf (2013) 2]
  • Publication news flash

Ad hoc visit: 13/04/2010 - 18/04/2010


Ad hoc visit: 16/04/2009 - 23/04/2009 (North Caucasus)


Periodic visit: 22/09/2008 - 06/10/2008


Ad hoc visit: 27/03/2008 - 03/04/2008 (North Caucasus)


Ad hoc visit: 02/09/2007 - 10/09/2007


Public Statement: 13/03/2007

  • Public statement concerning the Chechen Republic: French version: [CPT/Inf (2007) 17]
  • News flash

Ad hoc visits: 25/04/2006 – 04/05/2006 and 04/09/2006 – 10/09/2006 (North Caucasus)


Periodic visit: 14/06/2005 - 27/06/2005


High-level talks: (26/01/2005 - 28/01/2005)


Ad hoc visit: 24/11/2004 - 01/12/2004 (North Caucasus)


Public Statement: 10/07/2003

  • Public statement concerning the Chechen Republic: French version: Russian version: [CPT/Inf (2003) 33]
  • News flash

Ad hoc visit: 23/05/2003 - 29/05/2003 (Chechen Republic)


Ad hoc visit: 25/03/2003 - 01/04/2003 (Kaliningrad)


Ad hoc visits: 31/01/2002 - 07/02/2002 and 24/05/2002 - 29/05/2002 (Chechen Republic)


Periodic visit: 02/12/2001 - 17/12/2001

  • CPT report:  [CPT/Inf (2003) 30]
  • Government response: Russian version: [CPT/Inf (2003) 31]
  • Publication news flash

Public Statement: 10/07/2001

  • Public statement concerning the Chechen Republic: French version: [CPT/Inf (2001) 15]

Ad hoc visit: 19/03/2001 - 23/03/2001 (Chechen Republic)


Periodic visit: 25/09/2000 - 09/10/2000 (Siberia)


Ad hoc visits: 26/02/2000 - 04/03/2000 and 20/04/2000 - 27/04/2000 (North Caucasus)

  • Report not yet published
  • Preliminary observations: French version: [CPT/Inf (2000) 22]
  • April visit news flash

Periodic visit: 30/08/1999 - 15/09/1999


Ad hoc visit: 16/11/1998 - 30/11/1998