Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) publishes the response of the Norwegian authorities to the report on the 2024 visit

19/06/2025

To recall, the CPT report, inter alia emphasised that no allegations were received of physical ill-treatment of prisoners by staff in the prisons visited, and that the Norwegian prison system continued to benefit from a well-trained and motivated staff. However, the CPT noted that the decreasing...

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Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) publishes report on 2024 visit to Norway

21/01/2025

No allegations were received of physical ill-treatment of prisoners by staff in the prisons visited. On the contrary, the Norwegian prison system continued to benefit from a well-trained and motivated staff. It is also positive that the material conditions in the prisons visited were mostly...

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Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) carries out a visit to Norway

03/06/2024

In the course of the visit, the delegation examined the treatment and safeguards afforded to persons deprived of their liberty by the police as well as the treatment and conditions of detention of persons in prison and at the police immigration detention centre. Further, it assessed the situation...

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Periodic visit: 21/05/2024 - 31/05/2024


Periodic visit: 28/05/2018 - 05/06/2018


Periodic visit: 18/05/2011 - 27/05/2011

  • CPT report: [CPT/Inf (2011) 33]
  • Government response: [CPT/Inf (2012) 20]

Periodic visit: 03/10/2005 - 10/10/2005

  • CPT preliminary observations: [CPT/Inf (2005) 20]
  • CPT report: [CPT/Inf (2006) 14]
  • Government response: [CPT/Inf (2006) 34]

Periodic visit: 13/09/1999 - 23/09/1999

  • CPT report: [CPT/Inf (2000) 15]
  • Government response: [CPT/Inf (2000) 16]

Ad hoc visit: 17/03/1997 - 21/03/1997

  • CPT report: [CPT/Inf (97) 11]
  • Government response:  [CPT/Inf (98) 3]

Periodic visit: 27/06/1993 - 06/07/1993

  • CPT report: [CPT/Inf (94) 11]
  • Government response: [CPT/Inf (94) 12]
  • Government follow-up report: [CPT/Inf (96) 16]