Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) publishes report on its 2025 ad hoc visit to the Republic of Moldova

04/12/2025

The main objective of the visit was to re-examine the treatment and conditions of detention of persons held in prison in Moldova. To this end, the CPT returned to visit Prison no. 6 in Soroca and Prison no. 15 in Cricova, and visited for the first time Prison no. 2 in Lipcani. The CPT notes the...

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Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) carries out a visit to Moldova, focusing on prisons

12/06/2025

The purpose of the visit was to examine the treatment and detention conditions of persons held in prison. To this end, the CPT delegation visited Prison no. 2 in Lipcani, Prison no. 6 in Soroca and Prison no. 15 in Cricova. Particular attention was paid to the measures taken by the authorities to...

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The Council of Europe anti-torture Committee announces periodic visits to eight countries in 2026

09/04/2025

The Committee intends to examine the treatment of persons deprived of their liberty in the following countries: Bulgaria Finland Lithuania Poland Republic of Moldova Serbia Sweden United Kingdom Persons and organisations in possession of relevant information concerning the situation of persons...

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Ad hoc visit: 03/06/2025 - 12/06/2025


Ad hoc visit: 05/12/2022 - 13/12/2022


Periodic visit: 28/01/2020 - 07/02/2020


Ad hoc visit: 05/06/2018 - 11/06/2018


Periodic visit: 14/09/2015 - 25/09/2015


Periodic visit: 01/06/2011 - 10/06/2011

  • CPT report: French version: Romanian version:  [CPT/Inf (2012) 3]
  • Publication news flash
  • Government response (in French): Romanian version:  [CPT/Inf (2012) 22]

Ad hoc visit: 21/07/2010 - 27/07/2010

  • CPT report (in French): Romanian version: [CPT/Inf (2011) 8]
  • Government response (in French): Romanian version: [CPT/Inf (2011) 9]
  • Publication news flash
  • Visit news flash (interruption of the CPT's visit to Transnistria)

Ad hoc visit: 27/07/2009 - 31/07/2009

  • CPT report: Romanian version:  [CPT/Inf (2009) 37]
  • Publication news flash
  • Government response: Romanian version: [CPT/Inf (2010) 9]

Periodic visit: 14/09/2007 - 24/09/2007


Ad hoc visit: 15/03/2006 - 20/03/2006 (Bender / Transnistria)

  • CPT report: [CPT/Inf (2008) 37]
  • Government response: [CPT/inf (2008) 38]

Ad hoc visit: 21/11/2005 - 25/11/2005

  • CPT report (in French): [CPT/Inf (2008) 35]
  • Government response (in French): [CPT/inf (2008) 36]

Periodic visit: 20/09/2004 - 30/09/2004

  • CPT report (in French): [CPT/Inf (2006) 7]
  • Government response (in French): [CPT/inf (2006) 8]

Ad hoc visits: 17/11/2003 - 21/11/2003 and 03/02/2004 - 05/02/2004 (Bender)


Ad hoc visit: 24/02/2003 - 01/03/2003 (Transnistria)


Periodic visit: 10/06/2001 - 22/06/2001

  • CPT report (in French): Romanian version: [CPT/Inf (2002) 11]
  • Government response (in French): [CPT/inf (2002) 12]
  • Publication news flash

Ad hoc visit: 27/11/2000 - 30/11/2000 (Transnistria)

  • CPT report: Russian version: [CPT/Inf (2002) 35]
  • Government responses: Russian version: [CPT/inf (2002) 35]
  • Publication news flash

Periodic visit: 11/10/1998 - 21/10/1998

  • CPT report (in French): [CPT/Inf (2000) 20]
  • Government response (in French): [CPT/inf (2000) 21]